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Death Note voice actress Hirano Aya talked recently about threats against her life. Sadly, her story isn't a rare case in the anime industry.
The namahage are wild, Krampus-like New Year's mountain gods of Akita Prefecture. But what's the story behind the horns and straw coats?
A new service called "Cats Unlimited" will suspend operations after accusations that it amounts to a "cat subscription", its company said.
You may think you know what these words mean in Japanese. Think again! A rundown of the language's most famous "false friends".
A Korean restaurant in Japan used Google Translate to greet its customers in Korean. They should've just asked an actual Korean person...
Japan's Coming of Age ceremonies are rebranding thanks to the age of adulthood changing this year from 20 to 18.

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