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90-year-old Japanese granny is learning English from her grandchild, and it’s extremely precious
This granny might be starting late, but that is not going to stop her!
- Japan
- (cute • English-learning • grandma • grandmother • Japanese grandmother • learning English • line)
Japanese Twitter freaked out by image of devil that appeared in slice of beef
- SoraNews24
Aug 7, 2018
Helpful commenters point out that the country’s souls are in no danger, however.
The thin line between asking a woman why she likes bags and why she likes doggy style in Japanese
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2018
Two thin lines, really, and they make all the difference, sloppy texter finds out.
- Japan
- (crazy • funny • Japanese language • linguistics • weird)
We’re not going to see Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime for another three to four years, producer says
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2018
Producer gives tentative timetable while promising Studio Ghibli is doing “things we were never able to do in the past.”
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Hayao Miyazaki • How Will You Live? • movies • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)
New extra-warm outdoor kimono will make your samurai camping stylish and comfortable this autumn
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2018
You and your bushido buddies heading into the wild this fall? Then don’t forget your camping kimono.
Depressed Japanese gamer brightens his days by giving himself a log-in bonus for his real life
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2018
Rather than run away to a virtual world, he figured out a way to take something fun about video games and use it to fight off daily drudgery.
TripAdvisor reveals Japan’s top ten theme parks
- Richard Simmonds
Aug 6, 2018
There’s more to theme parks in Japan than just Disney Resort and Universal Studios; there’s also ninjas, go-karts and looking through your legs.
- Japan
- (Disneyland • DisneySea • theme parks • travel • TripAdvisor • Universal Studios • USJ)
Japanese educator embezzled $69,200 over four years to fund mobile game microtransactions
- Koh Ruide
Aug 6, 2018
Mobile games sure are fun, but that’s no reason to steal money meant for education.
- Japan
- (crime • embezzlement • microtransactions • mobile game • money • theft • university)
Company teaches Japanese kids about sex education using questionable animal mating card game
- Koh Ruide
Aug 6, 2018
When you have children howling the word “impregnate!” over and over again to score, something’s really wrong.
- Japan
- (card game • childhood • sex education • weird)
Cat Cafe Mocha in Tokyo shuts down after cats die from feline parvovirus outbreak
- Oona McGee
Aug 6, 2018
News of the deaths was first leaked by an anonymous source online, who was outraged when the cafe remained open, posing a risk to more animals.
- Japan
- (animals • Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health • cafes • cat cafe • cats • news • pets • restaurants • themed cafes • themed restaurants • Tokyo)
Bicyclist in Osaka gets 2,000 yen from random middle-aged woman for working hard and looking cute
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2018
Roadside largesse from complete stranger inspires others to share stories of unexpected generosity in Japan’s famously money-loving city.
Solar Chef: We tried cooking an egg using the power of the sun and a magnifying glass
- Koh Ruide
Aug 5, 2018
Stay with us as our Japanese-language reporter brings the sun into his sunny-side up.
- Japan
- (cooking • cool • egg • Japanese summer • Seiji Nakazawa • summer)
Simon Pegg shares with us his thoughts on filming Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- Koh Ruide
Aug 5, 2018
Our Japanese staff interviews the English actor who plays Benji Dunn in the blockbuster hit.
- Japan
- (celebrity • film • interview • Mission: Impossible - Fallout • movie • P.K. Sanjun)
Tokyo businesses may be asked to turn up ACs and open doors to help keep Olympic spectators cool
- Master Blaster
Aug 4, 2018
Remember when your mom told you to, “Shut the door! Are you trying to cool the outdoors?!” That’s the premise behind Cool Share.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympic Games • Air conditioning • Cool Share • environment • heat • marathon • summer • Tokyo)
This Tokyo ramen is served in -110-degree Fahrenheit container to help you beat the summer heat
- Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2018
But surprisingly the super-chilled noodles aren’t available at a ramen restaurant.
Japanese government proposes driver’s license change to make them easier for foreigners to read
- Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2018
Japanese imperial era targeted as potential source of confusion.
- Japan
- (cars • COK • culture • driving • foreigners in Japan • gengo • government • imperial era • society)
Petition to protest bulldozing of Ghibli-featured shrine gathers over 10,000 signatures worldwide
- Dale Roll
Aug 4, 2018
The people have made it clear that they want the shrine to stay, but will that be enough to save it?
- Japan
- (anime • Kincho Shrine • movies • Pom Poko • shinto • shrines • Studio Ghibli • Tanuki • Tokushima)
Anime Spirited Away finds a new way to be beautiful with gorgeous traditional hanafuda card set
- Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2018
The Studio Ghibli classic turns out to be a perfect motif for Japan’s centuries-old “flower cards.”
- Japan
- (anime • art • beautiful • cards • cool • culture • hanafuda • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
These little-known Japanese plastic bags can be a lifesaver in times of disaster
- Master Blaster
Aug 4, 2018
Unless you live in a handful of prefectures, you’ve probably never even heard of I-wrap, but those who know it swear by it.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • diasters • disaster prepa • disaster preparedness • earthquakes • food • I-wrap • plastic bags • plastic wrap • SNOJ)
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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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
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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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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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