© The Mainichi In this April 7, 2020 file photo, shoppers are seen lining up to buy goods from a supermarket in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka.
As shops have become busier, the volume of complaints they receive …

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In each of these cases, the “household” would have received ¥300,000, but under the new plan, the payment is ¥100,000 per resident.
This means, for example, that a single person with reduced income, …

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There are many factors that contribute to environmental damage, but one of the more nefarious culprits is plastic.
The cheaper umbrellas tend to break fast and easily, meaning there’s a huge pile-up …

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In 2007, anime director Hideaki Anno launched the Rebuild of Evangelion project, an ambitious retelling/reboot/sequel (no one’s really sure exactly which yet) of/to his groundbreaking Neon Genesis Ev…

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By Dave Hueston, KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:25 | Lifestyle, All, Japan, CoronavirusAs the coronavirus pandemic rages unabated, nations around the world have started looking at each other to unders…

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Hiroshi Hara's monumental Kyoto Station features in the latest short movie by architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden, as part of his contribution to Virtual Design Festival.
"In 1992 it was…

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But they also offered up some good news for all the workers who are now confined to their homes.
They made available a series of stills from their films that can be used as video conferencing backgro…

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Helping the medical community by drinking at home?
Luckily, Japanese company Ohashi Ryoki has come up with a way to let you help others while enjoying a piece of traditional Japanese culture.
From Ap…

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A two-fifths-scale inside look at what made Sony’s original video game system work brings back some full-size reminders of something we should never forget.
Japanese toy maker Bandai is famous for it…

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If you don’t yet know how great Japanese animation is, you just haven’t found the right show.
I won’t bother with an impassioned defence of Japanese animation: people who don’t yet know that it’s goo…

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