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Who will dominate Disney’s Tsum Tsum Land? Which YouTuber’s BanG Dreams will come true? Find out at the app game eSports tournament this August!

Japan
(Amazon Japan • champions of fire japan • cool • esports • mobile games • video games • YouTubers)

Is the beauty of imperfection the secret behind the popularity of Pokémon character designs?

Richard Simmonds
Aug 3, 2018

Ken Sugimori, art director and character designer for the Pokémon franchise, reveals the link between pocket monsters and wabi-sabi.

Japan
(anime • art • illustration • ken sugimori • Pokemon • video games • wabi-sabi)

Aichi’s governor shows up for work cosplaying as star of anime Sword Art Online【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2018

When you’ve got a meeting with cosplayers from around the world on your schedule, a suit and tie just won’t due.

Japan
(Aichi • anime • cool • cosplay • Hideaki Omura • Nagoya • politicians • Sword Art Online • World Cosplay Summit)

Man boards women-only carriage on Japanese train, gets his glasses knocked off【Video】

Oona McGee
Aug 3, 2018

Women weren’t happy to see the man board their carriage, but he wasn’t going to let them have their way without a fight.

Japan
(Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • train stations • trains • video • women only cars)

Japanese chef gives customers a subtle hint to say thanks, by putting a sign on his back

Richard Simmonds
Aug 2, 2018

What should you do when your customers take your extra large fried food portions for granted? Wear a poster pointing it out is one chef’s answer.

Japan
(food • funny • Nara • prawns • restaurants • Shrimp • weird)

Tokyo Medical University accused of dropping women’s entrance exam scores 10-20 percent each year

Casey Baseel
Aug 2, 2018

Source says score-rigging was born out of concern that many “female doctors quit their jobs after having children.”

Japan
(education • entrance exams • health • scandal • schools • society • Tokyo Medical University • universities)

New City Hunter anime movie announced, reunites iconic voice cast and director【Video】

Casey Baseel
Aug 2, 2018

Anime’s greatest P.I./mercenary returns 20 years after his series ended.

Japan
(anime • City Hunter • manga • movies • videos)

Official Summer Pockets itasha listed on Yahoo! Auctions, comes with a bucketload of goodies

Koh Ruide
Aug 2, 2018

With just a few more days to go, fans of anime itasha and Key’s newest visual novel ought to check this out before it’s gone.

Japan
(anime • auction • cars • cool • itasha • Key • Summer Pockets • video games • visual novels)

Japanese man sees his popularity with women skyrocket thanks to (mistaken) contents of his wallet

Casey Baseel
Aug 2, 2018

Cynics might say nothing makes a man attractive like a wallet full of cash, but this guy stumbled upon what he thinks is a cheaper aphrodisiac.

Japan
(aburatorigami • dating • funny • gokon • money • romance)

Working at Osaka shrimp company has only one rule: Don’t do any work that you don’t want to do

Master Blaster
Aug 2, 2018

Working hours at this shrimp processing and packaging plant are outlined as: “Whenever the heck you feel like it.”

Japan
(business • employment • flexible schedule • labor • Osaka • seafood • work)

Japanese journalist missing since 2015 appears in terrorist video: “Please send help immediately”

Katy Kelly
Aug 2, 2018

Journalist Jumpei Yasuda, missing for three years, was seen in a terrorist hostage video pleading for help, but under a different name and nationality.
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