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2011.12. 1

Evolving Cosplay, Manga, and Anime Sweeping the World
Roland Kelts, Thomas Sirdey, Marc Perez, Toshihiro Fukuoka

These days, masses of people are flocking to anime conventions around the world. It seems to be a craze suddenly spreading like wildfire.

Contributed Article

2011.12. 1

New Trends in Japanese Cuisine Blossoming Overseas
Yumiko Sakuma

Before the unprecedented boom in Japanese cuisine, about 85% of Japanese-style restaurants were sushi restaurants run by non-Japanese, and today Japanese food is becoming even more popular overseas, with a constantly expanding array of choices. We asked professionals in the food business about the changes in Japanese cuisine abroad.

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2011.12. 1

004 Judging a Place by Its Cover: a Photographic Portrait of the Town of Books by an Addict

I've not met a bookstore addict more intense than myself. Over the years, several people had mentioned the English town Hay-on-Wye to me. they said; it's a bookstore town, almost every store in the place is a bookstore!

Relay Essay

2011.9. 1

Volunteers from Abroad Reach out to Children in Tohoku

When a major earthquake and tsunami struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Leah, an American woman teaching English in Tokyo, wanted to find some way to help children in stricken area.

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