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Katie Pask
Originally from the UK, Katie Pask has been living in Oita prefecture since 2009. Nursery teacher by day and secret pop star by night, Katie spends most of her free time either performing on a stage or belting it out at karaoke. Despite enjoying travelling to new places and trying new things, she is still determined to find the perfect plate of fish and chips in Japan. (if you have any recommendations, hit her up on the links below. She’s willing to travel.)
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Fujifilm removes promotional video after it causes outrage【Video】
- Katie Pask
Feb 8, 2020 - Tweet
One commenter even said “How did this get approved?”
- Japan
- (camera • controversy • FujiFilm • photo • photography • privacy • street photography • taking photos)
Delicious AND guilt free – the launch of Apollo yoghurt
- Katie Pask
Feb 5, 2020
Meiji’s new venture into the treat universe is surprisingly low in calories!
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (apollo • chocolate • food • low-calorie • Meiji • snacks • tasty • yoghurt • yogurt)
Tokyo Disneyland’s attention to detail really ‘leafs’ an impression!
- Katie Pask
Feb 1, 2020
The Magic Kingdom leaves no stone unturned when it comes to customer service!
- Japan
- (awesome • customer service • cute • Disney • hidden mickeys • leaf • leaves • Mickey • Mickey Mouse • Tokyo Disneyland)
Chinese social media urges people to cut up surgical masks before disposing of them, but why?
- Katie Pask
Jan 30, 2020
A grim piece of advice is trending on Weibo.
- China, Internet
- (China • COK • coronavirus • health • masks • sickness • surgical masks • Weibo)
Ramen shop uses name of American rock band, gets invite to…Battle of the Bands?
- Katie Pask
Jan 27, 2020
‘Hardcore noodle shop’ in Tokyo received an invitation to rock out in the U.S. — or did they?
- Japan, USA
- (food • funny • men yard fight • music • ramen • rock music • tapioca • ten yard fight • Yokohama)
Men in Japan are not taking paternity leave – why?
- Katie Pask
Jan 23, 2020
SoraNews24’s very own P.K Sanjun gives us the low-down.
- Japan
- (babies • christel takigawa • column • P.K. Sanjun • paternity • paternity leave • shinjiro koizumi)
The One and Only Nose in the World – talented girl plays recorders using her nose [video]
- Katie Pask
Jan 17, 2020
“What a waste of talent…this is awesome,” one Twitter user commented.
- Internet, Japan
- (music • nose recorder • recorder • SMAP • twitter • unusual instruments • unusual musicians • video)
Japanese League of Legends first female champion is also an aspiring model
- Katie Pask
Jan 11, 2020
“I wanted to make sure people didn’t write me off just for being a woman.”
- Japan
- (beautiful women • e-sports • gamers • games • girl gamers • league of legends • LOL)
Get a piece of space with this lucky bag sold by a half-man, half-alien
- Katie Pask
Jan 10, 2020
It’s literally out of this world!
- Japan
- (interesting • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2020 • meteorite • space)
Japanese man turns his house into a stage from Donkey Kong
- Katie Pask
Jan 5, 2020
His room design is absolutely bananas!
- Japan
- (crazy • dk • Donkey Kong • funny • nintendo • video games)
Make your new year sweet with this Pokémon x Baskin Robbins collaboration
- Katie Pask
Jan 2, 2020
Say goodbye to your New Year’s resolution to eat less ice cream!
- Japan
- (31 Ice Cream • Baskin Robbins • cute • Dedenne • Eevee • Japanese New Year • new year 2020 • Pikachu • plates • Pokemon)
Dodge the biggest problem of giving yourself a kanji name with these for-foreigner personal seals
- Katie Pask
Dec 30, 2019
Get a stamp of approval with your own Japanese personal seal complete with your Japanese kanji name.
Canadian learns to speak proper Japanese by becoming comedian, pouring tea for his master
- Katie Pask
Dec 28, 2019
Katsura Sunshine brings a fresh look to a 400-year-old style of Japanese comedy.
- Canada, Japan
- (canadian • comedian • comedy • cool • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • keigo • learning japanese • linguistics • rakugo • video)
Japanese woman’s hair turns into literal train wreck thanks to Thomas the Tank Engine’s friend
- Katie Pask
Dec 23, 2019
Drastic solution required to remove cheeky locomotive.
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- Japan
- (cute • fashion • funny • Japanese Twitter • Thomas the Tank Engine • twitter • weird)
The sweet smell of virtual YouTuber success – Kizuna Ai’s new fragrance on sale now
- Katie Pask
Dec 19, 2019
Ever wondered what a virtual idol smells like? Now you can find out!
- Japan
- (COK • cute • fragrances • Kizuna Ai • perfume • virtual idols • virtual YouTubers • YouTubers)
Get a “playful” look with the new Kirby clothing collaboration
- Katie Pask
Dec 16, 2019
A Nintendo character well-known for his ability to inhale things, but his new clothes collaboration certainly doesn’t suck!
Read More
- Japan
- (awesome • clothes • collaboration • Converse • cute • fashion • Harajuku • Harajuku fashion • Japan • Kirby • nintendo)
We try a Japanese bread named after a calligraphy ink stick
- Katie Pask
Dec 15, 2019
Indigo ink never looked so delicious.
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