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Nara’s “deer cookie” rice crackers get their first price increase in 28 years
- Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2019 - Tweet
Makers of iconic tourism treat cite rising costs and sales tax hike as reasons.
Hayao Miyazaki has turned down multiple offers from Hollywood to make live-action Nausicaa movie
- Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2019
Studio Ghibli co-founder also had two iron-clad conditions for the upcoming kabuki adaptation of his classic anime film.
Japan fans call Rugby World Cup player Luke Thompson “kawaii” for the way he speaks Japanese
- Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2019
An unlikely cute icon emerges from left field.
- Canada, Japan
- (canada • cute • Fukuoka • funny • LOL • news • rugby • Rugby World Cup • RWC • sport • sports • twitter • videos • yukata)
One-person seclusion tents from Japan let you turn part of your home into your private kingdom
- Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2019
Pop-up design lets you feel like a king in whichever part of your home you claim for your castle of gaming, web-surfing, or reading solitude.
Naomi Osaka hits back at Japanese comedians’ “too sunburned” comment
- SoraNews24
Oct 1, 2019
Witty response proves Osaka isn’t just a tennis pro, she’s a marketing queen.
- Japan
- (A Masso • comedy • discrimination • Japanese comedy • marketing • Naomi Osaka • news • racism • Shiseido • sport • sportswomen • tennis)
Chance to feel a shark’s nards and more at Sunshine Aquarium’s “Lots of Sex” Exhibit
- Master Blaster
Sep 30, 2019
Limited time event teaches us about how our deep-sea friends like to get down.
- Japan
- (aquariums • biology • COK • events • marine reproduction • Sunshine Aquarium • Tokyo)
Pager service officially ends in Japan, funeral service for outdated tech held in Akihabara【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2019
Sayonara, pagers, and enjoy your well-earned rest.
Okinawa Monorail employs hassle-free remote-controlled incline for improved disabled access
- Koh Ruide
Sep 30, 2019
Futuristic and incredibly cool. One glaring problem, however, prevents it from being widely used.
- Japan
- (accessibility • cool • cool gadgets • disabled people • Okinawa • remote control • train station • wheelchair access)
Not just Ash – New Pokémon anime reveals it will have two protagonists【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2019
Ash is sharing main character duties in the next Pokémon anime arc.
Mr. Sato snags deals in Forever 21’s closing sale, accidentally cosplays Japanese comedy god
- Katy Kelly
Sep 30, 2019
Mr. Sato’s final grab bag outfit at Forever 21 cost less than 5,000 yen.
- Japan
- (closing sale • clothes shopping • discounts • fashion • Forever 21 • Mr. Sato • SNJO • Tamori • Waratte Iitomo)
Rock legend Yoshiki’s stylish punk kimono brand chosen to kick off Tokyo Fashion Week 2020
- Koh Ruide
Sep 30, 2019
The organizers couldn’t have picked a better candidate to spearhead the catwalk.
- Japan
- (fashion • fashion show • kimono • model • Tokyo Fashion Week • Yoshiki • Yoshikimono • YouTube)
Tapioca tea is the biggest thing in Tokyo right now, so we try Tokyo’s biggest tapioca tea【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2019
Mr. Sato follows the lead of trendy teens with a little tapiru time with a giant boba drink.
- Japan
- (big food • boba • COK • crazy • drinks • Harajuku • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sweets • tapioca • tapioca tea)
Japan’s first alcohol-free and tobacco-free yakiniku restaurant a hit in Osaka
- Master Blaster
Sep 30, 2019
Seems a lot of people want to cut the BS and get right to the bull slices.
- Japan
- (COK • food • meat • Nagoya • no smoking • non-alcohol • Osaka • restaurants • Wakihiko • yakiniku)
Japan’s new mayonnaise ice cream doesn’t taste like you’d expect【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2019
A different surprise than the one we’d braced ourselves for.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • ice cream • mayonnaise • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)
A case of culture shock: Japanese summer vacation isn’t much of a vacation at all
- Katy Kelly
Sep 29, 2019
Our Japanese-language reporter had his world turned upside down when his German wife commented on his childhood memories.
- Japan
- (COK • cultural differences • Daiichiro Tashiro • international relationships • internationalism • relationships • romance • schools • SNJO • society • summer vacation)
Why this American can’t stand Japanese bookstores
- Oona McGee
Sep 29, 2019
There’s something about local bookshops that irks even Japanese people.
- Japan, USA
- (America • Atsugiri Jason • books • bookstores • COK • Japanese books • Japanese culture • publishers • SNJO)
Starbucks Japan releases special pen that you can also use to buy coffee
- Dale Roll
Sep 29, 2019
Who needs a credit card anymore?
- Japan
- (charge card • IC cards • pens • Starbucks • Starbucks card • Starbucks Touch • stationary • touchless payment)
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
- Scott Wilson
Sep 29, 2019
As well as several other incredible saves made by the editor.
KFC’s dating sim cooks up fingerlickin’ Colonel Sanders romance, but the recipe feels off【Review】
- Katy Kelly
Sep 28, 2019
While the presentation sizzles like a chicken wing fresh from the fryer, the content is a creamy, cold mash with no gravy.
- Japan
- (dating games • dating sims • fried chicken • game review • I Love You Colonel Sanders! • KFC • review • SNJO • SNO • Steam • videogames • weird)
Sweet mochi popcorn: Japan’s newest East-West crossover sweet we can’t wait to eat
- Casey Baseel
Sep 28, 2019
Shingen, meet Mike.
- Japan
- (food • Frito-Lay • mochi • popcorn • shingen mochi • sweets • Yamanashi Prefecture)
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