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2channel and Japanese Net Culture’s Influence on Fandom

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn May 1999, a university student in Japan named Hiroyuki Nishimura launched a text-based inter...
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The International Fan’s Japan Pilgrimage

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledI receive correspondence regularly from readers of this blog who are planning their first visit...
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Anime × Fashion — From UNIQLO UT to Luxury Collaborations

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn the UNIQLO store nearest to my home, there is a section that changes more frequently and att...
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Sanrio and Kawaii — The Philosophy of Cute

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledOn a Tuesday morning near Shinjuku, I count five people within my immediate line of sight who a...
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Doujin Games — Japan’s Indie Game Underground

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn the east exhibition halls of Tokyo Big Sight during Comiket, there is a specific section tha...