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Your Name animator creates even more phenomenal art for upcoming Pokémon movie

Katy Kelly
Jul 12, 2018
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You’ll want to zoom in on this picture to catch all the delicate details.

Japan
(art • illustration • Pokemon • Pokemon Movie • yoshitoshi shinomiya)

Super compact, foldable electric motorcycle soon to be available in stores in Japan

Dale Roll
Jul 12, 2018

More fun than a bike, more convenient than a scooter, the Blaze Smart EV is the best new way to get around town.

Japan
(bicycle • Blaze • commuting • electric motorcycle • electric vehicles • Smart EV)

Tatsumasa Murasame: A hunk with Japanese landscaping skills…and Japanese citizenship

SoraNews24
Jul 12, 2018

People in Japan are swooning after discovering the many talents of this foreign-born gardener who gave up his original nationality to become Japanese.

Japan
(bodybuilding • bonsai • citizenship • cool guys • gardening • Handsome men • ikemen • Instagram • Japanese gardens • Tatsumasa Murasame)

Enjoy a free beer in Tokyo every single day with awesome monthly mobile app

Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2018

100 bars and restaurants in and around the capital are part of bargain that costs less than two normally priced beers.

Japan
(alcohol • apps • beer • deals • restaurants • Tokyo)

Häagen-Dazs ice cream sandwich milkshakes now available at pop-up cafe in Tokyo【Taste Test】

Dale Roll
Jul 12, 2018

Häagen-Dazs fans will want to check out this limited-time-only cafe before it’s gone at the end of the month!

Japan
(Crispy Sandwich • Häagen-Dazs • Harajuku • ice cream • milkshakes • Omotesando • pop-up cafes • Tokyo)

A private onsen bath with a karaoke machine is two of Japan’s best things with zero embarrassment

Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2018

Go beyond singing in the shower by singing in the hot spring.

Japan
(awesome • COK • cool • hot springs • hotels • karaoke • Nagano • onsen • ryokan • SNOJ • travel • weird)

Tokyo Disney Resort’s 35th anniversary show gala sends us on a magical journey【Photos】

Katy Kelly
Jul 12, 2018

Our Japanese-language reporter laughed, danced and was moved to tears by the Disney-standard quality shown off in their new theme park lineup.
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Japan
(cute • Daiichiro Tashiro • Disney • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland)

Idol group AKB48’s new song is the third-best-selling Japanese single CD of all time【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2018

Akihabara-based mega-group reasserts its dominance over the idol singer industry.

Japan
(AKB48 • idol singers • Idols • music • Teacher Teacher • video)

Japanese graves and Shinto shrines under attack by bears for their sweet, sweet honey

Master Blaster
Jul 11, 2018

It’s as if bears have no regard for religious symbolism.

Japan
(Asian Black Bear • bears • honey • Hyogo • Inari Shrine • Kasai • shrines)

Samurai sword hunt begins as storm washes away blacksmith’s warehouse in Gifu Prefecture

Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2018

Police assemble task force after 40 blades are lost in flooding.
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Japan
(flooding • Katana • rain • samurai • Seki • swords • typhoon)

New Mega Man cartoon to premiere, Japanese fans understandably apprehensive

Master Blaster
Jul 11, 2018

Come on guys, it’s not like they’re going to make Mega Man a hoarse chubby baby with a speaking disorder…twice.

Japan, USA
(Cartoon Newtork • Mega Man • Mega Man: Fully Charged • Rockman • television • video games)

Pokémon anime TV episode will not air in U.S., blackface concerns assumed to be reason why

Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2018

Episode featuring Ash disguising himself as a Passimian is missing from Disney broadcast lineup.

Japan, USA
(anime • ash • blackface • controversy • Disney • Passimian • Pokemon • racism • Satoshi)

Japan’s Samurai Blue soccer team sends autographed jerseys to survivors of Thai cave ordeal

Koh Ruide
Jul 11, 2018

The spirit of sport connects us all.

Japan
(football • Japanese Twitter • Samurai Blue • soccer • Thailand)

Why does Dragon Ball’s Goku look so freaky when drawn by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda?

Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2018

Special cover illustration for 50th anniversary issue of Weekly Shonen Jump terrifies fans of anime/manga martial arts saga.

Japan
(anime • Dragon Ball • Eiichiro Oda • Luffy • manga • One Piece • Son Goku • Weekly Shonen Jump)

How to put together an earthquake/typhoon preparedness kit at the 100 yen shop

Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2018

Japan is a country of violent storms and seismic activities, but also amazing discount retailers that can help you deal with natural disasters.

Japan
(100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • COK • disaster • earthquakes • Go Hattori • SNOJ • typhoons)

Moral Japanese poem doubles as a damning indictment of unaware Twitter trolls

Katy Kelly
Jul 11, 2018

Take a deep look inside and ask yourself: do you sound like the type of person described in this poem?
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Japan
(bullying • online • online comments • Poetry)

Japanese idol singers selling personal phone calls to fans who want to skip the singing

Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2018

New service offers calls directly from idols to fans’ smartphones or PCs, with chats coming as soon as five minutes from the request.

Japan
(idol singers • Idols • music • video)

It’s confirmed! New Dragon Ball Super movie will bring back Broly, the legendary Super Saiyan

Kay
Jul 10, 2018

The official title of the new Dragon Ball Super movie has been announced, and it confirms that a familiar and fearsome foe will be returning, to many fans’ delight!