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Japanese TV show invokes Hitler as motivator
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Japanese TV show invokes Hitler as motivator

Prime-time broadcast explains how to use Nazi mannerisms to succeed
Middle-aged rockers rule Tokyo's live music scene
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Middle-aged rockers rule Tokyo's live music scene

J-pop is synonymous with bubblegum-sweet idol girls, but a rock renaissance is bubbling beneath the poppy surface of Tokyo's music scene
Teresa Teng dolls set to become collector items
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Teresa Teng dolls set to become collector items

Singer Teresa Teng gets the Japanese doll treatment for an exhibition in Taipei
Verbal and Yoon: Tokyo’s ultimate fashion power couple
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Verbal and Yoon: Tokyo’s ultimate fashion power couple

How MC Verbal, with the help of his artist wife Yoon, went from a baggy-panted rapper to Tokyo's premier style icon
Japan's holographic rock star -- Miku Hatsune
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Japan's holographic rock star -- Miku Hatsune

Virtual idol Miku Hatsune has gone from a character marketing voice synthesizing software to a full blown pop star -- pretty clever for a hologram
Cybernetic pop singer debuts in Tokyo
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Cybernetic pop singer debuts in Tokyo

If you thought most pop groups today are robotic clones of each other, wait till you see this
Idols going global: Morning Musume's worldwide renaissance
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Idols going global: Morning Musume's worldwide renaissance

International interest in anime and games opens the door for Japan's revered idol groups overseas
The most underappreciated Japanese music of the last decade
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The most underappreciated Japanese music of the last decade

Ignore the popularity contest of the Oricon charts. These are the last decade's best musical works that the Japanese media forgot to get excited about
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