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· Ryan General
New York City to host its first-ever Japanese heritage parade
New York will have its first-ever Japan Day Parade on May 14 to honor residents of Japanese descent and their culture. While the metropolitan area has previously seen celebrations such as the Japan Day festival at Central Park, the parade’s organizers said bringing the…
· Ryan General
Japanese man who married virtual character now on a mission to educate others about ‘fictosexuals’
Akihiko Kondo made global headlines in November 2018 for holding a wedding ceremony with Hatsune Miku, a virtual popstar developed by Crypton Future Media. Miku, who takes on the appearance of a 16-year-old girl, has appeared in video games, virtual concerts and even a tour with…
· Rebecca Moon
Japanese household that accidentally received $360,000 COVID subsidy says it ‘can’t be returned’
A town in western Japan announced on Friday that it mistakenly gave a single household account 46.3 million yen (approximately $361,450) in COVID-19 subsidies, which the recipient claims they can no longer return. Low-income families exempt from residential tax in Abu of the…
· Jane Nam
Ukraine removes Emperor Hirohito from Hitler, Mussolini video after anger and protests from Japan
Amid protests from Japan, Ukraine has removed an image of former Japanese leader Emperor Hirohito from a video uploaded online that showed him next to fellow World War II Axis leaders Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. The video, posted on Twitter by the Ukrainian government on…
· Bryan Ke
Rescuers recover body of 3-year-old girl from Japan tourist boat sinking, raising confirmed dead to 11
Authorities have recovered 11 bodies so far from the sinking of a Japanese tourist boat on Saturday at Shiretoko National Park in northern Hokkaido. The Japanese Coast Guard found a 3-year-old girl’s body late Sunday and confirmed the news on Monday. The bodies of her parents…
· Michelle De Pacina
World’s oldest person dies at 119 in Japan
Kane Tanaka, the Japanese woman who was recognized as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records, died on April 19 at the age of 119. “She became the oldest living person in January 2019 at the age of 116 years and 28 days,” the Guinness World Records tweeted.…
· Daniel Anderson
China, South Korea condemn honoring of war dead at WWII shrine by Japan PM and over 100 lawmakers
Over 100 lawmakers paid their respects this week at the Yasukuni Shrine, honoring millions of war dead, while Prime Minister Kishida sent a ritual offering. The shrine is seen by China and South Korea as a representation of Japan’s brutal occupation, and both countries were…
· Rebecca Moon
New Zealand prime minister welcomed to Japan by giant kiwifruits dancing to sad music
After arriving at a kiwifruit event in Japan this week, the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was greeted by kiwi mascots dancing to somber music. Known as the “Kiwi Brothers,” the mascots were a part of a promotional event by the New Zealand company Zespri, the world’s…
· Michelle De Pacina
School in Japan receives $27,000 water bill after teacher attempts to prevent COVID
A teacher in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture mistakenly believed that a constant flow of fresh water into the school’s swimming pool would prevent coronavirus infections. The school received a $27,000 water bill after the teacher left a tap running from late June to early September…
· Michelle De Pacina
Japanese news anchor breaks down on air while reporting on Putin’s hailing of Bucha massacre soldiers
Yumiko Matsuo, a Japanese news anchor, broke down on air while reporting on Russian President Vladimir Putin honoring the soldiers behind the Bucha massacre. Matsuo was reading about the honorary title of “Guards” that Putin bestowed upon the military unit that committed the war…
· Ryan General
Japanese lawmaker doesn’t back down after peers laugh at her push to protect teens from porn industry
A video showing Japanese lawmaker Ayaka Shiomura being laughed at by her colleagues during a session of the Japanese parliament recently went viral on social media. On March 28, the representative from the Constitutional Democratic Party was mocked after proposing a bill aimed…
· Celine Pun
Mila Jovovich’s daughter impresses fans with video of her Japanese language skills
Ever Anderson, the daughter of actor Milla Jovovich and director Paul W.S. Anderson, took to Instagram to share her impressive Japanese skills after a few months of learning the language. Anderson visited Japan in 2016 after appearing in “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter”…
· Bryan Ke
Blind gamers compete in Japanese ‘Street Fighter V’ esports tournament
ePARA, a Japanese company that promotes diversity and inclusion for disabled esport players, held a “Street Fighter V: Champion Edition” tournament for blind gamers at Mirairo House Tokyo on Sunday. Two teams competed against each other in the fighting game developed by Capcom.…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘I’m tired of taking care of her’: Japanese woman, 68, surrenders after suffocating bedridden daughter
Fumiko Yamada, a 68-year-old Japanese mother from Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, murdered her bedridden daughter and surrendered herself to the police. Yamada wrapped cellophane over her 46-year-old daughter’s face and strangled her with a rope while she was sleeping on the morning…
· Rebecca Moon
Deceased train driver in Japan awarded 45 cents after his pay was deducted for 1-minute delay in 2020
A court in Japan ordered the West Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday to pay 45 cents to a train driver who died earlier this year. The company deducted the money from the driver’s pay in 2020 after he caused a one-minute delay while waiting for an empty train at the wrong platform. In…
· Celine Pun
New Japanese writing café pressures customers to keep writing, won’t allow them to leave unfinished
Located in the district of Koenji in Tokyo, Manuscript Writing Cafe helps customers create goals so they can meet their deadlines. The cafe only takes in people who are focused on “manuscript writing,” which includes copywriting, translation work, paper writing, screenplay…
· Ryan General
Electric chopsticks from Japan can enhance saltiness and umami flavor in food
Japanese researchers have created electric chopsticks that can artificially stimulate the taste of salt on food, tricking the user’s tongue. The device works by applying an electric current to the food to enhance its saltiness and umami flavor. The researchers touted the…
· Rebecca Moon
Japanese city, citing ‘changing times,’ to recruit those of any gender for ‘princess’ ambassador roles
An annual contest held in the Japanese city of Kashihara that originally recruited single women to become tourism ambassadors, or “princesses,” will drop its gender and single-status requirements this year. Kashihara’s tourism board has decided to keep the role’s title,…
· Jane Nam
Husband of former Japanese princess Mako fails the New York bar exam for the second time
Kei Komuro, 30, the husband of former Japanese princess Mako Komuro, has failed the New York state bar exam for the second time. Kei, who graduated from New York’s Fordham University law school in 2021, first attempted the bar that same year.
· Bryan Ke
Member of ISIS ‘Beatles’ gets life sentence over fatal kidnappings of American, Japanese and British hostages
El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, was found guilty of eight charges, including four counts of murder conspiracy, hostage-taking resulting in death and conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization, following an 11-day trial in Alexandria, Virginia, that ended on…
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Tokyo Disney
Tokyo Disney connects to Oriental Land, the company that runs the resort and the spending around it.
Company · Japan · TYO:7832
Bandai Namco Holdings
Bandai Namco sits behind toys, anime IP, games, and licensing that turn fandom into everyday consumer products.
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.