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Spirited Away meals and merchandise coming to new Studio Ghibli exhibition in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 28, 2019
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Taste the magical world of My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away for a limited time!

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • exhibitions • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • pop-up cafes • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro • Yubaba)

Kyoto schoolgirl arrested after failing drug test for marijuana use

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 28, 2019

Says she began smoking to help her sleep after feeling stressed from family life.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • Drugs • Kyoto • marijuana)

User’s custom iPhone case imbues it with Fallout-style gritty chic, Japanese industrial aesthetic

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 28, 2019

When choosing the perfect phone case, why not go for one that’s already survived the wear and tear of the industrial age?

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• Japan
• (aesthetics • awesome • cool • retro • smartphone cases • smartphone covers • twitter)

Japan’s Plus Flow suits engineered to fight “business trip burnout”

• Master Blaster
  Mar 28, 2019

These suits claim to not only hold up while traveling, but help you feel healthier during trips as well.

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• Global, Japan
• (business trips • COK • fashion • Jun Hashimoto • medicarbon • science • Starflyer • suits • travel)

Zelda fan’s Sheikah Slate turns charging his phone into a scene from Breath of the Wild【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 28, 2019

The phone’s case is one-of-a-kind, but the charger can be yours, Hero of Hyrule with a low battery.

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• Japan, USA
• (Breath of the Wild • cool • nintendo • Sheikah Slate • Smartphones • technology • the legend of Zelda • video)

Tokyo Disneyland changes the faces of their Mickey and Minnie costumes, breaks fans hearts

• Dale Roll
  Mar 28, 2019

The difference is subtle, but to many fans, it’s significant.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • Disney • Mickey Mouse • Minnie Mouse • Tokyo Disneyland)

Make sakura cherry blossoms fall with your hands at Tokyo Tower

• Oona McGee
  Mar 28, 2019

A digital hanami experience like no other.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • COK • digital art • hanami • naked • projection mapping • sakura • Tokyo • Tokyo Tower • travel • yozakura)

Miss Hooters Japan finalists announced day after chain files for bankruptcy protection in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 28, 2019

Busty waitress restaurants’ fortunes continue to bounce up and down.

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• Japan
• (bankrupt • beautiful women • Hooters • Hooters Japan • Miss Hooters Japan • restaurants)

Cardcaptor Sakura gets a special limited-time Twitter emoji to celebrate cherry blossom season

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 27, 2019

The beloved anime magical girl is helping flowers bloom on social media.

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• Internet, Japan
• (anme • Cardcaptor Sakura • cherry blossoms • cute • emoji • hashtags • manga • sakura • twitter)

Japanese net users speculate on a subtle design feature of the Toyota Prius…related to booze

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 27, 2019

Whether it was an intentional plan or a coincidental design, these net users’ imaginations have ensued in hilarity.

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• Internet, Japan
• (alcohol • cars • design • Prius • TOYOTA • twitter • werd)

3-D, free-to-touch anime boob standees take anime marketing into a new dimension【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 27, 2019

”Feel free to touch the teachers…gently” invites anime production at convention in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (anime • Anime Japan • crazy • Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!? • teacher • weird • Why the Hell Are You Here)

Lush Japan-exclusive bath bombs from Harajuku store coming to stores worldwide this spring

• Oona McGee
  Mar 27, 2019

Bathe with some famous Japanese icons, including sushi, ninjas, and Godzilla.

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• Japan
• (bath bombs • bathing • beauty • COK • cosmetics • cute • Harajuku • Kawaii • Lush • shopping • sushi)

Kimono rental shops in Kyoto and Nara offer Japanese-style hijabs to buy or rent

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 27, 2019

More stores in Japan’s ancient capital cities are now offering fully functional and fashionable hijabs to accommodate guests from all over the world. 

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• Japan
• (culture • fashion • hijab • islam • kimono • Kyoto • muslim • Nara • store • travel)

The Japanese cosplayers and booth ladies from the Anime Japan 2019 convention in Tokyo 【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 27, 2019

Anime-related companies/organizations across Japan and the world running their exhibitions, showing off displays, organizing sales, stages shows, and other events.

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• Japan
• (anime • Anime Japan • beautiful women • booth babes • COK • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • SNOJ)

Man wins Japanese Twitter’s “big regret” meme by being power-kicked by his own baby

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 27, 2019

We’ve all had a big mess-up in public, but few of us have taken a photo of our infant son high-kicking the snot out of our face.

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• Japan
• (babies • crazy • cute • funny • kick • kids • memes • photographs)

Japanese employee finds frightening warning in office bathroom, disguised as a friendly reminder

• Dale Roll
  Mar 27, 2019

The hidden warning in a foreign language urged readers to run.

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• Japan
• (black companies • crazy • scary • society • warning • weird • working in Japan)

Downtown Tokyo’s most popular sakura-viewing garden increases admission prices by 150 percent

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 27, 2019

Right before the cherry blossoms start to bloom, prices went up, but it’s still a must-visit bargain.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • gardens • sakura • shinjuku • Shinjuku Gyoen • Tokyo • travel)

Coca-Cola Japan brings out a new design bottle exclusive to Okinawa

• Oona McGee
  Mar 27, 2019

Famous sightseeing spots come together for a very special souvenir. 

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• Japan
• (art • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola bottles • Cola • design • drinks • marketing • Okinawa • soda • travel)

Brand-new Pokémon maternity wear and baby clothing line announced for Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 26, 2019

Monpoke will also have toys and picture books for extra-tiny would-be Pokémon Masters.

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• Japan
• (anime • babies • COK • fashion • kids • maternity • maternity wear • Monpoke • mothers • parents • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

Immigration raid at anime convention ends with five Japanese cosplayers being arrested overseas

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 26, 2019

Work visa violations result in participants from four countries being arrested, Japanese cosplayers still being held in custody.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime conventions • cosplay • cosplayers • crime • immigration • Malaysia • otaku • work visas)

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