Toyota and Subaru Extend Partnership to Develop Next-Gen 86 and BRZ, All-New AWD EV www.thedrive.com

Over the past few months, there have been many rumblings about the future of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ.
Will Toyota continue to work with Subaru?
The answers are: Yes, we don't know yet, we don't …

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The cautionary tale of Japan's "sex recession" www.cbsnews.com

At the forefront of the so-called global "sex recession" is Japan, which has one of the lowest fertility rates on Earth, and it could serve as a cautionary tale for the U.S. and other industrialized …

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Japan Airlines’ New Seating Map Shows Where the Crying Babies Will Be on Your Next Flight www.thedrive.com

Japan Airlines is rolling out a new feature for its online booking tool that shows users where potentially crying babies will be sitting on their next flight.
"Passengers traveling with children betw…

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Fumihiko Sano Studio creates Dandelion Chocolate cafe in Kyoto www.dezeen.com

Fumihiko Sano Studio has created a cafe and shop for San Francisco chocolatier Dandelion Chocolate, which occupies a century-old house in Kyoto, Japan.
Dandelion Chocolate is a small-batch bean-to-ba…

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Yuri Suzuki shows the fun side of sound design in seven offbeat projects www.dezeen.com

There's a lot more to sound design than special effects, says Yuri Suzuki.
The London-based designer talks Dezeen through seven projects that show how he is using design to improve our relationship w…

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This week, installations by Kengo Kuma and Sam Jacobs opened at LDF www.dezeen.com

This week on Dezeen, installations by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and British architect and designer Sam Jacobs opened at the V&A museum as part of the London Design Festival.
As part of London…

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Tattoos in Japan: Why they're so tied to the yakuza www.bbc.co.uk

It's because of the association between tattoos and a mafia-like group called the yakuza - which has operated in Japan for hundreds of years.
"The tattoos are crucial to yakuza members," according to…

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One Rule For The Dragon Ball FighterZ Championship Is The Most Dragon Ball Thing Ever compete.kotaku.com

A world championship tour for Dragon Ball Fighter Z will see qualifying competitions in seven different countries, each with its own Dragon Ball as a prize.
Announced by publisher Bandai Namco Entert…

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Hideo Kojima's Controversial Tweets Are Different In Japanese kotaku.com

Over the past few years, Hideo Kojima’s Twitter accounts have been tweeting in Japanese, his native language, and English, his second language.
There are mistakes in his English tweets, and for a non…

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Theater Review: At the Armory, a Mesmerizingly Japanese Antigone www.vulture.com

That’s the Antigone that’s currently taking place in an 18,000-gallon pool of water at the Park Avenue Armory.
Miyagi’s Antigone is not a story about the living; it’s a rite for the dead and an ackno…

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