How far can you go without a map and smartphone in Japan? US gamer Ludwig Ahgren tries to find out
No map. No smartphones. Just two motorbikes and some basic Japanese. These are the rules American game streamer Ludwig Ahgren ...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows - How to Find All 9 Kamon Crests
Once you unlock Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a number of different sidequests will open up to you, including “A Collection of Crests” that has you collecting house crests all across Japan for ...
How Hello Kitty helped post-WWII Japan conquer the world
Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...
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USFJ creating a central Tokyo office to close distance with Japanese commands
Hana Kusumoto is a reporter/translator who has been covering local authorities in Japan since 2002. She was born in Nagoya, ...
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Family Discovers Trove Of Stolen Japanese Art In Massachusetts Attic
A family in Massachusetts was recently going through their late father's belongings when they came across a trove of Japanese ...
Did Kanye West flee to Japan amid the backlash for the controversial KKK outfit and Swastika necklace?
Kanye West has fled to Japan following backlash for his controversial attire and anti-semitic remarks. He faced condemnation ...
80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
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Japan retools evacuation plan for western island chain in event of emergency or attack
An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the ...