'Geek girl' forges unique, global style
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Artist, model and DJ Julie Watai has found ways to take the Akihabara "otaku" culture and make it her own, mostly through the success of her photography that has resonated with fans overseas for being unique, but still somehow very Japanese.
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AirAsia aims to fly to U.S. west coast via Japan by 2020
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Airbnb announced its new strategy for Japan
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The Trump-Kim summit
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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have met in Singapore, where the two talked one-on-one and signed an agreement that included the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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