How a Singapore international school became an immigration flashpoint in Sapporo

An international school in Sapporo, Japan, has become a flashpoint for debates surrounding immigration and multiculturalism, exposing deep-seated societal tensions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
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Modern version of ‘Tokiwa-so’ in Hino attracts anime wannabes

The modern equivalent of the Tokiwa-so apartment where Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) and many other manga legends got their start is thriving in Hino, western Tokyo. The share house, Tama Tokiwa-so Danchi, ...
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#11 The story of how even a small game was a struggle just to add sound | A construction worker's story of aiming for a different way of life with AI

I started making the mini-game "Do-Re-Mi" right away. The AI told me it would take about two weeks to take shape. But in reality, it didn't take that long. The big factor was that the image generation ...
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The Women Photographers Who Found Another Japan

Spanning four floors of London’s largest gallery dedicated to the medium, ‘Japanese Women Photographers: From the 1950s to Now’ seeks to redress a gender imbalance in the international perception of ...