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Chart-Topping Japanese Pop Trio Kalafina Will Perform Live In Concert At

Chart-Topping Japanese Pop Trio Kalafina Will Perform Live In Concert At
LOS ANGELES (May 5, 2010) – Anime Expo, North America's largest anime and manga celebration, is proud to present a live concert with the chart-topping, female Japanese pop trio, Kalafina, when it returns to the L.A. Convention Center from July 1 – 4, …
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How Japan Is Making Twitter Stronger
Last Friday, the classic anime Castle in the Sky was rebroadcasted on Japanese television. At the climax, the characters utter the word "balse" in a Spell of Destruction to bring down the city named "Laputa". The moment the characters say "balse …
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Keisai Eisen and Japanese Art: Overcoming Early Hardship

Keisai Eisen and Japanese Art: Overcoming Early Hardship
After all, infant mortality in Tokyo, Paris, Manchester, and all important cities in this period of history, was deplorable. Therefore, with the average lifespan being much shorter and the central state providing little in the way of cushions to help …
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Rio's multi-million-dollar Argyle pink diamonds hit Tokyo
Included in the Tokyo preview are three Fancy Red diamonds, representing the pinnacle of value and ultimate rarity in the diamond industry. The hero of the collection is a 1.56 carat round gem, the Argyle Phoenix, named in honour of the newly …
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Nicola Formichetti Talks Tasks in Tokyo
BUSY BEE: Nicola Formichetti is currently in Tokyo, where he attended a Tuesday launch event for Uniqlo's new range of silk and cashmere products. Formichetti has been working with Uniqlo since 2006, but has seen his role with the brand intensify over …
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Tokyo Int'l Film Fest to Focus More on Anime Starting in 2014
The organizers of the Tokyo International Film Festival announced on Tuesday that they intend to focus more on anime starting in 2014. For this year's competition on October 17, 2013, they have created a new category to promote young filmmakers in Asia …
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