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2022’s collection of Hawaiian shirts and more highlights designs based on Ghibli classics Princess Mononoke and Porco Rosso.
Ghibli’s ”American casual” brand’s boards are designed for easy customization and display.
Inventors of the original sweatshirt put an original spin on some beloved anime characters.
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Studio Ghibli offering reprints of posters from all its anime films made from original plates
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Live-action Spirited Away stage play is finally available for on-demand streaming
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Candy from Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies disappearing as manufacturer goes out of business
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One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
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Rice bran, the skincare product used by Japanese women for centuries and now Chloë Grace Moretz
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