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Japanese Man Attacked With Acid in Paris, Sparks Warning to Japanese Community
Japanese nationals in Paris are on edge after receiving an email about a Japanese citizen who was attacked with acid. What happened: On Feb. 10, three assailants approached a group of Japanese citizens in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, Le Figaro reports.
· Bryan Ke
Japan Appoints ‘Loneliness Minister’ Due to Rising Pandemic Suicides, Especially Among Women
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appointed regional revitalization minister Tetsushi Sakamoto to head a government measure to help those experiencing loneliness and isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a meeting on Feb. 12, the new Japanese prime minister…
· Bryan Ke
San Jose’s Historic Japantown Monument Vandalized as Neighborhood Suffers From COVID
Community members of San Jose’s Japantown discovered that a historic granite monument that honors Japanese immigrants was vandalized on Monday morning. The defaced monument, which contains the tags “DEKO” and “JBF,” was found by family members of Jasmine Rast, owner of Roy’s…
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Harvard Professor Sparks Outrage for Claiming Korean ‘Comfort Women’ Were Willingly Employed in Japan
A Harvard Law School professor has stoked controversy over claims that Imperial Japan had employed “comfort women” under contracts during World War II. J. Mark Ramseyer, who teaches Japanese legal studies, argued that those women — most of whom were Korean — were recruited and…
· Carl Samson
Japanese High School Student Wins World Capoeira Championship
A 13-year-old student from Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan emerged as the champion of her age group during the World Capoeira Federation’s U18 online solo competition last month. Akari Tachi, who attends Matto Junior High School in the city of Hakusan, was one of eight finalists…
· Bryan Ke
Colonel Sanders Slays With ‘Demon Slayer’ Cosplay at KFC Store in Japan
KFC Japan has gone viral after dressing up a statue of Colonel Sanders with the attire of Tanjiro, the lead character of the hit anime and manga series “Demon Slayer.” Anime fans took photos with a statue of Colonel Sanders, the founder of world-renowned KFC, at one of the…
· Carl Samson
California Dedicates Jan. 30 to Fred Korematsu Who Defied Japanese American Concentration Camps
California dedicated Jan. 30 to the memory of Fred Korematsu, a shipyard welder who legally objected to Japanese American “internment” in World War II. The state holiday, officially the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, was signed into law by former…
· Ryan General
Japanese Ritual Gets New Husbands Drunk to Throw Them Off a Snowy Cliff
A centuries-old tradition at a town in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture has a quirky and fun way of welcoming new husbands into married life.
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Politicians Are Pushing to Give Everyone 4-Day Work Weeks
A Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party is spearheading the push for a bill that would give workers a three-day weekend without affecting job security. About the bill: House of Councilors member Kuniko Inoguchi, who represents a district of Chiba Prefecture, saw…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Boy Bullied for Speaking Portuguese to Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes National Soccer Champion
A Japanese boy was ridiculed by reporters after trying to speak Portuguese with Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014. Now, he’s a national soccer champion. Ryota Iwaoka attended a press conference around seven years ago for Facial Fitness Pao, a beauty product that Ronaldo was a…
· Bryan Ke
Foo Fighters Collaborates With Japanese Brewery to Release 2 Limited-Edition Sakes
American rock band Foo Fighters has teamed up with Japanese brewery Tatenokawa to release two limited-edition sakes to commemorate the release of their new album “Medicine at Midnight.” The band announced the Foo Fighters x Tatenokawa Junmai Daiginjo sake on Tuesday via their…
· Carl Samson
‘Top Contender’ Capybara Wins Japan’s Annual Hot Spring Bath Competition
A capybara from central Japan has won this year’s national “Capybara Long Bath Showdown.” The annual contest, which honors the capybara that bathes the longest, took place in various prefectures on Jan. 9.
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Man Finds Late Father Waiting for His Mom to Come Home on Google Earth
A Japanese man shared a tear-jerking moment when he accidentally found his father, who had already passed away seven years ago, on Google Earth. Twitter user @TeacherUfo stumbled upon the revelation while checking out their old house on Google Earth, according to Unilad. To his…
· Ryan General
Japanese Pro-Trump Supporters Stage Their Own Rally in Tokyo During Capitol Hill Riot
Just as violence was erupting on Capitol Hill with rioters storming the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, a large protest was also developing in Japan. Pro-Trump Japanese: Chanting anti-Chinese Communist Party and anti-media slogans, groups of demonstrators were filmed marching in…
· Carl Samson
Vandals Destroy 50-Year-Old Cherry Blossom Trees in SF Japantown
Two cherry blossom trees in front of the Japanese Cultural Community Center of Northern California were “completely vandalized” on Tuesday morning, leaving no hope for flowers this year. The trees, which were destroyed down to the trunk, were the first to be planted in San…
· Carl Samson
Japanese American Civil Rights Leader Passes Away at 81 After Getting COVID 2nd Time
Rose Takayo Matsui Ochi, a Japanese American leader and civil rights activist, has died in her home city of Los Angeles. Ochi passed away at 81 on Dec. 13 after contracting COVID-19 for the second time. This worsened existing medical issues, her husband Thomas Ochi told the Los…
· Bryan Ke
150,000 People in Japan Ranked the Top 100 Manga of All Time
Japanese television network TV Asahi recently released their first-ever list of the Top 100 manga of all time. TV Asahi, one of Japan’s biggest television networks, conducted the “Seriously, 150,000 citizens voted! Manga General Election” survey on Jan. 3, asking Japanese…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Multiplication Trick is the Best First Thing You’ll Learn in 2021
If you’re down to learn something cool and quick this early in the year, a multiplication “trick” attributed to the Japanese may be your best bet. The graphic method, which makes use of sticks and dots, has gone viral on TikTok since user @mathswithmisschang posted it back in…
· Ryan General
Japanese Pro Cheerleader Reiko Ogasawara Joins the Detroit Pistons Dance Squad
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article displayed photos of an incorrect dancer. It has been corrected and we apologize for the error. A professional cheerleader from Japan has fulfilled her dream of making it to the Detroit Pistons’ dance team.
· Ryan General
Yuta Watanabe Becomes the First Japanese Player Signed to Toronto Raptors
Yuta Watanabe, 26, has made history as the first Japanese-born player to ever be signed by the Toronto Raptors. Welcome to the family, @wacchi1013 🇯🇵. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/xPYkaIHMkH
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Tokyo Disney connects to Oriental Land, the company that runs the resort and the spending around it.
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Bandai Namco Holdings
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Company · Japan · TYO:9697
Capcom
Capcom is a good read on how long-running game worlds keep producing sales, streams, and fandom years after launch.
Company · Japan · TYO:4751
CyberAgent
CyberAgent runs ABEMA streaming and Cygames' hits like Uma Musume and Granblue Fantasy — a media-and-games force in Japanese pop culture.
Company · Japan · TYO:9983
Fast Retailing
Fast Retailing matters because Uniqlo is an everyday consumer habit, not just a stock story.
Company · Japan · TYO:9468
Kadokawa
Kadokawa ties publishing, anime adaptation, games, and fandom discovery into one listed media company.
Company · Japan · TYO:2801
Kikkoman
Kikkoman is how Japanese flavor went global — the soy sauce that became a default condiment on Western tables and made 'umami' a kitchen word.
Company · Japan · TYO:9766
Konami Group
Konami sits on a vault of iconic IP — Yu-Gi-Oh cards, Metal Gear, Silent Hill — plus a huge trading-card and mobile business.
Company · Japan · TYO:7974
Nintendo
Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.