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A tale on the etiquette of using Japan’s plastic umbrella covers
- Master Blaster
Jun 29, 2019 - Tweet
Our reporter gets a rude surprise while trying to ethically sheathe his umbrella.
- Japan
- (COK • ecology • environment • P.K. Sanjun • plastic bags • rain • rainy season • SNOJ • society • Tokyo • umbrellas)
This “mountain bandit” restaurant is one of the coolest places in Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2019
You won’t get robbed or taken hostage, but you might not ever want to leave.
Adorn yourself with Pixar magic with stunning Toy Story themed jewelry from Japan
- Kay
Jun 29, 2019
Now you can wear Woody and Buzz Lightyear around your neck in style!
Yoshinoya in Japan has an amazingly cheap all-you-can-drink plan for you booze-and-beef cravings
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2019
It’s been said that beef is best, but beef with unlimited alcohol is even better.
- Japan
- (Ahiru Neko • alcohol • all you can drink • beef bowls • COK • deals • drinks • fast food • food • gyudon • restaurants • SNOJ • Yoshinoya)
Young boy shows how to be a good otaku after asking dad for three copies of Pokémon Uniqlo shirt
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2019
Exeggutor fan remembers that he’s not the only one who loves Pokémon.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Exeggutor • fashion • kids • moving • otaku • Pikachu • Pokemon • t-shirts • touching • Uniqlo • video games)
Beautiful new Tokyo hotel gives you the best of both worlds with hot spring bath in the big city
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2019
A legitimate open-air hot spring experience is waiting at this urban oasis.
New couple builds a promising life together with 3D-printed plastic model wedding favors
- Katy Kelly
Jun 28, 2019
What better way to ensure your guests remember your big day than by giving them a tiny plastic model set of you and your spouse?
Japan’s third-largest city turns into a ghost town as G20 summit rolls into town【Photos, videos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2019
Osaka expressway emptied as world leaders gather in the city of millions.
- Japan
- (cool • crazy • empty • G20 • G20 summit • ghost town • Osaka • weird)
Simulation and helpful illustrations show the terrifying power of a one-meter tsunami 【Video】
- Shannon McNaught
Jun 28, 2019
Anything less than your height might not seem like a big deal, but trust us, it is.
- Japan
- (crazy • earthquakes • nature • scary • science • tidal waves • tsunami • video)
Japanese online fashion retailer Zozotown develops foot-scanning tech for perfect-fitting shoes
- Master Blaster
Jun 28, 2019
But can they get it right this time?
- Japan
- (clever • cool • fashion • online shopping • shoes • shopping • smartphone • technology • yusaku maezawa • Zozomat • Zozosuit • ZOZOTOWN)
There’s a serious problem (or maybe an upside) with these Japanese dating app photos
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2019
Pictures suggest the app is maybe a little too good at helping guys find girls they like.
- Japan
- (dating • dating aps • funny • matchmaking services • relationships • romance)
Possibly Japan’s worst dad reportedly sells kids’ Nintendo Switch so he can buy new golf club
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2019
Furious uncle comes to gamer kids’ rescue.
- Japan
- (COK • Golf • kids • nintendo • nintendo switch • parents • sad • video games)
Kim Kardashian trademarks the word kimono, gets slammed by people in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 27, 2019
The hashtag #KimOhNo goes viral as the star comes under criticism for cultural appropriation.
- Japan
- (controversy • culture • fashion • Kanye West • Kim Kardashian • Kim Kardashian West • kimono • news • social media)
Japanese man approaches high school girl on the street claiming to be husband in past life
- Koh Ruide
Jun 27, 2019
A distraught man finally discovering his soulmate, or a sleazebag trying to pull off a real-life Taki from Your Name?
- Japan
- (COK • creepy • crime • high school girl • sexual harassment • suspicious person • weird • your name.)
X Japan’s Yoshiki apologizes for scarf malfunction while watching polo with Queen Elizabeth II
- Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2019
Describes monarch as “very sweet.”
- Japan
- (fashion • funny • music • musicians • polo • Queen Elizabeth • queen of England • scarf • U.K. • X Japan • Yoshiki)
Japan’s number-one cosplayer ditches the costumes and models multiple swimsuits at photo event
- Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2019
Enako makes a splash without even getting in the pool.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • bikinis • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • swimsuits • Visual Queen Photo Shoot)
Japanese dad has heartwarming and creative solution to son’s bad morning
- Shannon McNaught
Jun 27, 2019
We wish our dads treated us like this when we didn’t want to go to school, too.
Foreign tourists blasted for chasing maiko and geisha on streets of Kyoto【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jun 27, 2019
Tourists criticised for standing in front of traffic and treating the traditionally dressed women like objects.
- Japan
- (digital design • Fushimi Inari • Fushimi Inari Shrine • Fushimi Inari Taisha • Kyoto • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • Unreal Engine 4 • virtual reality • VR)
My Melody and Little Twin Stars join Hello Kitty for new themed rooms at Tokyo hotel
- Evie Nyan
Jun 27, 2019
Keio Plaza Hotel’s new rooms come furnished with cuteness.
- Japan
- (COK • cute • Hello Kitty • hotels • keio plaza hotel • Kiki & Lala • Little Twin Stars • My Melody • Sanrio • Tokyo • travel)
Japanese artists anthropomorphise national flags into samurai characters for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Oona McGee
Jun 27, 2019
See what your country and national flag look like as a samurai warrior!
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • anime • anthropomorphization • anthropomorphized characters • anthropormorphism • art • artists • flags • Olympics • samurai • social media • sports • Tokyo Olympics)
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First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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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
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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