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March, 2020 (Page 8)
It’s a-me, a Lego! Nintendo and Lego to collaborate on a new project【Video】
- Katy Kelly
Mar 12, 2020 - Tweet
Lego’s Twitter announcement shows Mario being built out of little blocks instead of bashing them to get coins.
- Japan
- (cool • LEGO • Mario • nintendo • Super Mario • toys • video • video games)
Japanese cosplayer unveils the truth behind girl gamers with these photos
- Katie Pask
Mar 12, 2020
Be warned – it might not be what you’re expecting.
- Japan
- (cosplay • funny • gamer • gamer girl • ideal vs. reality • video games)
Tokyo’s Kabukicho turns into a deserted ghost town during coronavirus outbreak【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Mar 12, 2020
Looks like a yakuza fight is about to go down in Kamurocho.
- Japan
- (awesome • beautiful • cool • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Kabukicho • photography • photos • shinjuku • Tokyo • yakuza)
Brand-new Pokémon manhole covers have Sandshrew welcoming you to an often forgotten part of Japan
- Casey Baseel
Mar 12, 2020
Region famous for its sand dunes gets beautiful public art pieces featuring more than a dozen different Pokémon species.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • manhole covers • manholes • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • sandshrew • Tottori • travel • video games)
Mysterious salt cauldrons predict disasters at one of the “Three Great Miracles of Japan”
- Oona McGee
Mar 12, 2020
We travel off the beaten track to one of the most fascinating holy sites in the country.
- Internet, Japan
- (COK • Miyagi • off the beaten track • sacred sites • salt • shrines • SNJO • Three Great Miracles of Japan • Tohoku • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Japanese TV show’s misheard lyrics segment puts a hilarious twist on Western songs【Videos】
- Oona McGee
Mar 12, 2020
Killing in the name of…split the chicken nuggets, dad?!?
- Japan
- (Japanese • Japanese language • Japanese study • Japanese television • lyrics • misheard lyrics • music • Soramimi Hour • Tamori • TV • videos)
No gender, photo, or first name – Japanese company makes major shakeup to job application forms
- Casey Baseel
Mar 12, 2020
In Japan, looking for a job usually means snapping a photo, but not at this company.
- Japan
- (gender • job hunting • Lux • society • Unilever Japan • working in Japan)
Anime’s impossible in real-life glasses now possible in real life, thanks to Japanese designers
- Casey Baseel
Mar 12, 2020
Fashion brand brings an anime aesthetic trick into the three-dimensional realm.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • cool • ekoD Works • eyeglasses • fashion • glasses)
Is this Japanese train crowded? Question divides the nation
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2020
Survey shows people in Japan have very different opinions.
- Japan
- (commuters • crowded trains • Japanese trains • survey • Tokyo • trains • Yamanote)
Japanese model cuts up her bra and turns it into a face mask
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2020
The fashion accessory of the season.
- Japan
- (bras • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • DIY • Japanese model • life hack • lifehack • mask shortage • masks • models)
Japanese store curses toilet paper supply to protect it from thefts
- Master Blaster
Mar 11, 2020
Stealing toilet paper is an evil that can only be undone by a greater evil.
- Japan
- (clever • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • curse • funny • panic buying • shortage • toilet paper)
We visit a tsunami-ravaged region almost a decade after the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2020
Rather than forget the horrors of the disaster, this coastal town has set up daily reminders of the tsunami on the streets.
- Japan
- (2011 Tohoku Earthquake • COK • Great East Japan disaster • Great East Japan Earthquake • SNJO • Tohoku • travel • tsunami)
You can help survivors of Japan’s 3.11 earthquake/tsunami in seconds with a quick Yahoo! search
- Casey Baseel
Mar 11, 2020
Donations will be made for each person who runs a search for information about the tragedy, with funds helping farmers, students, and those suffering from depression and loneliness.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 3.11 • charity • disasters • donation • search for 3.11 • Tohoku • Yahoo! Japan)
Japanese government enacts mask resale ban, sets prison time penalty for violators
- Casey Baseel
Mar 11, 2020
Ban replaces opportunity to make a profit with chance to end up behind bars.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • crime • disease • health • laws • mask shortage • masks)
From beef bowl to beef pouch? Taste testing Yoshinoya’s instant gyudon packs
- Casey Baseel
Mar 11, 2020
They supply the beef, you supply the bowl.
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- Japan
- (beef bowl • COK • food • gyudon • instant food • SNJO • taste test • Yoshinoya)
Visiting Kyoto’s Pool of Blood — A ghost-hunting alternative to the city’s temples and shrines
- Casey Baseel
Mar 11, 2020
Rumored to be haunted by multiple spirits and located near the grave of Emperor Saga.
Edo Rice shows you what rice tasted like in the samurai era by continuing centuries of tradition
- Casey Baseel
Mar 11, 2020
A Tokyo time trip for your taste buds.
Unbox Therapy left speechless after trying Japanese toaster【Video】
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2020
“World’s most expensive toaster” from Mitsubishi uses rice cooker technology to toast bread to perfection.
- Japan
- (clever • cooking • cool • food • gadgets • Mitsubishi • review • taste test • TO-ST1-T • toast • toaster oven • Unbox Therapy • video • YouTube • YouTuber)
Bigger is definitely better with this monster cheeseburger in Yokohama
- Katie Pask
Mar 10, 2020
Get your hands on this beast of a burger!
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (big food • Burger • cheese • cheeseburger • delicious • food • huge food • Restaurant • SNJO • supersize • Tower Burger • Yokohama • yummy)
325 cruise participants diagnosed with coronavirus have recovered, were released from hospital
- Dale Roll
Mar 10, 2020
And Japanese citizens wonder why no news stations were reporting the good news.
- Japan
- (Abe Shinzo • COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • Diamond Princess • disease • health • media • Princess Cruises • recovery)
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Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes
Restaurant opens in Japan with all-dementia waitresses, serves up ramen, awareness, and kindness
Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
Discount retailers known for massive bargains releases massive Japanese egg sandwich
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]- Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
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Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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