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Pikachu parade in Yokohama

August 9, 2019

Performers dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, participate in a light performance during the Pikachu parade in Yokohama on August 8, 2019. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Jiji Press

Donations by two scandal-hit Japanese comedians turned down

July 26, 2019

Tokyo–A public-interest incorporated association has refused to accept donations from two Japanese comedians at the center of a scandal involving an antisocial group, it was learned Friday. Hiroyuki Miyasako of comedy duo Ameagari Kesshitai and Ryo Tamura, a member of

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Anime fans mourn loss of lives in Kyoto studio arson attack

July 25, 2019

Kyoto–Anime fans, including foreigners, visited a Kyoto Animation Co. studio in Kyoto on Thursday to mourn for the lives lost in an arson attack last week. Flowers, message boards and paintbrushes were piled on an altar set up some 100

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“Tokyo Tarareba Girls” wins Eisner Comic Award

July 25, 2019

Tokyo–The English version of “Tokyo Tarareba Girls,” a girls’ manga series by Akiko Higashimura from Japan, has won a 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award of the United States, according to major Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd. The prestigious award for

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Scandal-hit comedian Miyasako apologizes at press conference

July 21, 2019

Tokyo–Hiroyuki Miyasako, a member of popular Japanese comedy duo Ameagari Kesshitai, offered an apology at a press conference on Saturday for performing at an event hosted by an antisocial organization and receiving money from the group. “I would like to

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The Japan America Society of Southern California’s 110th Anniversary

July 12, 2019

Marie Kondo attends The Japan America Society of Southern California’s 110th Anniversary Dinner And Gala at Angel Stadium on July 11, 2019 in Anaheim, California. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images/AFP Jiji Press

Unstable incomes behind “underground business” of comedians in Japan

July 8, 2019

Tokyo–Despite mounting criticism over recently revealed “underground performances” by some comedians in Japan for antisocial groups, quitting such operations appears difficult as they are important sources of incomes for such entertainers, many of whom are apparently not earning enough money

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Japanese actor Tadao Takashima dies at 88

June 28, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese actor Tadao Takashima, known for his roles in a number of films, television dramas and musicals, as well as for emceeing TV shows, died at his home in Tokyo on Wednesday. He was 88. After quitting university, Takashima, a

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