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Japan’s Camoufla-view products help you slack off with your smartphone in secret!

• Shannon McNaught
  Nov 24, 2018
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No more suffering through those long and boring meetings…until someone recognizes what you’re holding.

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• Japan
• (Camoufla-view • clever • cool • ears • lazy • slacking off at work • Smartphones • video)

Limited edition Tokyo Alfort cookies now available in sakura and matcha flavors at Tokyo Station!

• Kay
  Nov 24, 2018

For a limited time, one of Japan’s most popular snacks will be available in special Japanese flavors and featuring Tokyo landmarks etched in chocolate!

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• Japan
• (Alfort • chocolate • cookies • green tea • matcha • sakura • sweets • Tokyo • Tokyo Station)

Anime girl breast bread going on sale at Tokyo bakery【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 24, 2018

Ninja girl anime/video game franchise Senran Kagura continues to have one thing (or two things) on its mind.

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• Japan
• (anime • bakeries • bread • crazy • food • Senran Kagura • sweets • video games • weird)

Virgin majority for surveyed Japanese college students, and 30 percent have never gone on a date

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 24, 2018

Survey shows continuing decline for physical shows of affection.

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• Japan
• (COK • dating • romance • society • survey)

We try Starbucks Japan’s new White Chocolate Snow Frappuccino drinks

• Oona McGee
  Nov 24, 2018

Plus drink out of a cute limited-edition polar bear head glass.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • limited edition • SNOJ • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)

Pikachu can now be part of your legal signature in Japan thanks to awesome Pokémon personal seals

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 24, 2018

Why just say “I accept the terms of this transaction” when you can say “I accept the terms of this transaction, and also PIKA!”

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • hanko • Hankos company • inkan • personal seals • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

Over half of Japanese people in survey only dated three or fewer people before getting married

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 23, 2018

First boyfriend/girlfriend turned into spouse for roughly one in seven.

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• Japan
• (COK • marriage • relationships • romance • society • survey)

Miss Universe Japan debuts Sailor Moon ninja transformation dress as national costume for 2018

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2018

Yuumi Kato thrills audience at pre-broadcast event by transforming from sexy ninja to magical warrior Sailor Moon in seconds.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful women • beauty • beauty pageant • Kodo Nishimura • magical girls • Miss Universe • Sailor Moon • Yuumi Kato)

Check out this awesome Dragon Ball alarm clock of olden days, preserved in all its ’90s glory

• Dale Roll
  Nov 23, 2018

Who wouldn’t want to wake up to Goku’s voice every day?

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• Japan
• (alarm clock • anime • cool • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • funny • Goku • Son Goku • toys)

Japan travel on a budget: Top 20 free attractions around the country, compiled by TripAdvisor

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2018

Enjoy some of the best tourist sites and experiences around the country without spending a single yen.

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• Japan
• (beer • cheapo news • factory tours • Kirin • Nikka • tourism • tourist sites • tours • travel • TripAdvisor • whisky)

Man sues Tokyo wine tasting event for not allowing him to drink while operating a wheelchair

• Master Blaster
  Nov 23, 2018

Valid safety concern or unjust discrimination?

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• Japan
• (alcohol • controversy • disabilities • discrimination • lawsuit • Tokyo • Wheelchair • wine • wine tasting)

Japanese girl says she won’t get married because she loves Frieza too much, mom has epic response

• Dale Roll
  Nov 23, 2018

This mom knows what’s up.

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• Japan
• (anime • Dragon Ball • Frieza • funny • marriage • moms • otaku • parents • romance)

Japan reacts to latest Monster Hunter movie promo images: “Why is Alice from Resident Evil here?”

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 23, 2018

The latest snaps of Tony Jaa and Milla Jovovich in their Monster Hunter guises have drawn a mixed set of reactions from the Japanese net.

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• Japan
• (cool • Live action • Milla Jovovich • Monster Hunter • movies • Tony Jaa • video games)

Japan’s upcoming full-sized MOVING Gundam statue gets a home, will debut in 2020

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 22, 2018

Full-scale anime mecha statue will move, but not in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • Gundam • Gundam Factory Yokohama • Gundam Global Challenge • Gundam statue • robots • Yokohama)

We try “almost sea urchin” Cup Noodle, the latest chapter in instant ramen trickery【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 22, 2018

After the success of its mystery meat flavor, Cup Noodle turns its ingenuity to the sea and one of Japan’s most expensive ingredients.

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• (COK • Cup Noodle • instant nodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • sea urchin • SNOJ • uni)

New Japanese bath salts smell like outer space if outer space was juicy, fruity and sweet

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 22, 2018

Ever wanted to bathe in the Milky Way? These new bath salts will have you smelling like stardust in no time!
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• Japan
• (bath • bath salts • bathing • cool • space • weird)

Japanese udon noodle-flavor tortilla chips are the latest delicious way to multi-task snack

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 22, 2018

Or, if you’re in the mood for something less crunchy, there’s the option of tempura soba-flavor popcorn.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • instant noodles • Maru-chan • Noodles • popcorn • potato chips • soba • tortilla chips • udon)

Japanese professor says women should NOT marry a guy who promises to help with the housework

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 22, 2018

Sure, it sounds nice, but critics say the deeper meaning behind his choice of words spells trouble ahead.

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• Japan
• (cleaning • COK • housework • marriage • relationships • romance • society)

Rabbit at Japanese temple freaks people out with glowing eyes, Buddhist deity inside its chest

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2018

Dozens of free-roaming bunnies at this temple now have a new overlord looking out for them.

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• Japan
• (Buddhism • Niigata • rabbits • religion • Sado Island • temples • twitter)

Japanese student told they will be penalized for not using a ruler to draw multiplication lines

• Master Blaster
  Nov 22, 2018

Japanese schools continue in their quest to make math as annoying and tedious as possible.

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• Japan
• (crazy • education • handwriting • math • penmanship • ruler • school • schools • Teachers)

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