In the 16 years since its launch, the anime studio Mappa has produced numerous global hits. A new show in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo, puts its art on full display, from the characters in its works to the techniques behind the scenes.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Four Japanese prefectures are likely to be eligible to apply for designation as a "second capital" backup region for Tokyo in a draft
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West Japan Railway Co. announced that the lead car of the Doctor Yellow inspection train, which will be retired from service on the Tokaido and Sanyo
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe has suffered a malfunction in the last of its working ion engines, an official of the country's space a
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YANGON (Kyodo) -- Japan's Charge d'Affaires ad interim in Myanmar Shogo Yoshitake met Thursday with Myanmar Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe, according
