Anime

Anime is an abbreviation of the word “animation”. Outside Japan, the term most popularly refers to animation originating in Japan.

Manga

Outside of Japan, it refers specifically to Japanese comics originally published in Japan, or works derivative of the style. Native Japanese are often unaware of the use of Manga to refer to Japanese comics specifically.

Hentai

Hentai is a Japanese word that can mean “change of shape”, “abnormality” or “metamorphosis”. However, in slang situations it often means “perverted”

Drifting (Tokyo Drift)

Drifting originated in Japan. Motorcycling legend turned driver, Kunimitsu Takahashi was the foremost creator of drifting techniques in the 1970s.


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Publish Date: December 31, 1969

The Tokyo fest is the last major feature of CoFesta, an umbrella event covering 16 confabs devoted to music, games, comicbooks, TV shows and pics that will kick off with the Tokyo Game Show on either Sept. 24 or 25. …

Airfares and Travel » Blog Archive Tokyo Fancy Sights and Attractions

Publish Date: December 31, 1969

Tokyo’s best fashion designers and shops fill its streets, with the requisite restaurants, bars and other entertainment locales. Trying to find accommodation in the three districts of Tokyo offers the tourist a host of options. …

Vertical Weblog · Tokyo Bureaucrats Love to Swing

Publish Date: December 31, 1969

“The city of Tokyo is very proud of this band,” said Katsuya Abe, an entertainment producer who helped organize the trip. “It is almost like rooting for your own Olympic team.” At Birdland, wives of band members sat at the bar near the …

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