Spirited Away anime legend Hayao Miyazaki celebrates 25 years of Studio Ghibli
Hayao Miyazaki, the 72-year-old 'Walt Disney of Japan', is not just big in, er, Japan. He is 'the world's greatest living animator', according to Toy Story creator and Disney/Pixar boss John Lasseter, … To mark this week's 25th anniversary theatrical …
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Tough Times Ahead for 100-Yen Stores
… has opened more than 30 new stores in Japan since January—a pace of two stores a week—and a new $ 1.50 store in Hacienda Heights, California, where top items are Japanese sundries such as sushi-rolling sheets, bento lunchboxes and chopsticks in a …
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