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The Sailor Moon theme song is based on another song about drinking a lot of tequila【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 9, 2022
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Forget fighting evil, the original is about drinking and dancing by moonlight instead.

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• Japan
• (anime • idol • idol singers • manga • Moonlight Densetsu • music • Sailor Moon • video)

Save time AND water by turning your shower into a bath with this nifty Japanese gadget

• Katie Pask
  Apr 9, 2022

Relax while you wash with this innovative shower head!

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• Japan
• (bath • bathing • baths • clever • cool • Makuake • SHIN-ON • showers • technology)

In the search for the perfect crunchy cream puff, we try Beard Papa’s new cookie-topped choux

• Dale Roll
  Apr 9, 2022

Topped with langue de chat cookie dough and then baked, this cream puff has promise, but is it enough?

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• Japan
• (Beard Papa • choux cream • COK • cream puff • food • langue de chat • pastry • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

ASIMO retires from performing after 22 years

• Master Blaster
  Apr 9, 2022

ASIMO is still big. It’s just the robot shows that got small.

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• Japan
• (ASIMO • cars • entertainment • Honda • retirement • robots • technology • video)

City Hunter is getting a brand-new anime movie, bringing back two fan-favorite sounds【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 9, 2022

Could there be a better present for fans for City Hunter’s 35th birthday?

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• Japan
• (Akira Kamiya • anime • City Hunter • Get Wild • manga • movies • video)

‘90s J-pop/drama star Ryoko Hirosue stars in amazing McDonald’s Japan vid…with her younger self

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 8, 2022

Maji de kawannai!

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• Japan
• (ads • cool • crazy • fast food • food • Hirosue Ryoko • J-Pop • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • video)

Starbucks Japan’s tongue-twister Frappuccino aims to bring smiles for summer…outside of summer

• Oona McGee
  Apr 8, 2022

Starbucks starts setting the seasons according to its own calendar.

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• Japan
• (bananas • chocolate banana • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Bowl or chopsticks: Which one should you pick up first?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 8, 2022

An introduction to the finer details of Japanese dining etiquette.

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• Japan
• (bowls • chopsticks • eating • etiquette • food • Japanese etiquette • Japanese food • Japanese meals • manners • Miso • miso soup • restaurants • sankaku tabe • teishoku)

The good, the bad, and the ugly of a vending machine sushi meal in Tokyo【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 8, 2022

OK, so technically the “ugly” part is our fault.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • SNJO • sushi • taste test • vending machines)

Osaka Metro to test stores where you can pay with your face, even with a mask

• Master Blaster
  Apr 8, 2022

What are robbers supposed to do now?

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• Japan
• (cool • facial recognition • food • NEC • Osaka • Osaka Metro • pop-up shops • shopping • subways • technology • trains)

We eat 13 of the most highly recommended sushi items at Sushiro and pick the best of the best

• Dale Roll
  Apr 8, 2022

This is some of the finest sushi currently available at Sushiro…but some are limited-time-only!

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• Japan
• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • fish • Kaitenzushi • ranking • restaurants • revolving sushi • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • taste test)

Pikachu’s tail and Snorlax’s tummy join the menu at the Pokémon Cafe!

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 8, 2022

Pokémon Cafe wants you to stuff Pikachu’s tail before you stuff your belly.

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• Japan
• (anime • clever • cool • cute • food • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • restaurants • themed restaurants • video games)

Fujiko A. Fujio, creator of Doraemon, Ninja Hattori-kun and Kaibutsu-kun passes away aged 88

• Katie Pask
  Apr 7, 2022

The manga world mourns the loss of an icon.

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• Japan
• (anime • Doraemon • Fujiko A. Fujio • kaibutsu-kun • manga • motoo abiko)

Broccoli and chocolate? We try vegetables in chocolate fondue to test Japanese company’s claims

• Shannon
  Apr 7, 2022

Cheese fondue we’d understand, but chocolate is a bit out there.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • chocolate fondue • COK • crazy • fondue • SNJO • sweets • taste test • vegetables • veggies • weird)

Leading Japanese pizza chain Pizza La now delivers…for your dog!

• Master Blaster
  Apr 7, 2022

Canine-tailored pizzas are back by pup-ular demand.

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• Japan
• (Comif Deli • dog food • dogs • pets • pizza • Pizza-la • teriyaki • Wanko Pizza)

No, this isn’t a Kirby specialty store – It’s a Japanese superfan’s Kirby room!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 7, 2022

Entire room dedicated to the Nintendo video game star is cute, cuddly and pink all over.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • crazy • cute • Kirby • nintendo • plushies • video games)

This gigantic panda bento from Tokyo’s Kitchen Dive is deviously generous (and freaky-looking)

• Katie Pask
  Apr 7, 2022

Panda lunch box from shop famed for their overwhelming generosity — too good to be true, or just too good?

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• Japan
• (animals • bento • boxed lunch • COK • crazy • cute • food • Kawaii • Kitchen DIVE • lunch box • panda • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Ueno • weird)

We try the new Zero-Second Chicken Ramen: Is it worth the hype?【Taste Test】

• Dale Roll
  Apr 7, 2022

The popular instant ramen brand, instantly edible?

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• Japan
• (Baby Star • chicken ramen • COK • food • instant noodles • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test)

Motorized Electric Gaming Bed from Japan takes gaming furniture to the next level【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2022

Now you don’t have to get out of bed, or even exert the effort to sit up, to get back to gaming.

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• Japan
• (beds • cool • crazy • gaming bed • interior • video • video games • weird)

Enjoy one-handed cherry-blossom viewing picnic with this McHanami hack

• Master Blaster
  Apr 6, 2022

You deserve a break today.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • Chicken McNuggets • clever • COK • experiment • fast food • funny • hanami • Happy Set • life hack • lifehack • McDonald's • sakura • SJO)

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