In response to a surge in the reckless operation of electric kick scooters, the police have begun efforts to provide Tokyo-based Luup, Inc., the largest e-scooter sharing service, with information on ...

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Close to the site where 16th-century warlord Oda Nobunaga met his end, famous spring water still gushes steadily from the eaves of a dyeing workshop in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto.

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Hayao Miyazaki discusses the symbolism behind Spirited Away's enigmatic character No-Face, 25 years after the film's release.

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Kim Ung-Yong became famous in the 1960s as a child prodigy, but the truth about his later life is more difficult to verify.

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