KYODO NEWS - 19 hours ago - 13:37 | Sports, News, All, Japan

Hundreds of local children and their parents gathered at a 2020 Olympic venue in Tokyo on Monday, and arranged themselves to spell out "1 …

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There's a position that's perfect for you on GaijinPot jobs! Check out our top picks for this week.

On Jul 22, 2019

If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we look through ou…

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SNA (Arizona) — The tragedy at Kyoto-based studio Kyoto Animation, known to its fans as KyoAni, in which arson claimed the lives of 34 workers and injured 35 others, is compounded by the fact that th…

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With humidity levels sitting at a 94%, it would seem rather apt that the Tokyo premiere of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Fever Room would happen during rainy season, the weather itself almost emulating…

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Jasper Degens

This week, the podcast team sits down with teamLab’s Jasper Degens, one of the geniuses behind the Borderless Mori Digital Art Museum. As one of teamLab’s first and only gaijin, Jasper …

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With over 600,000 readers each month, Tokyo Cheapo is the site of choice for value hunters who want their yen to go further in Tokyo. We cover all the basics including things to do in Tokyo,

how to g…

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From July 29—August 3rd, 2019, Juxtapoz will be hitting Tokyo for what appears to be an incredible week of events, art shows, installations, collaborations and product releases as part of the RVCA Wo…

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Tokyo (CNN) A United States citizen could face up to 20 years in jail after trying to board a flight in Japan with a loaded handgun in his luggage.

Michael Edward Applegate, 43, flew from Seattle and…

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After sticking with the same hardware for what felt like forever, Nintendo has picked up the pace considerably for its release schedule of Switch variants. The handheld-only Switch Lite was unveiled …

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 21:25 | Arts, All, Japan

More than 274 million yen ($2.5 million) was donated within 24 hours to a fund set up by Kyoto Animation Co. following an arson attack last week th…

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