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Japanese police are not messing around, with Patlabor robot mecha out on display 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 28, 2024
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Giant Ingram steps out of the anime world to fight crime in Japan on behalf of the police force. 

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• (anime • cool • crazy • giant robot • Ingram • manga • mecha • news • only in Japan • Patlabor • police • robots • twitter • videos • weird)

The heartwarming story of Japan’s “Weakling Gundam” and the fans who supported it in its hour of need

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2024

A roadside mecha with a touching backstory.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Fukushima • Gundam • Gundam statue • heartwarming • Hetare Gundam • life-size Gundam • manga • Mobile Suit Gundam • robots • SNJO • touching • tourist sites • travel • Weak Gundam • Weakling Gundam)

Visiting a hot spring complex made out of a repurposed elementary school in Osaka

• Master Blaster
  Aug 27, 2024

It’s the best place to learn a thing or two about hot springs.

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• Japan
• (hot springs • Ibuki Onsen • Ibuki Village • onsen • Osaka • rural life • Seiji Nakazawa • travel)

Starbucks Japan releases a Sunset Frappuccino as a sayonara to summer

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2024

A bittersweet farewell with a Japanese twist that’s only on the menu for nine short days.

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• Japan
• (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • pineapple • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets)

Marion Crepes and Pokémon Peaceful Place team up for sweet, Insta-worthy treats

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 27, 2024

Which adorable Pokécrepe do you choose?

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• Japan
• (collaboration • food • Harajuku • Marion Crepes • Pokemon • Pokémon Peaceful Place • PokéPeace • sweets)

One-Punch Man manga author’s son is a ripped competitive bodybuilder【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 27, 2024

Yusuke Murata’s kid is one of the most muscular teens in all of Japan.

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• Japan
• (anime • bodybuilding • fitness • manga • muscles • One-Punch Man • sports • Yusuke Murata)

Studio Ghibli releases anime art calendars for 2025

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2024

Make every day a Ghibli day with characters from 23 films, including My Neighbour Totoro.

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• Japan
• (anime • calendars • Castle in the Sky • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Foreign tourist in Japan arrested for having sex on shrine grounds in broad daylight

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2024

61-year-old taken into custody after being judged flight risk.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • crime • shrines • weird)

Pizza Hut releases Tsukimi Moon-Viewing pizzas for 2025, with industry-first “shadow picture box”

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2024

Japan’s newest pizzas come with…rabbit? 

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• (COK • cool • crazy • fast food • festivals • food • marketing • moon viewing • news • otsukimi • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Japan • rabbit • shadow art • tsukimi • weird • weird food)

Kansai-exclusive takoyaki Cup Noodle lives up to half of the expectations its name produces

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2024

Thankfully it’s the most important half.

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• (COK • Cup Noodle • cup ramen • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Kansai • Nissin • Noodles • Osaka • ramen • SNJO • takoyaki • taste test • weird)

Japanese restaurant’s all-you-can-eat fried chicken breakfast is high-score challenge with prize

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2024

Oh, and don’t forget the all-you-can-eat rice balls that come with it!

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • COK • crazy • food • fried chicken • karaage • onigiri • restaurants • rice balls)

Fans of Japanese convenience store Seicomart go crazy for new drinkable choc-mint ice cream

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2024

There are many reasons to love this cult beverage.

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• Japan
• (choc mint • COK • conbini • conbini food • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • drinks • hakka • Hokkaido • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • kombini • Masanuki Sunakoma • mint • Seicomart • SNJO • sweets)

This Japanese pub with one-yen bottles of sake broke our brain and made our day

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 25, 2024

We have no idea how this is possible, but we’re oh so happy it is.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • awesome • bars • cheap • COK • cool • crazy • izakaya • nihonshu • pubs • restaurants • sake • SNJO)

Gyoza no Ohsho president’s murder trial mulling not letting average citizens become judges

• Master Blaster
  Aug 25, 2024

Yes, that’s a thing they do in Japan.

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• (courts • Gyoza No Ohsho • jury • Kyoto • law • lay judge • murder)

Anime holy ground – A visit to the real-world location of Look Back【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 25, 2024

We head north to the Akita town where Chainsaw Man’s creator grew up and see the sights that inspired the look of Look Back.

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• (anime • anime holy sites • Chainsaw Man • COK • Look Back • manga • SNJO • Tatsuki Fujimoto • tourism • travel)

KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burgers for 2024

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2024

Fried chicken meets Japanese tradition with a new lineup, and there’s a sweet pie in the mix too.

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• Japan
• (burgers • chicken • chicken burgers • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • otsukimi • pies • tsukimi • tsukimi burger)

Mister Donut releasing first-ever chestnut donuts alongside sweet potato, ready to start autumn early

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 24, 2024

Five new donuts for Appetite Autumn, but you can get your hands on them before summer’s end.

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• Japan
• (beni haruka • chestnuts • COK • donuts • Mister Donut • sweet potatoes • sweets)

Japan’s premier love doll maker is closing, says goodbye to fans with heartfelt message

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 24, 2024

Orient Industry shows that in Japan, the customer is always supposed to be appreciated and respected.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • customer service • funny • moving • society • touching • weird)

Bruno Mars creates commercial for Japan’s Don Quijote discount retail chain【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2024

The “Kawaii King” releases a catchy new bop for Japan’s craziest souvenir store. 

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• Japan
• (ads • Bruno Mars • COK • commercials • cool • dance • dancers • dancing • Don Quijote • Donki • Japanese commercial • marketing • music • music video • Shibuya • shops • SNJO • videos)

Parakeet found riding Shinkansen by itself, gets taken into police custody【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 23, 2024

“Now just where did you come from?”

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• Japan
• (animals • birds • bullet train • crazy • funny • pets • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • video • weird)

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