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Japanese man’s job is too busy for strawberry-picking date, super-sweet girlfriend saves the day

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2019
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Boyfriend cancels date when he can’t get time off from work, but his awesome girlfriend figures out how to bring the strawberry patch to him.

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• Japan
• (awesome • clever • moving • overtime • relationships • romance • strawberries • touching)

Kyoto’s green tea sweets capital now has matcha ramen too!【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2019

Green tea-infused noodles let you consume matcha even outside of tea time while in Uji.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • green tea • Kyoto • matcha • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNOJ • travel • Uji)

New limited-edition Starbucks Japan drinks are for true coffee lovers!【Taste Test】

• Kay
  Mar 5, 2019

Coffee fans will want to try these limited edition Starbucks Japan drinks while they’re available, because this time, the focus really is on the coffee.  

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• Japan
• (coffee • Frappuccino • Starbucks • sweet drinks)

Japanese “yakuza deer” continue to harass restaurant owner at Miyajima 【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 5, 2019

Series of photos shows what happens when cute deer try to act all gangsta.

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• Japan
• (animals • cute • deer • funny • Hiroshima • Japanese restaurants • Miyajima • restaurants • travel)

Tokyo governor criticized for “unbelievable” rudeness of putting hands in pockets during ceremony

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2019

With midwinter-level cold and rain at the outdoor Tokyo Marathon awards ceremony, Yuriko Koike wanted to warm her hands, but started a firestorm.

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• (etiquette • manners • politicians • scandal • sports • Tokyo • Tokyo Marathon • Yuriko Koike)

VR Ninja Dojo: Battle as a shadow warrior at new virtual reality world in Tokyo 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2019

Learn ninjutsu techniques and then use them to slay monsters in the VR world.

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• Japan
• (cool • games • gaming • Ninja • Ninjutsu • Tokyo • tourism • tourist attraction • tourist spots • tourists • travel • VR)

The Vending Train: World’s only vending machine made from a retired Japanese train【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2019

Complete with hilariously modified rail announcements.

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• Japan
• (Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Tokyo Metro • trains • vending machines)

Japanese samurai swords unsheathed for martial arts event but not everything goes to plan 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2019

Video compilation goes viral for capturing some stunning slices and surprising fails.

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• Japan
• (iaido • Japanese swords • martial arts • samurai • swords • video)

Passenger moved by bus driver’s kindness writes letter to company and gets a heartfelt reply

• Koh Ruide
  Mar 4, 2019

Compassion and understanding really do make the world go round.

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• Japan
• (bus • bus driver • customer service • Japanese Twitter • kindness • letter • public transport)

Mr. Sato gets blown away by Wasabeef wasabi gyoza in Shibuya

• Master Blaster
  Mar 4, 2019

Wasabeef chips and gyoza are two great tastes, but do they go great together?

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• Japan
• (food • gyoza • Mr. Sato • potato chips • restaurants • Shibuya • Shibuya Gyoza • SNJO • Tokyo • Wasabeef • wasabi • Yamayoshi)

Pokémon Cafe celebrates one-year anniversary with exclusive food and legendary Pokémon drinks

• Koh Ruide
  Mar 4, 2019

These limited-edition munchies are Master Ball worthy!

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• Japan
• (Bulbasaur • character drinks • limited edition • Mew • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • squirtle)

Visit to Kyoto’s “breakup shrine” goes terrifyingly well as woman gets her wish in shocking way

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 4, 2019

Eventually she got what she wanted, but she lost some blood along the way.

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• Japan
• (breakup • COK • crazy • Kyoto • scary • shrines • weird)

Small children have magnetic “cat-attracting” ability, adorable photos from Japan show

• Evie Nyan
  Mar 3, 2019

Little kids have an edge when it comes to real-life Neko-Atsume, or cat-collecting!

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• (animals • babies • cats • children • cute • kids • pets)

Protective pup plays game of defending food while asking for trouble【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 3, 2019

Corgis never made much sense to begin with, but Chikuwa-kun really takes the cake for strange behavior here. 

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• (animals • corgi • cute • dogs • food • funny • pets • video • weird)

Adorable Pokémon Coo’Nuts toys spin onto shelves with 16 cute, random peanut designs

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 3, 2019

These tiny toys take all your fave ‘Mons and turn them into cute spinning peanuts!

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• Japan
• (anime • Coo'Nuts • cute • Pikachu • Pokemon • toys • video games)

Japan’s favorite city mascot goes on talk show, says it’s tired, wants to go back to Pear Land

• Dale Roll
  Mar 3, 2019

Funasshi has had more than six years of celebrity fame, so maybe it’s time for the pear creature to have a little R&R.

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• Japan
• (cute • Funabashi • Funasshi • Funassyi • funny • mascot characters • Mascots • weird)

Horror icon Sadako gets update in new movie! See the creepy first trailer【Video】

• Kay
  Mar 3, 2019

The first lady of J-horror is returning to the big screen, this time with a new digital twist in keeping with the age of social media! 

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• Japan
• (Horror • movie • Sadako • The Ring)

Kura Burger: Japanese sushi chain restaurant offers burgers in Tokyo for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 2, 2019

Rice cola, fish patties and rice buns make for a very different sushi experience.

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• Japan
• (burgers • Cola • drinks • food • food review • Japanese food • Kura Burger • Kura Sushi • Shari cola • SNO • sushi • Sushi Train • taste test)

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  10. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
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  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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