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KFC Japan holds annual memorial services for its chicken

• Master Blaster
  Dec 30, 2019
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Execs pray for chickens of the past and future on “Chicken Thanksgiving.”

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• Japan
• (chicken • Chicken Thanksgiving • fast food • funeral • Higashi-Fushimi Inari • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • memorial service • Osaka • Sumiyoshi Taisha • Tokyo)

Is work more important to Japanese salarymen than their girlfriends? Survey investigates

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 30, 2019

”Which is more important, your job, or me?”

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• Japan
• (COK • relationships • romance • salarymen • society • survey • working in Japan)

Neuroscientist furthers research on brain and visual cognition with his love for Pokémon【Video】

• Eli Pang
  Dec 30, 2019

Never again let your parents tell you nothing good happens from playing video games.

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• Japan
• (cool • neurology • Pokemon • research study • video • video games)

Dodge the biggest problem of giving yourself a kanji name with these for-foreigner personal seals

• Katie Pask
  Dec 30, 2019

Get a stamp of approval with your own Japanese personal seal complete with your Japanese kanji name.

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• Japan
• (cool • culture • foreigners in Japan • hanko • inkan • kanji • souvenirs • tradition)

Japanese burger chain launches an explosive combo: the spicy ramen burger!

• Eli Pang
  Dec 30, 2019

A fiery crossover that will sear itself into your memory and taste buds!

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• Japan
• (Chiba • food • fusion food • hamburger • limited edition flavors • Lotteria • Noodles)

Tokyo’s biggest street party spot bans public drinking on New Year’s Eve

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 29, 2019

Site of Tokyo’s liveliest street parties, and most embarrassing drunken mayhem, will be a soft drink-only space on New Year’s Eve.

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• Japan
• (alochol • COK • New Year's • New Year's Eve • Shibuya • street parties • Tokyo)

Another New Year cash giveaway hinted at by former Zozotown CEO Yusaku Maezawa

• Master Blaster
  Dec 29, 2019

This time he’s doling out the dough on YouTube it seems.

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• Japan
• (business • giveaway • money • New Year's • otoshidama • twitter • YouTube • yusaku maezawa • ZOZOTOWN)

Meet the true spirit of Christmas in Japan: Tiger Mask

• Master Blaster
  Dec 28, 2019

Yes Japan, there is a Tiger Mask, whose kindness we should all try to emulate.

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• Japan
• (anime • charity • Christmas • kids • manga • Masatake Kawamura • moving • Naoto Date • orphanages • orphans • pro wrestling • Tiger Mask • touching • Yuka Sato)

Can the powers of the Tokyo area’s literal money-laundering shrine make us rich? We find out

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 28, 2019

Our latest get-rich-quick scheme takes us to a Shinto shrine in Kamakura with an 835-year history.

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• Japan
• (COK • experiment • Go Hatori • Kamakura • Kanagawa • lottery • shinto • shrines • SNJO • travel)

“Newtype” Hatsune Miku poised for comeback in 2020

• Master Blaster
  Dec 28, 2019

But don’t call it a comeback. She’s been here for years.

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• Japan
• (Hatsune Miku • Hatsune Miku NT • music • newtype • Piapro Studio • technology • Vocaloid • Yamaha)

Canadian learns to speak proper Japanese by becoming comedian, pouring tea for his master

• Katie Pask
  Dec 28, 2019

Katsura Sunshine brings a fresh look to a 400-year-old style of Japanese comedy.

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• Canada, Japan
• (canadian • comedian • comedy • cool • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • keigo • learning japanese • linguistics • rakugo • video)

Japan prepares itself for…THE FUTURE!!! Lots of bridges and living underwater expected

• Master Blaster
  Dec 28, 2019

Mitsubishi’s view of 2020 was both incredibly on-point and way-off at the same time.

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• Japan
• (2020 • crazy • funny • future • Mitsubishi • Osaka • weird • World Expo)

10 tips to remember for your first trip to izakaya, Japan’s awesome traditional pubs【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 28, 2019

Suntory’s for-foreigners video has plenty of great info, and we’ve got a few things to add.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • etiquette • izakaya • manners • pubs • restaurants • travel • video)

Dating simulator girlfriends reject human boyfriends’ kisses due to game/heartbreaking bug

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 28, 2019

LovePlus error turns fans into losers in the game of love.

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• Japan
• (dating simulators • funny • LovePlus • romance simulators • video games)

Japan’s awesomely adorable cat pseudo-currency is actually usable at one very special place【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2019

Available in 100, 500, and 1,000-yen denominations.

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• Japan
• (capsule hotels • cat cafes • cats • cool • currency • cute • money • Neco Republic • Neko Hatago • Neko Yokujo)

Transform your fridge into a Japanese nightscape with light-up snack bar signboard magnets

• Oona McGee
  Dec 27, 2019

Bring the warm and inviting glow of mama-san drinking joints to your kitchen. 

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• Japan
• (bars • capsule toys • COK • gacha toys • gachapon • Kitan Club • magnets • snack bar • SNJO • souveinrs • toys)

Pokémon/Mister Donut lucky bag is this year’s can’t-miss fukubukuro exclusive merch collection

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2019

No matter which of the possibilities are inside, there’s no way fans of Pokémon, or donuts, will be walking away disappointed.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • donuts • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2020 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2020 • Lucky Bags • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Hello Kitty and Doraemon collaboration merch ends the year adorably!【Photos】

• Shannon McNaught
  Dec 27, 2019

It’s the best of both worlds – and it’s super cute!

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• Japan
• (COK • collaboration • cute • Doraemon • DoraKitty • Hello Kitty • Sanrio)

Japan Airlines giving foreign travelers 100,000 free round-trip tickets during the Tokyo Olympics

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2019

JAL wants visitors from overseas to see more than just Tokyo during the Tokyo Summer Games.

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• Japan
• (2020 Olympics • airlines • awesome • COK • free • JAL • Japan Airlines • Olympics • Tokyo Olympics • travel)

You can get married in Japan with official, legally binding Evangelion marriage registration forms

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2019

Get in the damn married relationship, Shinji.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • Evangelion • marriage • marriage registration forms • relationships • romance • weddings)

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  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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