The Japanese authorities are providing emergency housing to support those living in internet cafes, but the pandemic measures have exposed a problem that goes back decades.
Of those, 4,000 are intern…

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Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is poised to extend the country’s state emergency until the end of the month, amid warnings that relaxing social distancing advice too early could flood already cr…

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Nikon (Tokyo) — Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that its products, the Nikon Z mount system and the Lasermeister 100A, have received the “Good Design Award” organized by Japan Institute of D…

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Nintendo is telling partner developers it’s not going to hold one of its Nintendo Direct video events in June.
But complications brought about from Japan’s work-from-home order as part of its attempt…

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Some gaijin, like Kelly Luce and Pico Iyer, had been touched by Japanese culture deeply enough to write about it.
As we all mourned our imminent return to American toilets with their archaic toilet p…

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Japan became a producer of highly sought after limited-edition sneakers in the 1990s.
Now rare sneaker culture has crossed from Japanese collectors into the global mainstream, where a new wave of ent…

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Photo : ShutterstockThe Sumida Aquarium in Japan is inviting people to have a short Facetime call with their tank of garden eels.
This is no livestream; it’s a two-way call, and they specifically wan…

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Ebizo (Translation): The makeup brings you into the role.
Ebizo (Translation): Being able to perform something that started as an entertainment for the masses in front of so many people, is a great h…

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Have you ever wondered which is more powerful: the Japanese Katana or the Medieval Long Sword?
"Who would come out on top, a medieval long sword or a Japanese Katana?
We can’t look to history for ans…

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Kotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
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