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Lineup for end of year Kohaku Song Battle 2021 revealed

• Katie Pask
  Nov 21, 2021
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The New Years’ television special announced the cast for this year’s battle.
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• Japan
• (end of year • Japanese music • Japanese TV • KAT-TUN • Kohaku • Kohaku Uta Gasen • LiSA • music • new year • TV • TV show • yoasobi)

Starbucks waste reduction initiative to start in Tokyo: borrow a cup, use it, then return it

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 21, 2021

Take your cup home, then hand it back in at any participating Starbucks café.

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• Japan
• (eco • environmental issues • Re&Go • recycling • reusable cups • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo)

Boys’ love at the temple? Sensual ikemen art that raised eyebrows in Japan now set to be removed

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2021

Modern makeover at centuries-old temple comes to an end, but not for rumoured reasons.

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• Japan
• (art • artwork • BL • boys love • Buddha • Buddhism • COK • controversy • cool • crazy • culture • history • manga • murals • Niigata • paintings • religion • SNJO • temples • weird)

Studio Ghibli’s new Nostalgic Piggy Bank series adds anime magic to your savings

• Oona McGee
  Nov 20, 2021

“Trust us! We will guard your money!”

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • piggy bank • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl fashions now exist in the real world【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 20, 2021

New jacket line lets you dress yourself like you dress your Pokémon Trainer avatar.

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• Japan
• (cool • Eevee • fashion • Gengar • jackets • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl • sukajan • video games • Yokosuka jackets)

Japanese custom PC shop builds the ultimate Hatsune Miku PC【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 20, 2021

A veritable shrine to the virtual idol.

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• Japan
• (awesome • computers • cool • Hatsune Miku • otaku • PCs • video • virtual idols • vocaloids)

KFC puts its own spin on Japanese flavours with the new Katsu and Fillet Burger

• Oona McGee
  Nov 20, 2021

When fried chicken just isn’t enough to satisfy your cravings.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • fast food • fried chicken • katsu • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • review • SNJO • taste test)

Cute desserts, release! Card Captor Sakura collab cafe unseals tasty cakes and goods this Winter

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 20, 2021

Satisfy your inner Kero-chan and stuff yourself with sparkly Sakura-style sweets!

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• Japan
• (anime • cafes • Card Captor Sakura • Card Captor Sakura Clear Card Arc • cute • food • magical girls • themed restaurants)

Japanese park’s English dog turd warning minces no words【Why does Engrish happen?】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 20, 2021

Kanji quirk leads to some harsh language in reminder to pet owners.

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• Japan
• (COK • funny • gross • Japanese language • linguistics • parks • SNJO • weird • Why Does Engrish Happen?)

Japan’s first-ever Tarot Card Museum opens in Tokyo, perfect for art and occult lovers

• Dale Roll
  Nov 19, 2021

For now, you can observe rare tarot cards on display, but there are lots of events to come!

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• Japan
• (art • COK • fortune-telling • museums • occult • Tarot • tarot cards • Tokyo • Yanagibashi)

Life-size Lucario may be the craziest Pokémon plushie yet【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2021

Full-scale version of the Fighting/Steel-type wants a sizable place in your heart and home.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • life-size • Lucario • plushies • Pokemon • video games)

Domino’s offers gold chopsticks to customers in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2021

A very classy way to eat pizza. 

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• Japan
• (chopsticks • COK • competition • cool • crazy • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • food • funny • gold • pizza • weird)

Here come the mice in black! Kyoto University experiment removes mouse memories with light

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 19, 2021

Scientists use flashes of light in the brain to really wipe away memories…in mice.
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• Japan
• (Kyoto University • memory • mice • neuroscience • optogenetics • science)

Japanese bag maker creates demon-slaying bag based on five-year-old’s sketch

• Shannon
  Nov 19, 2021

No more demons are getting past this kid.

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• Japan
• (bag • clever • cool • demon • fashion • kabuto • Katana • moving • samurai • touching • Tsuchiya Bag Co.)

Japanese convenience store Lawson releases new ultra-cheap 200-yen (US$1.75) bento【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2021

Can cheap lightning strike twice?

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• Japan
• (bento • boxed lunches • cheap • COK • convenience stores • crazy • food • Lawson • SNJO • taste test)

Anime tie-up with Japanese onsen town causes public outcry, officials double-down on collaboration

• SoraNews24
  Nov 19, 2021

Backlash against Onsen Musume Project prompts a slinging match between feminists and otaku.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime characters • controversy • hot springs • news • onsen • Onsen Musume • onsen town • otaku • tourism • travel • Yubara Onsen)

Sushi chain bento combines raw fish with…sukiyaki?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2021

Cooked beef and raw fish combo makes us rethink everything we thought we knew about seafood.

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• Japan
• (beef • bento • COK • fish • food • Japanese food • kaisen • meat • sashimi • seafood • SNJO • sukiyaki • sushi • sushi restaurant • taste test)

First convictions in Japan handed down to YouTube movie recap posters

• Master Blaster
  Nov 19, 2021

Judge threw the copyrighted book at the three defendants.

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• Japan
• (copyright • copyright infringement • crime • fast movies • law • movie recaps • suspended sentence • YouTube)

Japanese Twitter users call upon the power of KFC to protect them from unwanted ads

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2021

Believers say the chain’s Japanese nickname is a deep-fried charm of protection.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • funny • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • twitter • weird)

Japan gets Captain America chest pillow, Thor hammer tissue holder in new Marvel lifestyle line

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 18, 2021

You can cuddle with Cap and keep your nose clean with Thor’s hammer.

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• Japan
• (Captain America • cool • Felissimo • funny • huggy pillows • interior • Marvel • Mjolnir • movies • Thor • tissues)

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  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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