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Japanese man’s bank isn’t satisfied with him cancelling fixed deposit to support favorite idol
- Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2019 - Tweet
Banker asks fan why he needs the extra cash, struggles to process the idol-loving response.
Japanese man eats Garigari-kun popsicle in one bite, gets immediate, explosive brain freeze【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Aug 11, 2019
Don’t try this trick at home!
- Japan
- (Gari-Gari Kun • Garigari-kun • popsicle • video • YouTube)
The best Japanese cosplayers from Day 1 of Summer Comiket 2019【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Aug 11, 2019
The first day of Summer Comiket was a hot one.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Comiket • Comiket 96 • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • doujinshi • manga • SNJO • Summer Comiket • summer comiket 2019)
Swords of famous samurai reborn as beautiful kitchen knives from Japan’s number-one katana town
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2019
A fierce warlord, a visionary reformer, and a Shinsengumi officer are all standing by to help you get dinner ready.
- Japan
- (awesome • cooking • cool • history • Katana • knives • Nikken Cutlery • samurai • Seki • swords)
Häagen-Dazs Japan releases mochi rice cake covered ice cream with green edamame soybean topping
- Oona McGee
Aug 10, 2019
Two new ice creams feature soybeans as their star ingredient this summer.
- Japan
- (desserts • edamame • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • ice creams • limited edition • mochi • soybeans • summer • sweets)
Seoul Cafe’s mint chocolate shaved ice is unlike any other shaved ice around【Photos】
- Katy Kelly
Aug 10, 2019
This innovative dessert has all the cooling power of a regular shaved ice, but with a funky mint chocolate twist and a presentation upgrade.
- Japan
- (chocolate mint • COK • mint chocolate • Seoul Cafe • shaved ice • Shin-Okubo • SNOJ)
An adorably awesome use for Japan’s mini rice cooker capsule toys: Pet bird feeders!【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2019
Pair of pets enjoy snacks out of the latest quirky gacha toys.
- Japan
- (animals • birds • capsule toys • cut • funny • gacha toys • gachapon • pets • rice • rice cookers • vending machine toys • video)
Dog’s change in expression when offered a strawberry melts hearts 【Photos】
- Shannon McNaught
Aug 10, 2019
This is the definition of “puppy eyes.”
- Japan
- (adorable • dog • puppy eyes • strawberry)
Pokémon Mewtwo teaches Japanese schoolboy valuable life lessons in kindness, compromising
- Dale Roll
Aug 10, 2019
Who knew Mewtwo could be a good teacher?
- Japan
- (children • cute • families • life lessons • loving families • Mewtwo • Pokemon • video games)
Everyone cuts their toenails wrong, says Japanese doctor, and here’s how to do it correctly
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2019
Frustrated doctor is tired of seeing improper length and shape.
Video game maker/Kyoto Animation creative partner Key donates 10 million yen to arson relief fund
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2019
Clannad creators hope Kyoto Animation will continue to “give courage to people in Japan and throughout the world.”
- Japan
- (anime • arson • charity • crime • donation • Kyoto Animation • moving • touching • video games)
Climate change may be affecting otaku migration patterns, attracting matadors
- Master Blaster
Aug 9, 2019
This year’s Comiket Opening Dash otaku herds seem abnormally sluggish, sparse, and disoriented…and there’s a matador now.
- Japan
- (climate change • Comiket • Comiket 96 • Comiket Opening Dash • global warming • matador • otaku • summer)
SO…MANY…PIKACHUS!!! 2019’s Pikachu Outbreak takes over Yokohama with cuteness【Photos, video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2019
SoraNews24 heads to the Tokyo-area bayside oasis to spend warm summer nights chasing, and finding, Pokémon!
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Minato Mirai • Pikachu • Pikachu Outbreak • Pikachu Outbreak 2019 • Pokemon • SNO • video • video games • Yokohama)
Japanese restaurant serves meals to diners via a moving steam locomotive train
- Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2019
All aboard the tonkatsu train!
- Japan
- (COK • Japanese trains • restaurants • Saga Prefecture • SL • SNOJ • steam locomotive • tonkatsu • trains • weird • wtf)
Cup Noodle’s Nissin releases ultra-nutritious instant ramen with “all nutrients your body needs”
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2019
Instant ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner will take care of all your vitamin, mineral, and protein requirements, company says.
- Japan
- (cup noodles • food • health • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • nutrition • ramen)
High-end karaoke chain invites anyone to come in for water and rest even if not a customer
- Master Blaster
Aug 9, 2019
Pasela’s gesture is simple but effective, and receiving lots of praise.
- Japan
- (business • customer service • heatstroke • karaoke • Karaoke Pasela • Newton • Pasela Resorts • sumner • Tokyo)
Kyoto Animation arson victim returns to work, calls it “ultimate counterattack” to arsonist
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2019
Says “We were friends, and we were a family,” in remembrance of fallen coworkers.
Japanese Twitter user reminisces about the tobacco box that led to her being born
- Katy Kelly
Aug 9, 2019
A tiny twist of fate can have big repercussions – this woman owes her life to her grandfather’s metal cigarette box.
Four frustrating attitudes women in Japan run into when interviewing for jobs, grouped by age
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2019
Exasperated job-hunter lays out 13 years of catch-22s.
Preorders open for Godzilla: King of the Guitars, only five to be made
- Master Blaster
Aug 8, 2019
Bear in mind, it will stomp a trail of destruction through your bank account too.
- Japan
- (custom guitars • ESP Guitars • Godzilla • Godzilla Guitar Awakening Version • guitars • movies • music • The Alfee • Toshihiko Takamizawa)
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First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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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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