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River in Japan’s Nara Prefecture suddenly turns fluorescent green【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 6, 2023
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Locals in Ikoma awake to find the Tatsutagawa River has turned very verdant.

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• Japan
• (crazy • nature • river • video • weird)

Japanese convenience store denies use of Nintendo alien labor in new dessert sandwich

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 6, 2023

Family Mart says the name of its new Pikmin-themed fruit sandwich is just a name.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • fruit • fruit sandwiches • funny • nintendo • Pikmin • sweets • video games • weird)

The Unagyu Burger Kit’s ultra expensive/ultra cheap mixture is here, and it’s time to taste test it

• SoraNews24
  Jul 6, 2023

A cheap grub/fine dining hybrid from a nationwide fast food chain and an exclusive sushi restaurant.

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • eel • food • gyudon • Matsuya • SNJO • taste test • Tenzushi • unagi)

Visiting the Kikyoya Shingen Mochi theme park takes some planning–but it’s a stop worth making!

• Dale Roll
  Jul 6, 2023

Learn from our mistakes to make the best of your visit to this Yamanashi attraction!

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• Japan
• (factory tours • Fuefuki • Japanese sweets • kikyo shingen mochi • mochi • shingen mochi • sweets • Yamanashi)

Domino’s Japan pushes pickle love to the limit with new Pickles Pizza

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 5, 2023

There’s not room for anything else on this pie of pickles.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • pickles • pizza • weird)

DJ Pikachu and DJ Gengar to pump up the volume at Universal Studios Japan’s Halloween Show 2023

• Shannon
  Jul 5, 2023

Park’s first-ever Pokémon DJ set to rock Osaka soon.

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• Japan
• (Gengar • Halloween 2023 • Halloween events • Pikachu • Pokemon • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Seaweed lovers can rejoice at this bento with almost nothing but ultra-premium nori

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 5, 2023

Mr. Sato tries the ultimate in luxurious noriben and equates it to a microcosm of the universe.

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• Japan
• (bento • deluxe • Mr. Sato • Nihonbashi • nori • noriben • premium • seaweed • Tokyo • Yamamotoyama)

Bar explodes in Tokyo’s Shinbashi neighborhood【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 5, 2023

”I smell gas” and “I want a smoke” are two thoughts that don’t go well together.

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• Japan
• (bars • crazy • explosion • restaurants • scary • Shinbashi • video)

Old-school Shibuya Hyakkendana neighborhood targeted for urban renewal — Will it lose its charm?

• SoraNews24
  Jul 5, 2023

Shibuya subsection has a unique vibe, and we talk to the Tokyo city government about if it’s going to be swept away.

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• Japan
• (COK • Dogenzaka • Shibuya • Shibuya Hyakkendana • SNJO • society • Tokyo • urban redevlopment)

Anime isn’t like reality – Wannabe drifter crashes car, says he was trying to copy Initial D【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 5, 2023

Cousins fail at imitating street racing series, have charges filed against them.

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• Japan
• (anime • cars • COK • crime • driting • driving • funny • Initial D • manga • video • weird)

The top ten most appealing of Tokyo’s 23 special wards to live in after retirement

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 4, 2023

You may want to consider one of these wards chosen by Japanese survey takers if you’re planning on settling in Tokyo during your golden years.

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• Japan
• (23 special wards • lifestyle • living • Nerima • Nexer • ranking • retirement • Setagaya • Suginami • Tochi Katsuyo • Tokyo)

Pizza keychains from Japan are both cute and practical

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2023

New range includes three different cheesy pizzas to play with.

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• Japan
• (bag charms • cool • cute • Felissimo • food • keychains • pizza • plush • YOU+MORE!)

Tonkotsu ramen-flavoured chicken nuggets appear at Japanese convenience store

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2023

The wonders of Japanese konbini food just levelled up a notch.

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• Japan
• (chicken • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • instant noodles • Japanese food • karaage • karaage kun • Kyushu • limited • new • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen • Umakacchan)

One Piece Day 2023 coming to Tokyo Big Sight and online with English interpretation

• Master Blaster
  Jul 4, 2023

The perfect pirate party.

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• Internet, Japan
• (anime • conventions • events • manga • One Piece • One Piece Day • One Piece Film: Red • Tokyo Big Sight)

Izumofarm’s Pure Pudding has a clever way of ensuring purity

• Master Blaster
  Jul 4, 2023

It’s pretty pure purin pudding.

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• Japan
• (desserts • eggs • food • Izumofarm • pudding • Pure Pudding • purin • snacks)

Studio Ghibli loungewear lets you cosplay as an anime heroine at home

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2023

Add some Ghibli magic to your wardrobe with three new official outfits.

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• Japan
• (anime • Calcifer • clothes • COK • cosplay • Donguri Kyowakoku • dresses • fashion • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Levistone • loungewear • merchandise • Princess Mononoke • roomwear • Studio Ghibli • summer)

Hokkaido farmers have developed a new fruit, the Lemon Melon, combining the best of both

• Dale Roll
  Jul 3, 2023

Those who’ve tried it think it might be the perfect fruit for summer!

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• Japan
• (expensive fruit • fruit • Furano • Hokkaido • lemon • Lemon Melon • melon • Sapporo)

Boy band Ae! group brings their A-game to music, acting, science, welding, and more【Interview】

• Master Blaster
  Jul 3, 2023

We sit down and talk pop with Kansai’s rising boy band stars.

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• Japan
• (Ae! Group • boy bands • COK • Idols • interview • J-Pop • Johnny's • Ken Kojima • Masaya Sano • music • Richard Kusama • Seiya Suezawa • SNJO • Taisei Fukumoto • Yoshinori Masakado)

Super expensive sushi restaurant super cheap beef bowl chain team up to create Unagyu Burger

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 3, 2023

Teruzushi and Matsuya come together for a broader interpretation of Japan’s summertime eel-eating tradition.

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • culture • Doyo no Hi • Doyo No Ushi No Hi • eel • food • gyudon • Japanese language • linguistics • Matsuya • Teruzushi • unagi • Ushi no Hi)

Japan’s subscription service simply called “Mom” is totally worth it

• Dale Roll
  Jul 3, 2023

It might make you miss your mom…But it’ll sure make you appreciate her!

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• Japan
• (Ahiru Neko • COK • cool • food • home delivery • Japanese food • SNJO • subscription • subscription box • subscription service)

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