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The Artist Behind Resident Evil’s Absurd Enka Parody
How an Enka song from the 1980s laid the foundation of J-Rap and became an internet meme.
May 13, 2021
How an Enka song from the 1980s laid the foundation of J-Rap and became an internet meme.
Hirose Saaya was a 14-year-old girl who loved to draw. Now, her school is under fire for not doing enough to prevent her death.
When it was announced that the olympic torch would be carried through a men-only boat ride, there was a huge public backlash.
The Local Acts initiative is helping promote prefectures through pokemon, including many that were affected by the Tohoku Earthquake.
After his controversial proposal to dress Watanabe Naomi up as a pig, the creative director for the Tokyo Olympics stepped down.
News Show “Sukkiri” caught flak on social media after airing a discriminatory joke towards the Ainu people.
This year’s election features a clown that wants to turn Chiba into Disneyland, and a man who simply wants to marry the governor of Tokyo.
How a restaurant originally created to compete against McDonald’s is truly becoming a “surprise” hit in Japan.
Forest fires in Tochigi show no sign of slowing down – and evacuation of residents has been hampered by COVID-19 complications.
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