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NEET Inc. proposes new way of working… for “drop-outs” 27 Aug 2013 | 12:37 pm
On July 30th, in Yoyogi, Tokyo, a group of people gathered to talk about business. At first glance, it might have looked like a typical business conference, with more than a hundred people getting tog...
Yoshimoto “hafu” comics turned mixed race identity into comedy 23 Aug 2013 | 06:38 am
Yoshimoto Kogyo, one of the biggest entertainment companies in Japan, will host a one-of-a-kind talk show in Shibuya in September, featuring a group of hafu comedians. The theme of the “Hafu Comedian...
A-bomb manga Barefoot Gen banned from school libraries in Matsue 22 Aug 2013 | 06:11 am
Recently we learned that all public elementary schools and middle schools in Matsue, a city in Shimane prefecture, have been asked by the city’s board of education to put A-bomb manga series Hadashi n...
Amachan: NHK drama effect repeats economic boom for Tohoku 21 Aug 2013 | 07:37 am
A colleague recently brought back the customary omiyage souvenir from their Obon summer vacation to Miyagi prefecture and I was pleasantly surprised to see that the traditional mochi sweets packaging ...
Hippo coloring fun with the Kaba Crayons by +d 16 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
We really love the +d brand by h concept, which works with individual designers to produce very cool but very practical stationery and other fun stuff for the home. Like that other fun brand Metaphys...
Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises shocks for smoking scenes 15 Aug 2013 | 07:50 am
Audiences are a bit divided about Hayao Miyazaki’s latest blockbuster anime, The Wind Rises, which takes as its subject the rather uncommercial story of an airplane designer. However, perhaps more so...
Commuters counting down to last train thanks to cute cats, girls 14 Aug 2013 | 06:45 am
Yahoo! Japan has recently released two new modes for their timer app Tsuukin Timer (Commute Timer), which tells users when their train leaves in the form of a countdown. As you can see from the pictur...
Tokyo Tower hosts insect exhibition to celebrate its 55th anniversary 13 Aug 2013 | 05:37 am
It seems like Tokyo Tower has yet to concede defeat to the Tokyo Skytree, holding tightly to its self-acclaimed title of Best City Landmark. Whereas the newer east Tokyo attraction seems to prefer pla...
Shogakukan comic book artists transform building with graffiti manga 12 Aug 2013 | 06:36 am
Back in 2008, when the French embassy in Tokyo decided to demolish its premises and relocate, it invited in a whole bunch of French and Japanese artists to create site-specific temporary installations...
Hayao Miyazaki raises voice against amending Article 9 of Constitution 10 Aug 2013 | 06:23 am
Studio Ghibli’s latest film Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) has revealed yet another face to anime director Hayao Miyazaki, who reportedly was against the making of such film that he knew would be prima...
