SNA (Tokyo) — “In order for companies in Japan to sustain their current status, in a few short years, 44% of Japan’s workforce will be non-Japanese.” So believes Satoshi Ishizaka, the chief executive…

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Vending machines are a mainstay of Japanese culture. There are over 5.5 million in the country -- one for every 23 people, the highest ratio in the world.

They're ubiqu…

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Images of Americans in these prints tell us a great deal about the local culture as it met the West. They tell us, specifically, about what many Japanese feared, and desired, from the encounter of cu…

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People try to cool off on August 3 at a pool in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA-EFE

Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The Japanese government said Tuesday a major heat wave that's scorched the island nation…

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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. Tune in every morning from 4am …

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

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While the vast majority of vending machines in Japan sell drinks, there have been examples of a wide variety of goods offered ranging from bananas to books. Now there is a new…

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Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57 people since late July, authorities said on Tuesday, highlighting the health threat to athletes and fans that Olympics organisers must tackle bef…

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On the weekend of Anime Expo, an artist promised the humanly impossible ⁠—- custom art commissions with a five-minute turnaround time. The not-so-hidden catch? The artist wasn't a human at all, but a…

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The gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals are unveiled Wednesday at the "One Year to Go" ceremony for the 2020 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo

Japanese gymnast…

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