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Doujinshi: Japan’s Fan Creation Culture

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledTwice a year, on the last weekend of December and the first weekend of August, the Tokyo Big Si...
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Cosplay: The Art of Character Embodiment

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledOn the first weekend of August in any given year, the streets surrounding the Tokyo Big Sight c...
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Akihabara: Inside Tokyo’s Otaku Capital

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific experience available in Akihabara that I have observed many international v...
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Manga: The Art of Japanese Comics

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledEvery week in Japan, approximately 1.9 million copies of the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump (週刊少年ジ...
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Anime: From Astro Boy to Global Phenomenon

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledOn the evening of January 1, 1963, a black-and-white animated television series began broadcast...