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Taito Announces Online Claw Game for Remote Play Via Phone App
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JAPAN TRENDS
The claw game is a staple of the Japanese game center arcade, where it is known as the crane game. It has also withstood the tests of time quite well and remains popular, despite its obviously analog nature.
Innovations like this also help keep the game relevant and exciting.
Taito...
The claw game is a staple of the Japanese game center arcade, where it is known as the crane game. It has also withstood the tests of time quite well and remains popular, despite its obviously analog nature.
Innovations like this also help keep the game relevant and exciting.
Taito...
- September 15, 2017
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Otani Ready to Put Skills to Test in Major Leagues
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters two-way star Shohei Otani has decided to make the jump to Major League Baseball under the posting system once the season here is over, multiple sources said Wednesday.
The Pacific League club effectively gave its permission for Otani to move after thi...
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters two-way star Shohei Otani has decided to make the jump to Major League Baseball under the posting system once the season here is over, multiple sources said Wednesday.
The Pacific League club effectively gave its permission for Otani to move after thi...
- September 14, 2017
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Abe Seeks Strengthening of Defense Capability
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underscored Monday the importance of beefing up the country’s defense capabilities to cope with North Korea’s missile and nuclear threats.
Referring to repeated provocations by North Korea, including the latest ballistic missile firi...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underscored Monday the importance of beefing up the country’s defense capabilities to cope with North Korea’s missile and nuclear threats.
Referring to repeated provocations by North Korea, including the latest ballistic missile firi...
- September 12, 2017
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Anime-themed Japan Self-Defense Forces Recruitment Campaign Makes Odd Poster Boy Choice
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - It’s not an entirely new tactic for Japan’s Self-Defense Forces to use anime imageryin their recruiting materials. Over the last few years the organization has used original anime-style mascots and special ita-helicopters to help drum up enthusiasm for enlisting.
The JSDF ha...
TOKYO - It’s not an entirely new tactic for Japan’s Self-Defense Forces to use anime imageryin their recruiting materials. Over the last few years the organization has used original anime-style mascots and special ita-helicopters to help drum up enthusiasm for enlisting.
The JSDF ha...
- September 11, 2017
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Meet Lulu Hashimoto, a living doll fashion model
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JAPAN TRENDS
Everyone knows that Japan has a lot of dolls: from luxury silicone sex dolls to Licca-chan and Hinamatsuri Festival dolls.
Kigurumi is a kind of cosplay or costume play where participants dress up in full-body costumes, sometimes with anime-style masks (known as animegao kigurumi) ...
Everyone knows that Japan has a lot of dolls: from luxury silicone sex dolls to Licca-chan and Hinamatsuri Festival dolls.
Kigurumi is a kind of cosplay or costume play where participants dress up in full-body costumes, sometimes with anime-style masks (known as animegao kigurumi) ...
- September 9, 2017
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Kiryu 1st Japanese to break 10 seconds
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Track star Yoshihide Kiryu became the first Japanese sprinter to run under 10 seconds in the 100 meters on Saturday.
The 21-year-old clocked 9.98 seconds to win at a collegiate meet with a tailwind of 1.8 meters per second — low enough to still be officially recognized — at an at...
Track star Yoshihide Kiryu became the first Japanese sprinter to run under 10 seconds in the 100 meters on Saturday.
The 21-year-old clocked 9.98 seconds to win at a collegiate meet with a tailwind of 1.8 meters per second — low enough to still be officially recognized — at an at...
- September 9, 2017
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The Prince of ‘2.5-D’: Yuki Ogoe Stars in Drama Version of Cycling Manga
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Yuki Ogoe is known as the prince of “2.5-dimensional works” — such is his knack for portraying lead roles in drama and stage adaptations of popular manga.
Among the characters he has played, the protagonist of “Yowamushi Pedal” (Weakling pedal) — a work adapted from a manga about...
Yuki Ogoe is known as the prince of “2.5-dimensional works” — such is his knack for portraying lead roles in drama and stage adaptations of popular manga.
Among the characters he has played, the protagonist of “Yowamushi Pedal” (Weakling pedal) — a work adapted from a manga about...
- September 8, 2017
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One Piece Author Claims a Certain Seven Villains Extended The Series Far Longer Than He Intended
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ROCKET NEWS
A passing thought became the cornerstone for a gripping story that has entertained generations.
One Piece, the manga about a boy’s desire to become the pirate king, is one of the longest-running series in manga history.
It’s been overwhelming success thanks to author Eiichiro Oda’s ...
A passing thought became the cornerstone for a gripping story that has entertained generations.
One Piece, the manga about a boy’s desire to become the pirate king, is one of the longest-running series in manga history.
It’s been overwhelming success thanks to author Eiichiro Oda’s ...
- September 7, 2017
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New ‘Shachihoko’ Ornaments for Kumamoto Castle Unveiled
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THE JAPAN NEWS
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — New shachihoko ornaments for the towers of Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto went on display Wednesday at a tourist facility near the castle, which was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in April last year.
Jolted by the quakes, a total of four sculptures o...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — New shachihoko ornaments for the towers of Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto went on display Wednesday at a tourist facility near the castle, which was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in April last year.
Jolted by the quakes, a total of four sculptures o...
- August 31, 2017
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Maehara Leads in DP Election
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THE JAPAN NEWS
In the presidential election to be held on Friday for the opposition Democratic Party, former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has the support of about 50 percent of the 127 people scheduled to be candidates on the party ticket in national elections.
This puts Maehara in the lead o...
In the presidential election to be held on Friday for the opposition Democratic Party, former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has the support of about 50 percent of the 127 people scheduled to be candidates on the party ticket in national elections.
This puts Maehara in the lead o...
- August 28, 2017
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