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Website Prototype 1000 is a beautiful collection of products that don’t exist...
In need of an inspiration boost? Come browse the zany yet brilliant ideas of artist Neji Sato in his website Prototype 1000. This website has actually been around for quite some time. According to the...
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Mr. Sato visits the mystical atmosphere of Japan’s Yabuzuka Quarry Ruins
Our reporter ventures deep into the heartlands of Japan to find this hidden landmark. Gumna Day is celebrated on 28 October by those who are aware of its existence, and one such person is our own Mr....
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Couriers scare off yakuza members pretending to be yakuza members
One of the gangsters reportedly admitted, “I have never met anyone as tough as those deliverymen.” On 12 June, a pair of Sagawa Express couriers was making a delivery at an office complex in Tokyo’s...
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Try our crappy lifehack for “better BMs”
Our writer Yuichiro Wasai recently had a life-changing experience regarding the way he poops and now he wants to share it with the world. This trick will likely not be new to a lot of people, but even...
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Doshisha’s retro LCD TV even comes with functioning clicking channel knob...
The forgotten tactile pleasure of turning a clicky dial to change the television channel can be had again! In this era of touchscreens, voice controls, and brainwave reading technology, there seems to...
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We try out a 4 million yen guitar, also try to keep pants dry
Seiji Nakazawa has trouble keeping his continence in check as he strums on a guitar worth more than some people make in a year. Last weekend in Tokyo the Musical Instruments Fair rolled into Tokyo...
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We spend Culture Day in prison, food was arguably better than Yoshinoya
This Culture Day, our reporter Yuichiro Wasai went straight to Fuchu Prison. He did not pass Go. He did not collect 200 dollars. Some guy once said something about a culture being measured by how well...
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Serial foot licker apprehended in Kyoto after 30-minute lick-attack
Kyoto Police nearly close the case on one of Kyoto’s more disgusting crime sprees. At approximately midnight on 23 July a woman in her twenties was walking past a parking lot in the Fushimi Ward of...
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The battle over 11/11 is underway in Japan: Pocky vs every other business
Known traditionally as “Pocky Day” in Japan, 11 November may become “Good Shopping Day” before long. As we have covered in the past, the date 11/11 is widely known as Pocky Day in honor of one of...
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USJ stops rollercoaster partway through to remove one high school rider who...
For an amusement park, Universal Studios Japan does not play around. Business has been booming for Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in the past few years, thanks to an overall increase in foreign tourism...
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North Korea requests China refrain from calling leader “Fatty Kim III”
This reportedly official demand from North Korea begs the question: is body-shaming always wrong? According to the Apple Daily in Hong Kong, on 10 November a request was made by North Korea to China....
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New Famicom Mini commercial emulates original 1983 Famicom ad but with...
Thirty games isn’t all the Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer is reviving. Let’s take a trip back to 1983. A young Michael Jackson wowed the world with his trademark moonwalk for the first time on...
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Man found innocent of molesting charges by claiming he was pickpocketing
Suspect denies touching victim for sexual reasons because he was “actually” trying to rob someone else. According to the defendant’s testimony in Osaka District Court, he was riding a crowded train on...
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What is the hottest age group for women? Our Japanese writer investigates
RocketNews24’s P.K. Sanjun goes in search of the overall ages where women are at their hottest. His finds both surprised him and proved a little controversial. One day, while P.K. was snacking on a...
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Elderly motorists in Japan given option to “graduate from driving” to prevent...
The government probably does realize they aren’t fooling anyone with this. If you’ve been following the news in Japan in recent weeks you will no doubt have heard several stories about elderly drivers...
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Top 3 most feared customers according to former phone sales rep
Who beats out religious proponents and yakuza for the most feared customer to encounter at a mobile phone counter? Many stores cater to certain types of customers: perfume counters are likely to deal...
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Beep beep! Mr. Sato Car coming through! 【Pics】
You might see RocketNews24’s itasha, the Mr. Sato Car, driving through your neighborhood. Just follow the sounds of people retching! Fans of Japanese pop culture are likely familiar with the itasha,...
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Mr. Sato gets surprised with the Mr. Sato Car for his birthday
Usually people would be happy to get a car for their birthday, but in this case we were giving Mr. Sato even odds that he might punch us. As you may recall from our previous article, our writer P.K....
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This Kentucky Fried Chicken Day we investigate the rumored “custom ordering”
We discover that it is possible to order thighs, breasts, or whatever piece of chicken you want in your bucket of Original Recipe KFC, but there are rules. Did you know that 21 November is Kentucky...
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Two men arrested for extorting over three million yen from someone they saw...
The two suspects are seen as the latest entrepreneurs in Japan’s burgeoning field of “Voyeur Hunting.” According to Tokyo Metro Police, on 8 November, 22-year-old Masashi Nakamura and 20-year-old...
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