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June, 2016 (Page 11)

34 percent of Japanese men are afraid of their female colleagues, according to recent poll

• Oona McGee
  Jun 15, 2016
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The reasons they give will make you think twice about the way men and women act in the workplace.

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• Culture, Japan
• (men • polls • survey • women • work)

Japanese man, 37, arrested on suspicion of stealing 300 anime trading cards from even older fan

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

Boys will be boys. Some men will be idiots.

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• Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan, News
• (anime • collectible card games • collectible cards • crime • Dragon Ball • video games)

Japanese Twitterers ask “who dunnit?” in hilarious collection of random photos

• Meg Murphy
  Jun 14, 2016

Strange things are happening around Japan, and no one seems to know who’s responsible!

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (funny • twitter • who dunnit • wtf)

Summer sweetness arrives at Krispy Kreme Japan as colorful watermelon and lemon shaped doughnuts!

• Kay
  Jun 14, 2016

The new summer offerings from Krispy Kreme Japan are not only mouth-watering, but also eye-popping as well!

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• Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
• (doughnuts • Krispy Kreme • lemon • sweets • watermelon)

Oddly satisfying: watching sumo wrestlers in this hand-stamp assembly line 【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 14, 2016

Who knew listening to hypnotic hand-prints could be so relaxing?

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• Culture, Entertainment, Japan
• (autograph • Hakuho • oddly satisfying • Sumo • sumo wrestler • tegata • yokozuna)

Trailer for Death Stranding – Kojima’s first game after Konami – is here and it’s amazing【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 14, 2016

Hideo Kojima proves yet again that he’s the master of making us want more.

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (death stranding • Hideo Kojima • Kojima • Kojima Productions • Playstation 4 • Sony)

Free Wi-Fi coming to McDonald’s Japan branches

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

McDonald’s Japan is famous for listing “free smiles” on its menu, and soon it’ll be offering free Internet access too.

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• Food & Drink, Games & Tech, Japan
• (fast food • free • McDonald's • restaurants • travel • Wi-Fi)

Here’s why you’ll never want to hit a hole-in-one in Japan

• Master Blaster
  Jun 14, 2016

Japan may be the only country in the world that insures golfers in the event they hit a hole-in-one during a round of golf.

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• Culture, Entertainment, Japan, Lifestyle
• (culture • Golf • hole-in-one • Insurance • sports)

Japanese cook uses sushi-making as inspiration for beautifully artistic bread loaves

• Oona McGee
  Jun 14, 2016

The illustrated breads even include images that change colours halfway through the loaf.

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• Anime & Manga, Cats, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
• (anime • art • bread • cats • cute • cute characters • manga • Rilakkuma • Snoopy • Totoro)

We take on the “Giga Monster Burger” at Teddy’s Bigger Burger【Taste Test】

• Jamie Koide
  Jun 14, 2016

Two of our reporters try to tackle this 20-centimeter (8-inch) burger tower!

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• Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
• (eating • giga monster burger • hamburgers • hawaii • taste test • teddy's bigger burgers)

Japanese adult film actress entertains while keeping her clothes on with Ghibli cosplay 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

After catching so many eyes by getting naked, Mana Sakura is now getting attention for her outfits as well.

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • beautiful women • cosplay • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Mana Sakura • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)

Here’s the easy, clever way to make your anime itasha car characters actually animated 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

If you’ve already got people looking at your ride, you may as well say hi, and this otaku driver has an inventive way to do just that.

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• Anime & Manga, Japan
• (anime • cars • cool • itasha • otaku • video)

The Legend of Zelda 2017 Game’s New Artwork Image Revealed

• Anime News Network
  Jun 14, 2016

The official Facebook page for The Legend of Zelda franchise posted new artwork for Nintendo‘s upcoming The Legend of Zelda game on Sunday.

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (E3 • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Nintendo Treehouse • Zelda)

Japanese cats show off a great way to beat Japan’s summer heat 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

These are some literally cool cats.

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• Cats, Cute, Japan
• (cats • cute • funny • pets • summer)

20 things to buy at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store

• Oona McGee
  Jun 14, 2016

If you’re saving up your yennies for a trip to the the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store, here are some of the awesome items available to purchase.

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• Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • Ikebukuro • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo)

Three bridges in Okinawa Prefecture offer the most spectacular panoramic vistas of the sea【Pics】

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 14, 2016

Who wants to play hooky with us down in the islands next weekend?

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• Culture, Japan, Lifestyle
• (beautiful • bridges • Miyakojima • Ocean • Okinawa • scenery • travel)

Police break up huge crowd clogging Tokyo sidewalk outside adult virtual reality exhibition

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2016

Simulated sex demonstration in Akihabara definitely needed a bigger venue.

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (Akihabara • crazy • virtual reality • VR • weird)

Make a happy occasion even happier with these Sanrio-themed birth registration forms!

• Kay
  Jun 13, 2016

How would you like to make the  birth of your child official with a Hello Kitty or My Melody birth registration form?

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• Culture, Cute, Japan, Lifestyle
• (birth registration form • cute • new baby • Sanrio)

Decorate your snail mail with cute, whimsical stamps to enhance your postage!

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 13, 2016

Celebrate important life events or the changing of the seasons with an extra special artistic touch in the corner of your mail.

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• Art, Cute, Japan, Lifestyle
• (crafty • cute • decoration • kitte no kobito • mail • postage • stamps)

BonAppetour startup lets you cook and dine with Tokyo locals in their homes

• Oona McGee
  Jun 13, 2016

We visited Mariko’s home near Shinjuku for a variety of unique cultural experiences, including a lesson in making gyoza and a homemade feast complete with sake and shochu.

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• Culture, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
• (BonAppetour • cooking • gyoza • home cooking • Japanese culture • tourism • tourists • travel)

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