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Samantha Mason was walking around Peru Public Library Friday night wearing a ball cap and carrying a soccer ball. She was dressed as Karin Kurosaki of the anime and manga title, “Bleach.”
“She plays soccer and she actually uses the soccer ball to fight these evil creatures called hollows,” Mason said.

The senior U.S. diplomat for East Asia says Japan's rapid turnover in governments makes it difficult for Washington and Tokyo to build strong working relationships and confidence.

Capcom have announced its upcoming title - Street Fighter x Tekken. The debut trailer was released in Comic Co

North of Tokyo the small city of Kumagaya hosts a festival dedicated to uchiwa - Japanese flat fans. Actually not really but the original festival was usurped by shops giving out free fans that it kind of took over the festival and the name.

It was a wonderful film that I enjoyed and I don’t regret paying money to see but from my post Karate Kid remake watching experience I started to check out a few reviews and apparently I’m not as smart as I think I am

Located at Canal City in Fukukoka, Japan.

Pretty good!

In this economical depression, many Japanese people try to save gas, for example, by switching their commuting transportation from car to bicycle or train.

Now, they are presented one more option by Waseda Environmental Institute.

Today’s story teller is a writer, Ira Ishida.

In the article, he wrote his opinion on how today’s parents name their children.

One time, at the interview from a parenting magazine, he was asked what he thinks of the children’s names today.

Sometimes Japanese consumers’ taste is so unique that when companies launch a new product it ends up being the first of its kind in the world.

I talk a little bit about Skype for the iPhone and iPod.

Are you a nendoroid, figma or figurine collector, this is the event where figurine makers showcase their upcoming products. Gathering all photos i can find on the net.

Interesting editorial on child abuse & neglect in Japan - and encouragement to watch out for signs of abuse and neglect.

*However, this is a problem in the U.S. as well, and many people don't see anything for fear of negative repercussions of they are wrong. False claims in some cases are actually worse. Not sure about Japan, anyone know?

In case you weren’t convinced by the tweets-per-second record set at the end of a Japan-Denmark World Cup match last month, there is building evidence that proves Twitter is huge in Japan.

Former North Korean spy Kim Hyon Hi was flown into Japan for talks about Japanese abductees, but the biggest story was about the amount of money her visit cost.