tokyo
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2D Cafe Looks Like A Manga Drawing
Last month, a monochrome cafe opened in Tokyo’s Shin-Okubo neighbourhood. Called the 2D Cafe, it looks like a manga drawing brought to life.
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Excellent Cosplay Heats Up Summertime In Japan
It’s August! That means two things: First, the weather is hot; second, it’s time for some great Comic Market cosplay.
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Enormous Flight Simulator Installed In Tokyo Hotel
If you like aeroplanes, then this is the hotel for you. The Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu, which is connected to Terminal 2 of Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, will offer a room outfitted with a full-sized flight simulator. Fittingly, it’s called the “Superior Cockpit Room.”
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It’s Hard For Japan To Change Its Escalator Manners
One of my first memories of moving to Japan in 2001 was the surprise at seeing how everyone lined up on one side of the escalator, leaving an open path for people in a rush. How courteous, I thought. But now, there are campaigns to change the country’s long-standing escalator manners.