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Hanahana are some of the most elegant and expensive sparklers ever made
Walking through the fireworks rack at a store you can see various rickets and sparklers all decked out in loud colors and cartoon graphics promising the noisiest of evenings in the park. Given the...
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International survey finds that 90% are open to a romantic encounter with a...
Earlier this year South Korea’s largest matchmaking company decided to look abroad and ask the people of countries in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia about their romantic feelings towards...
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Kids’ Hello Kitty Dictionary is surprisingly gritty
Hello Kitty’s reach of product endorsements spreads far and wide like so many whiskers from her pillowy white face. From contact lenses to passenger planes to melons, her adorable ribbon can be seen...
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Tohoku University evicts entire dormitory for rampant drinking, is a zany 80s...
On 15 July, Tohoku University sent eviction notices to all 105 residents of Meizenryo, a student-governed dormitory in Sendai. The school claims that the students violated their “promise to abstain...
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If an onigiri and a cheesegurger had a baby, it’d be a Bakudan Musubi
One of Japan’s most loved snack foods has got to be onigiri. Both a staple of mom’s home cooking and convenience store cuisine, these little balls of rice wrapped in seaweed come in enough flavors and...
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We apply to appear in new Yakuza game, still waiting to hear back from Sega
Since it first began on the PlayStation 2 in 2005, the violent action-adventure series Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) has sold 6.5 million copies around the world. With a new edition of the series in...
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Not getting enough attention with your iPhone? Stick a couple of Iwashitas on it
With the plethora of iPhone cases available, it’s hard to get a truly unique one. Sure you could get one bearing your favorite anime character or sports team’s logo, but those are a dime a dozen and...
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Darth Vader to Japanese dictionary released, selling like Tusken bread
In Japan, learning English is a valuable tool in the business world. Being able to negotiate deals and win customers overseas would make you an attractive asset to any corporation. To truly get ahead,...
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Chinese man pulls off best Cthulhu impersonation ever with live snakes in his...
Liu Yuanfei is a Chinese man in his 50s. If he was your neighbor, you might be surprised enough at how young he looks for his age. However, he has an even more shocking talent that in spite of his...
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Peaches packaged in pairs of panties provoke protests in PRC
It’s summer which means it’s the season for peaches! These sweet and juicy fruits are believed to have originated in China and thrive there to this day, with the Asian nation producing over half of...
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Jerome Le Banner walks old lady across the street even though it would’ve...
Jerome Le Banner is one of K-1’s most prominent fighters. The 190cm (6’3″) and 120kg (265lbs) mountain of muscle is intimidating looking to say the least. With nicknames such as Hyper Battle Cyborg,...
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Dashboard camera captures the fear and chaos of Kaohsiung’s deadly gas explosion
In Southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City in the late night of 31 July and early morning of 1 August a series of explosions broke out over a wide area. A pipeline carrying gaseous petrochemical feedstock...
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Wakayama man arrested for attaching underwear to cars of women he doesn’t know
It tends to be the smaller crimes that are the most baffling to understand. Fraud, murder, or theft all tend to come about from a certain human ambition for money or power. However, when a bunch of...
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Women’s sumo: slightly less traditional, but maybe even more fun than the...
Although Japan has several martial arts that could claim to be national sports, few are quite as distinctive as sumo. With its massive yet lightning-fast athletes who must live a strict and...
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Kyoto man arrested after calling victim to apologize for assault
On 4 June at around 11pm bridal store employee, Eisuke Himoto, allegedly approached a 30-year-old woman on her way home from her part-time job. According to police, he called out to her asking, “Why...
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Yamaha releases engine-to-Japanese translation app, we peer into the minds of...
Translation apps are very popular for people visiting foreign lands. With only internet access and a tap of the finger you can convey “I swallowed a june bug” in any number of languages like Spanish...
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Finally guys can get the support they need at night with the Floral Goodnight...
Men’s undergarments that were traditionally used by women such as bras shouldn’t be shocking news if you’re a regular reader of this site. However, there appear to be many still surprised by them...
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Hello Kitty producers appear to be losing touch with reality
For around four decades Sanrio has been pumping out character merchandise at an increasing rate. Headlined by Japanese kawaii icon Hello Kitty, they boast hundreds of characters, some of which thrive...
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Yo-Kai Watches selling out everywhere, resourceful kids and parents make...
Japan doesn’t have the hectic Christmas shopping season of adults head-locking and price-gouging each other for the season’s hot toy. Still, every once in a while an item gets so huge that a sudden...
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Twitter user shows us how to make your own pet Japanese giant hornet
It’s summer again in Japan which means it’s time for nature’s little nightmares to come pay us a visit. I’m talking of course about the Japanese giant hornet (ōsuzumebachi) a four-by-six-centimeter...
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