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The 15th Japan Media Arts Festival showcased award-winning international works in the categories of Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga. Click any image below to see a slideshow of photos from Japan Times Arts editor Mio Yamada.
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Bit by bit Japan is learning how to play the fool and play it well.
In homage to Dragon Ball Z, Japanese high school girls beam themselves up.
Can’t come visit Japan to view the pink canopies of cherry blossoms? Google Street View might be the next best thing.
Girls get up in each other faces .. with some choux cream.
Hey girlfriend. Read me a bedtime story.
Boys’ love manga: no longer just for girls.
A veritable feast for the eyes and, of course, the stomach was served at this year’s Foodex.
People fall asleep everywhere in Tokyo, but this cafe is actually made for it.
Have your cake and eat your ramen, too.
Japan’s new cafes let patrons get up close and cuddly – with birds of prey.
