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Saying a prayer can open a passage between men’s and women’s baths at this Japanese hot spring

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 18, 2018
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Love can start in the tub at this romantic onsen that puts the power in ladies’ hands.

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• Japan
• (Ahiru Neko • COK • cool • hot springs • hotels • inns • Nagano • onsen • relationships • romance • ryokan • SNOJ • travel • weird)

Japanese dad teaches son WAY too much about working adult life with visits to role-play park

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 18, 2018

After repeated visits to indoor amusement park for kids, son feels just like a lot of grown-ups do.

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• Japan
• (funny • kids • KidZania • Parenting • parents • society)

Real life Baby Driver! Taxi driver speeds Japanese Twitter user’s pregnant wife to hospital

• Katy Kelly
  Jul 18, 2018

Anyone would be excited for the birth of their own child, but this taxi driver elevated the special event into a scene worthy of an action movie.

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• Japan
• (awesome • babies • cool • maternity • mothers • moving • pregnancy • taxi drivers • taxis • touching)

Walking under the ocean between two of Japan’s main islands via the Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel

• Master Blaster
  Jul 18, 2018

If you want an unforgettable way to go between Kyushu and Honshu, look no further.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel • Kanmon Straits • Kitakyushu • Kyushu • Shimonoseki • SNOJ • travel • tunnel • Yamaguchi)

Nearly 70 percent of young Japanese women self-identify as otaku in survey

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 17, 2018

Seven out of ten say they enjoy anime and manga, and over 15 percent spend more than 90,000 yen a year on their otaku hobbies.

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • otaku • society • survey • video games)

New bright blue salad dressing now available, promises Instagram-worthy restaurant dishes

• Dale Roll
  Jul 17, 2018

Thanks to this new product we might be seeing a lot more blue food at restaurants in Japan over the next few months.

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• Japan
• (blue food • colorful food • Instagram • Japanese food company • Japanese restaurants • salad dressing)

7-Eleven thrills Japan by announcing self-serve draft beer machines, then breaks our hearts

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 17, 2018

Shockingly, a Japanese company deems it’s possible for it to be too easy for people to get beer.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • alcohol • beer • controversy • conveneince stores • cool • Kirin)

Manga publisher stops shrink-wrapping collected volumes, sees huge sales jump from new policy

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 17, 2018

Turns out even physical media benefits from a free trial, one of Japan’s largest manga publishers learns.

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• Japan
• (anime • business • COK • manga • Shogakukan)

Synchronized Shiba siblings spark spontaneous satisfied squeals【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 17, 2018

Who can resist those smooshy faces and all-too-cute tongues?

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• Internet, Japan
• (animals • cute • dogs • pets • shiba • Shiba Inu • video)

Japanese town’s beautiful rice paddy art salutes Osamu Tezuka anime characters, Audrey Hepburn

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 17, 2018

Photos show rural Aomori town’s continuing tradition of artistic agriculture with convenient access for travelers.

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• Japan
• (agriculture • anime • Aomori • Astro Boy • cool • farming • Inakadate • manga • Osamu Tezuka • rice • rice field art • rice paddy art)

We interview Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jul 17, 2018

The Hollywood movie stars dish the dirt on their relationship and reveal why Chris has a thing for Japanese TV presenter Koji Kato.

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• Japan
• (actors • Bryce Dallas Howard • celebrities • Chris Pratt • COK • Guardians of the Galaxy • Hollywood movies • interviews • Jurassic Park • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom • Koji Kato • SNOJ)

Urusei Yatsura store opening in Japan to celebrate the manga/anime hit’s 40th anniversary

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 17, 2018

Exclusive merchandise celebrates 40 years of zany antics from Lum, the most beloved character of legendary manga/anime creator Rumiko Takahashi.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Lum • manga • Ranma 1/2 • Rumiko Takahashi • Urusei Yatsura)

Flooded disaster-struck region in Japan urges people to use hashtag to tell everyone they’re okay

• Oona McGee
  Jul 16, 2018

After dealing with a natural disaster, this part of Japan is now struggling to prevent financial disaster as well.

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• Japan
• (disasters • floods • hashtag • Kurashiki • Okayama • tourism • travel • twitter)

Little-known Pokémon fact: Pikachu originally planned to become more adept at human speech

• Koh Ruide
  Jul 16, 2018

The most famous Pokémon was supposed to become disturbingly eloquent.

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• Japan
• (cute • Japanese Twitter • Pikachu • Pokemon • talking)

KFC Japan offering all-you-can eat fried chicken every Friday for the rest of summer!

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 16, 2018

Our Kentucky-fried prayers are answered, and kids under six can even eat for free!

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • awesome • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC)

Turn a cheap ice cream into a luxury dessert with katsuobushi bonito fish flakes

• Oona McGee
  Jul 16, 2018

This surprising recipe creates a richer, more flavourful bowl of ice cream.

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• Japan
• (bonito • fish • food • ice cream • katsuobushi • NHK • recipes • taste test)

New Cafe Ron Ron in Harajuku offers colorful all-you-can-eat conveyor belt sweets【Pics】

• Kay
  Jul 16, 2018

If you’re hungry for cute desserts in Tokyo, the new Cafe Ron Ron offering conveyor belt sweets is a place you’ll want to check out! 

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • cafe • Cafe Ron Ron • conveyor belt • Harajuku • SNO • sweets)

Japanese Twitter user’s dream of having a pet hamster is a roller-wheel of emotions

• Scott Wilson
  Jul 16, 2018

Dreams come in all shapes and sizes… even small, furry ones.

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• Japan
• (animals • cute • hamster • pets • twitter)

Japanese netizens divided over new hair customization options in Pokémon RPG for Nintendo Switch

• Koh Ruide
  Jul 15, 2018

Bowl haircuts for Pikachu and Eevee are not be everyone’s cup of tea.

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• Japan
• (cute • haircut • Let's Go! Pikachu • nintendo switch • Pokemon • Pokemon Switch • video • video games)

Madame Tussauds in Tokyo offering free Kim Jong-un haircuts for one day only!

• Master Blaster
  Jul 15, 2018

It’s a barbershop so crazy they’re actually giving away Kim Jong-un haircuts!

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• Japan, North Korea
• (COK • Donald Trump • haircut • Kim Jong-un • Madame Tussauds • Shibuya • Tokyo)

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