Halloween stirs imagination in costume-loving Japan
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A handful of giggling Japanese women wearing devil's horns and cat costumes gather under a giant neon-orange pumpkin outside a Tokyo shopping mall.
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Japan's Tamagotchi virtual pets are set for a new life as movie stars.
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Preparing to adopt a jury-style trials in 2009, Japan is holding mock trials to overcome cultural obstacles.
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An animated movie based on a British children's tale of magic and wizardry has cast a spell over Japanese moviegoers.
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The calendar might say  Labor Day, but holiday weekend moviegoers in North America are  just as likely to be celebrating Halloween -- or, make that  &quot;Halloween,&quot; Rob Zombie&#39;s remake of the 1978 slasher movie.
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When Patrick Barouhiel starting selling Halloween costumes at La Poupee, his party-supply store in Paris' trendy Marais neighborhood a few years ago, most of the buyers were homesick Americans.
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Wednesdayâs performance of âWhat if Saori Had a Party?,â about dreams versus reality, is surprisingly intricate but more artful than engrossing.
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Many Japanese gamers dress up as their favorite characters at the giant convention, where the chance to get hands-on demos of new titles draws huge crowds.
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ven the most-heralded Yankee rookies are hazed. Last September, Hideki Matsui slipped into a leopard-skin suit with a matching wide-brimmed hat.
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Halloween is Sunday, and Hollywood is ready for another weekend of fright.
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The three titans of Japanese animation are all about to unleash monster new films. Watch your back, Shrek. By Charles C. Mann from Wired magazine.
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Halloween is expected to scare up record sales this year as more adults -- and pets -- join in what was once mainly a children's dress-up event, filling a void before the key Christmas shopping season.
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Yes, New England, there is a Santa Claus. And, apparently, an Easter Bunny and a Tooth Fairy.
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Iano Romano (Italy), Nov. 12: It is not a toy, they swear, but a serious piece of police gear, no matter how many Japanese tourists stood at a highway rest stop here snapping away in awe.
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Outlandish garb earns smiles, and hazard pay, for actors willing to dress up as foodstuffs, cartoon characters and power tools.
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Japan tunes in to witness creature's birth.
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Two of Japan&#39;s top  moviemakers are teaming up for a horror project at 20th Century  Fox.