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If you want to visit the Nagoya amusement park on a Tuesday or Wednesday, you’d better go soon.
Suntory plans to install non-alcoholic beer vending machines in Japanese offices for workers who could use a drink while on the job.
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The popular yakiniku chain is offering the set for the duration of the summer at participating locations throughout Japan.
Even before it was called Your Name, Makoto Shinkai knew he wanted his film to be different from its predecessors.
Our favorite manga PI and sniper Ryo Saeba, aka City Hunter, will be coming to the big screen in 2019 from France!
Sora teams up with Woody and Buzz to battle the heartless in a crossover first for the hit series.
A former correctional officer recounts one experience of an execution in detail, because he can never forget.
What better way to convince your spouse to stop cheating than by hiring a “friend” to tell them to quit?
Dainashi shows the stamina of a warrior as he drums the extremely high tempo theme songs to every stage.
If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we have robots deliver our sushi? Oh, wait, apparently we can do that too.
Eiichiro Oda asks fans to keep reading the manga “a little longer” as series celebrates 20th anniversary.
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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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