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Japanese worker gets asked by boss to stay after tele-meeting for surprisingly cute reason
- Scott Wilson
May 31, 2020 - Tweet
Yet another benefit of working from home.
Rejoice, EarthBound fans! New official tribute comic “Pollyanna” set to debut in mid-June
- Ingrid Tsai
May 30, 2020
I believe a dream can still come true. Why shouldn’t I believe the same in you?
- Japan
- (comic • Earthbound • Hobonichi Mother Project • mother • nintendo • Pollyanna • tribute • video games)
Japanese Twitter revels in the wholesome, blurry hilarity of this daughter’s photo of her dad
- Katy Kelly
May 30, 2020
Instead of catching his good side, she turned him into a beautiful blur.
- Japan
- (blurry • cute • dads • daughter • family • funny • funny photos • photography)
Mini samurai sword scissors are here to help you slice paper and plastic foes to pieces【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2020
This is how Oda Nobunada and the Shinsengumi would remove the tags from their T-shirts.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • culture • cutlery • history • Katana • Nikken Cutlery • Oda Nobunaga • scissors • Seki • shinsengumi • swords)
During trying times, receive comfort and advice from Boss coffee’s poster boy Tommy Lee Jones
- Eli Pang
May 30, 2020
No, Elvis is not dead. He just went home to shelter in place.
- Japan
- (Alien Jones • BOSS • Boss coffee • commercials • COVID-19 • Japanese commercials • Suntory • Tommy Lee Jones)
Even Gundam not immune to coronavirus as pandemic cancels moving life-size statue’s preview event
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2020
Sorry, Gundam won’t be seeing you this summer.
- Japan
- (anime • coronavirus • Gundam • Gundam statue • life-size Gundam • Mobile Suit Gundam • robots • Yokohama)
Katana that shoot flames are real in amazing Japanese artist’s video series【Videos】
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2020
Swords that slash with arcs of fire are possible in real life, and awesome.
New conspiracy theory emerges that Shinzo Abe is legendary yokai Amabie
- Master Blaster
May 29, 2020
Alright, now hear me out on this one…
- Japan
- (Amabie • anagrams • conspiracy theories • coronavirus • COVID-19 • politics • Shinzo Abe • yokai)
Makoto Shinkai fixes “shocking” visual mistake for Weathering with You’s Blu-ray release
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2020
If you ever needed proof that the director of Your Name is a visual perfectionist, this is it.
- Japan
- (anime • funny • Makoto Shinkai • movies • Tenki no Ko • Weathering with You)
Social distanced dining is a cinch with these stuffed capybara companions【Photos】
- Katy Kelly
May 29, 2020
This zoo’s thought up the cutest possible way to keep some barriers up between diners at their eatery.
- Japan
- (capybara • cute • dining • Izu Shaboten Zoo • restaurants • social distancing • stuffed animals • zoo)
New miniature theme park Small Worlds Tokyo finally opening, has a tiny Sailor Moon exhibit!
- Dale Roll
May 29, 2020
The anticipated opening of the the miniature figure park was delayed by the coronavirus, but is now planned to open in June.
- Japan
- (Ariake • attractions • Evangelion • miniature • miniature world • neat • Sailor Moon • Small Worlds Tokyo • theme park • Tokyo)
What would Dragon Quest look like in real life? Fan’s Slime travel photo series shows us【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2020
Come on, Slime! We’re going for a walk.
- Japan
- (cool • Dragon Quest • figures • funny • slime • Square Enix • video games)
“Oh, is that so?” says Kyoto Animation arsonist when told how many people he killed
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2020
Admits that his goal was to kill as many as possible.
- Japan
- (anime • arson • COK • crime • Kyoto Animation • Kyoto Animation arson attack)
Giant undersea bug in Toba Aquarium poops for first time in two years
- Master Blaster
May 29, 2020
Apparently, eating a shark’s face alive will bind you right up.
- Japan
- (animals • biology • giant isopod • Mie • poop • science • Toba • Toba Aquarium)
Death of Terrace House star Hana Kimura prompts Yu Darvish to speak out against cyberbullying
- SoraNews24
May 28, 2020
Pro baseballer shares three easy phrases people can use to stop a plague of hurtful online comments.
- Japan
- (baseball • bullying • cyberbullying • female wrestling • Hana Kimura • Netflix • news • reality TV • Terrace House • TV shows • twitter • wrestlers • wrestling • Yu Darvish)
Japanese rugby legend questions reopening of pro-baseball, confuses everyone
- Master Blaster
May 28, 2020
Is the Internet schooling Ayumu Goromaru about students, or is he schooling them?
- Japan
- (Ayumu Goromaru • baseball • children • coronavirus • COVID-19 • rugby • sports)
Terrace House season cancelled, removed from streaming service after Hana Kimura’s death
- Casey Baseel
May 28, 2020
Decision comes after suspended broadcast of new episodes following reality program star’s apparent suicide.
- Japan
- (bullying • cyberbullying • female wrestling • Hana Kimura • Netflix • reality TV • Terrace House • Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020 • wrestlers • wrestling)
Japanese bubble tea chain starts selling at-home tapioca drink kits
- Shannon
May 28, 2020
Now you don’t need to go out in public to treat yourself to some delicious boba tea.
- Japan
- (bubble tea • delicious • DIY • Instagram • stay at home • tapioca bubble tea • Tapista)
Gotta stamp them all! Collect your shrine stamps with this gorgeous new range of stationery
- Katie Pask
May 28, 2020
Preserve your shrine memories in style with these stamp books!
- Japan
- (beautiful • culture • cute • goshuin • goshuincho • Japanese culture • Japanese religion • notebook • shrine • stationary • temple • Village Vanguard)
Japanese government to subsidize domestic travel this summer to boost the ailing tourism industry
- Dale Roll
May 28, 2020
The government is hoping grants and coupons will help encourage people to travel again.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • Go To Campaign • government policy • hospitality • Japan tourism • Japanese Government • summer vacation • tourism • travel)
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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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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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