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Shannon McNaught

Shannon is originally from New Hampshire in the USA, the land of lots of trees and moose. A love of Japanese music inspired her to study Japanese, and after a year of study abroad during university, she decided to move to Tokyo in 2014. She’s been working, rocking out, and exploring Japan ever since. Shannon currently works as an English teacher and freelance translator. She also manages her own Visual kei news site (linked below). Despite having a wealth of knowledge about more recent music, her ultimate favorite bands tend to hail from the 90’s. Shannon will be happy if you give her tea, pizza, or a cat.

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Makeup artist transforms herself into amazing likenesses of famous oil paintings, celebrities

• Shannon McNaught
  Mar 28, 2019
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Why use a regular old canvas when you can recreate masterpieces on your own face?

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• China
• (art • celebrities • cosmetics • imitation • makeup • makeup artist • Mona Lisa)

Restaurant in Ibaraki Prefecture serves up tripe stew in an unconventional dish

• Shannon McNaught
  Mar 22, 2019

Why waste your time spooning tripe stew into dishes when you can just pour it out?

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• Japan
• (cool • Ibaraki • Japanese cuisine • original • pitcher • Stew)

Lupicia to release special tea blends based on Studio Ghibli films!

• Shannon McNaught
  Mar 18, 2019

Lupicia’s back at it again with their amazingly cute Ghibli collabs!

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• Japan
• (collaboration • Donguri Kyowakoku • Kiki's Delivery Service • Lupicia • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tea)

“Rabbits are liquid?” Escape artist bunny breaks free of its cage in Japan【Video】

• Shannon McNaught
  Mar 14, 2019

It turns out rabbits are pretty small under all that fluff.

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• Japan
• (animals • cage • crazy • cute • escape • funny • pets • rabbits • videos)

Going to Disney with someone who has experienced “Disney Trauma”

• Shannon McNaught
  Mar 8, 2019

Not everyone loves Disney at first, but there is still hope.

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• Japan
• (Disney • fireworks • recovery • Tokyo Disney Sea • trauma)

This beautiful video displays two very different sides of Japan【Video】

• Shannon McNaught
  Feb 28, 2019

Japan’s diversity of culture and landscape is encapsulated in just three minutes.

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• Japan
• (beauitful • Kyoto • Mount fuji • Osaka • shrines • tourism • travel • video • Wakayama)

We visit “Bonchi,” a super-size gourmet restaurant in Yamanashi Prefecture

• Shannon McNaught
  Feb 23, 2019

This restaurant will challenge even the most massive of appetites.

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• Japan
• (Bonchi • eating • food • gourmet • super size • Yamanashi)

Lipton to release Sakura Milk Tea for cherry blossom season!

• Shannon McNaught
  Feb 17, 2019

Sakura season is just around the corner, and Lipton will help you prepare.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • drinks • Lipton • sakura • tea)

Evangelion Store popularity contest reveals surprising results for a former fan favorite

• Shannon McNaught
  Feb 13, 2019

When the popularity of an Evangelion pilot falls, apparently it falls fast.

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• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion Store • poll • Rebuild of Evangelion • Rei Ayanami)

Japan makes card game to help kids raise disaster prevention awareness

• Shannon McNaught
  Feb 10, 2019

How do you get kids interested in natural disaster preparedness? With a game, of course.

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• Japan
• (biohazard • blizzards • card game • earthquakes • Japanese Self-Defense Force • Natural disasters • Okayama • typhoons)

Japanese soccer team receives worldwide praise for behavior at Asian Cup

• Shannon McNaught
  Feb 6, 2019

Japan may have lost the match, but they got brownie points for something not related to athletic skill.

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• Japan
• (Asian Cup • Asian Cup 2019 • cleaning • good reputation • soccer)

Surprising amount of Japanese people find going to see their friend’s new baby annoying

• Shannon McNaught
  Feb 4, 2019

Childbirth may have been a big deal for you, but it’s not necessarily for everyone else.

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• Japan
• (babies • COK • kids • parents • society)

Capybaras celebrate winter in luxurious mikan bath【Photos】

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 31, 2019

Hot springs aren’t only for humans.

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• Japan
• (animals • bath • capybaras • cute • hot springs • mikan • Nagano Prefecture • onsen • winter • zoos)

Uncle and netizens confused about child’s low grade on math assignment

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 26, 2019

Have you ever had a teacher this strict?

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• Japan
• (education • homework • Japanese teacher • math • math homework • outrageous)

Olympic figure skaters cosplay as game characters in new Magia Record commercial 【Video】

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 23, 2019

It turns out that Olympic medalists aren’t only amazing at sports – they’re also great cosplayers.

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• Japan
• (Alina Zagitova • beautiful • commercial • Evgenia Medvedeva • Magia Record • Olympic medalists)

The surprising source of the Ohmus’ voices in Ghibli’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 19, 2019

You’d never guess how the sound effect for an Ohmu’s voice was produced.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • guitars • Hayao Miyazaki • music • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • sound effects • Studio Ghibli)

Fate/Grand Order anime game will head to conventions in the USA for a tour this spring!

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 17, 2019

Experience more than just the game in your town.

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• USA
• (anime • anime conventions • cosplay • Fate • fate grand order • FGO • video games)

Hamster chills out in mandarin orange skin, looks adorable 【Video】

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 10, 2019

If I saw this inside my mikan, I don’t think I’d be angry.

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• Japan
• (adorable • cute • hamster • Mandarin • mikan • tangerine)

Ruined Doraemon doll is repaired by friend in heartwarming story

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 9, 2019

It’s amazing what a little TLC from a friend can do for your childhood memories.

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• Japan
• (Doraemon • friends • friendship • heartwarming • plushie • repair)

Meet Japan’s adorable otter YouTuber, Chiitan!【Video】

• Shannon McNaught
  Jan 7, 2019

Are you this adorable sleeping in a tiny futon?

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• Japan
• (animals • cute • futon • Otter • pets • video)

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