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Tokyo inflation likely to miss BOJ target for first time in five months: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Tokyo for October likely undershot the central bank's price target for the first time in five months, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The core consumer price index (CPI) in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide price trends, was expected to have risen 1.7% from a
Stein Tokyo Spring 2025
A showroom appointment with Kiichiro Asakawa is always good fun. The 37-year-old Stein designer, who is tall, with a mass of curly hair and tinted spectacles, combs through his clothing rails at light speed, excitedly pulling out a leather jacket or cashmere coat and explaining the considerable thought that he put into fabricating each piece.Asakawa
Tokyo Police Arrest Yakuza Leader For Stealing 25 Pokemon Trading Cards
Japan's once-mighty Yakuza, notorious figures in organised crime, has seemingly fallen on hard times. Tokyo police recently arrested a high-ranking member of the Takinogawa gang, part of the country's second-largest yakuza syndicate, the Sumiyoshi-kai. His crime? Stealing Pokémon cards.Yakuza, the Japanese equivalent of gangsters or mafiosos, was once a powerful force in organized crime. Their
FFXIV Tokyo Fan Fest reveals include Pictomancer, 6.55 date, and Dawntrail timing
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail launches with two new jobs, and the Final Fantasy VI-inspired Pictomancer joins Viper this summer as the second DPS addition. If you were hoping to discover when exactly during Fan Fest, sorry — you’ll have to wait a bit. However, FFXIV Patch 6.55 launches this month, on January 16. During this
Tokyo: Sally Amaki, Jon Kabira to Host 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Japan (Exclusive)
Anime specialty service Crunchyroll has selected the star hosts for its first-ever live awards show, which will be held early next year in Japan. Renowned voice actress Sally Amaki and veteran entertainer Jon Kabira will co-host the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the company said Tuesday at the Tokyo International Film Festival. “We share a deep
Tokyo Mew Mew New Anime to Return for Season 2 in April 2023
Tokyo Mew Mew New Anime to Return for Season 2 in April 2023 by Joseph Luster September 21, 2022 If you enjoyed summer’s Tokyo Mew Mew New anime, you’ll be delighted to learn that more is on the way. The official accounts came through with news that the anime is set to return for a
Sightseeing meets wight-fleeing There’s a YouTube channel I’m fond of called Virtual Japan, where a 4K camera serenely glides through gorgeous Japanese hotspots: Sapporo in the snow, Christmas lights in Tokyo, residential back streets in the pouring rain. You hear nothing but ambient city sounds and the tromping of a cameraman's feet. You could be…
‘Tokyo Mew Mew’ Manga Artist Mia Ikumi Dies
The official website of the Nakayoshi magazine announced on Monday that Tokyo Mew Mew manga artist Mia Ikumi died due to subarachnoid hemorrhage on March 7. Ikumi debuted with Superdoll Rika Chan in Nakayoshi, which ran from 1998-1999. She and Reiko Yoshida began Tokyo Mew Mew in the same magazine in August 2000 and ended…
HKRI Selling Tokyo Multi-Family Assets for $30M
HKRI had acquired Souei Park Harayuku in 2015 Hong Kong developer HKR International has agreed to sell two Tokyo residential buildings for JPY 3.49 billion ($30 million), adding to a string of recent property disposals by HKRI in Japan. The properties are a seven-storey, 22-unit building called Souei Park Harajuku in the Shibuya area and…
Ghostwire: Tokyo e as deliciosas excentricidades dos jogos japoneses
Quando o Japão ainda respondia como o centro da indústria de games, nos habituamos a experimentar algumas inusitadas ideias propostas pelos criadores locais. De encanadores que dobravam de tamanho após comer cogumelos a um emulador de LSD, as “viagens” propostas pelos japoneses eram comuns. Mas se essa aceitação ao diferente se perdeu um pouco com…