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So-called スー女 (sūjo, women who are sumo devotees) are on the rise, joining the ranks of 格闘技女子 (kakutōgijoshi, women who go in for martial arts) who have gone mainstream.
Though 相撲 (sumō, sumo) and the culture surrounding it is still off-limits to women, a huge chunk of the...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Tokyo International Film Festival, which launched its 29th edition this week, is expanding every year in a bid to become the No. 1 film festival in Asia.
This year, 203 films will be shown at the TIFF, which opened on Tuesday, marking the third consecutive year in which it ha...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Roppongi Art Night returns this weekend, switching from its usual March date to the autumn and this year taking place over three days and two nights rather than the regular single Saturday night.
Things kick off tonight and keep on rolling until to Sunday morning. As always, the em...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
 
New Attack on Titan attraction also in development as theme park continues to embrace anime franchises.
Universal Studios Japan is causing a bit of controversy these days with one of its Halloween haunted houses, which uses hundreds of dolls which were originally donated by their ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Square Enix is celebrating the release of World of Final Fantasy on October 27th with a one-week promotion in Shibuya Station.
From October 10th to October 16th, the six columns in the concourse leading up to the Keio Inokashira Line are decorated with Final Fantasy characters in 3...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Halloween is almost upon us, and H&M is currently showcasing what it claims are “four Tokyo Halloween styles”. In a video, the model Seria Kawachi goes through several quick costume changes to demonstrate the styles.
These are divided by area: Shibuya is “social girl”; Roppongi is ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
When you’ve run out of steam going forward, perhaps you should go backwards?
That might be the logic behind Nintendo’s latest big release. While the rest of the video game world seems to be placing its bets on virtual reality, the veteran Japanese company’s latest major release has...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government plans to accelerate the development of automatic voice translation technology that instantly translates spoken words into other languages ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Demand for translation has been growing due to a rapid increase in the number...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The sweet stack isn’t the only brightly coloured item on the menu!
Hawaiian casual restaurant chain Eggs ‘n Things is well known throughout Japan for its huge array of light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, with its Harajuku branch in particular often seeing long lines of customers s...

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Roppongi continues to throw off its sleazy reputation and become a major art and design destination in Tokyo.
A new art building opens on October 21st, bringing together three major gallery spaces. Located in Roppongi 6-chome, complex665 will feature ShugoArts, Taka Ishii Gallery a...

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