Katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script.
The Thirteen Buddhas is a Japanese grouping of Buddhist deities, particularly in the Shingon and Tendai sects of Buddhism. The deities are, in fact, not only Buddhas, but also include bodhisattvas. In Shingon services, lay followers recite a devotional mantra to each figure, though in Shingon practice, disciples will typically devote themselves to only one, depending on what the teacher assigns. The chanting of the mantras of the Thirteen Buddhas is a basic practice followed by Shingon and Tendai lay followers. They are also important in funeral and apotropaic / protective rituals.
Taiwanese kana is a katakana-based writing system that was used to write Taiwanese Hokkien when the island of Taiwan was under Japanese rule. It functioned as a phonetic guide to hanzi, much like furigana in Japanese or Zhuyin fuhao in Chinese. There were similar systems for other languages in Taiwan as well, including Hakka and Formosan languages.
Megamasso was a Japanese visual kei rock band. Their sound was lively and upbeat, with a unique mix of punk, piano ballads and pop rock.
Super Formation Soccer 96: World Club Edition is the last Super Famicom release of the original Super Formation Soccer video game. It was released exclusively in Japan in 1996.
The South Manchuria Railway operated a wide variety of locomotives and powered railcars, as well as non-powered passenger and freight cars, initially of foreign manufacture, but later almost all equipment was manufactured in Japan and Manchukuo.
Ultraman Taiga The Movie is a 2020 Japanese superhero kaiju film, serving as the sequel and film adaptation of the 2019 Ultra Series television series Ultraman Taiga. The film originally scheduled to release in Japanese theaters on March 6, 2020 but was withdrawn at the height of COVID-19 pandemic. A month after Japan lifted the state of emergency, the film was given a new release date of August 7, 2020.