Sailor Moon is never far from the spotlight, what with the franchise’s permanent stage show restaurant in Tokyo, beautiful apparel collaboration with Uniqlo, and the distribution of Sailor Moon condo…

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Virtual travel is the next best thing if you can’t physically visit Japan.
Being stuck at home while the world is in quarantine doesn’t mean you can’t daydream about a future trip to Japan.
The silve…

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Photo : Japan Retro Game AssociationKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
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Yet, some pachinko parlors refuse to close.
AdvertisementPeople are packed into close quarters in pachinko parlors, and they touch the machines and little metal balls they win.
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Screenshot : NintendoAccording to Nintendo’s Japanese page, production has ended for the gray, neon yellow and red Joy-Con sets.
The controllers will be available in other colors in Japan.

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Undulating in form and almost dreamy in effect, the famous lantern-like sculptures of Ruth Asawa have been recognizable for decades.
But Asawa’s life is as rich in detail and twisting in path as any …

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Mao is six and swaddled in a heavy kimono, her face covered in the thick white greasepaint of a Kabuki actor.
The crowd roars its approval, throwing sachets filled with coins at the stage, where they…

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You may recall that some time ago MR posted an anonymous account of how the coronavirus problem actually was much worse in Japan than was being admitted by the Japanese government and broader establi…

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Spirited Away, another world-famous Ghibli film, has been the subject of YouTube user and Minecraft Builder Alan Becker’s attention for four years now, and with the evolution of the game, his Spirite…

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