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June, 2016 (Page 15)
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Art Aquarium any time you like with this miniature home version
- Meg Murphy
Jun 8, 2016 - Tweet
When art meets goldfish, it’s a beautiful thing.
- Art, Entertainment, Japan
- (art • Art Aquarium • goldfish • Prisrium)
And the winner of the Pokémon General Election is…
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2016
…not Pikachu?!?
- Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Taekwondo team shows off their moves in more ways than one【Video】
- Jamie Koide
Jun 8, 2016
Is this a martial arts demonstration or dance off? You decide!
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- Entertainment, Korea
- (cool • dancing • Idols • K Tigers • K-pop • martial arts • taekwondo • video)
The Obama Bowl — Hiroshima restaurant’s newest dish salutes visit by U.S. president 【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2016
Thanks, Obama (for lunch)!
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (Barack Obama • beef • beef bowls • food • Hiroshima • meat • politics • restaurants)
Frogger this is not – teens caught on traffic camera playing chicken with cars【Video】
- KK Miller
Jun 8, 2016
In a case of “teens who don’t think things through” versus trucks, we’re guessing the trucks might win…
Japanese idol singer stabbed over 20 times by fan regains consciousness
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2016
20-year-old Mayu Tomita now in stable condition following brutal attack.
- Entertainment, Japan, News
- (crime • Idols • J-Pop • Mayu Tomita • music • stabbing)
Is this cute coin bank the ultimate expression of Hello Kitty’s true reason for existing?
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2016
Cynics would say yes, fans would say maybe.
- Cute, Japan
- (coin banks • cute • Hello Kitty • Itazura Bank • Sanrio • toys)
Krispy Kreme Japan adds cute anime-style horse doughnut to their range at one store only
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2016
There’s just one store in the world that sells these and they’re available for eight days only.
- Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
- (cute • donuts • doughnuts • horses • Hyogo • Krispy Kreme • racecourse • racing • sweets)
New Japanese beer brings out flavours of Kansai specialties like takoyaki and okonomiyaki
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2016
The new drink is said to pair well with famous dishes from the region.
- Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
- (Asahi • beer • Kansai • okonomiyaki • Osaka • takoyaki)
Japanese cat shows us quite possibly the worst way to start your day
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2016
Just like some of us aren’t morning people, some felines just aren’t morning cats.
Why don’t black-and-white cats have light-coloured backs and black bellies?
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2016
Japanese Twitter alights over one of the great mysteries of the cat world.
- Anime & Manga, Cats, Entertainment, Japan
- (animals • cats • cell development • genetics • nature • science • twitter)
Fans share photos of complete pandemonium while waiting to buy Kira Festival 2016 merchandise
- Krista Rogers
Jun 8, 2016
This isn’t a scene from the running of the bulls — it’s from the running of the otaku at KiraFes 2016!
- Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
- (anime • Kira Festival • merchandise • Saitama Super Arena • seiyuu • voice actor)
Six-year-old Bruce Lee fan copies martial arts movies perfectly, also learning how to read【Videos】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 8, 2016
One year later, little Ryusei proves he’s still got better moves than most adults.
- Japan
- (awesome • Bruce Lee • cute • martial arts • Ryuji Imai • Ryusei)
Cute hedgehog cup clingers from Japan join you for a drink in seven cute varieties
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2016
Drinking is a time for cute company in Japan.
- Cute, Japan
- (animals • capsule toys • cute • gacha • hedgehogs • Kitan Club • pets • vending machines)
Sadako and Kayako team up with surprising third party to scare you for a good cause!
- KK Miller
Jun 8, 2016
They apparently had time for a little side gig before the release of their big movie later this month.
- Culture, Entertainment, Japan
- (campaign • Drugs • police • posters • Sadako vs Kayako • scary)
U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s cat charms and surprises Japan by Tweeting in Japanese
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2016
Two months into his job, the feline Palmerston is already looking to expand his outreach to a global scale.
- Cats, Europe, Internet, Japan
- (animals • cats • funny • Japanese language • learning japanese • politics • U.K.)
GPS tracks cats all night, Japanese internet shocked by the results: “Do cats fly or something?”
- Scott Wilson
Jun 7, 2016
If you’ve never seen how far cats stray from home at night, then prepare to be just as shocked.
- Australia, Cute, Entertainment
- (animals • cats • GPS • roaming • surprising • track)
Idolmaster Korean drama finalists appear in two music videos ahead of final round of cuts 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2016
Looks like fans and judges are going to have a tough time deciding who to keep and who to let go.
- Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan, Korea
- (dramas • Idols • K-dramas • K-pop • Live action • music • The Idolmaster • video • video games)
Napping Japanese cats make an adorable argument for why kitties need tails 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2016
If all you’ve got is arms and legs, you’re not maximizing your snuggling options.
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