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Trouble with stalkers? Japanese moving company offers discount to musicians trying to escape fans
- Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2019 - Tweet
Multiple music-related scenarios earn band members cheaper bills.
- Japan
- (COK • idol singer • idol singers • Idols • moving companies • music • musicians • society • stalkers)
Mega meat noodles in Tokyo: 2.6 pounds of meat, one bowl of soba, no regrets【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2019
An extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-large order.
- Japan
- (big food • COK • crazy • food • Fuji Soba • meat • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • soba • video)
15 tons of sweet potatoes stolen in rural Japan, criminal crew may be targeting spuds
- Casey Baseel
Nov 24, 2019
Farmer didn’t bother to lock the door to his storehouse, because who steals sweet potatoes?
Japan Travel: Explore a mysterious hidden octagonal tunnel in the mountains of Kyushu
- Oona McGee
Nov 24, 2019
Come with us as we take you off the beaten path to a spot tourists are yet to discover.
- Japan
- (adventure • caves • COK • monorail • Nara • rides • secret Japan • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • travel • weird)
Japanese burger shop Lotteria offering venison burgers this November for “Good Meat Day”
- Dale Roll
Nov 24, 2019
Fancy trying a different kind of burger?
- Japan
- (burgers • Burgers in Japan • deer • Good Meat Day • gourmet hamburger • venison)
Osaka store catering to menstrual goods has staff wear badges saying if they’re on their period
- SoraNews24
Nov 23, 2019
The ultimate store for feminine needs. Period.
- Japan
- (Daimaru Department Store • department store • menstruation • Osaka • periods • Umeda • Women in Japan)
Charming video saga shows baseball player Ichiro playing his own life…board game-style!【Videos】
- Katy Kelly
Nov 23, 2019
These short, sweet videos have Japan’s recently retired baseball star play the (board) game of life while musing on his real lived experiences.
- Japan
- (board game • celebrity • commercial • Ichiro • Ichiro Suzuki • life • philosophy • Sumitomo Mitsui)
Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary on KonoSuba movie: “It’s the reason cinema was invented”
- Master Blaster
Nov 23, 2019
High praise from the co-writer of Pulp Fiction and Beowulf.
- Japan
- (anime • God's Blessing on the Wonderful World • KonoSuba • Legend of Crimson • Letterboxd • light novels • manga • movies • Pulp Fiction • Roger Avary)
Special limited-time Frozen II-inspired menu items arriving in cafes across Japan
- Dale Roll
Nov 23, 2019
Delightful designs and fantastic flavors celebrate the sequel to the 2013 hit!
- Japan
- (cafes • cute • Disney • Elsa • food • frozen • Frozen 2 • movies • Olaf • pop-up cafes • tasty)
Japanese woman arrested for snipping hair off a woman’s head on bus
- Oona McGee
Nov 23, 2019
Many people are siding with the perpetrator, saying they’ve been annoyed with hair on public transport too.
- Japan
- (bus • buses • crime • hair • Hokkaido • Japanese women • manners • news • police • Sapporo • scary • video • women)
We try the Nutty White Chocolate Christmas Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 23, 2019
Can a drink that’s meant to look like an illuminated Christmas tree actually taste good?
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Clown-masked stalker spotted multiple times in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, still at large
- Casey Baseel
Nov 23, 2019
Clowns are always scary, but especially when they’re following kids and women at night.
Best Secret of Mana fan art ever? Jaw-dropping project took over a year, 150,000 beads【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 23, 2019
And, naturally, the combined strength of three heroes.
- Japan
- (awesome • beads • cool • crafts • fan art • pixel art • Secret of Mana • Seiken Densetsu • Square Enix • video games)
Can even heavy drinkers enjoy the “Stop Drinking Center” in Okayama?
- Master Blaster
Nov 22, 2019
Yes, but they can’t drink there…but not because it’s a rule. It’s just… Ahhh, just see for yourself.
- Japan
- (alcohol • cafes • coffee • COK • curry • drinking • history • Okayama • restaurants • SNJO • weird)
Nintendo Tokyo, Nintendo’s first ever dedicated shop in Japan, opens–here’s the awesome merch!
- Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2019
A massive photo safari of the treasure trove of amazing stuff waiting at Nintendo’s brand-new Shibuya destination store!
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Nintendo Tokyo • Pikachu • Shibuya • Shibuya Parco • shopping • SNO • Splatoon • Super Mario • video games)
We attend one of Japan’s most important press conferences this year, dressed as Vegeta【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2019
We send Dragon Ball’s anime prince to listen to important businessmen talk about important business stuff.
- Japan
- (COK • cosplay • crazy • Dragon Ball • funny • line • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Softbank • Vegeta • weird)
Japan’s YouTube knife-maker is back at it again–this time with a knife made entirely of fungus
- Dale Roll
Nov 22, 2019
Wouldn’t you want to cook with a fungus knife?
- Japan
- (Attoteki Fushinsha no Kiwami • blades • cool • crazy • experiment • Kiwami Japan • knives • science • video • weird)
The hallucinatingly warm bedsheets of Japan’s favorite cheap home furnishings brand【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2019
It’s like sleeping inside a batch of soft, comfy mochi.
- Japan
- (bedding • beds • COK • funny • Go Hatori • interior • Nitori • sheets • sleep • SNJO • weird)
New visual unveiled for Universal Studios Japan’s Nintendo World shows a pixel-perfect panorama
- Katy Kelly
Nov 22, 2019
Look forward to real-life takes on Peach and Bowser’s castles, Mario Kart themed attractions and more!
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- Japan
- (Mario • nintendo • Osaka • Super Nintendo World • theme park • theme parks • travel • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
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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
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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
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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