Instant ramen may be the perfect cheap food. It’s good by itself, but there’s always creative ways to transform it into something better. My favorite thing to do is to crack an egg into the pot while…

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Bookstores and anime-related shops around the nation are hosting exhibits of original artworks produced by Kyoto Animation Co., whose studio was hit by an arson attack last week that left 34 people d…

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On October 10, Nintendo will be releasing this very Japan-only Nintendo Switch model, which is covered in images and logos from Disney’s Tsum Tsum line.

There’s a game (Tsum Tsum Festival) that this …

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Nissan has announced it will cut about 12,500 jobs globally as it unveiled quarterly operating profit had crashed by 98.5 per cent.

The Japanese carmaker will cut production capacity by around 10 per…

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Reflective, ribbon-like rings form a border around the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic medals by Junichi Kawanishi, which are made from old electronic devices donated by the public.

With one year t…

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A stack of intersecting concrete and metal cuboids combines to create this long, narrow home in Shiga, Japan by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects.

Located on a suburban site surrounded by low buildings …

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A trade spat between Japan and South Korea threatens to spill beyond their borders, posing potential risks to consumer electronics supplies around the world.

The row stem…

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KYODO NEWS - 4 hours ago - 14:30 | Sports, Rugby2019, All

A player of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Top League rugby team was indicted Wednesday for possessing cocaine and marijuana at his home last month, th…

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KYODO NEWS - 6 hours ago - 12:34 | All, Japan

A police school instructor in western Japan accidentally stabbed an officer with a survival knife during a role-playing exercise in December and left him…

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KYODO NEWS - 6 hours ago - 11:42 | Sports, All

Takayasu became the latest ozeki to withdraw from the ongoing Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, meaning all four wrestlers currently at the spo…

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