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A small investment pays quick dividends as elementary schoolers’ grades jump to the top of the class.
Novel-writing contest, which accused arsonist was a failed entrant to, has been held since 2010.
“We just wanna offer a menu on a tits image with love,” explains publisher.
Ordinary schoolgirl sets out to save fantasy world from an evil dragon while readers set out on the path to learn English.
Shogakukan’s studying children leap out of their logo and find an endless fantasy world waiting for them. Get reading, kids!
A gorgeous take on the character that’s worlds apart from the Disney version, and can be read in English or Japanese.
Critics are calling the modern anime aesthetics “inappropriate,” but publisher says they’re missing the point.
After she said she wants to read them after retirement, book stores and publishing companies quickly sold out of copies.
Series of crazy coincidences leaves Nintendo fans being told “let me see your masculinity on view in full physical arousal.”
After working on My Neighbour Totoro, animator Akemi Miyazaki steps out from her husband’s shadow to show us Totoro’s real-world birthplace.
Twitter debate shows that one person’s eye candy is another’s visual garbage.
Buddha, president of the United States also explicitly recognized as potential characters in surprisingly wide-open competition.
Can comedians Takashi and Saito-san use their power of alopecia for good, and get kids studying kanji?
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Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】- Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
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Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
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New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
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
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
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