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Former manga artist Ryo Tatsuki foresees a mega-disaster that is predicted to happen this year. The “Baba Vanga of Japan” refers to Ryo Tatsuki, who, like the famed Bulgarian mystic, is known for her prophecies. Tatsuki was once recognized for her work as a manga artist, but she is now better known for her unsettling […]
Japan is dual-faceted and truly fascinating. One side of it is known to be progressive and highly technological, and the other side is its historic, charming culture. If images of snow-capped Mt. Fuji, the historical Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, the extremely busy Shibuya crossing, Hachiko’s statue, temples, walking through the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, or enjoying […]
TrustRing, a Japan tech company, has found a way to increase its appeal toward employees by offering ‘unusual’ work leave set-ups for those struck with hangovers, or if they fancy to take a “celebrity loss leave.” Japan is currently experiencing labor shortages which are expected to continuously decline by 12% from 2022 until 2040. Even […]
A lone sunfish in the Kaikyokan Aquarium has drawn attention online after the staff created cutouts of imaginary visitors dressed in staff’s uniform to keep the fish’s loneliness at bay and posted it on X. \休館中のマンボウの様子をお届けします！！！// マンボウの様子が気になる方も多いのではないでしょうか。 実は・・・！？(コメントに続く) pic.twitter.com/SXEtgk304M — しものせき水族館「海響館」公式 (@shimonoseki_aq) January 3, 2025 The aquarium located in the Yamaguchi prefecture, south of Japan, […]
Beginning in April 2025, the Tokyo Metropolitan Administration plans to implement a four-day workweek for public sector workers. The goal of this program is to assist working mothers and address Japan’s declining fertility rate. Government workers will be allowed to take three days off each week under this arrangement. Additionally, parents of young children will […]
Many people are drawn to visit the locations where their favorite TV shows and movies were filmed, but with animated series, the settings are often imaginary or created by the animators. However, in Japan, many anime locations are inspired by or based on real places that everyday Japanese people are familiar with and frequently visit. […]
Japanese voice actors joined together to express their disapproval of the unauthorized AI generation and the danger it presents to anime performers. The voice of Frieza in Toei Animation’s Dragon Ball series, Ryusei Nakao, claims in a recently released video that his voice is one of several being “sold without permission” online. In an effort […]
Hakamada Iwao was in jail for 46 years for a crime committed in 1968. Then, he was pronounced not guilty. The reason? Fabricated evidence. The now-88-year-old man was recently acquitted by a Japanese court on Thursday, September 26, 2024, after a retrial of his quadruple murder case where it was found that the evidence presented […]
The Japanese singer songwriter announces that he will be taking the “Best of Fujii Kaze 2020-2024 ASIA TOUR” to Asia cities by end of this year. The official tour image, and special website also revealed. Last year, Fujii Kaze just held his first Asia tour. This time, the tour will be scaled up to an […]
