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Japanese Wagyu wins World’s Best Steak on first entry at 2022 World Steak Challenge
A Japanese wagyu sirloin has taken the top prize at the 2022 World Steak Challenge in Dublin. Judges praised Japanese producer Starzen Co.’s first-time entry, the “Akune Gold,” for being a “melt in the mouth” steak. The steak came from an A4 grade, 30-month-old female beef…
· Michelle De Pacina
107-year-old Japanese Tea Garden Pagoda unveiled in San Francisco after 2-year, $1.1 million restoration
The Japanese Tea Garden Pagoda, which was constructed for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, was renovated and unveiled on Wednesday in San Francisco. The renovation reportedly cost $1.1 million and took the Recreation and Park Department’s carpentry staff almost two years…
· Michelle De Pacina
Complete list of WWII Japanese internees unveiled in LA weighs 25 pounds
This year marks the 80th anniversary of former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s authorization of Executive Order 9066 in February 1942, which forced Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans into incarceration camps across the U.S. The Japanese American National Museum in…
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108-year-old Japanese American silent film found in NY museum to be preserved
Denise Khor, associate professor of Asian American and visual studies at Northeastern University, has been tasked to preserve a 108-year-old Japanese American silent film thought to be lost in the archives of a museum in New York. The only surviving copy of the 1914 silent film…
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Japanese streamer turns Southeast Asian curse words directed at her on Twitch into EDM bop
Japanese Twitch streamer and Dota 2 player Xiinya has gone viral for taking the toxic comments she receives online and turning them into an electronic dance music (EDM) bop. Xiinya lists out the vulgarities she hears while going live on the Southeast Asian server in the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Man arrested for stealing 360 women’s raincoats in Japan due to fetish
Yoshio Yoda, 51, was arrested on Sept. 22 in Osaka, Japan, on suspicion of theft for stealing about 360 women’s raincoats. “I got as excited seeing women in raincoats as I did seeing women in lingerie,” Yoda was quoted as saying. Yoda admitted to stealing raincoats since 2009.…
· Michelle De Pacina
Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong lift COVID-19 restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years
On Thursday, Japan’s government announced that the country would be reopening its borders to all individual tourists starting on Oct. 11. Taiwan also announced its plan to remove inbound quarantine for international arrivals by Oct. 13. Similarly, the Hong Kong government…
· Bryan Ke
San Diego officially apologizes for supporting Japanese American incarceration during WWII
The San Diego City Council officially apologized to the Japanese American community and passed a resolution that rescinded Resolution 76068 on Tuesday. “The Council of the City of San Diego apologizes to all people of Japanese ancestry for its past actions in support of the…
· Ryan General
Le Sserafim fans accuse Japanese show of sexism and harassment toward Sakura and Kazuha
South Korean netizens were up in arms over a Japanese TV host’s alleged inappropriate questions for Le Sserafim members Sakura and Kazuha. The Japanese artists, who made their debut with the K-pop girl group on May 2, were subjected to the questioning when they appeared on the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Teacher in Japan arrested for mixing bleach into school lunch
Ayana Hanzawa, a 24-year-old teacher in Japan, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business. Hanzawa allegedly poured bleach into a container of curry served to students at the Mizutani Higashi Elementary School in Fujimi City on Sept. 15. A student…
· Michelle De Pacina
Studio Ghibli releases new look at highly anticipated Ghibli theme park in Japan
Studio Ghibli released a short video of Ghibli Park in Japan, which is inspired by the beloved films of Hayao Miyazaki and his animation studio. The video showcases some of the theme park’s attractions, including replicas of the Earth Shop from “Whisper of the Heart” and Satsuki…
· Michelle De Pacina
New Japanese study reveals the best way to put a crying baby to sleep
Researchers from the Riken Research Institute in Japan tested the effects of four different actions on 21 crying infants aged 7 months and younger. Their study, which was published in peer-reviewed journal Current Biology on Tuesday, had the babies’ mothers carry them while…
· Michelle De Pacina
Kindergarten in Japan teaches preschoolers how to use horn on school buses to prevent hot car deaths
The Musashino Junior College-affiliated child care center in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, is holding drills to teach young children how to sound the horn if they are left alone in a vehicle. This drill comes after the death of a 3-year-old girl who died of heatstroke in a school…
· Chandler Treon
Japanese tourist in Wisconsin captivated by lakes, cheese and monster trucks in viral TikTok video
A Japanese tourist traveling across the U.S. has gone viral on TikTok for his video explaining why Wisconsin is an underrated destination. The tourist is George Japan, a popular Japanese YouTuber who rose to fame for his videos explaining Japanese culture and reacting to poorly…
· Bryan Ke
Sightseeing train in Japan is fueled by used cooking oil, discarded ramen soup lard
Takachiho Amaterasu Railway, a train company operating in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, started using biodiesel fuel created from used tempura cooking oil and discarded lard from ramen soup to power its open-air sightseeing train on Aug. 1. The railway tested the fuel for its…
· Michelle De Pacina
Language school in Japan decertified over Vietnamese student being chained for hours
The Nishinihon International Education Institute in the southwestern city of Fukuoka, Japan, was decertified after one of its staff chained and padlocked a Vietnamese student for hours last year. The incident reportedly occurred when the student expressed his desire to transfer…
· Ryan General
Netflix announces upcoming series ‘House of Ninjas’ about the last living ninjas in modern Japan
Netflix has greenlit the upcoming Japanese drama series “House of Ninjas,” based on a story written by actor Kento Kaku, director Yoshiaki Murao and writer/actor Takafumi Imai. Filmmaker Dave Boyle, who will direct the series, co-wrote the screenplay with Yamaura Masahiro, Oura…
· Ryan General
Envoys from Japan, S. Korea, US commit to stronger security ties amid fears of N. Korean nuclear test
On Wednesday, a trilateral meeting in Tokyo attended by envoys from Japan, the United States and South Korea resulted in an agreement to strengthen security ties between the nations amid fears of potential nuclear tests from North Korea. The concerns stem from the alarming…
· Rebecca Moon
Hong Kong-based food critic says Japanese omakase ‘treats diners like idiots’
Hong Kong-based food critic Lam Chua is under fire for describing the Japanese omakase dining experience as treating “diners like idiots.” Following his comments, a Chinese newspaper columnist criticized the food critic. Although the columnist recognized Lam’s expertise, he…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Maybe he realized how stupid it was halfway in’: Hit-and-run driver in Japan paints his vehicle orange to avoid arrest
Tomoyuki Saito, 33, allegedly struck a 54-year-old man in a hit-and-run accident while driving in Tokyo on Aug. 12. Saito had been drinking prior to the incident and did not have a driver’s license, according to reports. By the time police found him, his vehicle had been…
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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.