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The Sony Corporation announced that it has started a $100 million relief fund to help those in three key industries that…

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Why grow out of being an otaku when you can glow up into being a beautiful one?
But what if instead of growing out of being an otaku, you glow up into a slightly older otaku?
While many of the “after…

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Japan orchestra brought together by technology in joyous harmonyThe members of the New Japan Philharmonic orchestra tune up for their latest recital, more than 60 musicians ranging from trombonists t…

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A survey last year found that 19% had given staff the option of teleworking, but just 8.5% had taken it up.
Daiwa Securities, with about 10,000 employees, introduced home-based teleworking for staff …

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KYODO NEWS - 44 minutes ago - 14:33 | Lifestyle, All, JapanPet owners in Japan annually fork out an average of about 300,000 yen ($2,780) for the upkeep of a dog, and an average of 160,000 yen for a …

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The total membership of yakuza crime syndicates in Japan decreased for the 15th straight year to hit a record low in 2019, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
The total membership is on the ste…

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It was a night in 7th century Japan when a red, flaming light darted across the sky.
Now with modern science, we know better than to fear it.
Back then Japan’s magnetic latitude would have been 33 de…

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A huge faux staircase interrupts the floor plan of this house in Tokyo, which design studio Nendo has created for three generations of the same family.
Stairway House is situated in a quiet residenti…

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Since last summer, producer Toshio Suzuki has been dropping hints that Studio Ghibli, the animation house he co-founded along with legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, might be restructuring.
Hearing s…

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The suspension, to be in place until April 15 at the latest, will lead to vehicle production cuts of about 36,000 units, according to the world's second-largest vehicle maker by sales.
Toyota manufac…

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