"Nylon" is an arbitrary word with no meaning, though the symbols NY in its chemical name may have suggested the word. During WW2, some believed it was an acronym of "Now you lousy Nips!" as they said it hurt Japan's silk industry.

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Celebrate and support by picking up Blood Ties from the Wikid Store. Created by , the story follows a young African man trained by a ninja clan to seek revenge against Japan's shogun, Oda Nobunaga.

https://t.co/NfbreAGyZn

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Japan's most famous horse is Matsukaze, the Wind in the Pines. An untameable horse, it took the untameable Maeda Keiji to conquer the horse. When at last Keiji died of old age after a lifetime in the field, Matsukaze escaped, riding into the wilds of history.

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Grab a bite to eat at Japan's biggest, best and funkiest art okonomiyaki restaurant Sakura Tei !
Open daily from 11-8pm!

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【GAME/SPOT】Japan's Poké Lid project lays down new manhole covers in Nara Prefecture.

English: https://t.co/wZyg4IDOSw
繁体字: https://t.co/qxU5AkG1ue

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Art book New Retro Illustrations worships Japan's booming years https://t.co/ynIpJX9W4y

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A new illustration book from Eguchi Hisashi, one of Japan's most celebrated illustrators of female characters, based on his 2018-2020 art exhibition ---> https://t.co/eURYhNtk0b

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Japan's latest hit TCG—#GateRuler—is getting a US/Eng release on APRIL 30

Gate Ruler is by designer Yoshimasa Ikeda () & will be released by Force of Will Inc. Itll be the 3rd new CCG to hit US in 2021

Heres a quick look at some of the Japanese cards:

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'Demon Slayer: Mugen Train' surges to $342.5M at Japan's box office 📈

26.2M people have seen the film

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After 3 MONTHS at the top of Japan's box office charts, Demon Slayer has been DETHRONED! 😈

https://t.co/EpSGNFlPHT

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The is part of a joined project between and , Japan's largest department store group, to celebrate the festive season with their 2020 holiday season campaign: https://t.co/vbriPv4fT7

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Mitsuoka is best known for its pastiche models like the Nissan Micra-based Viewt, but in 1996 it became Japan's 10th recognised manufacturer with the launch of the Zero1, a roadster inspired by the Lotus/Caterham Seven, and using Mazda MX-5 mechanicals.

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She deviates from the source material pretty wildly, but there's just something about Japan's Dejah Thoris.

Yes, I'm talking about the pillows.

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ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 第4期 祝25周年🥳
第4期が大好きで、つい描いた💕✍️

[GEGEGE NO KITARO] Japanese national animation. Like TMNT, many works have been made by updating the age.
Japan's "YOUKAI" culture was passed down to the next generation by this animation.

Continue to the tree…↓

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Tifa + Makoto sketch. JRPG stands for "Japan's Righteous Punch Girls"

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🐩Please welcome aceofjapan and enjoy a preview of their Paws!!! on Ice-Poodle edition art!

See more of aceofjapan's work:
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https://t.co/X3Zn4MHM6v

🎉Paws!!! on Ice is available for pre-order here ➡ https://t.co/OnbgIzcoVm

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Happy birthday to Japan's

"Shiranui Mai, mairi masu!" 🇯🇵🥇

(Art by )

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train is now Japan's highest grossing film of all time!

The movie has earned 32,478,895,850 yen with 24,049,907 admissions over the span of 73 days!
(via )

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