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Ultraman has some new kicks for his 50th anniversary thanks to Converse All Star

• KK Miller
  Jun 10, 2016
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Because sometimes superhero boots are just not that comfortable.

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• Entertainment, Japan, Lifestyle
• (50th anniversary • All Star • collaboration • Converse • shoes • Ultraman)

Learn Japanese through ridiculous manga: A Tick on Titan 【Episode #3】

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 10, 2016

“On that day, we ticks received a grim reminder. We lived in fear of the five-foot-tall humans.”

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• Culture, Entertainment, Japan
• (Attack on Titan • funny • hiragana • Japanese language • learn Japanese • learn japanese through ridiculous manga • manga • scotto-sensei)

Get a Peek at Universal Studios Japan’s ‘Death Note- The Escape’ Game in Promo Video

• Anime News Network
  Jun 10, 2016

Beloved series Death Note is bringing fans a chance to team up with L for a realistic escape game.

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (Death Note • escape room • Shonen Jump • USJ)

Can you spot the real feline in this “opti-cat illusion?”　【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 10, 2016

Cats once again prove they are not quite the masters of disguise that they think they are.

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• Cute, Entertainment, Japan
• (cats • cute • cute animals • funny • funny animals • funny twitter post • optical illusions)

Yokohama’s Pikachu Outbreak to return with all-new “Dripping Wet Splash Show”!

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2016

Don’t miss the chance to see a thousand-plus Pikachus drenched in water this summer.

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• Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (anime • cute • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • Yokohama)

Ghibli producer provokes backlash for comment regarding abilities of women to direct anime

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2016

Producer of When Marnie Was There pontificates on psychological differences between men and women.

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • controversy • movies • Studio Ghibli • When Marnie Was There)

New BB-8 fridge gadget holds the map to a full stomach along with a helpful reminder

• KK Miller
  Jun 9, 2016

Where did all the food go? BB-8 it all!

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• Entertainment, Internet, Japan
• (BB-8 • droids • fridge • gadgets • movies • Star Wars)

Balloon stuck in a tree? This looks like a job for…Heavy Machinery Girl!

• Master Blaster
  Jun 9, 2016

If you only watch one construction equipment themed superhero series today, do yourself a favor and make it Heavy Machinery Girl.

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (commercials • engineering • Heavy Machinery Girl • Juki Shojo • Kyun-kun • Taguchi Kogyo)

How does 27-year-old coffee taste? We find out with another fearless taste test 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2016

What else are we supposed to wash down our 16-year-old ramen with?

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• Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
• (canned coffee • coffee • crazy • drinks • funny • taste test • video)

Bandai’s bakery/cafe to offer a variety of character themes — starting with Rascal the raccoon!

• Kay
  Jun 8, 2016

Yup, you can never go wrong with adorable character-themed bread and coffee! 

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• Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
• (BAKERY CAFE CHARABREAD • bread • cafe • EXPOCITY • Rascal)

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.

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• Art, Entertainment, Japan
• (art • Art Aquarium • goldfish • Prisrium)

And the winner of the Pokémon General Election is…

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 8, 2016

…not Pikachu?!?

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
• (anime • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

Taekwondo team shows off their moves in more ways than one【Video】

• Jamie Koide
  Jun 8, 2016

Is this a martial arts demonstration or dance off? You decide!
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• Entertainment, Korea
• (cool • dancing • Idols • K Tigers • K-pop • martial arts • taekwondo • video)

Japanese idol singer stabbed over 20 times by fan regains consciousness

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 8, 2016

20-year-old Mayu Tomita now in stable condition following brutal attack.

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• Entertainment, Japan, News
• (crime • Idols • J-Pop • Mayu Tomita • music • stabbing)

Why don’t black-and-white cats have light-coloured backs and black bellies?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 8, 2016

Japanese Twitter alights over one of the great mysteries of the cat world.

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• Anime & Manga, Cats, Entertainment, Japan
• (animals • cats • cell development • genetics • nature • science • twitter)

Fans share photos of complete pandemonium while waiting to buy Kira Festival 2016 merchandise

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 8, 2016

This isn’t a scene from the running of the bulls — it’s from the running of the otaku at KiraFes 2016!

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • Kira Festival • merchandise • Saitama Super Arena • seiyuu • voice actor)

Sadako and Kayako team up with surprising third party to scare you for a good cause!

• KK Miller
  Jun 8, 2016

They apparently had time for a little side gig before the release of their big movie later this month.

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• Culture, Entertainment, Japan
• (campaign • Drugs • police • posters • Sadako vs Kayako • scary)

GPS tracks cats all night, Japanese internet shocked by the results: “Do cats fly or something?”

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 7, 2016

If you’ve never seen how far cats stray from home at night, then prepare to be just as shocked.

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• Australia, Cute, Entertainment
• (animals • cats • GPS • roaming • surprising • track)

Idolmaster Korean drama finalists appear in two music videos ahead of final round of cuts 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 7, 2016

Looks like fans and judges are going to have a tough time deciding who to keep and who to let go.

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• Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan, Korea
• (dramas • Idols • K-dramas • K-pop • Live action • music • The Idolmaster • video • video games)

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