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Vicious attack that required 10 stitches is followed by startlingly kind gesture of forgiveness.
When Mom is a professional-level illustrator, mother/daughter art projects can be truly incredible.
One anime legend looks back on 50 years of friendship with another in memorial service held at Studio Ghibli museum.
Getting turned down for a job hurts, but one company wants to do what it can to help job-hunters bounce back from a rejection.
New father makes mental note of the economic upside of breastfeeding, passes those savings on to his beloved wife.
Some say the Pokémon GO craze is over, but the bond between true lovers is eternal (and in this case kind of weird).
When a company ensures that everyone deserves a second chance, it’s a company worth working for.
This is it. Two years after the start of the project, SoraNews24’s most consistent bachelor takes one last shot at romance as he meets Mimi.
The story of the Harley Davidson that traveled across the Pacific Ocean is warming hearts again.
High schooler hopes the prefecture will shed its disaster zone image, and that the rest of Japan will start to see Fukushima as normal again.
Maker of Pocky reminds us that life moves fast, but it’s the slow moments that make it beautiful.
Also serves as a reminder to his son to be careful what he wishes for, because he just might get it.
Organizers find a way to let vision-impaired kids express their opinion of which of the adorable characters best represents Japan.
Life will come to an end someday, and it takes a special individual with a big heart to support those nearing the last legs of a long journey.
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