SoftBank Group Corp. terminated an offer to pay up to $3 billion for shares in office-space provider WeWork, depriving co-founder Adam Neumann of a potential windfall of nearly a billion dollars.
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The story of the half-human, half-fish "amabie" monster was first featured in a 19th century woodblock-printed news sheet from the Edo Period (1603-1868).
Quickly draw a picture of me and show it to …

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The Japanese investment giant said it had scrapped part of the rescue scheme as "certain conditions to the tender offer were not satisfied," citing the New York based-company's failure to obtain the …

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On Apr 2, 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.
B…

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Sword fight between Samurai Rick and Ninja Rick results in one of them losing a head.
Now, the creative team behind animated science fiction sitcom Rick and Morty have released their own short inspir…

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Atlus released Persona 5 — a JRPG about teenage vigilantes with supernatural powers living in Japan — in 2017.
Now, it’s created an enhanced version: Persona 5 Royal, a version that addresses the ori…

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AdvertisementWhen Mobile Suit Gundam first aired in Japan, the only toys available featuring the robots from the show were “Chokogin” die-cast models made by Clover.
Chokogin were extremely popular i…

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And yet, often when I hear someone use the Japanese honorific “-san” when speaking English, it feels awkward and superfluous to me.
Okay, so we’ve seen there are a couple of legitimate arguments to b…

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These girls claim having a middle-aged man pay for their lifestyle is different from compensated dating, but is it really?
But those who currently have a sugar daddy say the concept is completely sep…

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Doesn’t matter how bad things get, Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates are always there for one another.
Both use your pet’s front legs as the character’s legs, so it’ll look like the anime p…

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