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Japan’s prime minster to declare state of emergency for Tokyo over coronavirus infections

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2020
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Increasing rate of infections expected to prompt other major Japanese cities also being part of designated emergency areas.

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• Japan
• (COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • government • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • Tokyo)

Can you find the “Kyushu button?”

• Master Blaster
  Apr 6, 2020

You need to enter the mind of a child to find it.

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• Japan
• (children • computers • cute • funny • keyboard • Kyushu • technology)

Crowdfunded samurai sword-inspired kitchen knives now available for general sale

• Dale Roll
  Apr 6, 2020

Now anyone can pretend to use Oda Nobunaga’s sword to cut onions!

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• Japan
• (cool • crowd funding • history • Japanese history • Katana • kitchen knife • Oda Nobunaga • Ryoma Sakamoto • samurai • swords • Village Vanguard)

Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen singer washes hands against coronavirus in new “PPAP 2020” song 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Apr 6, 2020

“I have a hand. I have a soap. Wash wash wash wash wash wash wash wash.”

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • COVID-19 • crazy • Daimaou Kosaka • funny • hand washing • music • pen pineapple apple pen • Pikotaro • ppap • video • weird • YouTube)

Kirby wedding rings let you combine powers with the love of your life【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2020

Nintendo’s lovable ball of cuteness transforms into extremely elegant designs.

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• Japan
• (accessories • beautiful • cool • cute • engagement rings • Kirby • nintendo • rings • U-Treasure • video games • wedding rings)

Japanese baby flashes peace sign from the womb, lets mom know everything is going to be all right

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2020

Today, let’s all try to be as calm and confident as this kid.

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• Japan
• (babies • cool • cute • funny • kids • moms • moving • peace • peace sign • touching • ultrasound)

Anime voice actors need loans, face “dangerous levels of poverty” during pandemic, union says

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2020

Survey of live-action and vocal performers shows startling number who’ve already used up their savings.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • voice actors • voice actresses)

Parenting while teleworking — a day in the life of a Japanese father in the midst of COVID-19

• Eli Pang
  Apr 6, 2020

A rare peek behind the scenes for one SoraNews24 reporter. Read More

• Japan
• (COVID-19 • family • P.K. Sanjun • Parenting • self-isolating • teleworking)

Where’d the time go?! Top anime series that finished ten years ago, ranked by Japanese netizens

• Katy Kelly
  Apr 5, 2020

Seriously, it’s been a long, long time since these series aired, and now we feel really old.

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• Japan
• (2010 • Animal Detective Kiruminzoo • anime • Fullmetal Alchemist • Hidamari Sketch • Inuyasha • K-On! • nerdy • nostalgia • ranking)

Japan’s steampunk business card holder says “Let’s do lunch, and yes, I am from the future-past”

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 5, 2020

Turns one of the most fundamental parts of life in Japan into an unforgettable event.

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• Japan
• (awesome • business cards • cool • credit cards • steampunk • Village Vanguard)

The SoraNews24 Work from Home Health Guide: Stretching with Mr. Sato!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 5, 2020

Mr. Sato is wiser, and healthier, than people think, and he’s here to help you stay loose and limber.

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• Japan
• (COK • exercise • fitness • health • life hacks • Mr. Sato • SNJO • stretching • Stretching with Sato • telecommuting • working from home)

Embassy employee pulls April Fools’ Day prank, gets admired for Photoshop skills instead

• Eli Pang
  Apr 5, 2020

His Photoshop power level! It’s over 9,000!

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• Japan
• (april fools • April Fools' Day • Dragon Ball Z • Embassy of Georgia • LOL)

Crocodile Who Dies in 100 Days Cafe dies in 3 days

• Master Blaster
  Apr 5, 2020

Perhaps it just wasn’t the right time for a lunch loaded with existentialism.

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• Japan
• (art • business • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Crocodile Who Dies in 100 Days • manga • pop-up cafes • twitter)

Kumamoto teacher suspended for slapping student on the head and kicking him for 35 minutes

• Dale Roll
  Apr 4, 2020

But critics say that’s not a good enough punishment.

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• Japan
• (conflict • controversy • Corporal punishment • junior high school • suspension • teacher • violence)

Japanese man comes up with ingenious (and slightly creepy) way to take a nap in meetings

• Katie Pask
  Apr 4, 2020

Gives the term ‘face mask’ a whole new meaning.

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• Internet, Japan
• (3D printer • 3D printers • crazy • face mask • mask • technology • twitter • weird • wtf)

Kendama training cures one man’s self-isolation blues

• Master Blaster
  Apr 4, 2020

There’s never been a better time to brush up on the old eye-hand coordination.

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • COVID-19 • games • Kendama • Masanuki Sunakoma • self-isolation • toys)

Japanese KitKats up the frisson of excitement with their limited, premium “Blindfold Chocolatory” line

• Katy Kelly
  Apr 4, 2020

KitKat’s Chocolatory has teamed up with a professional illustrator to make these premium KitKats fun, fanciful and excitingly mysterious.

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• Japan
• (blindfold chocolate • delicious • food • gimmick • gourmet • KitKat • KitKat Chocolatory • limited edition • Misaki Tanaka • Nestle Japan)

Harajuku looks eerily quiet during the coronavirus outbreak 【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Apr 4, 2020

Does this mean young people are heeding the government’s advice to stay at home? 

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • COVID-19 • Harajuku • news • social distancing • Tokyo)

How to kill your temptation to go outside this weekend with one piece of paper and some tape

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 4, 2020

Japanese comedian creates a 30-second countermeasure that can help you, and your community, stay safe from the coronavirus.

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• Japan
• (clever • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • funny • health • life hacks • social distancing • Yuriko Koike)

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Empty Akihabara – Tokyo’s otaku district hit hard by coronavirus outbreak【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 4, 2020

The gathering point for anime and game fans from around the globe looks eerily different these days.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • anime • COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • empty • empty Tokyo • SNJO • Tokyo)

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