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NTT wants you to remember the Tohoku Earthquake by remembering the phone numbers of loved ones

• Master Blaster
  Mar 12, 2022
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Can you remember 11 digits 11 years after 3-11?

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• Japan
• (2011 Tohoku Earthquake • 3-11 earthquake and tsunami • Docomo • memorization • memory • NTT DOCOMO • phone numbers • Smartphones)

Uniqlo reverses position, will close all stores in Russia

• SoraNews24
  Mar 12, 2022

Decision follows multimillion-dollar humanitarian donation and international criticism.

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• Japan
• (fashion • Fast Retailing • politics • Russia • Russian invasion of Ukraine • Ukraine • Uniqlo)

New president of Chile receives Pokémon from Japanese diplomat【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2022

And no, it wasn’t Pikachu on the goodwill mission.

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• Japan, S America
• (anime • Chile • cool • funny • Gabriel Boric • Pokemon • politicians • politics • squirtle • video • video games)

Japan increases entry limits, offers extra financial aid for foreign students

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2022

Plan could allow all foreign students waiting for entry to be in Japan by mid-summer.

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• Global, Japan
• (COK • education • foreigners in Japan • government • Living in Japan • society • study in Japan • travel)

Giant Gundams occupy Yokohama as part of Gundam Port Yokohama art project【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2022

Full-scale reproduction of anime’s Last Shooting finale and more draws fans to the bayside city.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • COK • cool • Gundam • Minato Mirai • Mobile Suit Gundam • robots • SNO • Yokohama)

Family Mart convenience stores will stop offering plastic forks, recommends chopsticks instead

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2022

Family Mart sticks a fork in forks.

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• Japan
• (chopsticks • COK • convenience stores • eco-friendly • environment • Family mart • forks • plastic • plastic waste • society)

Former Uniqlo employee starts clothing alterations service for people with disabilities

• Dale Roll
  Mar 11, 2022

No more settling for whatever clothes you can put on…now you can wear whatever clothes you like!

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• Japan
• (COK • disabilities • disabled people • fashion • good company • moving • online services • society • touching)

Are the new sold-out official Pokémon cookie kits worth the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2022

Piplup, Pikachu — we bake you!

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• Japan
• (anime • baking • biscuits • COK • cookie kit • cookies • cute • food • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • SNJO • sweets • video games)

Anime franchise Uma Musume takes over trains in Tokyo with horse girl artwork【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2022

Fans of the series that turned real race horses into cute anime girls will definitely want to ride this.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • SNJO • trains • Uma Musume • video games • Yamanote line)

Miso powder on ice cream? Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it, we say!【Taste test】

• Katie Pask
  Mar 11, 2022

Unusual combination turns out to be unusually delicious!

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• Japan
• (Aichi • COK • crazy • food • ice cream • Miso • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

Takoyaki boat tray comes to life in Japan, sails down river near Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2022

Octopus balls head out for a jaunt in the sunshine, turning heads everywhere they go. 

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• Japan
• (artists • boating • boats • Chiba • cute • food • funny • LOL • octopus balls • Ono River • river • Sawara • sightseeing boats • takoyaki • twitter • weird • wtf)

The secret staff cafeteria at a Japanese train station that few people know about

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2022

It’s like a dungeon quest, but anyone who finds this special door can enjoy the cheap meals hidden behind it.

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• Japan
• (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • eating • Japanese train stations • Namba Station • Osaka • restaurants • secrets • shokudo • train stations • trains)

3-D printing a house in less than 24 hours — Japanese company meets its goal

• SoraNews24
  Mar 10, 2022

Sphere micro-houses will cost about as much as a compact car, designers say.

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• Japan
• (3-D Printing • COK • cool • houses • micro-houses • technology)

Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best aburi salmon sushi?【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2022

Seared fish go head-to-head at Japan’s top sushi chains.

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• Japan
• (aburi • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • fish • food • Hama Sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • revolving sushi • salmon • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • taste test)

Beautiful new Evangelion reveals key frame artwork from the anime series’ finale film【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 10, 2022

300-plus pages of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time artwork.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • books • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • illustration)

Sushi restaurant’s crazy cheap lunch deal goes viral online

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2022

A deal so good locals want to keep this place a secret for themselves. 

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• Japan
• (cheap food • food • Kanagawa • lunch deals • restaurants • rice • sushi • sushi restaurant • sushi restaurants • Yokohama)

Japan’s favorite anti-piracy mascots become fashion models【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Mar 10, 2022

Ah, the classic career path from copyright infringement PSAs to the runway.

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• Japan
• (Camera Man • fashion • GO MORE Setup • modeling • NO MORE • Patrol Lamp Man • piracy • The Shop TK)

Starbucks serves up a taste of retro Japan…with a gyu new twist

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2022

New Frappuccinos take us on a stroll down memory lane with a good ‘ol Japanese pun to boot. 

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• Japan
• (coffee milk • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit milk • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • milk • milk bottle • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Retro reveals: Men choose the top ten anime series of the 1970s

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 10, 2022

These iconic series, spanning sci-fi to sports, were instrumental in paving the way for anime of subsequent decades.

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• Japan
• (1970s • anime • Ashita no Joe • COK • Doraemon • lupin III • Mobile Suit Gundam • retro • Space Battleship Yamato • survey • Top Ten)

Should you place miso soup on the right or the left?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2022

Difference between Tokyo and Osaka kicks off a nationwide debate on Japanese miso placement etiquette.

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

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