A Florida school district has banned a Japanese boy’s love manga despite the series having no explicit scenes. You won’t believe what they recommend replacing it with…
In 1990, journalist Akiyama Toyohiro became the first Japanese astronaut in space. Too bad he had such a rough time of it.
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