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40 votes
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Nintendo and The Pokemon Company file lawsuit against Pocketpair for Palworld
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CO2 turned into fuel: Japan’s scientists convert captured carbon into green fuel
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Travel recommendations for Japan
Hey Everyone, My partner and I are headed on a spontaneous trip to Japan in a few weeks and looking for suggestions. We've heard some great things about Piss Alley and Golden Gai in tokyo, as well...
Hey Everyone,
My partner and I are headed on a spontaneous trip to Japan in a few weeks and looking for suggestions. We've heard some great things about Piss Alley and Golden Gai in tokyo, as well as the fish markets, and got really excited about the southern island of Kyushu after watching a video from Huckberry. We're hoping to get out of cities for the most part and into nature/sleepier towns, are able to rent a car but would love to explore as much as we can on trains/bikes, and are really excited about the culture/food/onsens. Really excited to hear about anything you'd recommend based on that or really anything that knocked your socks off!!! Thanks!
25 votes -
Is Toyota's decision a surprise?
6 votes -
10+ things to know about The Great Wave
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In Japan, nearly 4,000 who died alone at home not found for over a month
25 votes -
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader
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Dow Jones drops 864 points, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 amid US economy worries
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Japanese stocks rebound after global sell-off; US futures edge up
19 votes -
The race for next generation submarines - ageing fleets, innovation, and undersea dominance
16 votes -
Japan orders ‘drastic reforms’ for Toyota after fresh certification violations
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In historic move, US to upgrade military command structure in Japan
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson arrested on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan in Greenland
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MILGRAM: An interactive Japanese music project
So this is pretty different from the typical stuff on here. I want to share an interactive music project that showed up on my YouTube feed called MILGRAM. It's produced by Deco*27, a popular...
So this is pretty different from the typical stuff on here. I want to share an interactive music project that showed up on my YouTube feed called MILGRAM. It's produced by Deco*27, a popular Vocaloid/Utauite, and Yamanaka Takuya, a member of the band The Oral Cigarettes who's also been a key figure in producing some anime and video games (Caligula Effect is a major one). This could probably fit into ~anime too, but this is specifically a music project so I figured this is the best place for it.
To quote the MILGRAM wiki:
MILGRAM, established April 2020, is an ongoing interactive music project by DECO*27 and Takuya Yamanaka.
The premise is that there are 10 prisoners residing in the Milgram Prison; they have all committed "murder". Over time, their mental images will be projected into a music video, containing hints and clues hidden in it. With these videos in mind, it is up to you to find out the truth behind their actions and deem whether they should be forgiven (innocent) or not (guilty).
In Milgram, there's a three trial system. Each prisoner will have 3 different MVs. For each video, you will be able to vote on their verdict (for the specific prisoner). Dependant on their previous verdict, their trial will change it's direction. Keep this in mind when you vote!
I like songs that tell stories, and MILGRAM definitely fits that criteria. I haven't finished listening to all of the songs released yet, but it's fun to watch the music videos while searching for clues to whatever murders they committed. Sometimes it's fairly obvious from the first video and lyrics. Other times, we're doing a lot of extrapolation. If you didn't know the context of the overall project, a couple of the songs and videos seem pretty typical for their musical genre. Just look at the top comment of that one: "imagine my confusion clicking onto a seemingly cute and catchy song only to scroll down and see people talking about abortion, murder and death??"
Even without that context though, I think all of the songs and music videos can stand on their own. I wouldn't have realized they were part of a series if they didn't mention "X Trial Music Video" in the title. The songs span multiple genres, ranging from rock to J-pop to metal to... I guess more jazzy and classical/blues? Not sure how exactly to classify that last one, the music video has my brain biased towards seeing it as a "musical theater song". Anyways, there's probably a little bit of something for everyone, and all of them are incredibly well done. I've been playing Undercover in particular on loop, and the melodies of a couple others have gotten stuck in my head.
Currently, the second trial/season recently wrapped up, and no word on when the third season/trial will start releasing, so the interactive aspect is currently on pause. But I figured this might be a fun rabbit hole for some others to go into. And there's some emphasis on it being a rabbit hole. There's a lot of related content like voice dramas and a Japanese mobile app that provide additional context. The wiki I linked at least has translated transcripts for the voice dramas and interrogations, and some of the messages on the app. Meanwhile, the music videos have some Japanese text that's left untranslated, but have YouTube comments mentioning rough translations. Basically, the music videos are just the surface of the story.
Mainly though? I just want to share some cool music and music videos. So I hope someone here enjoys this as much as I am!
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Shinichiro Watanabe and the two-shot dynamic
14 votes -
Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines
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Japan's mini kei truck sales surge in US despite safety concerns
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The strange origin story behind Akira's megacity, Neo Tokyo
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Orange juice crisis hits consumers in Japan
14 votes -
Red Lobster | Bankrupt
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BABYMETAL - Brand New Day feat. Tim Henson and Scott LePage from Polyphia (Live at FOX_FEST, 2024)
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TETRIS: Heavenly Scrolls (1989)
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TDK claims insane energy density in solid-state battery breakthrough
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Japanese automakers Toyota, Mazda, Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki caught cheating on certification tests
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Toyota’s bet on hybrids was mocked, then vindicated. Now it’s trying to repeat the trick with an unlikely bet on the combustion engine.
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A socialist critique of Kohei Saito’s “start from scratch” degrowth communism
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Kabosu, the beloved Shiba-Inu behind the Doge meme, passes away at 18
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The land that doesn’t need Ozempic
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Emoji history: The missing years
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Opinion: Japan is haunted by a return to emerging-economy status
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Japan’s “Wasan” mathematical tradition: Surprising discoveries in an age of seclusion
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Sominsai: The end of a 1200-year-old festival
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Japan intervenes after Yen slides against the Dollar
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Mount Fuji view to be blocked as tourists overcrowd popular photo spot
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PewDiePie takes me bouldering in Tokyo
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Manga’s dark side: An interview with filmmaker Sybilla Patrizia
12 votes -
Why Frank Lloyd Wright was so good
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Tokyo starts ride-hailing service — but it may not be what you expect
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Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN (2024)
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Hawaii-born sumo champion Akebono Taro dies of heart failure at the age of 54 in Japan
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The dark reality of Japanese host clubs
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Is Japan’s pachinko industry in decline?
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The mysterious life and questionable claims of Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter
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Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in twenty-five years kills at least nine
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Kyoto Animation arsonist given death penalty over 2019 mass murder
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Travelling to Japan for eleven days in May. Stay in Kyoto or Osaka other than Tokyo?
Heading to Japan with my wife for the first time in May. We're having trouble deciding whether to stay in Osaka or Kyoto. We'll stay in Tokyo for about 5 days and then Osaka or Kyoto. Not...
Heading to Japan with my wife for the first time in May. We're having trouble deciding whether to stay in Osaka or Kyoto. We'll stay in Tokyo for about 5 days and then Osaka or Kyoto.
Not interested much in nightlife or partying. But we do enjoy a good cocktail bar and good food. Also planning a day trip to Nara. Any other recommendations about day trips along with any other tips would be appreciated. The amount of places to explore in Japan seem to be endless and I am quite sure we will be planning multiple trips in the future.
But I want this one to be special because it is also our first wedding anniversary. Thanks guys.
27 votes -
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court rules
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HIDARI: The Stop-Motion Samurai Film
8 votes