Oiran and Burlesque Nights in Tokyo: Where to Go tokyocheapo.com

The Kawaii Monster Cafe in Harajuku is already a chaotic mix of color, costumes and cocktails—so throw in some added burlesque attitude and you’ve got yourself a perfectly bizarre Tokyo night out.
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Get a Load of the Glorious Kaiju Art Stomping Into Mondo's New Godzilla Gallery io9.gizmodo.com

Image : Oliver Barrett ( Mondo )Toys and Collectibles Action figures, statues, exclusives, and other merchandise.
Image : Tom Whalen ( Mondo ) ...and the variant.
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A Trip to Godzilla's Home, Toho, Made Us Want to Stomp Through Its Amazing Sets io9.gizmodo.com

Also, “please do not touch.”“This is the oldest existing Godzilla suit,” said Shimizu, gesturing to a suit used in both 1994's Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla and 1995's Godzilla Vs. Destroyah.
However, …

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VR cherry blossom parties: 360-degree video series provides beauty, dates for those stuck indoors soranews24.com

If your Japan travel plans fell through due to coronavirus, or you’re here but stuck inside, these gorgeous videos are the next best hanami option.
With the sakura just starting to bloom, ordinarily …

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The creators of Animal Crossing hope New Horizons can be ‘an escape’ in difficult times www.theverge.com

Animal Crossing: New Horizons seems almost ideally suited for this scenario.
It’s a game where players can live a relaxed life in the outdoors, and safely meet up with friends online.
A cursory glanc…

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Hong Kong and Tokyo airports are handling coronavirus very differently. Which one has it right? cnn.com

(CNN) Passing through airports in Hong Kong and Tokyo this week highlighted the differences in the approaches of the two Asian hubs in dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
If I was to land in…

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An edible DIY Japanese rock garden is what we all need to stay sane while working from home【Pics】 soranews24.com

Luckily, though, we recently came across a way to make your combined living space/workplace a little more tranquil: a compact Japanese garden you can keep on your desk to quietly contemplate whenever…

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Foreign visitors to Japan drop 58%, largest in 9 yrs over coronavirus english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 17:34 | All, Japan, CoronavirusThe number of foreign visitors to Japan posted the largest drop in nearly nine years in February with a 58.3 percent plunge, dented by travel …

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Top Jobs in Japan with No Japanese Required – Week 11, 2020 blog.gaijinpot.com

No Japanese, no problem with our top picks for this week top jobs!
By GaijinPot Blog Mar 19, 2020 1 min readDon’t speak Japanese but want to work in Japan?
Each week we look through our database of j…

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Smash Bros. Creator On How Coronavirus Covid-19 Has Impacted Game Development In Japan kotaku.com

Screenshot : NintendoMasahiro Sakurai, creator of Smash Bros., devoted his latest Weekly Famitsu column to how coronavirus covid-19 is impacting the game industry in Japan.
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