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Tokyo travelogue: Sunday at the Imperial Palace grounds, Ueno Park and Akihabara
Sunday was another gorgeous day here, with unlimited sunshine and temps in the low 70s. It’s weather I wish I could bring ...
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It all started with anime: Moving to Tokyo and why we stayed
Anime fans have long gathered in Tokyo’s Akihabara district in pursuit of subculture opulence. “I think the area’s greatest appeal is how much anime is thrown in your face there — the ...
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Square Enix Cafe had everything going for it, except the ability to adapt
On paper, the Square Enix Cafe had everything going for it. Just steps from JR Akihabara Station in the heart of Tokyo’s ...
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Anime Could Be Declared Illegal Over Underage Characters Thanks to New Texas Bill
A Texas bill aimed at criminalizing obscene depictions of minors could inadvertently ban popular anime and games.
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Capital punishment: Man executed for 2008 Akihabara murders
The Japanese government this week confirmed that the death sentence handed down to a man who went on a stabbing spree in Tokyo back in 2008 has been carried out. Kato Tomohiro, then 25, rammed a ...
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No executions in Japan in 2023; last one was for Akihabara killer
He was convicted of murdering seven people by driving into them or stabbing them in a random attack in Tokyo’s Akihabara district in 2008. Yoshihisa Furukawa was justice minister at the time of ...
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Japan executes man for 2008 rampage that killed 7 in Tokyo
Tomohiro Kato, 39, was put to death at the Tokyo Detention House, Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa told a news conference hours later. Three pedestrians were killed and two injured when Kato ...