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Japanese prime minister accidentally asked about government’s massive “Robbery Campaign” budget
- Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2020 - Tweet
Politician from opposing party criticizes Shinzo Abe for official project, but the true crime is a linguistic one.
- Japan
- (crazy • funny • Japanese language • linguistics • politicians • politics • weird)
Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada opens a discussion on racism on Japanese Twitter
- Dale Roll
Jun 10, 2020
The singer hopes that this will be a turning point for racial issues in America.
- Japan
- (anti-racism • Black Lives Matter • conversation • discrimination • Hikaru Utada • history • Japanese Twitter • protest • racism • Twitter debate • Utada • Utada Hikaru)
Online Japanese hostess bar turns out to be better than real thing for our first-time customer
- Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2020
All the charm and none of the hassle.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • COK • hostess bars • SNJO)
World’s first Ikea convenience store opens in Harajuku, Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 9, 2020
An urban twist on the familiar Ikea warehouse, now in the heart of Tokyo.
- Japan
- (Harajuku • homewares • ikea • ikea japan • new opening • news • photos • shopping • Tokyo)
“The revolutionary way to pick your nose!” We try out the Nose Picker
- Katie Pask
Jun 9, 2020
It’s “what you have always wanted and needed.”
- Japan
- (crazy • funny toy • inventions • Japanese inventions • nose • nose picker • technology • toy • toys • wtf)
Would a pizza made with pizza-flavored potato chips yield a super pizza?
- Master Blaster
Jun 9, 2020
Just follow Uncle Pizza’s easy recipe to find out!
- Japan
- (COK • food • pizza • Pizza Potato • potato chips • recipe • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen • Uncle Pizza)
Mr. Sato reflects on riding the train in Tokyo for the first time in two months
- Krista Rogers
Jun 9, 2020
Despite his penchant for the wacky and outrageous, Mr. Sato can also display an extremely pensive side.
- Japan
- (COVID-19 • Mr. Sato • musings • Nakano Station • reflections • Sobu Line • Tokyo • train)
The poo from Nara Park’s deer is changing because of the coronavirus pandemic
- Casey Baseel
Jun 9, 2020
Shape and hardness of animals’ droppings has changed noticeably since a few months ago.
- Japan
- (animals • coronavirus • deer • deer crackers • Nara • Nara Park • shika senbei • travel)
Drum-maker Pearl repurposes hi-hat pedals into alcohol dispensers
- Master Blaster
Jun 9, 2020
A great way to beat COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
- Japan
- (clever • coronavirus • COVID-19 • disinfectant • drum stands • drums • hi-hats • music • musical instruments • Pearl)
Japanese idol shows just how well the optical illusion boob shirt works
- SoraNews24
Jun 8, 2020
Gift from an otaku gives this woman a buxom bosom front-on, but from the side it’s a different story.
- Japan
- (crazy • ekoD Works • fashion • funny • Idols • Japanese idol • optical illusions • otaku • shirts • t-shirts • twitter • weird)
Over 2,000 people march in support of Black Lives Matter in Osaka
- Master Blaster
Jun 8, 2020
Turnout to two-hour march through downtown blew away expectations.
- Japan
- (Black Lives Matter • demonstration • discrimination • event • George Floyd • Kansai • march • Osaka • protest • Umeda)
Can you write the alphabet properly? According to Japanese teachers, probably not
- Katie Pask
Jun 8, 2020
Japanese rules for writing your ABCs are surprisingly strict.
- Japan
- (abc • alphabet • education • English • japanese education • japanese school • learning English • school • wtf)
No one asked but we did it anyways: MOS rice patty burgers X ochazuke【Taste test】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jun 8, 2020
A thorough comparison experiment, except we had no control group whatsoever.
- Japan
- (COK • fast food • food • green tea • Kg • Mos Burger • ochazuke • rice patty burgers • SNJO • taste test • tea)
Our balding reporter tries to fix his male pattern baldness with medications and topical sprays
- Dale Roll
Jun 8, 2020
And here’s a half-year report of how his hair is doing!
- Japan
- (balding • baldness • beauty • clear Coke • COK • Go Hatori • hair • hair treatments • medicine • SNJO)
Gold Gundam tofu appears in Japan, requires “painting” with real gold for full effect【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2020
Forget Gunpla. Today it’s all about the Gun-tofu!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • food • gold • Gundam • robots • Sagamiya Foods • SNJO • taste test • tofu)
In Japan, Uber Eats will deliver the latest manga to your door
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2020
When you’re craving the latest issue of Shonen Jump, Uber is ready to roll and bring you your comic fix.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • convenience stores • cool • Lawson • manga • Shonen Jump • SNJO • Uber Eats • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Don’t panic! You can now get a gigantic life-size Psyduck plushie at the Pokémon Center
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2020
Keep calm and carry on decorating your home with Pokémon.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • life-size • plushies • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Psyduck • stuffed animals • video games)
Formerly Mario-themed go-kart rental service opens crowdfunding to save their business
- Master Blaster
Jun 7, 2020
Hard times for the once-thriving Tokyo tourist attraction.
- Japan
- (business • coronavirus • COVID-19 • crowdfunding • go-karts • MariCar • Mario Kart • nintendo • Street Kart • Tokyo • tourism • travel)
89-year-old train line in rural Hokkaido shuts down, but lives on through touching video tribute
- Ingrid Tsai
Jun 7, 2020
The train line wasn’t completely forgotten in its final days due to one videographer’s determination and passion.
- Japan
- (Hokkaido • JR Hokkaido • last train run • Sasshou Line • Shintotsukawa • trains • travel)
Sapporo Zoo sells “lion-ripped jeans,” “beaver-gnawed coasters” and more to stay open amid COVID
- Scott Wilson
Jun 6, 2020
For when you want to walk on the wild side.
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign- Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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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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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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