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Japanese teachers confiscate students’ cell phones following Osaka earthquake, get slammed online

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 23, 2018
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Even in a country that values following the rules, many say cutting off lines of communication following disaster is going too far.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • earthquake • family • mobile phones • Osaka earthquake • school rules • schools • Smartphones • society • weird • youth)

Bitter Colombian soccer fan tries to insult Japan, Japanese fans respond with kindness, and memes

• Dale Roll
  Jun 23, 2018

You can’t faze these Japanese netizens.

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• Japan
• (atomic bomb • controversy • FIFA World Cup • Hiroshima • soccer • sports • World Cup 2018 • World War II)

Ninja bikini goes on sale in Japan, sacrifices stealth for sexy coolness【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 23, 2018

Design manages to be bold and unique while still providing a surprising amount of coverage. Plus, a closer look at the shinbi spokesmodel.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • bikinis • cool • cosplay • fashion • kunoichi • Mocolle • Ninja • swimsuits • Village Vanguard)

Love blooms after loss: Japanese netizen commemorates grandparents’ romance, gardening skills

• Katy Kelly
  Jun 23, 2018

Twitter user is taking the gorgeous blossom that bloomed after her grandmother’s passing as a token of her grandfather’s deep and abiding love.

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• Japan
• (death • family • flowers • grandparents • moving • sad • touching)

Kyoto family’s cat, missing for half a year, returns home after Osaka earthquake

• Master Blaster
  Jun 22, 2018

Recent quake ends more happily than expected for one Kansai resident.

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• Japan
• (cats • Kyoto • moving • Osaka earthquake • pets • touching)

50-year-old otaku murders father who criticized his anime and game hobbies

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 22, 2018

76-year-old victim fought off first attempt on his life, succumbed to second.

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• Japan
• (anime • crime • murder • otaku)

Japanese cat lover has an ingenious plan to keep your cat from hogging your bed all night

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 22, 2018

Tired of sleepless nights from your cute kitty pushing you around the bed? Here’s a quick and clever solution.

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• Japan
• (animals • cats • clever • cool • cute • funny • life hacks • pets)

Otaku in Japan left red-faced after Osaka earthquake topples hidden anime porn for parents to see

• Oona McGee
  Jun 22, 2018

Rooms jammed full of anime collectibles suddenly turned into X-rated disaster zones after the quake hit.

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• Japan
• (anime • body pillows • earthquakes • Geeks • manga • merchandise • Osaka earthquake • otaku)

Japanese women become wives, realize why their mothers sometimes ate ramen despite making dinner

• Dale Roll
  Jun 22, 2018

Mothers always say to their daughters, “You’ll understand when you’re a mother,” and it’s so true.

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• Japan
• (cooking • cup noodles • eating out in Japan • housewives • Japanese Twitter • Women in Japan)

Japanese food engineers have created a cabbage jelly that you can eat, if you want

• Katy Kelly
  Jun 22, 2018

No one asked for a product like this, but hey, now you can eat cabbage in jelly form!

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• Japan
• (cabbage • food • healthy food • jelly • Konjac • konnyaku • weird)

Our male Japanese-language reporter gets a professional makeover, becomes pretty cheerleader

• Dale Roll
  Jun 22, 2018

Football players might be surprised by what they’d find under this cheerleader’s skirt…

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• Japan
• (Ahiru Neko • COK • cross-dressing • makeover • makeup • SNOJ)

We try 7-Eleven Japan’s latest fancy desserts: ice cream macarons【Taste test】

• Richard Simmonds
  Jun 21, 2018

Meringue meets ice cream in convenience store chain’s latest summer-themed dessert offering.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • COK • convenience stores • ice cream • macarons • SNOJ • sweets • taste test)

Haneda Airport’s awesome sea bream ramen restaurant is the perfect way to end your trip in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 21, 2018

Make Japan even harder to leave by finishing your vacation with one of the most unique, satisfying ramen meals in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (airports • COK • food • Haneda Airport • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNOJ • travel)

Clear near beer is here! We taste test Japan’s new zero-alcohol, zero-color brew【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 21, 2018

Suntory wants us to drink its new All-Free All-Time at work, so that’s just what we did.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • beer • clear drinks • COK • drinks • non alcoholic beer • non-alcohol beer • SNOJ • Suntory • taste test)

One Piece manga creator’s joke about World War II soldier prompts official apology from publisher

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 21, 2018

Anime/manga legend Eiichro Oda’s joke about fried chicken touches a raw historical nerve.

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• Japan
• (anime • apology • controversy • Eiichiro Oda • history • manga • One Piece • World War II)

One in four surveyed Japanese workers admits to wanting to kill boss, Osaka quake helps show why

• Katy Kelly
  Jun 21, 2018

The results of a recent survey come with Twitter horror stories about power-hungry superiors pushing their staff around, even mid-crisis.

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• Japan
• (black companies • earthquake • Osaka earthquake • power harassment • society • survey • working in Japan)

12th Angry Tea Table Flipping Contest held in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture

• Master Blaster
  Jun 21, 2018

Regular event calls out the best tea table upenders around.

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• Japan
• (chabudai gaeshi • crazy • funny • Iwate • upend the tea table • video • weird • Yahaba)

McDonald’s Japan offering Calpis shakes this summer with new-and-improved recipe

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 21, 2018

Yogurt-like beverages combine McDonald’s shake know-how with one of Japan’s favorite summertime flavors.

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• Japan
• (Calpico • Calpis • drinks • fast food • McDonald's • McShake • milkshakes • sweets)

Anthropomorphized menstrual cycle is Japan’s newest comic book star

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 21, 2018

Seiri-chan is a heartwarmingly absurd manga for the modern period.

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• Japan
• (anime • anthropomorphization • anthropomorphized • COK • crazy • funny • manga • period • SNOJ • weird)

Pet rabbit celebrates Japan’s World Cup victory by humping Pokémon’s Charmander【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 20, 2018

Sudden exuberance following soccer win draws praise for vigor and speed.

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• Japan
• (2018 World Cup • animals • anime • Charmander • crazy • funny • pets • Pokemon • rabbits • soccer • video • video games • weird • World Cup)

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