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Hay fever got you down? Cheer up, you get to eat some yogurt with orange peels!
Ah, spring: that season which is supposed to be a pleasantly warm and sunny break from the bitter cold instead makes millions of allergy sufferers feel like they have invisible daddy longlegs of fire...
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Tokyo, Osaka limited Gintama shops to sell limited edition merch for a...
In honor of the return of historical-sci-fi-comedy anime Gintama to television screens across Japan, Namco announced the opening of three shops in Tokyo and Osaka starting on April 18. The...
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Lamb with the face of a grumpy old man born in Russia
Blasius Lavrentiev, a sheep farmer in the village of Chirka, Dagestan received a surprise when his ewe gave birth to a one-of-a-kind bundle of surliness. As you can plainly see this young lamb appears...
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Lemon or dirt flavored? Lemongina is the blue dress of the soft drink world...
The French carbonated orange drink Orangina has been widely accepted in Japan as one of the top sodas. In fact Japanese beverage company Suntory now owns the beverage in all Asian and European...
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We try some chicken ramen-flavored ice cream at Chikira-House in Osaka
Alongside Kit Kat bars, carbonated beverages, and potato chips, ice cream is one food Japanese flavor engineers love to monkey with. In the past we’ve seen frozen desserts flavored with great tastes...
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Kung-fu rugby invades Hong Kong Sevens 2015
I have fond memories of going to the old Harlem Globetrotter games to watch all the sports-themed hijinks and hilarity of Curly, Twiggy, and the rest of the gang. Even though my father would later lose...
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This Chinese PSA is an unsettling head trip
I was a little bummed to learn today that David Lynch was pulling himself out of the new Twin Peaks series. Luckily, at the exact same time I came across something to satiate the macabre void left by...
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Guangzhou City to allow co-workers and neighbors to give consent for other...
On 3 April Guangzhou City in Guangdong Province, China, announced some changes to their organ donation laws. These changes will allow people beyond the immediate family to give permission to harvest a...
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Haisu Tian paints gorgeous rolling hills and streams with rolling skates
Haisu Tian is a Chinese artist based in the USA where she studies for her master’s degree in fine art. Originally from a strict background in Chinese traditional painting, she has since begun to...
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Man commits hit-and-run on way to mother’s house, later discovers victim was...
Karma struck China’s Wuhu City last weekend as a man who made the fatal decision to flee the scene of an accident later discovered that his victim was his own mother. Sadly, by the time he had made...
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Three foreign tourists arrested for molestation in Japan after thinking it...
Given the size and longevity of the adult entertainment industry, it’s safe to say that such products serve a purpose in societies everywhere. However, one purpose for which adult videos should never...
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Father develops simple method to make cranky toddlers into productive little...
Any parent knows that getting children to stick to a basic daily routine can be difficult. Sure you might occasionally find an infant who for some reason just loves brushing their teeth or waxing the...
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River in China turned into carpet of green leaves
This beautiful yet unsettling scene took place in Huizhou City recently as countless little green plants began rapidly sprouting up in the river giving it the appearance of a lush green meadow. This...
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They just don’t make Japanese food delivery people like they used to
Times always change. New things come and old things fade away. Depending on your age and location you may have some fond memory of milk being delivered by a horse-drawn carriage or going to a so-called...
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The legality of adding free green onions to your ramen
Lots of restaurants offer condiments for customers to use freely, but how “freely” are they actually meant to be used. For example, one ramen shop in Japan had a poster offering to let customers take...
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Fly a Nimbus and launch a Kamehameha at the “Dragon Ball in Science”...
Last summer the Dragon Ball in Science exhibition hit Nagoya amid much fanfare and celebration. Participants were encouraged to immerse themselves in the world of Dragon Ball as reproduced by modern...
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Eat like a supermodel with Rola’s Apple and Avocado Dishes 【Recipe】
One of Japanese most popular TV personalities is Rola, a fashion model of mixed Bengali, Japanese, and Russian descent. If you live in Japan you’ve undoubtedly seen her on TV or billboard...
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Chinese company Ninebot buys out Segway
It’s hard to imagine life before 2002 when the Segway standing scooter thing hit the scene completely revolutionized the way we get about, just like everyone predicted it would. Its staggering success...
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McDonald’s Japan faces largest deficit ever, closing 190 stores and retiring...
We have said it many times: 2014 was not a good year for McDonald’s in Japan. Ever since being involved in an expired chicken scandal last summer, the Japanese public at large has held a grudge so...
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Shiba inu way too proud of its new pee pad
A Twitter user recently reported their pet dog as being overly pleased about its acquisition of a new pee pad. The shiba inu was reportedly swaggering around the toilet-device and looking “a little...
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