Haruki Murakami to host lockdown radio show in Japan
Novelist and well-known music enthusiast will present the Stay Home Special ‘to blow away some of the corona-related blues’Much-acclaimed Japanes novelist Haruki Murakami will host a r…
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Keidanren to suggest four-day workweek to reduce virus infection risk
Japan’s largest business lobby plans to suggest that member companies introduce a four-day workweek as part of efforts to reduce risks of novel coronavirus infection. A shift from the curre…
Hard sell: Japan’s retail sector may need to reinvent itself in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Face masks delivered from the convenience store chain’s headquarters are worn by employees, who are also asked to take their own temperature every day before work. Different retail categories ar…
The Imaginarium of Satoshi Kon
Well, I’d argue that some of the best examples of the imaginarium in action can be found in the works of animation legend, Satoshi Kon. Like Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Hosoda, and Makoto Shinkai, Sa…
Japanese Geek Culture In The Age Of Covid-19
Kotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Due to covid-19, this year’s biggest conventions, wheth…
Japan's Longest-Running Anime Broadcasts Reruns For The First Time in 45 Years
Image : Fuji TVKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Prev Next View AllSince 1969, Sazae-san …
The Iconic Anime That Never Really Found An International Following
The show tells the story of 24-year-old Sazae, who’s married with child and lives with her parents and younger siblings. Families get together and watch the show each Sunday, so its ap…
Japanese government proposes cyborgs and robotic avatars for all by 2050
So it comes as a great relief that the Cabinet Office of Japan announced their initiatives for a future society in Japan under the Moonshot Research & Development Program. The prog…
55-year-old anime voice actress does amazing maid cosplay of character 40 years younger【Pics】
The voice acting legend whose voice never ages celebrates Maid Day. Video game franchise Danganronpa even doubles down on the maid allusions by listing the birthday of character Kirumi Tojo, kno…
"Business Nail" - the latest trend among young Japanese businessmen looking to get ahead
▼ Office work meets chic with business nailWe spoke with a number of business professionals about how this new and unusual trend among young men came into being, beginning with self-confessed bu…