Point Park Globe – March 23, 2016 – Point Park students Leanna Brooks and Nick Vercilla are fundamental members of the campus Anime Club as the president and secretary. The group is dedicated to students with a passion for Japanese animated shows, movies and culture. “I guess you could kind of call it a second […]
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Say ‘Konichiwa’ to ‘Ototo no OttoR...
INQUIRER.net – March 22, 2016 – Literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) is still blossoming in different areas of the world. Although LGBT literature is not a mainstream labyrinth compared to women’s literature or Shakespearean literature, glistening stories of struggles and joys of the queer society mesmerize many avid readers. LGBT in the […]
Anime is appealing on so many levels
The Santa Fe New Mexican – March 18, 2016 – Anime — the shortened version of the Japanese word for “animation” — remains popular with teens partially because of its delicate pencil strokes, its computerized 3-D design and killer plots that couldn’t possibly be taken from real life. At the same time, I think teens […]
Japan Inc cuts wage hike
The Star – March 17, 2016 – TOKYO: Japan’s major companies are giving lower wage increases next fiscal year as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to boost the economy falter. Toyota Motor Corp agreed to increase monthly base salaries 1,500 yen (US$13) in the year beginning April, according to a statement from the company. That compares […]
Japan blue chips, in blow to Abenomic...
India Times – March 16, 2016 – TOKYO: Japanese blue-chip firms on Wednesday are set to announce wage hikes that undershoot last year’s increases, a blow to “Abenomics” stimulus policy at a time fear of a deepening global slowdown and jittery markets are denting business sentiment. Bellwether Toyota Motor Corp and some other leading manufacturers […]
Japan leads Asian stock retreat ahead...
Malay Mail Online – March 15, 2016 – TOKYO, March 15 — Shares in Tokyo drove Asian stocks down from a two-month high as investors awaited the Bank of Japan’s policy review, with mining and energy companies falling following a retreat in oil prices. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped for the first time in […]
Tourist bus gridlock spurs countermea...
The Yomiuri Shimbun – March 14, 2016 – Steps are under way to deal with worsening traffic jams in popular tourist destinations in Tokyo, such as Asakusa and the shopping districts of Ginza and Shinjuku, caused by large tourist buses catering to the increase in foreign visitors to this country. On each side of the Nitenmon-dori […]
At Japan’s Fukushima nuclear co...
LA Times – March 11, 2016 – Hiroshi Endo spent a decade building a robotic arm that Japan deployed to the International Space Station in 2010. But his next challenge made that one look easy. In 2011, Endo, a 61-year-old retired engineer at Hitachi, the Tokyo-based mega-corporation, began designing a robot to aid in decommissioning […]
Japan humanoid robot to offer tailore...
The Post Publishing – March 9, 2016 – TOKYO — The humanoid robot Pepper will start offering tailored customer services at retail shops in Japan by using online data analysis. SoftBank Robotics Corp, Pepper’s developer, will start selling the next-generation service this fall with Microsoft Japan Co, the companies said Tuesday as part of their […]
Asian stock outlook mixed as yen gold...
Malay Mail Online – March 3, 2016 – TOKYO, March 3 — Index futures foreshadowed a mixed picture for Asian equities, with gains in the yen potentially overshadowing the ongoing rebound in crude oil. Australian and New Zealand bonds tracked a drop in US Treasuries. While New Zealand’s benchmark opened higher for a fourth straight […]