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In the old days, people used to tie a string round their finger to remind them not to…
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It’s long been a custom in Japan for rank-and-file workers to join their boss for an evening drink….
Ivan Orkin was born in New York in 1963. In the 1980s he earned a degree in Japanese…
The sunlight concentrated by 800 mirrors onto the receiver installed on the top of a tower is blinding…
By Ryoji Shimada, staff writer 129 Yen ($1.60) for 25 Minutes? No, it’s not the price of an…
At the end of this December, the 25th Kobe Luminarie would have been held in Kobe City, Hyogo…