Short term SIM card for Japan
This September I will be travelling to Japan for the Rugby World Cup and I am planning to spend almost a month there. I’ve heard that free WiFi is not that widely spread in Tokyo let alone smaller to…
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Tokyo 360 - Akihabara (360 VR video)
Akihabara, filmed in 360 degree video in March at night.
Top 10 Things to DO in AKIHABARA Tokyo
Top 10 Things to do in Tokyo Akihabara. A Tokyo Travel Guide through Akihabara streets to show you what to do in Tokyo Akihabara, where to go in Tokyo Akihabara and what to eat in Tokyo Akihabara fro…
Japanese Complete = ジャパニーズ・コンプリート
Based on a report from 2000 that analyzed a large corpus of Japanese text, it says that at roughly the 750-800 character line, 90% of kanji occurrences in the wild are covered. By looking at th…
Set of rare Japanese whiskies fetches record HK$7.19 mil. at auction
KYODO NEWS - Aug 17, 2019 - 22:02 | All, LifestyleA collection of rare Japanese whiskies fetched 7.19 million Hong Kong dollars ($917,000) at an auction Friday in Hong Kong, a record high f…
"SOGI" harassment book seeks awareness of minority discrimination
KYODO NEWS - Aug 17, 2019 - 12:05 | Lifestyle, All, JapanA handbook on "SOGI" or sexual orientation and gender identity harassment has been released in Japan by a group supporting…
Japan Developing Eternal Shinzo Abe Robot
The Japanese government is attempting to develop a Shinzo Abe cyborg it believes can rule the nation for all eternity. Japanese citizens have expressed a strong interest in the project saying it…
Tokyo Events This Week: Yosakoi and Be Merry
Tokyo events for Monday, August 19 to Sunday, August 25, 2019This week in Tokyo brings lively summer events including Yosakoi dance festivals, food festivals, a samba parade, comedy nights and more.…
The best anime of 2019: an ongoing list
Hundreds of new anime series come out every year, so it can be difficult to pick out which ones are actually worth watching. With each new anime season, The Verge tries to point fans to interest…
Japanese anime studio Khara moving to Blender — blender.org
Khara announced on July 30th, 2019:It was titled “Supporting Blender Development Fund”, announcing that they support Blender Foundation on developing the open source 3D creation software “Blender”.…