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Japan’s biggest manga magazine is raising its minimum payment rate for creators

New manga artists will be earning more for their work at Weekly Shonen Jump.

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After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too

More than 100,000 people used to party in the Shibuya Scramble of New Year’s Eve.

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Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit

The circle completes itself.

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Doujinshi manga/anime chain announces moratorium on Visa/Mastercard credit card payments

Melonbooks announces change to payment options, even orders already placed may be affected.

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Tokyo’s expensive fountain construction plans making waves among the Japanese public

Tensions are in danger of overflowing due to the project’s massive projected expenses.

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Japanese mountain community’s first baby in 52 years celebrates first birthday

Parents want to raise baby in rural community, and community is happy to have her.

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Japan Weak Men’s Center suddenly cancels men-only train event

All-men carriage would have been organization’s first outside of Tokyo.

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Should DJs be the next big thing in Japanese preschools? This principal seems to think so

Traditional education is getting a remix, and preschoolers are ready to rave.

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Overwhelmed by modern social media? Japanese company is bringing back pagers with an emoji-twist

Sega’s emojam wants to keep messages short and sweet, plus within your circle of close friends.

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Shibuya Halloween had a very different feel this year

Tokyo’s biggest party hotspot looks nothing like it used to. 

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Japanese communities giving their skylines a spring clean and saying goodbye to power lines

The quest to let Japan’s historical sites shine bright continues on.

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What’s it like in Shibuya on Halloween this year?

A vibe check of the neighbourhood reveals countermeasures might be necessary.

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Japanese job-hunters reportedly dismayed by requests for “photos showing who you are as a person”

Anything’s OK, just nothing too natural, or unnatural, or unflattering, or revealing, or stodgy… but, you know, anything is OK.

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Meet the kind Japanese grandpa who takes photos for tourists at the Hachiko statue in Shibuya

Inspiring individual makes a great impression on foreign tourists.

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Kyoto losing its luster as a school trip destination as tourist crowds continue to swell

Report says schools are looking at alternatives to the traditional top school trip destination.

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“Shibuya is closed for Halloween” – Hachiko to be covered, monitoring towers put up on October 31

Shibuya Ward administration continues to try to distance the neighborhood from its Halloween party place image.

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Japanese government wants to acquire original anime and manga art for creation of national archive

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology discusses project with Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno.

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Animated video looks at 40 years of women’s fashions in Japan as Tokyo landmark gets set to close

Shinjuku Mylord takes a moment to remember four decades of trends.

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Respect for the Aged Day celebrations very unpopular with Japanese women in survey

Could Keiro no Hi do with a rebrand?

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The last of the Mohican-hairstyle-wearing people still lining up for iPhones

We stumble upon Butch, possibly the last remaining iPhone liner-upper in the wild, and see what makes him tick.

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