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Drink with a Japanese geisha at an online drinking party
- Oona McGee
May 22, 2020 - Tweet
Now you don’t even have to be in Japan to spend time with a geisha.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • coronavirus • culture • drinking party • geisha • Hakone • maiko • Nomikai • tourism)
Listening to boys’ love during workout at gym causes strange problem in Japan
- Casey Baseel
May 22, 2020
Seme’s confession of passion turns out to be too hot for the equipment to handle.
- Japan
- (boys love • COK • crazy • exercise • exercise bike • fitness • fujoshi • funny • gyms • weird)
Japanese government to limit foreign students’ coronavirus financial aid to top 30 academic percent
- Casey Baseel
May 22, 2020
Those who haven’t been hitting the books hard might need to severely pinch their pennies.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • economy • foreigners in Japan • Living in Japan • money • society • study abroad • studying in Japan)
23 people arrested in Aichi for operating and using illegal casino during coronavirus lockdown
- Dale Roll
May 22, 2020
“I had nothing else to do, so I went two to three times per week,” admitted one customer who had been arrested.
Fukuoka Museum offers Japanese art treasures right in your own home via AR
- Master Blaster
May 21, 2020
Why not virtually spruce up your living room with some 16th century samurai armor?
- Internet, Japan
- (AR • art • cool • culture • Fukuoka • Fukuoka City Museum • history • samurai • Steampunk Digital • technology • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Yoichi Kojima)
Ridiculous Japanese TV program says English pronunciation is to blame for coronavirus spread【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2020
Yes, “This is a pen,” but this is definitely not the reason Japan has fewer coronavirus cases.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • crazy • funny • Japanese language • linguistics • video • weird)
Harajuku crowded during coronavirus?! TV show slammed for using old footage to incite panic
- Oona McGee
May 21, 2020
Poster outside Takeshita Street McDonald’s alerts viewers to fake news on Japanese television.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • fake news • Harajuku • Japanese media • Japanese TV • media • news • social distancing • Takeshita Dori • Takeshita Street • Tokyo)
What do Indian people think of Japanese curry? We investigate with the power of Pikachu
- Katie Pask
May 21, 2020
How will this instant curry fare in India, the country with some of the best curry in the world?
- Japan, W Asia
- (COK • curry • food • India • indian curry • Japanese curry • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • travel)
Is Japan’s crazy silent karaoke gadget the solution for stay-home singing? 【Video experiment】
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2020
We test out the One-Person Karaoke Deluxe.
- Japan
- (COK • experiment • funny • gadgets • karaoke • music • Seiij Nakazawa • singing • SNJO • video • weird)
New Weathering With You art book comes with free anime backgrounds for video conference calls
- Oona McGee
May 21, 2020
Long-awaited collection of background art includes official merchandise for use in both the real and virtual worlds.
- Japan
- (anime • backgrounds • beautiful • books • COK • Makoto Shinkai • merchandise • movies • video conference • Weathering with You)
Japanese buff men delivery service will send beefcake, and also things to eat, to your door【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2020
Bodybuilding sushi restaurant owner forms team with muscular rivals.
- Japan
- (airline food • bodybuilding • crazy • food • food delivery • Handsome men • macho • muscles)
Monet’s Pond Cheesecake is our next dessert inspiration from Japan
- Oona McGee
May 21, 2020
Stunning dessert you can replicate at home.
- Japan
- (agar • art • beautiful • cakes • Cheesecake • cooking • food • gelatin • Japanese cheesecake • kanten • Monet • Monet's Pond • sweets • water lilies)
Japanese self-pleasuring aid Tenga releases series of video chat backgrounds
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2020
Now you can hide your home while broadcasting your love of Japan’s most popular self-love device.
- Japan
- (backgrounds • crazy • funny • telecommuting • telework • Tenga • video chat • weird • working form home • Zoom)
Japanese new recruit fired after one month for being partially out of frame during video meetings
- Master Blaster
May 21, 2020
Company decided that an inability to fit into the chat window is an inability to fit into the workforce.
- Internet, Japan
- (business • coronavirus • COVID-19 • crowdfunding • employment • firing • IT • university graduation)
Japanese fruit sandwich store in Tokyo explodes in popularity, includes rare, expensive varieties
- Oona McGee
May 20, 2020
Luxury fillings you won’t find anywhere else.
- Japan
- (Aichi • bread • cooking • Daiwa • food • fruit • fruit sandwiches • mangoes • Miyazaki • Nakameguro • sandwiches • sweets • Tokyo)
Pervert hunter arrested by Tokyo police for less-than-pure intentions
- Casey Baseel
May 20, 2020
Just because he was the enemy of upskirt voyeurs didn’t mean he was an ally of justice.
J-rock band One OK Rock self-parodies with awesome “Complete Stay Home Dreamer” video
- Casey Baseel
May 20, 2020
One change in the lyrics, and some big changes in the video, help fans power through the new normal of coronavirus safety.
- Internet, Japan
- (cool • coronavirus • funny • J-rock • Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer • Kanzen Zaitaku Dreamer • music • One OK Rock • stay home • video)
Starbucks Japan reopens with extra measures to prevent coronavirus’ spread
- Dale Roll
May 20, 2020
The coffee giant is ready to serve their beloved Frappucinos again, with some precautionary measures.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffee • coronavirus • COVID-19 • reopening after coronavirus • Starbucks)
New Shinkansen luggage rules start today, set to make travel more expensive and less convenient
- Casey Baseel
May 20, 2020
Get out your tape measure, because you might need a more expensive seat and special reservation, or cash to pay an extra charge.
- Japan
- (bullet train • Japan Railway • JR • luggage • shinkansen • suitcases • trains • travel)
A terrifying, tasty Japanese dessert you can make with just two ingredients and a sushi bazooka
- Casey Baseel
May 20, 2020
Today in the SoraKitchen we’re firing off a gigantic, super easy-to-make yokan.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • cool • crazy • food • gadgets • ryokans • SNO • SoraKitchen • sushi • sushi bazooka • sweets • Yokan)
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Japan’s mini Shikoku Pilgrimage walking tour left us feeling immensely satisfied
This hot spring near Osaka’s Kansai Airport resolves the pick-two-out-of-three bathhouse dilemma
Starbucks Japan invites us to par-tea with its new Earl Gray Frappuccino [Taste test]
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month
Shoplifting prevention guard arrested for shoplifting boot from store he was guarding
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
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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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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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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
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
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