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Step inside the cute and sometimes dark world of Chiikawa in Tokyo (opens the original)
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Japan gave the world Hello Kitty and Pokemon. Now another cast of cute characters has become nearly impossible to miss across the country. Chiikawa and its animal-like friends appear on everything from toys and stationery to snacks and clothing, and fans can step inside their strange and sometimes surprisingly dark world at Chiikawa Park in Tokyo. The indoor attraction in Ikebukuro re-creates scenes from the popular comic series and combines photo opportunities, games and interactive exhibits wi
Step inside the cute and sometimes dark world of Chiikawa in Tokyo (opens the original)
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A visitor poses with Usagi at Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. (Hana Kusumoto/Stars and Stripes) Japan gave the world Hello Kitty and Pokemon. Now another cast of cute characters has become nearly impossible to miss across the country. Chiikawa and its animal-like friends appear on everything from toys and stationery to snacks and clothing, and fans can step inside their strange and sometimes surprisingly dark world at Chiikawa Park in Tokyo. The indoor attraction in Ikebukuro re-cre
Aircraft incident briefly shutters shared military-civilian runway in Japan (opens the original)
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An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 20, 2026. (Cecilia Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps) By HANA KUSUMOTO and JANIQUA ROBINSON STARS AND STRIPES MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — An aircraft incident shut the runway at this U.S. base south of Hiroshima for nearly an hour Tuesday, disrupting commercial flights that share the airfield, U.S. and Japanese officials said. The air station’s Air Rescue and Firefighting u
Japanâs Defense Ministry requests record $55.6 billion to fund ânew ways of fightingâ (opens the original)
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A Japanese V-22 Osprey flies over Mount Fuji alongside an U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B tiltrotor on March 17, 2022. (Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon/U.S. Marine Corps) TOKYO â Japanâs Defense Ministry on Monday asked for a record-high 8.9 trillion yen for the coming fiscal year, about $55.6 billion, with the cost of about 100 items left blank. The proposed spending plan â the 15th consecutive yearly increase â seeks an outlay for ânew ways of fighting,â including artificial intelligence, unmanned
US, Japan step in after sailor leaves without paying bodily injury victims (opens the original)
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Zushi, a popular beach near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, is pictured on March 22, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) By HANA KUSUMOTO and ALEX WILSON STARS AND STRIPES YOKOSUKA, Japan — Four years after a U.S. sailor injured four people at a beach south of Tokyo, the victims have received about half of their court-ordered compensation from the U.S. government, while Japan is expected to cover the rest, according to their attorney. The U.S. paid the victims about $53,500 on Aug. 12, attorn
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