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Kumamon comes under fire for prank against TV presenter, apologizes
- Master Blaster
Jun 2, 2018 - Tweet
Beloved regional mascot admits he’s been a bad, bad bear.
- Japan
- (Hiroki Ota • Kumamon • Kumamoto • mascot • prank • scandal • television • yuru-kyara)
Japanese woman fed up with being expected to serve male coworkers tea shatters corporate culture
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2018
Frustrated professional busts up her office’s outdated “tea squad” tradition with a perfectly salted comeback.
31 percent of Japanese women admit to cheating on lover, six percent say they got caught【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2018
Respondents also discuss whether it’s cheating on your boyfriend if you hug or hold hands with someone else.
Penis pocket pants: The latest offering from Uniqlo’s sister brand in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2018
Your clothes should make a statement, and the statement here is “Hey, everybody! Look at my junk!”
50-year-old Sapporo man arrested for punching boy in back of head while wearing miniskirt, tiara
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2018
Sailor Moon cleared as a suspect.
Idol group AKB48 sells 2.5 million copies of new CD, bags full of them end up in trash days later
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2018
In the Japanese idol singer world, sometimes the difference between love and hate can be hard to see.
Shocking blue cream-filled taiyaki cakes now available from Yokohama Kurikoan for a limited time!
- Kay
Jun 1, 2018
Yokohama Kurikoan’s new limited edition taiyaki cake flavor comes in a striking blue color and has a delightfully refreshing aftertaste to boot!
New Starbucks “stems-only” roasted green tea Frappuccino is everything we need in a dessert drink
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2018
We’ve tried the first entry in Starbucks’ Japan Wonder Project, and it’s amazing!
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccinos • green tea • hojicha • roasted green tea • Starbucks • sweets • tea)
Japanese teacher gives secret love letter to junior high schoolgirl, gets his heart broken
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2018
30-something educator should really be old enough to know his love confession was immature and inappropriate.
Pikachu was supposed to have a second evolution called Gorochu, with fearsome fangs and horns!
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2018
Also, Pokémon character designer reveals that his name is NOT supposed to mean “electric mouse.”
Drone-powered parasols possibly coming to Japanese golf courses in 2019
- Master Blaster
Jun 1, 2018
Oh, you use a stick to hold your parasol? How…quaint.
- Japan
- (Asahi Power Service • drone • parasol • technology • umbrella)
Cutie Honey anime inspires three daringly sexy lingerie sets【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2018
Anime/manga legend Go Nagai’s ode to racy fun is immortalized in intimate apparel covering the span from cute to domineering.
- Japan
- (anime • Cutey Honey • Cutie Honey Universe • fashion • Go Nagai • lingerie • manga)
Harry Potter and the what?! Netizen’s childhood artwork draws laughs from Japanese Twitter
- Dale Roll
Jun 1, 2018
At first you’ll be impressed with this drawing, but then you’ll want to laugh when you scroll down to see the rest.
- Japan
- (art • childhood • drawing • funny • funny tweet • Harry Potter)
Regular cup noodle bowls not enough for you? Try this 2000+ calorie instant yakisoba instead!
- Dale Roll
May 31, 2018
One pound of noodles should suffice, don’t you think?
- Japan
- (big food • cup noodles • instant noodles • instant yakisoba • Peyoung • yakisoba)
Japanese thief steals thousands of dollars of fish from Kobe market, cleans up after himself
- Casey Baseel
May 31, 2018
Japan’s seafood proves itself to be criminally delicious.
We taste test Baby Star Ramen on Ice Cream: 10 points apiece for crunchiness, creaminess
- Katy Kelly
May 31, 2018
Our Japanese-languge reporter heads to 7-Eleven to grab the most hotly anticipated cold treat fusion of the season.
- Japan
- (Ahiru Neko • Baby Star • Baby Star Ramen On Ice • food • ice cream • weird)
Japan has awesome trains that transform into trucks for best-of-both-worlds mobility【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 31, 2018
Video shot in Tokyo’s Shibuya Station shows the elusive kirikusha in the wild.
Live-action adaptation of Earthsea confirmed, netizens hope it’ll turn out better than the anime
- Koh Ruide
May 31, 2018
Will we see a great classic suffer another bungling adaptation?
- Japan
- (adaptation • book • Earthsea • Fantasy • live-action movie • Studio Ghibli)
Love Live! Sunshine!! debuts sailor uniform rucksacks and pouches that look like an anime girl’s torso
- Katy Kelly
May 31, 2018
The idol anime mega franchise has a new set of stylish bags to prove your devotion to Uranohoshi High, but they might be daunting to wear outside.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • Cosplay Fashion • cute • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • weird)
AI security cameras coming to stores in Japan, reduce shoplifting by 40 percent
- Master Blaster
May 31, 2018
Now, if a clerk asks to help you, it probably means you’ve been acting shady.
- Japan
- (AI • AI Guardman • artificial intelligence • Earth Eyes • NTT • Security • security camera • shoplifting • technology)
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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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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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