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Crazy-athletic Japanese convenience store clerk may be employee of year, or Super Mario【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2018
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Leaping into action and clearing Japan’s already high bar for customer service in an amazing way.

Japan
(awesome • convenience stores • crazy • customer service • Family mart • funny • Super Mario • video)

Centuries-old book of ninja secrets discovered at public library in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture

Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2018

Shinobi training manual covers ingredients to make sleeping potions and smoke bombs, as well as magic incantations.

Japan
(Aomori • cool • culture • Hirosaki • history • libraries • Ninja)

Japanese cult leader behind Tokyo subway sarin gas attack executed

Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2018

Aum Shinrikyo founder, three other members hanged 23 years after deadly subway attack, more executions likely to follow.

Japan
(Aum Shinrikyo • crime • cults • execution • Shoko Asahara • terrorism • Tokyo sarin gas attack • Tokyo subway attack)

“Uncle Nipples” being held in connection with recent nipple rubbing incident

Master Blaster
Jul 6, 2018

Former internet meme returns to the spotlight and appears as fond of his own areolae as ever.

Japan
(crazy • crime • Kansai • trains • weird)

Kicking for maximum swimming speed? You might be doing it wrong, Japanese researchers say

Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2018

Scientists from Tokyo and Ibaraki discover there’s a cutoff point where kicking actually starts to slow you down.

Japan
(exercise • fitness • science • sports • swimming • Tokyo Institute of Technology • University of Tsukuba)

Sanrio’s President reveals why Hello Kitty teams up with so many different brands

Dale Roll
Jul 6, 2018

And it’s not just to boost Hello Kitty’s sales.

Japan
(business • COK • cool • Hello Kitty • moving • Sanrio • Shintaro Tsuji • touching)

Mr. Sato travels five hours to the Oki Islands to make amends for a 17-year grievance【Photos】

Katy Kelly
Jul 6, 2018

SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato did something unthinkable in the past, but now he’s going to travel by air and sea to make it right again.

Japan
(COK • cool • friendship • moving • Mr. Sato • Oki Islands • SNOJ • touching • travel)

Celebrate Totoro’s 30th anniversary with new and exclusive commemorative Totoro items!

Kay
Jul 5, 2018

Beloved anime character Totoro is celebrating his 30th birthday this year and is getting an exciting line of new merchandise that Ghibli fans won’t want to miss! Read More

Japan
(anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • plushies • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Awesome life-size anime figure display exhibition opens in Tokyo this month

Casey Baseel
Jul 5, 2018

If gigantic anime figures are your idea of fine art from Japan, you won’t want to miss this free event in Akihabara.

Japan
(Akihabara • anime • art • cool • events • figures • Figurex • life-size figures • otaku)

Survey about Japanese teens’ first sexual experience tries to draw line between “love” and “love”

Casey Baseel
Jul 5, 2018

Japanese famously has two ways to say “I love you,” but how different are they?

Japan
(COK • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • romance • society • teens)

Twitter searches for the mysterious Shinsekis…and their potty-trained rabbit

Oona McGee
Jul 5, 2018

A surprise message left in the walls of a home leads to a widespread search for the previous homeowners.

Japan, USA
(bathrooms • buildings • bunnies • funny • LOL • mystery • pets • rabbits • remodel • twitter)

Japanese Princess Kako-brand diapers to go on sale in China, without permission of course

Master Blaster
Jul 5, 2018

When buying diapers, go with a name you can trust.

China, Japan
(business • crazy • diapers • Imperial Family • princess kako • trademark • weird)

Real life ensues as virtual YouTuber anime girl fields call from “boyfriend” while broadcasting

Casey Baseel
Jul 5, 2018

Mugi Ienaga remembers to tell viewers bye, forgets to shut off the microphone.

Japan
(anime • crazy • funny • video • virtual YouTubers • YouTubers)

Limited-edition Batman Ninja figure is the epitome of stealth, justice and awesomeness

Koh Ruide
Jul 5, 2018

The mere sight of this feudal Japanese shadow hero will strike fear into the hearts of criminals.

Japan
(anime • awesome • Batman • Batman Ninja • comic books • Comics • cool • DC Comics • figure • Good Smile • Superheroes)

All Japan Railway Tokyo trains to finally get security cameras starting this summer

Casey Baseel
Jul 4, 2018

Decision comes following Shinkansen slashing, but hopefully will also curb train groping.

Japan
(chikan • COK • crime • East Japan Railway • Japan Raiway • JR • JR East • shinkansen • train gropers • trains • travel)

It’s the Fourth of July, so here are nine of anime’ most popular American characters【Survey】

Casey Baseel
Jul 4, 2018

Japanese fans vote in survey for their favorite anime characters who hail from the U.S.A., including sports stars, violent killers, and mecha pilots.