Creator of Love Hina is gearing up for a run at Japan’s upper parliament house to protect freedom of expression.
Akihabara (Page 4)
Manga creator/politician Ken Akamatsu opens political office/art gallery in Akihabara【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Apr 1, 2022 - Tweet
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • art • Ken Akamatsu • Love Hina • manga • Negima • politicians • politics)
Female virtual YouTubers are here to collaborate with Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin Shrine in a punny way
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Krista Rogers
Mar 29, 2022
Hololive Production teams up with one of Tokyo’s most important shrines to provide a creative new method of support.
- Japan
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VR metaverse of Akihabara Station being made by JR East, netizens scoff at early quality
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Katie Pask
Mar 12, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Akihabara Station • cool • Hikki • Japan Railways • JR • metaverse • technology • Tokyo • trains • Virtual Market • virtual reality • VR)
Akihabara Nagomido manga cafe x Felissimo Cat Division Parlor collaboration café is open meow
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Krista Rogers
Feb 22, 2022
Month-long specialty cafe offers the purrfect dishes and goods for cat lovers in Japan’s capital.
Ramen chain Menya Musashi teams up with Lotte chocolate for unique Valentine’s Day dish
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Dale Roll
Feb 10, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • chocolate • COK • food • Kanda • Menya Musashi • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • sweets • tasty • Valentine's Day)
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A pop-up cafe to open in Akihabara
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Master Blaster
Jan 19, 2022
The Akihabara ? Bag lucky bag may disappoint you if you yourself are a pretty weird guy
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Casey Baseel
Jan 6, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • COK • fukubukuro • Lucky Bag Roundup • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • manga • SNJO)
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • anime merchandise • Demon Slayer • figures • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Kimetsu no Yaiba • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • manga • merchandise • Mr. Sato • shopping)
Akihabara card shop asks visitors to stop getting liquored up inside the store
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Casey Baseel
Jan 4, 2022
Akihabara junk shop offers “Guaranteed iPad and other various items!!” lucky bag in 2022
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Master Blaster
Jan 3, 2022
- Japan
- (Akihabara • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • ipad • junk shop • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • Mr. Sato • shopping)
Leading maid cafe chain to open largest location in history in Akihabara
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Master Blaster
Dec 12, 2021
- Japan
- (@Home Cafe • Akiba Culture Zone • Akihabara • business • COVID-19 • maid cafes • pandemic • Tokyo)
End of the line for Gundam Cafe as entire chain announces permanent closure
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Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2021
After an 11-year-run of anime-themed food and giant robot merch, it’s last call at the Gundam Cafes.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • cafes • food • Gundam • Gundam Cafe • otaku • robots • themed restaurants)
Akihabara’s landmark “meat building” is being sold as pandemic continues to hit neighborhood hard
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Casey Baseel
Sep 16, 2021
Mansei meat company can no longer afford to continue owning the building that’s been a local icon since 1991.
Experience Akihabara Station in a VR world, then ride the train to a virtual marketplace!
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Dale Roll
Aug 21, 2021
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Akihabara Station • cool • digital media • JR East • technology • Virtual Market • virtual reality • VR)
Gacha collections so weird we can’t work out why they were even made.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Akihabara Station • capsule toy • capsule toy machine • COK • cool • gacha • gacha toys • gachapon • Kenele Stand • Kenelephant • SNJO • vending machines • weird)
Another Akihabara icon disappears as famous rice bowl restaurant closes its doors
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Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2021
- Japan
- (Akihabara • beef bowl • business • closure • COK • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • news • Niku Meshi • Okamuraya • SNJO • Tokyo)
A closer look at the iconic otaku street shows it’s not business as usual in the district.
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