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Artist blows our minds by swapping clothing between Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball characters
These look so cool, we wonder why there isn’t a crossover anime like this yet.
- Japan, S America
- (anime • Anime Fashion • artist • crossover • Dragon Ball • illustrator • Sailor Moon)
Godzilla appears at press conference in Japan to announce partnership with national judo team
- Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2019
”I was startled by the size of Godzilla’s thighs,” says Olympic coach as team officially adopts Godzilla Japan nickname.
- Japan
- (awesome • crazy • funny • Godzilla • judo • kaiju • martial arts • movies • Olympics • sports • weird)
Sakura report 2019: First cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Mar 20, 2019
Cherry blossom season has officially arrived in Japan!
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • hanami • hyoujun-ki • Japan Meteorological Agency • sakura • sakura 2019 • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2019 • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel • Yasukuni • Yasukuni Jinja • Yasukuni Shrine)
Starbucks Japan adds new sakura cherry blossom items to its You Are Here Collection
- Oona McGee
Mar 20, 2019
Plus a Mt Fuji notebook and two adorable plush “bear-istas” dressed in kimono.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • drinks • drinkware • hanami • pink • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • You Are Here)
New single moves AKB48 to second place on all-time Japanese CD sales list, but is it enough?
- Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2019
Idol group’s newest song is its 36th million-seller in a row, but a recent change may mean it’s leaving a ton of money on the table.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • AKB48 General Election • idol singers • Idols • Jiwaru Days • music • video)
Foreign technical trainees accused of shoplifting 12.58 million yen of drugstore goods in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2019
Vietnamese nationals accused of swiping thousands of cosmetic items and medicines.
- Japan
- (COK • cosmetics • crazy • crime • drugstores • shoplifting • theft)
Japanese women want men to get rid of their body hair, according to a recent survey
- Dale Roll
Mar 20, 2019
It would seem that nobody likes a hairy bod!
- Japan
- (attractiveness • beauty standards • body hair • Japanese beauty standards • men's attractiveness • women's preferences)
Japanese Twitter community shocked to learn that train timetables are made with Microsoft Excel
- Dale Roll
Mar 20, 2019
When they could have been made with anything, it is kind of surprising to know they’ve been made with plain ol’ Excel.
- Japan
- (computer porgrams • funny • Japanese Twitter • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft Office • Software • timetable • trains)
The top 10 famous men that Japanese women wish would make love to them【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2019
Manga-adaptation actors and musicians abound in the list of desired fandom consummations.
- Japan
- (Handsome men • relationships • romance • society • survey)
Is overtime work in Tokyo going to get worse thanks to the Olympics’ new last train schedules?
- Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2019
Tokyo’s last trains are too early for many travelers and partiers, but they’re a God-send for overworked office employees.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • COK • last train • Olympics • overtime • society • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Olympics • trains • travel)
6 surprising things about having a baby in Japan
- SoraNews24
Mar 19, 2019
No pain relief, umbilical cord keepsakes, modesty curtains and a sushi free-for-all – what’s it really like to have a baby in Japan?
- Japan
- (baby • birth • gender • motherhood • women's issues)
Nara deer have a heartfelt message for tourists in new travel poster
- Oona McGee
Mar 19, 2019
A clever play on words tugs at the heartstrings.
- Japan
- (advertising • deer • marketing • Nara • Nara deer • Nara Park • posters • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)
Random act of kindness in a Japanese toilet cubicle has us reaching for tissues
- Katy Kelly
Mar 19, 2019
If you’ve ever been stranded and desperate in a public bathroom, you’ll recognize the enormity of this stranger’s kindness.
- Japan
- (pocket tissues • random acts of kindness • tissues • toilet paper • Toilets • twitter • weird)
Epic Street Fighter comeback actually isn’t a comeback, but is something even more amazing【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 19, 2019
Taking the concept of action movies and applying them to fighting games is an awesome new idea for e-sports professionals.
- Japan
- (awesome • Capcom • cool • e-sports • hadouken • Ryu • Street Fighter • Street Fighter V • video • video games)
Ripple glassware from Japan makes you feel like you’re eating on water
- Krista Rogers
Mar 19, 2019
This delicate glassware combines traditional glass-blowing techniques with the latest in 3-D modeling technology.
Disney stops selling, producing Frozen Blu-rays in Japan as drug arrest fallout continues
- Casey Baseel
Mar 19, 2019
Voice actor’s white powder activities put his snowman Olaf performance on ice.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • Denki Groove • Disney • Drugs • frozen • Masanori Taki • movies • Olaf • Pierre Taki • scandal)
Sakura shine at beautiful art installation at Tokyo Sky Tree’s Solamachi complex
- Casey Baseel
Mar 19, 2019
Sakura and jellyfish: an unusual, but beautiful, combination.
- Japan
- (aquariums • art • beautiful • cherry blossoms • jellyfish • sakura • Sumida Aquarium • Tokyo Sky Tree • Tokyo Solamachi)
New Japanese train station has no entrance or exit, only used to admire the scenery
- Oona McGee
Mar 19, 2019
One of the most unusual stations in the whole country is now open and ready for business.
- Japan
- (Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • SL • steam locomotive • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • train stations • trains • travel)
Japanese net user finds U.S. propaganda film from WWII and draws unusual conclusion
- Krista Rogers
Mar 19, 2019
An American wartime propaganda video has one Japanese citizen reflecting on his nation’s societal structure today.
- Internet, Japan, USA
- (education • government • history • propaganda video • twitter • U.S. • work • World War II • WWII)
Tokyo man arrested for stealing work boots from a poultry factory because they turn him on
- Master Blaster
Mar 18, 2019
Suspect gives a bad name to all lovers of disgusting boots.
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Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one
Princess Mononoke was going to look totally different, new Studio Ghibli artbook shows
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
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- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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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
- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
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
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
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
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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