$1500 Japanese Apartment Tour in Tokyo Shibuya

I take you inside my Shibuya apartment and show you where I have been living in Tokyo for many years now. The average apartment in Tokyo is not very big. My Japanese apartment is 35 square meters a…

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One Minute Architecture to explore Tokyo's "mysterious urbanity"

Today Virtual Design Festival teams up with Dutch architect Martin van der Linden of YouTube channel One Minute Architecture to present a selection of his best short architecture movies.

Van der Lind…

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A Gundam Bike? In This Economy? kotaku.com

Suzuki recently decided they wanted a Gundam bike, presumably for Gundam-related reasons, so the Japanese company just went out and had one made.
AdvertisementIt was done by American company Icon Mot…

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Inside the Definitive Book on Yoshitomo Nara www.thecut.com

Photo: Courtesy of PhaidonYoshitomo Nara, Yeewan Koon, Phaidon: Sprout the Ambassador, 2001 (left); Princess of Snooze, 2001 (right).
Photo: Courtesy of PhaidonYoshitomo Nara, Yeewan Koon, Phaidon: M…

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Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara Has Died kotaku.com

Screenshot : Kingdom HeartsKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Prev Next View AllKeiji Fujiwara was a…

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Coronavirus lockdown: Lessons from Hokkaido's second wave of infections bbc.com

But Hokkaido is in the spotlight again as it struggles to deal with a second wave of infections.
In late February, Hokkaido became the first place in Japan to declare a state of emergency due to Covi…

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‘Animal Crossing’ Gives Nintendo New Horizons www.wsj.com

“Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” Nintendo’s new videogame, has been flying off the shelves.
The Japanese company now faces a nice problem: how to make enough of its Switch consoles to meet soaring de…

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Final Fantasy funeral procession for coronavirus victim draws hundreds for online goodbye【Video】 soranews24.com

A tearful farewell as the real-world pandemic creates a hole in Final Fantasy XIV’s online realm.
Though the remake of Final Fantasy VII just came out, Final Fantasy XIV, the franchise’s current onli…

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Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency amid coronavirus spread english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 16:17 | All, Japan, CoronavirusPrime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to declare a nationwide state of emergency in an attempt to prevent the further spread of the new coron…

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Top Jobs in Japan with No Japanese Required – Week 15, 2020 blog.gaijinpot.com

😁On Apr 16, 2020Don’t speak Japanese but want to work in Japan?
Each week we look through our database of jobs in Japan to showcase the top positions that don’t require any Japanese language ability.…

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