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Newest virtual YouTuber blows her competition out of the water with high-quality intro【Video】
It’s like watching an awesome CGI movie.
Japanese eight-year-old drummer prodigy wows Internet with amazing Led Zeppelin cover【Video】
- Koh Ruide
Jun 17, 2018
This elementary schooler is already making headlines as the next Yoshiki.
Pikachu, Shinzo Abe, and other Pokémon go to bat for Osaka to host 2025 World Expo
- Master Blaster
Jun 17, 2018
Nintendo’s popular pocket monsters take us on a whirlwind tour of what Osaka is capable of.
Twitter thread sparks debate on Japanese vs American sick leave policies, overwork culture
- Katy Kelly
Jun 16, 2018
Should I stay or should I go? A Japanese employee shares some insight from his American boss about when to take time to recuperate.
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McDonald’s Japan’s new spicy McNuggets promise to punch you in the face with spiciness
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2018
”Extra-extra spicy” and “extra-extra kind” dipping sauces also unveiled.
Coca-Cola’s new limited-edition Japan travel destination bottles highlight history and culture
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2018
Company breaks with tradition by letting Nagoya Castle bottle shine in gold.
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- (art • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola bottles • COK • Coke • drinks • soda • soft drinks • travel)
Shinkansen stabbing suspect tells police he will commit another crime if released from prison
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2018
Police treating attack that left one dead, two injured as premeditated.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • COK • crime • murder • shinkansen • trains)
Six ways to avoid looking like an “idiot” when shopping at Japanese convenience stores
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2018
Help keep Japan’s convenience stores convenient by learning and following these six Japanese etiquette points.
Minecraft builders create an amazingly detailed world of Spirited Away, give us a video tour
- Dale Roll
Jun 16, 2018
Who needs a movie when you can just tour the Minecraft recreation?
- Japan
- (Ghibli • Minecraft • movies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • video games)
Japanese weather presenter ad-libs through blooper, becomes Internet’s favourite girl 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2018
Turns out it’s not the first time she’s used her charm to deal with an embarrassing live-to-air blunder.
- Japan
- (Gachapin • Japanese women • LOL • television • weather • Weather Girls)
Japanese anime girl virtual YouTuber also speaks perfect English!【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2018
Virtual idol Sakura Fujima stands out from the pack with a voice that sounds familiar…
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- (22/7 • anime • cool • english language • idol singers • Idols • Sakura Fujima • Sally Amaki • video • virtual idols • virtual YouTubers • YouTubers)
Japan’s most beautiful idol singer faces, with AKB48 barely cracking the top 10【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2018
One idol group dominates the poll by taking all five top slots.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • beautiful women • idol • idol singers • Nogizaka46 • survey)
Human body parts found in crack on bonnet of Shinkansen bullet train
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2018
About 200 passengers were on board when the discovery was made.
- Japan
- (Japanese trains • JR West • Kyushu • news • Nozomi • shinkansen • train stations • trains)
Japan’s second-largest convenience store chain changes service policy for sake of foreign workers
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2018
Family Mart relaxes customer service rules in recognition of clerks who aren’t native Japanese speakers, also allows dyed hair.
- Japan
- (convenience stores • customer service • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • linguistics • working in Japan)
App that buys your receipts crashes within hours of release due to too many users
- Master Blaster
Jun 15, 2018
ONE person’s trash is another’s treasure.
Beautiful new Levistone from Ghibli’s Laputa anime going on sale soon, so order yours ASAP【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2018
Recreation of magical pendant from Hayao Miyazaki classic couples with elegantly detailed music box.
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- (accessories • anime • Castle in the Sky • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Levistone • movies • Studio Ghibli • toys • video)
Celebrate National Cucumber Day by learning about the cucumber-loving yokai, the kappa
- Katy Kelly
Jun 15, 2018
Why DO kappa flip their lids for cucumber? No better time to investigate that than June 14, recognized around the globe as Cucumber Day.
Is the wedding bouquet toss a form of harassment? Some Japanese women say “Yes”
- Dale Roll
Jun 15, 2018
The criticism of the bouquet toss has led many Japanese brides and grooms to omit it from their receptions entirely.
- Japan
- (bouquet • bouquet toss • gender roles • harassment • Japanese weddings • Wedding • wedding tradition • Women in Japan)
Popular anime declares “Boys can be princesses too,” prompts apology from Japanese resort hotel
- Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2018
Pretty Cure encourages boys who feel like it to wear dresses and be princesses, hotel apologizes for not being progressive enough.
- Japan
- (anime • gender • hotels • Huggto! PreCure • LGBT • magical girls • PreCure • Pretty Cure • society • travel)
Japanese teen idol singer impregnated by manager gives birth to healthy baby boy【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2018
Following accusations of “betrayal” from angry fans, couple starts a new, happy chapter in their lives.
- Japan
- (Asuka Kiraboshi • baby • idol singer • Idols • pregnancy • scandal)
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Japan’s mini Shikoku Pilgrimage walking tour left us feeling immensely satisfied
This hot spring near Osaka’s Kansai Airport resolves the pick-two-out-of-three bathhouse dilemma
Starbucks Japan invites us to par-tea with its new Earl Gray Frappuccino [Taste test]
Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Shoplifting prevention guard arrested for shoplifting boot from store he was guarding
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
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