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Female candidate and male opponent denounce classless political message.
It took about a decade, but the Abe administration is finally figuring out how to use Twitter.
Koichi Sugiyama’s political beliefs keep some gamers from enjoying the video game series, so this famous Japanese psychiatry expert has her own special cheat code.
Move to allow private companies to handle public water supply has politicians fired up, supporters unwilling to communicate as dissenter shouts “No! No! No! No! No!”
In other words, now’s probably a good time to get all that valuable data onto removable physical media.
Jumpei Yasuda also explains why he said he was a South Korean man named Umaru in a video filmed by is captors.
61-year governmental partnership brought to a close as Osaka mayor cites lack of necessary “deep trust.”
Suspiciously, councilwoman was removed from meeting just before introducing governmental reform proposal.
Other members call for immediate suspension of meeting due to breech of etiquette, take eight hours to decide on her increasingly stupid punishments.
Shinzo Abe might have just pulled a total David Copperfield during an appearance in Akihabara.
Japanese netizen’s responses were fairly mixed, but most were pretty casual about Trump’s allegedly incendiary statement.
Japanese netizens react to the PR photo with a variety of “helpful” advice hashtags, as well as some hashtags that aren’t very helpful at all.
Otaku assemblyman’s latest project stars a 1,300-year-old girl from a popular video game franchise.
Journalist Jumpei Yasuda, missing for three years, was seen in a terrorist hostage video pleading for help, but under a different name and nationality.
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Japanese Cabinet to officially announce new romanization spelling recommendation next week
More people in Japan quit sending New Year’s cards and many have started to regret it
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Japan’s unofficial but approved Ghibli anime cafe is opening a new branch and looking for staff
No coins? Not a problem for Japan’s new cashless gachapon capsule toy vending machines
Japanese politician apologizes to prime minister for calling wife’s cooking “Hiroshima-yaki”
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Final Fantasy and Shinkansen announce collaboration with in-train audio play, SD art and merch
Best breakfast in Akihabara? Might be the breakfast buffet at this “family restaurant”
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