A foreigner increased his kakkoiiness substantially last night by feigning ignorance of the Japanese language.
The man stuck exclusively to English, except when ordering a drink or speaking to groups…

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A new Japanese phrase has been invented for summer cleverly crafted through the combination of the words “hot” and “summer”.
The phrase encapsulates both the pleasure of informing people it’s hot, bu…

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We moved!! We hired a Japanese moving company and filmed the entire process of packing and unpacking our things. The company we used was Art Hikkoshi Center (Art Moving Center) and they did a great j…

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TOKYO—Ryosei Takehisa, 24 years old, doesn’t have any children—unless you count an animated character with elfin ears called Mikuriya Kuon.
In live appearances on YouTube, the kimono-clad Kuon charac…

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This is where we start with Nobuyoshi Araki's massive and vast body of work: Tokyo, this seemingly endless and meandering city that has no center and yet compells you to wander its streets as if in a…

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During Tokyo's scorching summer of 2018, a record 8,295 people in the metropolitan area were taken to hospitals by ambulances for suspected heat-related illnesses.
It is also planning to increase the…

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Analysts expect the number of freelancers to grow amid the government's push for more flexible working arrangements to address the country's labor shortage, as more companies are allowing employees t…

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KYODO NEWS - 9 hours ago - 18:39 | Sports, Rugby2019, AllA special "rugby shrine" opened in the Marunouchi business district of central Tokyo on Tuesday, ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan startin…

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The Kyoto Shimbun - 19 hours ago - 08:00 | All, Arts, JapanHigh schools that provided inspiration and locations for Kyoto Animation Co.'s popular anime series "Sound!
The club's practice room is mode…

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Daisen Kofun, believed to be the final resting place of the mysterious Emperor Nintoku, is the largest tomb in Japan.
Nintoku was reputedly the 16th emperor of the nation, but because his life and re…

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