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April, 2020 (Page 3)
50 centimetres (20 inches) of unbridled beefy joy! Eating Tokyo’s extra-lengthy yukhoe sushi
- Katie Pask
Apr 25, 2020 - Tweet
And of course, we got the ‘extra meat’ topping, because the only thing better than meat is MORE meat.
- Japan
- (awesome • big food • COK • crazy • food • restaurants • Shin-Okubo • SNJO • sushi • Tokyo • yukhoe)
Brighten your day with this Japanese monk covering Bob Marley using Buddhist instruments【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2020
” ‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.”
- Japan
- (Bob Marley • Buddhism • cool • coronavirus • monks • music • reggae • temples)
New line of Kirby cosmetics make makeup fun with star-shaped palettes and pink lush lipsticks
- Dale Roll
Apr 25, 2020
Spice up your makeup collection with Kirby!
- Japan
- (cosmetics • cute • Kirby • Kirby Café • makeup • Monosense • nintendo • pink • video games)
Retro game group in Japan donating 100 Super NES systems to families with kids sheltering in place
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020
Heartwarming package also includes two of the most popular games ever made.
- Japan
- (awesome • coronavirus • donation • Japan Retro Game Association • JARGA • moving • stay home • touching • video games)
We tried takoyaki-flavored toothpaste with surprising results【Taste test】
- Shannon
Apr 24, 2020
Is a toothpaste flavored like octopus balls too good (or gross) to be true?
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • Mr. Sato • SNJO • takoyaki • taste test • teeth • toothpaste • Village Vanguard • weird)
Brand-new Sailor Moon movie’s first trailer shows new look for old school character designs【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020
One of anime’s most popular voice actors joins the cast as Helios/Pegasus.
- Japan
- (anime • movies • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Eternal • video)
Tiny fish-shaped soy sauce bottles repurposed for sanitizers
- Master Blaster
Apr 24, 2020
What could possibly go wrong?
Nodame Cantabile’s anime power couple return in short stay-home coronavirus video
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020
Voices of music-loving lovers show us that they’re sheltering in place, and that we should too.
- Japan
- (anime • coronavirus • manga • Nodame Cantabile • stay home • Tomoko Ninomiya • voice actors • voice actresses)
Fans rate the top 10 backstabbing anime characters in survey
- Shannon
Apr 24, 2020
10 anime icons to remember, but not to trust.
- Japan
- (anime • Assassination Classroom • Attack on Titan • Bleach • COK • Crayon shin-chan • Gundam • Lupin the Third • Naruto • survey)
With no passengers, Japanese airline fills every seat on plane with masks and medical supplies
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020
Coronavirus is keeping people at home, but supplies still need to move.
- China, Japan
- (airlines • airplanes • All Nippon Airways • ANA • clever • coronavirus • masks • travel • weird)
How to make cheese with just three ingredients【SoraKitchen】
- Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2020
A recipe so easy you’ll never need to buy cheese from the store again!
List of shame from Japanese government may be next weapon in fight against coronavirus
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020
Politician wants people to know which businesses in one high-risk industry are ignoring warnings during the state of emergency.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • pachinko • politicians • society)
Studio Ghibli releases new set of free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
- Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2020
Now you can spirit yourself away to the world of Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro.
- Japan
- (anime • background • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • online chat • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tonari no Totoro • Totoro • video conference • wallpapers • Zoom)
Testing Japan’s stay-home sauna solution, the Ofuro de Sauna Kasa【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020
A way to stay safe, stay steamed, and stay crazy, all at once!
Japanese student dons full protective gear to return to school during coronavirus pandemic
- Oona McGee
Apr 23, 2020
Shutting the virus out when your school won’t shut down.
- Europe, Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • hazmat suit • Japanese schools • Japanese students • photos • PPE • schools • students • twitter)
All Rebuild of Evangelion movies now free to watch on online as creator sends message of hope
- Casey Baseel
Apr 23, 2020
Hideaki Anno, who created some of anime’s most depressed characters of all time, encourages humanity to show its indomitable spirit.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • free • Hideaki Anno • Rebuild of Evangelion • video • YouTube)
J-rock star Yoshiki donates 10 million yen to coronavirus relief, asks everyone to stay home
- Katie Pask
Apr 23, 2020
“I’m making my donation with the hope that it can help, even if it’s just a little.” the rock god said.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • donation • music • musicians • Nico Nico Douga • touching • X Japan • Yoshiki)
How to use leftover Japanese curry: We test out a recipe for curry bread quiche【SoraKitchen】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 23, 2020
Tips for an easy take on a popular home-cooked meal to try while social distancing at home.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • curry • curry bread quiche • food • House Foods • Japanese curry • leftovers • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen)
Japanese fans pick their top 10 fave dastardly anime protagonists in online poll
- Katy Kelly
Apr 23, 2020
Japan’s netizens club together to crown fictional stars who are flies in your soup, pebbles in your shoes, peas beneath your bed, or just plain evil!
- Japan
- (A Certain Magical Index • anime • Death Note • lupin III • Mobile Suit Gundam • overlord • protagonists • ranking • survey • Top Ten)
Japanese bank using cute stuffed animals to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus
- Casey Baseel
Apr 23, 2020
Leaving extra space between yourself and other people is the safe, and in this case adorable, thing to do.
- Japan
- (banks • cool • coronavirus • cute • funny • Mascots • stuffed animals)
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