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As new freshmen get ready to start high school in Japan, a reminder that a lot of what they’ve seen in anime isn’t how things are really going to be.
We’re not talking about pretty boy swordsman Sephiroth, but crazy clown dictator Kefka after you wash away all that makeup.
Technical glitch during live stream may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Manga author relates the depressing tale of seeing the ignoble fate of his leftover comics.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, but this tale of deception has a double-twist ending.
Our reporter decides to answer one of those “Earn money from your photos!” comments on his Instagram page.
Father-to-be from Arizona gets more than the one million Facebook likes needed to persuade his wife to call their newborn Son Goku.
Intrigued individuals predict huge spike in Japanese toilet paper consumption.
One small change makes the iconic Disney movie dress memorable for a completely different reason.
Spicy chicken entrée is accompanied by a chilling side dish of J Horror.
It’s hard to get beat by an inanimate, frozen foe, but then again it’s also hard to be this cute.
Power of love gets an assist from the power of creativity for heartwarming shared bicycle ride.
The first question to a visitor from the future who could tell us about medical and technological breakthroughs? That’s right, it was about boobs.
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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Starbucks Japan adds a Motto Frappuccino to the menu for a limited time
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