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Fabricating life in the Japanese village of Ichinono – in pictures theguardian.com/world/galler…
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This is indeed a good one but the sad truth is that most commercials in Japan are awful. Instead of creatively expressing the product or service being advertised, they simply hire a celebrity to pose and say a slogan.
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That sound you hear is the collective groan of all the women in Japan as they read Shohei Otani’s announcement!
Kirie Artist Carves Playful Narratives Into Tree Leaves spoon-tamago.com/kirie-leaf-…
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Just realized that Dec has blocked me. How come? Never attacked him, as far we can remember. In fact, can’t even remember a single direct interaction over the years.
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A construction site lets local residents know about upcoming noise, vibrations, dust, trucks, and so on via a chart of faces with different expressions. A cute yet effective way to maintain better relations with the community.
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The most middle-class Tokyoite sign that Japan has entered post-pandemic times? Kaldi has gone back to offering free coffee samples to drink in store. ☕️
Pretty low numbers, though. Shinjiro has been convinced of his manifest destiny to be PM for years. Sure, he leads the pack here but at only 16%, that’s hardly an endorsement from the whole voting public.
Nikkei poll shows that Koizumi Shinjiro takes the top spot for who respondents want as next PM. He’s followed by Ishiba, Kono, Takaichi, Suga, Kishida, Hayashi, Motegi, Hagiuda, Obuchi, and Nishimura. First time I’ve seen Hagiuda and Obuchi come up.
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The Boy and the Heron review – Miyazaki’s last movie is a fitting swan song theguardian.com/film/2023/se…
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Tokyo braces for another ‘big one’ on 100th anniversary of deadly quake theguardian.com/world/2023/s…
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Is this how it’s done now? A major news show begs a celebrity for an interview in public via social media?
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‘A portal to a different world’: a gamer’s guide to visiting Japan theguardian.com/games/2023/a…
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