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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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Chiba railway cars’ Christmas lights are more lap dance than Lapland, say Japanese netizens【Pics】

Meg Murphy
Dec 22, 2015
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Chōshi Electric Railway gets an A for effort, even if they don’t quite nail the whole Christmas spirit thing…

Japan
(Choshi Railway • Christmas lights • decoration fail • illuminations • love hotel • trains)

Watch a century of Chinese beauty trends in less than a minute【Video】

Meg Murphy
Dec 19, 2015

In a continuation of Cut Video’s “100 Years of Beauty” series, the beautiful Leah Li displays the evolution of Chinese fashion through the decades.

China
(100 years of beauty • Cut video • Fashion trends • YouTube)

New product combines PC, keyboard and mouse into one for a super-compact desktop computer

Meg Murphy
Dec 18, 2015

…monitor not included.

Japan
(computers • keyboard • laptops • PCs • technology)

What happens when you give a parakeet a store-bought quail egg? A quail baby, if you’re lucky!

Meg Murphy
Dec 17, 2015

A Japanese YouTuber randomly selected a quail egg from a pack bought at the supermarket and gave it to her parakeet, not expecting it to hatch into the cutest little baby quail ever!

Japan
(baby animals • cute • quails • video • YouTube)

Tokyo police prepare to launch squad of crime-fighting, net-equipped drones【Video】

Meg Murphy
Dec 16, 2015

After a drone-related incident at the prime minister’s office this past April, Tokyo police are now ready to take on any other high-flying threats to the nation’s security with their new drone squad.

Japan
(action heroes • drone squad • drones • Tokyo police • video)

Another Excel artist appears, though he claims he “can’t draw…”

Meg Murphy
Dec 15, 2015

“Just keep drawing.” To improve his skills, a striving artist takes this advice and runs with it… to a rather unlikely place!

Japan
(anime • art • drawing • Excel art • talent)

Never work with animals: Outtakes from Japanese delivery company’s adorable black cat ad【Video】

Meg Murphy
Dec 12, 2015

Cat can’t quite get his box together, but he still gets an A for effort in the outtakes for Kuroneko Yamato’s commercial.

Japan
(animals • Black cat • cute • fail • Kuroneko Yamato • video • Yamato Un'yu)

South Korean student in Japan hopes to improve international relations with free hugs【Video】

Meg Murphy
Dec 11, 2015

South Korea and Japan? Not exactly known for getting along. But this inspirational video gave us the feels in a big way.

Japan, Korea
(Free Hugs • inspirational • Japan Korea conflicts • peace • video)

Adorable illustration from Japan perfectly depicts the joys of living with cats

Meg Murphy
Dec 10, 2015

If you are already a human slave to your feline companion, we’re sure you can relate. If you’re thinking of getting a cat, take heed!

Japan
(animals • cats • cute • illustration • living with cats)

Clear cube necklace lets you carry all the colors of the rainbow with you to match any outfit

Meg Murphy
Dec 10, 2015

Lovers of science, color, and pretty, shiny things in general will also love this beautiful “Spectrum Cube” necklace!

Japan
(art • handmade • light • science • Spectrum Cube)

Kid creates amazing animated homage to Tokyo Ghoul anime…on a Nintendo 3DS!【Video】

Meg Murphy
Dec 8, 2015

A junior high schooler displays his artistic ability by creating a jaw-dropping animation using nothing but Flipnote Studio for Nintendo 3DS.

Japan
(art • Flipnote Studio • New Nintendo 3DS • Nintendo DSi • Ugoku Memocho)

Get these hot Young Black Jack sheets and pillow cases for your sexy sleepy times

Meg Murphy
Dec 5, 2015

For those you who have dreamed of wrapping yourself in Young Black Jack‘s warmth or falling asleep with him by your side, we have just the thing!

Japan
(anime goods • character pillows • Comike89 • sheets • Young Black Jack)

Philosophy with numbers: The math problem that stumped the Japanese internet

Meg Murphy
Dec 4, 2015

If a notebook costs 100 yen, 20 yen cheaper than a pencil case, then how much is an eraser?

Japan
(education • impossible questions • math • philosophy • twitter)

People are really excited about that ‘Doraemon-like’ translating megaphone

Meg Murphy
Dec 3, 2015

There’s a new megaphone in the works **that can translate the speaker’s message into three languages—**and people in Japan can’t get over how ‘Doraemon’ the whole thing is.

Japan
(honyaku konnyaku • megahonyaku • technology • translating megaphone)

Chilling footage shows Hiroshima eight months after the atomic bombing【Video】

Meg Murphy
Dec 1, 2015

If a picture is worth a thousand words, this color footage of the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima should speak entire volumes.

Japan
(atomic bomb • footage • Hiroshima • history • video • World War II)

“Get off the bus.” Driver teaches prankster kid an important lesson

Meg Murphy
Nov 30, 2015

When others didn’t have the courage to stand up and correct a misbehaving child that wasn’t theirs, this Japanese bus driver stepped up to the job!

Japan
(buses • misbehaving kids • public transportation • revenge of the bus driver)

Man doesn’t want to waste money on software, creates brilliant illustrations on Excel instead

Meg Murphy
Nov 27, 2015

What do you do when you want to draw a picture on your computer, but Paint just won’t cut it and you don’t have the money to invest in any software? You use Excel, of course!

Japan
(art • cool • excel • trains)

Denny’s is turning Japanese with its new location, offering rice, noodles, tempura and more

Meg Murphy
Nov 26, 2015

While there is nothing “American diner” about Denny’s in Japan, the well-known family restaurant chain is going all-out Japanese with its new location in Tochigi Prefecture.

Japan
(Denny's • food • Japan • Japanese food • menu • Noodles • restaurants • washoku)

20th anniversary Sailor Moon watch makes all of our dreams come true

Meg Murphy
Nov 25, 2015

Sailor Moon fans, are you looking for the perfect item to commemorate the series’ 20th anniversary? This beautiful watch might be just that—but you’d better hurry because stocks are limited!

Japan
(20th Anniversary • anime • merchandise • Sailor Moon • watches)

No more fuel! Young entrepreneur creates lantern that runs on ocean water

Meg Murphy
Nov 25, 2015

Aisa Mijeno, a young Filipino engineer and environmental advocate, has conceptualized a product that is not only environmentally friendly, but will provide basic lighting to the less-privileged: a lamp that runs on salt water!