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Meg Murphy
Born in the southwest United States, Meg exchanged eternal summers for eternal rain when she relocated to Seattle in 2007. After finishing school, she decided to try and put her degree to good use- coming to Japan in April 2011 with no solid plans, and has been here ever since. An avid traveler and adventurer, always up for a challenge. A vegetarian for most of her life, on a quest to find delicious, non-meaty eats. She'd like to think she's creative and artistic, but that's up for debate. She also enjoys normal people things too, like music, movies, and cats. Because there can never be too many cats in one's life.
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Special edition UNO allows you to play with Mario and co. in a whole new way
- Meg Murphy
Jun 28, 2016 - Tweet
When you’re trying to cut back on screen time but still need some Nintendo fun in your life.
We make French toast from castella cake, and it’s absolutely yums!【RocketKitchen】
- Meg Murphy
Jun 27, 2016
How can you make an almost perfect food taste better? Make it with cake!
- Japan
- (castella • desserts • french toast • recipe • RocketKitchen • sweets)
Virtual reality game will let you turn kimono-clad girls into spinning, battling tops【Video】
- Meg Murphy
Jun 24, 2016
So that’s what the obi is really for!
Son’s schedule for dad on Father’s Day is planned down to the minute, includes alien picture show
- Meg Murphy
Jun 21, 2016
So what did YOU do for your father?
- Cute, Japan
- (cute • Father's Day • funny tweet • kids)
It’s official: Everyone needs one of these little Ghibli music box capsules 【Video】
- Meg Murphy
Jun 21, 2016
If you ever needed proof that you can buy happiness…
The future is now! Star Wars circuit board phone and train pass cases light up without batteries
- Meg Murphy
Jun 19, 2016
See this, you must!
Think kids can’t enjoy a rock festival? Facilities at Fuji Rock Fest will make you think again!
- Meg Murphy
Jun 15, 2016
Just because you have a little one in tow doesn’t mean you can’t take a family outing to Japan’s biggest rock music festival.
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!
- Entertainment, Japan
- (funny • twitter • who dunnit • wtf)
No electricity? No problem! Empty plastic bottles are helping to cool homes in impoverished areas
- Meg Murphy
Jun 12, 2016
Can one man’s trash be another man’s treasure? To these people, it sure can.
- Games & Tech, Lifestyle, SE Asia
- (Bangladesh • eco cooler • eco-friendly • plastic bottles • recycling)
Our Japanese writer introduces some handy phrases so you too can speak the Kansai dialect!
- Meg Murphy
Jun 10, 2016
Why not up your Japanese language skills by learning a local dialect? Here are some phrases to get you started!
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Art Aquarium any time you like with this miniature home version
- Meg Murphy
Jun 8, 2016
When art meets goldfish, it’s a beautiful thing.
- Art, Entertainment, Japan
- (art • Art Aquarium • goldfish • Prisrium)
5 best Studio Ghibli papercraft kits that you can assemble yourself
- Meg Murphy
Jun 7, 2016
From My Neighbor Totoro to Porco Rosso, these cute kits let you recreate miniature worlds from your favorite Miyazaki films.
- Art, Culture, Entertainment, Japan
- (Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • papercraft • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Papercraft kit allows you to recreate mysterious village from Spirited Away in incredible detail
- Meg Murphy
Jun 5, 2016
The village joins a line of beautifully detailed paper art kits that allow you to put together scenes and settings from your favorite Ghibli films!
New line of kimono jackets featuring pandas, space cats, and more will complete any wardrobe
- Meg Murphy
Jun 2, 2016
Village Vanguard is at it again, with more unique fashion items you never knew you needed!
Amazon Japan responds to man’s tweet about his furry online purchase, internet is in love
- Meg Murphy
Jun 1, 2016
An adorable tweet and a playful reply from Amazon has the Japanese net talking about both the cat and Amazon’s customer service.
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (Amazon Japan • animals • cats • cats in boxes • customer service • cute)
Father “pays” son for helping with yard work, what he earns is not what you might expect!
- Meg Murphy
May 31, 2016
He didn’t expect anything for helping dear ol’ Dad with some yard work, but what he got as a thank-you wasn’t what he was expecting either!
- Japan
- (funny dads • funny tweet • Humor • Parenting • prankster parents)
This artist will wow you with a skillful modern twist on kirie, traditional Japanese cutout art
- Meg Murphy
May 28, 2016
Why draw pictures when you can CUT pictures?
- Anime & Manga, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Japan
- (anime & manga • Dragon Ball • Gundam • Japanese art • kirie)
Our adventure of becoming an apprentice camel guide in the Sahara
- Meg Murphy
May 27, 2016
Our of our writers left behind city life to take a shot with the camels in the desert of Morocco, but how did he fair?
- Global
- (camels • Masanuki Sunakoma • Morocco • Sahara)
Japanese textbook tries to cleverly illustrate chemical bonds, but the internet has other ideas
- Meg Murphy
May 25, 2016
“We’ll take it from here.” — The Internet.
Dress up your plain old water bottle to look like a hero from the Kobe City Fire Department
- Meg Murphy
May 24, 2016
It may not hold enough water to save the day in the case of a fire, but your water bottle can still dream!
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
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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
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