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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 11, 2021
Pop culture paraphernalia is where fashion is at — if you can afford it
After many stores shut their doors last month, there's now a pop culture-tinged positivity imbuing Japan's fashion scene.
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BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021
Netflix to launch 40 new anime shows after ‘Blood of Zeus’ win
The world's largest paid-streaming service will launch 40 new anime titles this year, it said in a statement Saturday during a virtual animation expo from Japan.
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CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2021
‘Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time’: Anime epic gets a fitting finale
Hideaki Anno's fourth and final film in his retelling of “Neon Genesis Evangelion” is a visual spectacle as well as a moving story about overcoming personal demons.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 6, 2021
Increasing angst on social media may point to a silver lining as Japan looks to leave 2020 behind
The outrage expressed on Twitter has been noticeably worse than normal over the first two months of the year.
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JAPAN / Society
Mar 2, 2021
Anime is booming. So why are animators living in poverty?
The workers who make the Japanese shows the world is binge-watching can earn as little as $200 a month. Many wonder how much longer they can endure it.
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CULTURE / Music
Feb 12, 2021
Anime composer Hiroyuki Sawano’s soundtracks stream worldwide for the first time
The composer's extensive discography includes soundtracks for anime such as “Blue Exorcist,” “Kill la Kill” and “Promare.”
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 9, 2021
New trends in 'J-vlogging' allow for a more diverse range of views on Japan
YouTubers based in Japan are focusing less on the 'slice of life' videos that defined past content and are catering to smaller communities within the non-Japanese audience.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2021
Netflix climbs after company raises prices by 13% in Japan
Netflix's basic plan will climb to u00a5990 a month from u00a5880, while the standard tier rises to u00a51,490 from u00a51,320.
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CULTURE / Film
Jan 21, 2021
Race back to anime’s halcyon days with 'Redline'
The action-packed film about adrenaline-chasing racers in a distant galaxy draws fervent fans for its 10th anniversary.
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CULTURE / Film / 2020 in review
Dec 31, 2020
Virtual and victorious: Anime came out on top in 2020
In a year marred by industry-wide delays and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, anime still managed to become more popular than ever thanks in part to streaming platforms.
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CULTURE / Film
Dec 28, 2020
How ‘Demon Slayer’ came to be Japan’s biggest box-office hit of all time
The anime film beat out former record holder “Spirited Away,” due in part to fortuitous timing and word-of-mouth popularity.
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CULTURE
Dec 24, 2020
Collapse, isolate, adjust and rebuild: How Japanese pop culture fared in the pandemic of 2020
Japan began 2020 with Olympic glory in its sights, with artists and musicians ready to take the spotlight. Then, the pandemic hit and pushed things in a much-needed direction.
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CULTURE / Film
Dec 16, 2020
‘Josee, the Tiger and the Fish’: An impressive debut full of empathy
Kotaro Tamura's feature delivers some of the best animation this year and has a well-rounded character with a disability as the protagonist.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 10, 2020
Sony to buy anime streaming service Crunchyroll for ¥120 billion
The deal will give Sony access to Crunchyroll's 3 million paying subscribers across more than 200 countries and regions.

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