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Japan’s favorite anti-piracy mascots become fashion models【Video】
Ah, the classic career path from copyright infringement PSAs to the runway. Warning people to not take recordings of feature films in theaters in a charming and memorable way is no small feat. Past...
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NTT wants you to remember the Tohoku Earthquake by remembering the phone...
Can you remember 11 digits 11 years after 3-11? 11 March marked 11 years from the Tohoku Earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu Island and claimed tens...
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Visiting Japan’s trendiest cafeteria, inconveniently located in the heart of...
It’s going to take more than this creepy door to keep us from the cheap food inside. They say that the coolest and most exclusive restaurants usually don’t even have signs out front, because they’re...
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Pokémon baked goods booming in South Korea, boosted further by BTS
Those BTS guys have impeccable taste. If you’ve ever been to the baked goods section of a Japanese supermarket before, you’ve likely come across a range of baked goods such as pancakes and donuts with...
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Japan’s cheapest cardboard bed on the market can be yours for about 5,000 yen
The economics of sleeping on cardboard are trickier than you think. Cardboard beds became big news last year when the Olympics came to Tokyo and everyone thought they were some sort of enforced...
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Former PM Shinzo Abe surprises with a peek at his sweet gaming laptop
I bet he zergs… Ever since he resigned as the Prime Minister of Japan, I’ve become convinced that Shinzo Abe will one day do a gaming livestream. That’s not nearly as crazy as it sounds either, as...
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Objectively cute Japanese baby face factors determined by Osaka University team
Your baby may be cute, but is it scientifically proven cute? Cuteness is easily the most potent weapon in a baby’s arsenal. How else can they make adults succumb to their wills by repeatedly...
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Huge cracks in Tohoku Expressway caused by earthquake fixed the same afternoon
High-speed infrastructure action! In a chilling reminder of the Great Tohoku Earthquake, a major tremor struck the same area at 11:36 p.m. on 16 March, only a few days after the anniversary of the...
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Crowdfunding underway for pants that don’t require underwear
Yes, technically all pants don’t require it, but these do it comfortably. Underwear can sure be a drag sometimes. While the support they offer in certain situations is appreciated, most of the time we...
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Japanese comedian points out good way to spot ghosts during pandemic
The times they are a-changing, but ghosts never do. It’s 2022, and we’ve been putting up with this pandemic for like, what… ten years now? During this prolonged period of malaise it’s hard to find any...
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Road in Chiba plagued by accidents involving shutterbugs seeking...
Chiba-fornia dreamin’ on such a winter’s day. In the city of Sodegaura in Chiba Prefecture there’s a stretch of road along that coast that’s lined with about 100 palm trees. It’s actually a rather...
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Shiso and cherry blossom flavored gin now on sale in Japan
Gin doesn’t get much more Japanese than this. There are lots of unique tastes and textures in Japanese cuisine, and one of my favorite flavors among them has always been shiso. It’s sometimes called...
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Last One Standing brings an entirely new kind of Japanese crime comedy to...
Hit show was the cure for Mr. Sato’s quarantine blues. As we saw earlier, Mr. Sato had recently become quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19. While we’re happy to report that he’s doing just...
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Japan’s supply of Zima runs dry, online resellers take over and jack up prices
Zomething expenzive. A couple months ago we reported on the closure of Molson Coors Japan, the company responsible for supplying the country with the alcoholic beverage Zima. Although the last...
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A look inside the real sauna installed in a city bus: Sabus
Probably the only city bus you can describe as a “hot ride.” One morning, I awoke to some unusual sounds coming from outside. When I peeked out the window I couldn’t believe what I saw. ▼ Sabus! It...
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Japanese government calling on citizens to drink more milk…again
Make me drink more milk once, shame on you… On 28 March, news went out that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is asking that everyone in Japan drink more milk at the behest of the...
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Capsule machine found in Nara with mystery edible insects
Mama always said life is like a capsule of bug food. Normally, when taking a turn of the capsule toy machine, people are filled with the hope of getting a certain item among the random selection...
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Family fun and cattle mutilation collide in the new card game UFO
The perfect game to teach kids about numbers and Ummoism. The “shedding” genre of card games, such as Crazy Eights, has long been enjoyed by people of all ages for its simple gameplay and flexible...
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VR compatible butter “The Sushi Device” on sale now
Unfortunately, no one can be told what The Sushi Device is. You have to see it for yourself. This has become a really thrilling moment in history for the field of butter technology. Just last week we...
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Yokohama man arrested for stealing car navigation system, blames Vladimir Putin
Geopolitics is way more complex than I thought. At around noon on 30 March, someone in the Aoba Ward of Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, spotted a suspicious person rummaging through a parked...
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