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Cara Clegg

After discovering anime in her early teens, Cara decided she wanted to live in Japan. Of course her parents thought it was just a fad... but 11 years, a university degree in Japanese Studies, and a whole lot of culture shock later, here she is. She currently works a day job whilst writing and translating otome games in the evenings. Her hobbies include anime, manga, sci-fi & fantasy TV shows, and starting countless things that will never get finished.

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Japan Archives offers a (free) trip back through Japanese history via visual media

• Cara Clegg
  Jul 9, 2016
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A new website looks back on 150 years of modern Japanese history in visual format.

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• Japan
• (archive • art • history • Japanese history • photographs)

Gal Gun English collector’s edition includes handy screen wipe shaped like girls’ panties

• Cara Clegg
  Jul 6, 2016

Every game should come with a pair of panties.

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• Japan
• (anime girls • Gal Gun • gaming • panties • PS Vita • PS4)

Sharin no Kuni Kickstarter campaign launches to localize dystopian-themed adult game

• Cara Clegg
  Jun 30, 2016

Another popular visual novel is headed West.

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (anime • eroge • localization • video games • visual novels)

Spicy Japanese potato snack Kara Mucho is now 800% spicier

• Cara Clegg
  May 27, 2016

Blast your taste buds to hell and back this summer with extreme spicy Japanese snacks.

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (japanese snacks • Kara Mucho • potato chips • snacks • spicy)

Plus-size Thai model’s super low-budget prawn cracker cosplay goes viral

• Cara Clegg
  May 26, 2016

This super-cute Thai girl shows there’s no barrier to high fashion!

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• Cute, SE Asia
• (cosplay • fashion • plus size • Sine)

New gaming chair aims to be the ultimate in comfort for Japanese players

• Cara Clegg
  May 21, 2016

This gaming chair will comfortably cradle your butt during long hours in front of the screen, recline when it’s nap time.

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (chair • gaming • gaming chairs • video games)

Japan’s top 10 mobile games account for roughly half of the entire market’s revenue

• Cara Clegg
  May 20, 2016

Survey reveals unique traits of the Japanese mobile gaming market.

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (apps • Japan • mobile games • mobile gaming • RPG)

Japanese freehand tattoo artist’s work ranges from bloody & erotic to delicate & beautiful

• Cara Clegg
  May 17, 2016

Talented freehand tattoo artist combines the unconventional with the traditional.

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• Culture, Japan
• (art • Gakkin • Japanese art • Kyoto • shunga • tattooing • tattoos)

Saikaku’s Edo-era tales of gay samurai love reimagined for a modern audience as Boys Love manga

• Cara Clegg
  May 14, 2016

Saucy Edo-period literature is being brought into the modern era as gay manga.

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• Culture, Entertainment, Japan
• (BL • boys love • homosexuality • Ihara Saikaku • literature • manga • yaoi)

Akihabara’s first capsule hotel for women only set to open later this month

• Cara Clegg
  May 13, 2016

The otaku haven’s first women-only capsule hotel will celebrate its opening with an anime collaboration.

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• Japan, News
• (accommodation • Akihabara • capsule hotel • Ensemble Stars • Japan travel • women only capsule hotel)

Seiko’s blingtastic luxury watch based on Hokusai’s Great Wave costs a pretty yenny

• Cara Clegg
  May 10, 2016

The Japanese watchmaker’s dazzling new timepiece has an incredible price to match.

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• Culture, Japan
• (hokusai • Seiko • The Great Wave • ukiyoe • watch)

Trying Virtual Reality for the first time at Bandai Namco’s VR Experience in Odaiba, Tokyo

• Cara Clegg
  Apr 29, 2016

Two of RocketNews24’s VR virgins get to grips with virtual reality—but does the new technology live up to the hype?

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (Bandai Namco • gaming • HTC Vive • technology • video games • virtual reality • VR)

Build your own micro burger with McDonald’s x Nanoblock collaboration

• Cara Clegg
  Apr 27, 2016

McDonald’s celebrates launch of humongous burger with teeny tiny toys.

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• Cute, Food & Drink, Japan, News
• (Big Mac • burgers • collaboration • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Nanoblock • toys)

Toyota’s wooden concept car serves as a time capsule for generations to come

• Cara Clegg
  Apr 27, 2016

Forget the DeLorean; there’s a new time machine in town.

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• Japan, News
• (cars • concept car • Setsuna • TOYOTA • wood)

As earthquakes rock the region, Kyushu Shinkansen commercial is more poignant than ever【Video】

• Cara Clegg
  Apr 20, 2016

This moving video shows the people of Kyushu on a happier day.

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• Culture, Japan, News
• (commercial • Kumamoto earthquakes • Kyushu • Kyushu earthquakes • shinkansen • video)

Birdie dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend finally arrives on the Japanese PS Store

• Cara Clegg
  Apr 7, 2016

Fowl-themed dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend gets a PS4 and Vita release in Japan at last.

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• Japan
• (dating sim • gaming • Playstation 4 • Playstation Vita • visual novel)

Kidnapped girl escapes from abductor after two years in confinement

• Cara Clegg
  Apr 1, 2016

A girl who was apparently held captive in Tokyo for two years has escaped and been reunited with her family.

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• Japan
• (Ann Saito • crime • kidnapping • news • Saitama)

Let hot moon men lead you to the land of nod in new otome drama CDs

• Cara Clegg
  Mar 30, 2016

Can these hawt anime boys lull you to sleep, or will they keep you up all night?

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• Anime & Manga, Japan
• (drama CD • otome • relaxation • seiyuu • sleep aid)

Win real, natural gemstones at Saitama game center, which boasts over 300 crane games!【Video】

• Cara Clegg
  Mar 30, 2016

Score a real gem in this high-class crane game.

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• Japan
• (crane game • game center • gemstones • prizes • UFO catcher • video)

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