I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

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Disney and Lucasfilm kicked off their annual fan convention Star Wars Celebration in Japan in the early hours of this morning ...

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BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 gains more than 3% early Tuesday after dropping more than 7% a day earlier.

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