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Scott Wilson

After getting bored with high school French, Scott came to a crossroads in life whether to study Japanese or Native American Mohawk instead. Mohawk's lack of kanji was its ultimate downfall, and Scott hasn't looked back since. After years of non-stop sweating while working as a translator in sweltering Okinawa, he moved back to his native, delightfully frigid Massachusetts to work as a private Japanese tutor. His hobbies include re-reading One Piece for the hundredth time, dreaming about Shakey's Pizza, and getting feedback on stories he's written from both his wife and cat.

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Amazon Japan opens dedicated “Cat Store,” offers more than 26,000 items to pamper your puss with

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 26, 2016
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Never before have there been so many things for your cat to ignore, all under one roof.

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• Cats, Japan
• (Amazon Japan • cats • funny • funny animal photos • pets)

Nintendo leak: New Pokémon game titles are “Pokémon SUN” and “Pokémon MOON”

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 26, 2016

The names of the much-awaited sequels to Pokémon X and Y are here!

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• Japan
• (nintendo • Pokemon • video games)

Pokémon fan creates spectacular 3D hologram battle dome entirely from scratch【Video & Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 26, 2016

These are a step above some other “holographic” Pokémon cards you might’ve seen before.

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• Games & Tech, USA
• (3D • awesome • hologram • Pokemon • qr code • science)

“When life gives you curtains…” Cat shows us all what to do when caught in a jam【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 25, 2016

And the answer is not “make curtain-ade”…

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• Japan
• (animals • Cat Day • cats • curtains • funny twitter post • inspirational)

Meiji-era Japanese “Hell Picture Book” is far more hilarious than horrifying 【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 25, 2016

Having beans thrown at you, being glared at while sitting in a flower…what horror!

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• Japan
• (art • culture • funny • hell • history • Meiji Period • picture books • scrolls)

Have you seen them all? The top 10 Ghibli films Japanese college students haven’t watched

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 21, 2016

If you’ve seen all of these, then count yourself among the most elite of Ghibli otaku.

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• Japan
• (animation • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • ranking • Studio Ghibli)

Japanese Twitter user wakes up to surprise note after sleeping on train

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 21, 2016

I think we could all benefit from having a note like this dropped on us by a stranger.

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• Japan
• (foreigners • funny • funny twitter post • notes • sleep • trains)

Cosplayers rejoice! Robot mannequin transforms to any body size/shape with the click of a button

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 19, 2016

For those who want a robot twin that doesn’t mind dressing up.

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• China, Games & Tech
• (cosplay • dummy • fashion • Hong Kong • mannequin • robot • video)

Japanese commercial shows off blissful world where cats outnumber people at the office【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 18, 2016

Wouldn’t your job be so much more enjoyable if most of your coworkers were cats?

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• Cats, Cute, Japan
• (cats • commercials • cute animal video • fluff • Japanese commercials • office • video • workplace)

Playing games while lying down a pain in the neck? Try this new Wearable HDMI Monitor!【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 18, 2016

For those of us who don’t want a little thing like sleep getting in the way of our gaming.

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• Japan
• (funny • HDMI • monitor • smartphone • video games • wearable devices)

Our brave reporter learns how to shake his booty with a Tokyo nightclub dance group【Photos】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 18, 2016

Warning: our man P.K. Sanjun learning to strut his stuff may be a little NSFW… unless, that is, you work at a strip club.

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• Japan
• (club • dance • funny • maneater • P.K. Sanjun • Roppongi Hills)

Dazzling animation “Kaizo Trap” shows what being sucked into an expert game would look like【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 18, 2016

You’re gonna lose a lot of lives on this one…

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (animation • epic • kaizo • NES • video • video games)

And the winner of the Street Fighter V “Miss Chun-Li Cosplay Contest” is… Zangief?!

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 12, 2016

BECAUSE ZANGIEF ALWAYS WINS!

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• Japan
• (Chun-Li • contest • cosplay • Street Fighter • Street Fighter V • video games • zangief)

We visit “Rice and Circus,” a restaurant that combines bugs and Japanese-style cooking【Photos】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 12, 2016

Hakuna matata, right?

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• Japan
• (bugs • edible insects • gross food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • Seiji Nakazawa)

Japanese department store invites couples to mine a solid chocolate mountain this Valentine’s Day

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 11, 2016

What better way to tell them to “be mine” than by taking them to a “chocolate mine?”

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• Japan
• (candy • chocolate • fun • mine • sweets • Valentine's Day)

The original Japanese Pokémon Red strategy guide is kind of depressing

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 10, 2016

Breaking the bad news to kids that their favorite Pokémon are terrible, and they’re wasting their time playing.

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• Japan
• (20th Anniversary • depressing • funny twitter post • guide • Pokemon • strategy)

Official Pokémon Red and Blue sprite goods let you relive the past in pixelated style

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 9, 2016

Celebrate 20 years of catching ’em all with Pokémon Center Japan’s new line of throwback goods.

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• Japan
• (goods • Japan • nintendo • nostalgia • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • sprites)

Hate your job? Be honest: Is it really worse than massaging hot supermodels for a living?

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 8, 2016

This Singaporean ad shows that there’s nothing more unbearable than rubbing down beautiful ladies all day.

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• SE Asia
• (beautiful women • commercial • funny • massage • models • Singapore)

Travel back in time with these tourism posters from early 1900s Japan 【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 6, 2016

The 20th century’s version of “Cool Japan” seems a lot cooler than the 21st century’s.

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• Japan
• (art • design • old school • posters • retro • travel)

Red Oni and Blue Oni penguins at Tohoku Safari Park bring good luck and cuteness to guests

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 4, 2016

Who knew that demons could be this adorable?

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• Japan
• (cute animals • oni • penguins • setsubun • zoo)

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