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"Big in Japan" is the debut single of German synth-pop band Alphaville, from their 1984 album Forever Young. The single was a success in many countries, including West Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. It was also the group's only UK top 75 hit, reachi
Akira (アキラ, stylized as AKIRA in English) is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga, Akira, published from 1982 to 1990.It was translated into more than a dozen languages and adapted into a 1988 anime film and three video games, among other adaptations.
Outside of Japan, Mr. Big are generally considered a one-hit wonder for their single "To Be with You". Big in Japan is an expression that can be used to describe Western (especially North American or European) musical groups who achieve success in Japan but not necessarily in other parts of the world. However, the expression is commonly used ...
Cyberpunk 2077 is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by the Polish studio CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt.Based on Mike Pondsmith's Cyberpunk tabletop game series, the plot is set in the fictional metropolis of Night City, California, within the dystopian Cyberpunk universe.
Japanese cyberpunk generally involves the characters, especially the protagonist, going through monstrous, incomprehensible metamorphoses in an industrial setting. Many of these films have scenes that fall into the experimental film genre; they often involve purely abstract or visual sequences that may or may not relate to the characters and plot.
I Survived a Japanese Game Show, the American version of the Big in Japan franchise format, a 2008–2009 TV show; People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan, a 2021 British comedy film; Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan, a 2005–2006 comic book series by Seth Fisher and Zeb Wells
Big in Japan started off playing gigs around Liverpool, such as Ruffwood School in Kirkby along with Wah! Heat , but most notably at Eric's Club . [ 1 ] Their stage show was unique: lead singer Jayne Casey would perform with a lampshade over her shaved head, guitarist Bill Drummond played in a kilt and bassist Holly Johnson performed in a ...
By the late 1960s, the container transport system had become a major factor in shipping worldwide. In 1967, Nippon Container Terminals, Ltd. (NCT), became the port's (and Japan's) first container terminal operator. That same year, the first container ship to call on a Japanese port was the first such ship handled by NCT. [4]