'Shōgun': Japan, Catholicism & The Joys Of A Well-Told Tale
The 2024 'Shōgun' is different from the 1980 version of James Clavell's novel, but in no way worse -- and in many ways, better than I expected
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12-year-old hippo in Japan turns out to be female
When Gen-chan arrived at a zoo in Japan in 2017, no one questioned whether the then-five-year-old hippopotamus was a boy. Seven years later, zoo staff made a surprising discovery: Gen-chan, now 12, was female.
Source: ctvnews.ca
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Women take part in Japan's Naked Man festival for first time in 1000 years
Hadaka Matsuri has been called the oddest festival on earth, at over 1250 years the “naked man” festival is also one of the oldest too. However faced with an...
Source: nzherald.co.nz
Hirotake Yano, founder of ¥100 chain Daiso, dies at 80
The retailer capitalized on a shift in spending habits after Japan's economic bubble burst, launching Yano onto the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Source: japantimes.co.jp
Daiso founder Hirotake Yano dies at age 80 of heart failure
Yano founded his first company in 1972 at the age of 29. That company was later named Daiso in 1977.
Source: channelnewsasia.com