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New Studio Ghibli clocks let you keep an eye on the time with your favourite anime characters

• Oona McGee
  Dec 17, 2019
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Movies like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and My Neighbour Totoro feature in the exclusive new collection.

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• Canada, Japan
• (anime • clocks • COK • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Mario Kart apparel line pulls into Uniqlo just in time for Christmas【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 17, 2019

Tie-up with Nintendo’s racing hit has T-shirt and power-up hoodies.

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• Japan
• (fashion • hoodies • Mario Kart • nintendo • Super Mario • t-shirts • Uniqlo)

Cafe in Tokyo serves custom 2-D and 3-D latte art, and their coffee is nothing to sniff at either

• Dale Roll
  Dec 17, 2019

This place is definitely for coffee lovers.

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• Japan
• (3-D latte art • cafe • coffee • coffee shop • cool • cute • delicious • Kuramae • latte art)

Over 30 percent of surveyed Japanese managers feel intense stress from working with foreigners

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 17, 2019

Personality issues and skill deficiencies cited as problem areas with almost one in five saying the pressure is making them want to quit their jobs as soon as possible.

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• Japan
• (COK • foreigners in Japan • society • survey • working in Japan)

Embrace your inner oyster fanatic with huggable oyster meat cushion and cute oyster compact case

• Eli Pang
  Dec 17, 2019

Even if the world isn’t your oyster, you can make your world be about oysters with these new eye-catching goods.

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• Japan
• (compact case • creative • Felissimo • home goods • makeup • oyster • plush)

Futon izakaya lets you drink and sleep on the cheap

• Oona McGee
  Dec 17, 2019

Now you can sleep inside a restaurant in Japan.

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• Japan
• (cheap eats • COK • drinking • futon • izakaya • Osaka • SNOJ • value for money)

Disappearing anime studio resurfaces, still owes 8 million yen to unpaid workers

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 16, 2019

And sadly, there’s a chance they may never get paid.

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• Japan
• (anime • crazy • Fragtime • Next Batters’ Circle • scandal • Tear Studio • working in the anime industry)

Tapioca onigiri brings boba to the world of rice balls

• Oona McGee
  Dec 16, 2019

People in Japan are going crazy for boba ball rice balls.

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• Japan
• (Aeon • COK • food • food review • Japanese food • Mai • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • tapioca • taste test)

New anime web series based on Pokémon Sword and Shield to get worldwide release next month

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 16, 2019

Short anime adaptation titled Twilight Wings will focus on the Galar region introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

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• Japan
• (adaptation • anime • Galar • Pocket Monsters 2019 • Pokemon • video games • web series)

Groper in Japan says he couldn’t resist “young females’ breasts,” all victims much older than him

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 16, 2019

Personal definition of “young” includes a woman more than twice his age.

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• Japan
• (chikan • COK • crime • gropers)

This holiday season, kick back with a glass of wine on four coins on the rim of another wine glass

• Master Blaster
  Dec 16, 2019

Once you’ve tried wobbly coin wine, you’ll never go back to that horizontal crap.

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• Japan
• (amazing • balancing • coins • talent • Tanu • wine • wine glass)

Get a “playful” look with the new Kirby clothing collaboration

• Katie Pask
  Dec 16, 2019

A Nintendo character well-known for his ability to inhale things, but his new clothes collaboration certainly doesn’t suck!
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• Japan
• (awesome • clothes • collaboration • Converse • cute • fashion • Harajuku • Harajuku fashion • Japan • Kirby • nintendo)

New kids sets at Mister Donut come with adorable finger puppets from Pokémon Sword and Shield

• Katy Kelly
  Dec 16, 2019

Eat at Mister Donut in Japan and Scorbunny yourself one of four cute monster toys!

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• Japan
• (adorable • cute • kids • Mister Donut • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • toys)

New mouthwatering beef katsu sandwich served in Shibuya, but only good for 30 minutes?!【Photos】

• Eli Pang
  Dec 16, 2019

All good things must come to an end, but at least this delicious beef katsu sandwich will live on in its diner’s memory!

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• Japan
• (food • food review • katsu • sandwiches • Shibuya • taste test)

Do-it-yourself funeral kits go on sale in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 15, 2019

If funeral hall prices are killing you, this Nagano-based company wants to help make your final purchase an affordable one.

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• Japan
• (crazy • DIY • do it yourself • funerals • society • weird)

Hello Kitty would look cute even if you peeled away all her flesh, new toy line shows us【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 15, 2019

Did you know the Sanrio star’s muscles are apparently made out of sweet-tasting fruit?

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• Japan
• (crazy • cute • figures • gross • Hello Kitty • My Melody • Sanrio • toys • weird)

We try a Japanese bread named after a calligraphy ink stick

• Katie Pask
  Dec 15, 2019

Indigo ink never looked so delicious.

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• Japan
• (bakery • bread • delicious • food • Japan • weird)

Japanese man’s son claps back to his lecture about too much YouTube time, starts media debate

• Katy Kelly
  Dec 15, 2019

You can count on kids to be brutally honest, especially when the honor of their favorite online videos is at stake.

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• Japan
• (father • funny • Parenting • screentime • son • TV • videos • YouTube)

We are all Son Goku in this heartwarming, nostalgic Dragon Ball Z Kakarot commercial

• Katy Kelly
  Dec 15, 2019

Spike up your hair and ready your Kamehameha hands, it’s time to kick butt as Goku!

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• Japan
• (anime • Dragon Ball Z • Dragon Ball Z Kakarot • emotional • kids • nostalgia • shonen manga • videogames)

This holiday season, Japan lets you skip Christmas lights and see Evangelion lights instead【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 14, 2019

A whole different kind of herald Angel.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • Christmas lights • COK • cool • Evangelion • Fukuoka • illuminations • projection mapping • SNJO)

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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