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Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season

• Master Blaster
  5 minutes ago
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As if driving in Japan isn’t hard enough.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • commendations • drinking culture in Japan • Driving in Japan • law • rojo nekomi • taxis • Tokyo • traffic accidents • year end parties)

41.5 percent of surveyed Japanese middle schoolers don’t think more immigration benefits society

• Casey Baseel
  8 hours ago

This isn’t a cut-and-dry case of Japanese kids simply becoming more socially conservative, though.

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• Japan
• (COK • foreigners in Japan • immigration • internationalism • society • survery • xenophobia)

Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter

• Casey Baseel
  10 hours ago

A high-tech part of Tokyo gets some high-tech help in addressing an overtourism problem and responding to a common traveler complaint.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • Japan travel • litter • overtourism • Tokyo • tourism • trash • trash cans • travel)

Why people in Japan hardly ever say “sayonara,” and what they say instead

• Casey Baseel
  12 hours ago

Everyone knows that sayonara means goodbye in Japanese, but goodbye in Japan doesn’t always mean you need to say it.

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• Japan
• (COK • culture • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • society)

Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more

• Casey Baseel
  19 hours ago

With tourists’ and residents’ feelings about minpaku racing in opposite directions, wards add new local ordinances onto national laws.

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• Japan
• (Airbnb • COK • hotels • Japan travel • Kita Ward • minpaku • overtourism • private lodging rentals • shinjuku • short-term rentals • society • Taito Ward • tourism • travel)

Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers

• Master Blaster
  22 hours ago

Godzilla films are famous for their subtlety and require complete concentration.

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• Japan
• (end credits • etiquette • Godzilla • Godzilla-0.0 • movie theaters • movies • politeness • restrooms)

America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  yesterday

The Straw Hat Pirates have dropped anchor in Los Angeles.

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• Japan, USA
• (anime • Los Angeles • manga • Mugiwara Store • One Piece • One Piece Mugiwara Store)

Japanese convenience store offering chance to have your shopping be effectively free for one day

• Casey Baseel
  yesterday

Family Mart offering random reimbursements of up to 100,000 yen (US$630).

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • Fami Pay • Family mart • Japanese convenience stores)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Potato Soupuccino that’s said to be more than just soup

• Oona McGee
  yesterday

New “self-care soup” blurs the line between soup and cappuccino.

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• Japan
• (autumn • drinks • food • limited edition • potato • potatoes • seasonal • seasonal menu • seasonal specials • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Katsuya takes perhaps a little too much liberty with its take on a Niigata soul food

• Krista Rogers
  yesterday

We might be just a little bit saucy about this double-sauced version of a classic local specialty dish.

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• Japan
• (aigake • COK • katsudon • katsuraisu • Katsuya • Nagaoka • Niigata • original creation • sauce • SNJO • tonkatsu)

Amazing Japanese yogurt spoon scoops up every last drop of dairy effortlessly

• Krista Rogers
  yesterday

While the rest of the world is scraping away at their yogurt containers, we’re keeping things cultured with our new favorite spoon.

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• Japan
• (Chichiyasu • COK • easy • gadget • kitchen • Marna • shopping • SNJO • spoon • yogurt)

Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator

• Casey Baseel
  2 days ago

Tetsuo Hara shows he can draw for both blood-soaked martial arts action and Pokémon.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • Fist of the North Star • illustration • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Pokémon Trading Card Game.Tetsuo Hara • trading card games • video games)

Japanese hoodie for cat-loving gamers will keep you and your feline friend warm and fuzzy [Pics]

• Casey Baseel
  2 days ago

Meowgaroo Hoodie 3’s clever design points mean you don’t have to choose between playing with your cat and playing your games.
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• Japan
• (anmals • bibi lab • Bibilab • cats • cool.clever • crazy • fashion • hoodies • pets • roomwear • sweatshirts • video games • weird)

Kenshi Yonezu’s Lemon hits 1 billion views on YouTube and he’s still not quite sure why

• Master Blaster
  2 days ago

He handed life a ‘Lemon.’

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• Japan
• (Kenshi Yonezu • lemon • music • songs • songwriting • views • YouTube)

New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  2 days ago

Every Pokémon Trainer needs a hat, right?

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• Japan
• (anime • caps • fashion • hats • manga • new era • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war

• Casey Baseel
  3 days ago

Sibling ward rivalry doesn’t need solid ground for its bragging-rights battlefield.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • crazy • funny • sumida • Sumida River • Taito • Tokyo • tug of war • video • weird)

Hello Kitty ready to keep you company in the bathroom with new dessert-aroma Sanrio toilet paper

• Casey Baseel
  3 days ago

It’s like a skating party in your bathroom, and all your Sanrio friends are invited.

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• Japan
• (Cinnamoroll • crazy • cute • Hello Kitty • housewares • Kuromi • My Melody • Pompompurin • Sanrio • toilet paper • weird)

Cinnabon gets into the Japanese spirit with new Wagokorobon treats

• Casey Baseel
  3 days ago

Cinnabon Japan finds two new ways to mix its own dessert traditions with Japan’s.

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• Japan
• (Cinnabon • Cinnabon Japan • food • green tea • kinako • kuromitsu • matcha • matcha sweets • sweets)

Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths

• Oona McGee
  4 days ago

Enjoy the taste of freshly whisked matcha at the touch of a button.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • bars • cafes • COK • cool • crazy.clever • drinks • food • Okinawa • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • vending machines)

Restaurant opens in Japan with all-dementia waitresses, serves up ramen, awareness, and kindness

• Casey Baseel
  4 days ago

Restaurant of Mistaken Orders is upfront about potential problems in order to cultivate future understanding.

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• Japan
• (dementia • food • mental health • moving • ramen • Restaurant of Mistaken Orders • restaurants • seniors • society • touching • video)

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  4. Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers
  5. Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
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  2. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
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