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Tag: Japan

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Japanese Toys Between World War I and II

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 2, 2019

Tin Battleship, the 1920s The years between World War I and II were a time…

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The First Toy Robots

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 19, 2019

Science Fiction and its impact on play has probably been an under-considered aspect of 20th-century…

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  • Asia

Toys R Us Asia; New Owners and Robust Expansion Plans

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 20, 2018

Here is some good news. Toys R Us Asia has finalized its new ownership. According…

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Hello Kitty Bullet Train; Yes, It’s Real

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 24, 2018

Here in the U.S. we can't even get a bullet train. In Japan, they are…

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  • Events

Licensing Expo Japan

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 9, 2017

Licensing Expo Japan is coming in April. To find out more about it, I spoke…

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  • Events

Tokyo Toy Show; Diverse Marketing Reports

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 16, 2016

Steve Starobinsky is Vice President of Marketing and Product Discovery at Diverse Marketing. He attended…

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Japanese Toy Designs from the Late 19th and Early 20th Century

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 28, 2015

Here are some wonderful images I found on the BibliOdyssey website of late 19th and early 20th…

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  • Books

Pokemon’s Scary Ancestors

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 24, 2015

Umibozu, sea monsters Pokemon characters are the sweet descendants of traditional, Japanese ghosts and monsters.…

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Toy Sapiens

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 8, 2015

Toy Sapiens, the Hot Toys flagship store, is a cool toy store in Tokyo with…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Work and Play in Japan; Cosplay, Dark Suits and Arcades

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 8, 2014

Street Scene in Akihabara One of the joys of visiting another country on business is…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Japan’s Population Decline Accelerates

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 6, 2012

Any industry that bases its business on youth has to pay attention to birthrates.  That…

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