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During Golden Week rush, Nara deer so overwhelmed with rice crackers they wear them as hats

• Scott Wilson
  May 5, 2019
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“The burden of my stomach is second only to the burden of my crown.”

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• Japan
• (funny • Nara • Nara deer • senbei • twitter)

Japanese former adult actress Sola Aoi gives birth to twins, shares photo of newborns

• Casey Baseel
  May 4, 2019

New mother welcomes twins into the world.

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• Japan
• (babies • beautiful women • birth • Cesarean section • mothers • moving • Sola Aoi • touching)

Hungry? Want some chips? Too bad, you can’t, because that’s not actually a bag of chips

• Dale Roll
  May 4, 2019

This artist can fool you into thinking you’re allowed to snack.

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• Japan
• (amazing • amazing artwork • art • colored pencils • cool • hyperealism • realistic • snack foods)

Häagen-Dazs Japan recommends ice cream with tomato and avocado, so we trust them and try it

• Casey Baseel
  May 4, 2019

But do we regret it?

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• Japan
• (avocado • COK • crazy • food • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • SNOJ • sweets • taste test • tomato • weird)

The pros and cons of living in a share house in Tokyo instead of an apartment

• Casey Baseel
  May 4, 2019

Japan’s capital is seeing an increasing number of boarding house options, but is it the right choice for you?

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• Japan
• (apartments • boarding houses • COK • homes • Living in Japan • moving to Japan • share houses • SNOJ • Tokyo)

What if Avengers: Endgame was an ukiyo-e woodblock painting series? It’d look awesome like this

• Casey Baseel
  May 4, 2019

Japanese artist reimagines Marvel’s all-star cast, creating storm god Thanos, “Widow Ninja Black Spider” and “Chivalrous Ant Thief.”

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• Japan
• (art • Avengers • Avengers: Endgame • cool • Marvel • movies • Studio Ghibli • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

Renting a Girlfriend in Japan: Relationship goals or just plain awkward? 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  May 3, 2019

Japanese rental girlfriend spills all the details on what it’s like to date a complete stranger.

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• Japan
• (Asian Boss • culture • girlfriends • Japanese women • love • relationships • rent a girlfriend • society • videos • women)

Sonic creator thanks fans for loving character so much that his ugly movie design will be changed

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2019

Sonic the Hedgehog’s live-action movie design is too ugly to live, director and studio promise to make changes.

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• Japan
• (Live action • movies • Sega • Sonic the Hedgehog • video games)

A hero’s quest to find a limited-time save point in Osaka

• CJ
  May 3, 2019

A popular tourist spot in Osaka becomes a real-life “save point” spot for a limited time for all gamers.

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• Japan
• (blue water • gamers • hero • Mr. Sato • photos • save point)

Vegans rejoice! Japanese vegan fair celebrates meatless meat, organic cola, vegan pet food

• Katy Kelly
  May 3, 2019

Just how far can plant-based meat go in terms of taste and texture? Our Japanese-language reporter tests it out in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Kamezawa Ikuna • Kiba Park • SNOJ • vegan • Vegan Gourmet Festival • veganism • vegetarian • vegetarian cuisine)

Pokémon GO player claims his in-game snapshot shows Japan’s new emperor and Pikachu together

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2019

Does the emperor want to battle?

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• Japan
• (anime • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video games)

Häagen-Dazs Matcha Salon: We dine on a full course of green tea treats at Tokyo pop-up restaurant

• Oona McGee
  May 3, 2019

Luxury ice cream maker treats diners in Japan to a green experience that stimulates all five senses.

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• Japan
• (COK • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • matcha • restaurants • Roppongi • Roppongi Hills • sweets)

Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano paints awesome portrait of Japan’s prime minister

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2019

One of these dashing samurai is actually Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • Final Fantasy • government • Liberal Democratic Party • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • video games • Yoshitaka Amano)

How much erotic manga intercourse is consensual? Researcher releases findings

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2019

Chart breaks down how often consent is given in manga from different publishers.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • manga • niconico chokaigi • otaku • statistics • weird)

Quite possibly the otaku-ist dance that any otaku has ever danced【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2019

Hyper-energetic superfan leaps into dance troupe’s recreation of one of anime’s most popular opening themes.

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• Japan
• (anime • crazy • dance • funny • Heisei • Lucky Star • otaku • video • weird)

Gamer bandits steal Taiko No Tatsujin drum from Aichi arcade

• Master Blaster
  May 2, 2019

Far from Tatsujin, these were a pair of straight-up Taiko No Twits.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • crime • game centers • Kitanagoya • Taiko no Tatsujin • theft • video games)

Christian groups in Japan criticize emperor’s ascension ceremony as violation of constitution

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2019

Spokesmen say this week’s ceremony, and another scheduled for October, violate the principal of separation of church and state.

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• Japan
• (Christianity • COK • controversy • culture • Emperor Akihito • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • religion • shinto • society)

Adorable mascot bear Kumamon stars on the most popular new license plate in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2019

Kumamoto’s goodwill ambassador is even more popular than Mt. Fuji!

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• Japan
• (cars • cool • cute • driving • Kumamon • Kumamoto • license plates • mascot characters)

We try a Family Mart Frappe produced by a former SMAP member

• Shannon McNaught
  May 2, 2019

Layer upon layer of flavor brings you to cheesecake bliss.

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• Japan
• (convenience store • Family mart • Famima Cafe • frappes • Shingo Katori • yummy)

Sneaker company Onitsuka Tiger teams up with Street Fighter to bring us Chun-Li-themed footwear

• Koh Ruide
  May 2, 2019

Kick as fast and with as much style as the renowned video game character.

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• Japan
• (Chun-Li • collaboration • footwear • Onitsuka Tiger • shoes • sneakers • Street Fighter • theme)

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