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Foreign university students among those under investigation for Tokyo Halloween truck-flipping
- Casey Baseel
Jan 17, 2019 - Tweet
Tokyo police looking at 10 additional suspects, with list including Japanese nationals and foreigners from three European nations.
- Japan
- (crime • halloween • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Shibuya Halloween 2018 • Shibuya truck • vandalism)
The terror of playing a Japanese horror video game with cute face filters
- Dale Roll
Jan 17, 2019
It turns out that making freaky ghosts wear Snapchat-style filters does not make them less scary.
- Japan
- (apps • face filters • funny • scary • Snow app • video games • weird)
Massive 1-kilogram (2.2-pound) rice ball on sale in Japan, perfect for eating or self-defense
- Master Blaster
Jan 17, 2019
Reasonably priced and perfect for those who enjoy their snacks comically large.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • onigiri • Osaka • rice • rice balls • SNOJ • Tsukiji Shokudo Gen-chan • weird)
Man with death wish and/or nerves of steel waits for passing train INSIDE crossing gates
- Casey Baseel
Jan 17, 2019
Frightening video shows eerily calm able-bodied bicyclist.
Pokémon Eevee becomes part of Ariana Grande’s body thanks to her new Pocket Monster tattoo
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2019
Tattoo artist shows off famous client’s newest anime-inspired ink.
- Japan
- (anime • Ariana Grande • body art • celebrities • Eevee • Pokemon • tattoos • video games)
Japan travel: Best things to do, eat and see in Iwakuni and Yanai in Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Oona McGee
Jan 16, 2019
Day two of our epic adventure includes an ancient soy sauce factory, pressed sushi, and rabbit-eared samurai helmets.
- Japan
- (food • Iwakuni • Kanro soy sauce • Kintaikyo • museums • soy sauce • sushi • tourism • tourist sites • travel • Yamaguchi • Yanai)
Japan cherry blossom forecast 2019! Sakura coming earlier than usual to Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2019
Japan’s most beloved flowers are often associated with April, but they’ll be at their most beautiful in Tokyo before that, says forecast.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • flowers • nature • sakura • sakura forecast 2019 • travel)
“There are many mentally unwell girls in AKB48” claims ex-member of Japan’s top idol singer group
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2019
Five-year veteran talks about indirect “cries for help.”
- Japan
- (AKB48 • COK • idol singer • Idols • mental health • Miki Nishino)
There’s a Kingdom Hearts hotel room with a functioning Keyblade coming to Tokyo Disneyland【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2019
Special room at Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates release of the long-awaited release of Kingdom Hearts III from video game publisher Square Enix.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • hotels • keyblade • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts III • Square Enix • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • travel • video games)
AKB48’s new idol outfits are so stylish everyone’s talking about the company that makes them
- Dale Roll
Jan 16, 2019
And you can browse all of their outfits in detail on the Instagram page of the company that made them.
New Volcanic Japanese KitKats unveiled at star-studded Tokyo event
- Oona McGee
Jan 16, 2019
KitKats made with rare cocoa beans grown on volcanoes.
- Japan
- (Akihito Yamada • chocolate • Firetree chocolate • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat • Kit Kat Chocolatory • Kit Kats • SNO • Valentine's Day • volcanic chocolate • Yasumasa Takagi)
Idol manager resigns after attack on singer, company claims no group members broke law
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2019
Management company explains slow response, maintains no members of NGT48 illegally supplied attackers with victim’s home address.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • crime • idol singers • Idols • Maho Yamaguchi • NGT48 • scandal • stalkers)
Poop ice cream drops in Tokyo’s trendy Harajuku neighborhood
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2019
Unchi-kun looks the part, thankfully tastes like something else entirely.
Buying property in Japan? This mini tower house can be yours for less than $12,000
- Oona McGee
Jan 15, 2019
The pillar home comes with two levels and an indoor hot spring onsen.
- Japan
- (apartments • architecture • crazy • funny • homes • houses • Izu • Japanese houses • real estate • Shizuoka • weird)
Pokémon cat cosplay hoods are now on sale, and adorable【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2019
The wait is over, and the capsule toy feline fashions are now being modeled by Japan’s cats.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • cat hoods • cats • cosplay • cute • Kitan Club • pets • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
The beautiful booth models of Tokyo Auto Salon 2019【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2019
SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato heads to Japan’s largest tuner car show, but it’s his friend who’s really enjoying himself.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • Big Wave • Butch • cars • COK • SNOJ • Tokyo Auto Salon • Tokyo Auto Salon 2019)
Awesome Pokémon decorating idea: Turn your bathroom walls into a Pokédex!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2019
Relax your body and improve your Poké-knowledge at the same time.
Japan travel: Best things to do, see and eat in Hagi and Yamaguchi City in Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Oona McGee
Jan 14, 2019
View a National Treasure, stop off at a former school for samurai sons, and stamp on a stone pavement that “sings”.
- Japan
- (Hagi • Hagi no Yado Tomoe • hotels • National Treasure • pagoda • rickshaw • Rurikoji • ryokan • temples • Tokoji • tourism • tourist sites • travel • Yamaguchi • Yamaguchi Prefecture)
We splurged 46 bucks on a supermarket “Lucky Cart”, bummed out we got exactly what we paid for
- Koh Ruide
Jan 14, 2019
Read on and find out why our reporter may never buy lucky bags ever again.
- Japan
- (Asahi Beer • curry • disappointing • fukubukuro 2019 • K. Masami • lucky bag 2019 • rice crackers)
Seijinshiki 2019: Best wild kimono outfits from Coming of Age Day celebrations in Kitakyushu
- Oona McGee
Jan 14, 2019
Gorgeous gangsta boys and girls pose for our camera at Japan’s most out-there ceremony.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • fashion • Japanese women • kimono • kimonos • Kitakyushu • Kyushu • seijinshiki)
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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
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