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Anime-style magic circles summon vocabulary for you in this language-learning app from Japan【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2018 - Tweet
Free app Spell Master turns you into a linguistic sorcerer.
- Japan
- (apps • AR • augmented reality • awesome • clever • cool • learning English • learning languages • linguistics • magic circles • technology • video)
Japanese idol’s manager fires back at impatient fans who keep pestering her to stream live video
- Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2018
Kanna Hashimoto is called the “once in a millennium” idol, but her manager is one in a million too.
- Japan
- (funny • idol manager • idol singers • Idols • Instagram • Kanna Hashimoto)
Sexy new Japanese lingerie sets are inspired by 50-year-old horror anime【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2018
The granddaddy of yokai anime, Gegege no Kitaro, gets an unexpected salute as it reaches the half-century milestone.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • fashion • Gegege no Kitaro • lingerie • manga • Premium Bandai • yokai)
Saint Seiya fans shocked as gender swap for Andromeda Shun revealed in new Netflix series
- Kay
Dec 13, 2018
Netflix’s CG remake of the classic anime Saint Seiya will include a major change from the original series — the gender of one of the principal characters!
- Japan
- (Andromeda Shun • anime • genderswap • Netflix • Saint Seiya)
Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind set to become live-action Japanese kabuki play
- Oona McGee
Dec 12, 2018
All-male cast brings anime classic to the traditional stage in a historic first for Studio Ghibli director and co-founder Hayao Miyazaki.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • stage • Studio Ghibli • theater • theatre • Toshio Suzuki)
“Disaster”: 2018 Kanji of the Year unveiled by Buddhist monk at Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto
- Oona McGee
Dec 12, 2018
Some people in Japan are lamenting the fact that another kanji from the top 20 list wasn’t chosen instead.
- Japan
- (2018 • kanji • kanji of the year • kiyomizu • Kiyomizu Temple • Kiyomizu-dera • Kiyomizudera)
Commuter chaos at Shibuya Station after glass window breaks on door of crowded Japanese train
- Oona McGee
Dec 12, 2018
Crowds came to a standstill at rush hour as staff inspected the damage.
- Japan
- (accidents • crowds • Denentoshi • Japanese subway • Japanese trains • news • rush hour • Shibuya • Tokyo Metro • Tokyu Corporation • trains)
How do Japanese women feel about going Dutch on a date? Survey investigates, finds gap
- Casey Baseel
Dec 12, 2018
Surprising amount say they’re OK with splitting the bill, but numbers might not tell the whole story.
Tokyo’s fried-chicken cooking robot is here, and here’s a guide to help you use it【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Sato puts the culinary skills of Lawson’s Karaage-kun Robo to a taste test.
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • cool • crazy • food • fried chicken • karaage • karaage kun • Lawson • robots • SNOJ • taste test)
Nifty Japanese rice wine kit lets you brew your own tasty sake in the comfort of your own home
- Koh Ruide
Dec 12, 2018
Now you can make awesome sake like a pro, too.
- Japan
- (alcoholic beverages • Christmas gift • cool • DIY • gift • home brewing • Japanese rice wine • kit • sake)
Treat yourself to a luxury coffee made from a rare bean harvest at Lawson Japan
- Katy Kelly
Dec 12, 2018
Ever wanted to sip a rare coffee blend, made of beans from 100-year old trees in Panama? Lawson is here to help!
- Japan
- (coffee • convenience stores • expensive • food and drink • Lawson • Machi Cafe)
New iPhone XS commercial features a tricked-out “dekotora” truck with a tear-jerking story
- Shannon McNaught
Dec 12, 2018
It’s not just about being flashy – it’s also about serving others.
- Japan
- (Apple iPhone • decorated trucks • Dekotora • emotional • iPhone • iPhone XS)
Eevee and Eeveelution necklaces now on sale, promise to wipe out your wallet
- Dale Roll
Dec 12, 2018
They’re so pretty, you’ll want to buy ’em all!
- Japan
- (cute • Eevee • GIV • jewelry • Pokemon • Pokemon jewelry • pretty • stylish • U-Treasure)
The all-new Kyotrain, maybe Japan’s most Japanese train ever, will take you to Kyoto this spring
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2018
Beautiful, quick, and inexpensive, there’s no cooler way to get to Kyoto than this.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • Hankyu Railway • Kyoto • luxury trains • Osaka • trains • travel)
2018 Top 20 Day Trip Onsen Hot Spring and Spa Ranking in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Dec 11, 2018
No trip to Japan is complete without a dip in one of the country’s quintessential hot springs.
Triumph sums up Japanese women, trends and achievements in Heisei bra and skirt lingerie set
- Oona McGee
Dec 11, 2018
Nightclub dancers, the Japan women’s national football team, and a famous Tokyo landmark are all hidden inside the design.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • bras • Heisei • Japanese lingerie • Japanese models • Japanese women • lingerie • Tokyo Skytree • Triumph)
Sushi burritos come to Tokyo with the opening of Beeat in Tokyo, and we tried three for ourselves
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2018
In the biggest sushi-loving town on the planet, can this unique twist on Japan’s food culture succeed?
Japanese snack food maker introduces new potato chips…for women!
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2018
Specifically women who want to share lovely photos of whatever they’re eating on social media.
- Japan
- (Calbee • chips • COK • food • potato chips • snacks • social media)
【Conspiracy theory】 Does secret code show Rumiko Takahashi’s next manga serial will be her last?
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2018
Our reporter finds a freaky coincidence or a hidden message in the titles of the Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2 creator’s series to date.
- Japan
- (anime • Inuyasha • manga • Ranma 1/2 • Rumiko Takahashi • Urusei Yatsura)
Japanese museum holds on to child’s lost stuffed animal for 30 years, gives it bath, new clothes
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2018
Beyond-kind lost and found corner still hopes it can find original owner.
- Japan
- (cool • customer service • Disney • Donald Duck • moving • museums • stuffed animals • touching)
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