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Japanese politician caught watching crocodile video in parliament meeting finally explains himself
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2020 - Tweet
A simple reason for a bizarre scandal.
- Japan
- (animals • crazy • crocodiles • funny • governmebt • politicians • scandals • weird)
Mysterious eyes found in Japanese vending machine coin slot
- Oona McGee
Sep 24, 2020
There’s something living inside this machine!
- Japan
- (animals • Beverages • cute • drinks • frogs • Japanese vending machines • photos • strange • twitter • vending machines • weird)
Newborn baby sand cat totally melts hearts across Japan【Video】
- Kay
Sep 14, 2020
Watch out for cute overload as Kobe Animal Kingdom reveals videos and photos of their new baby sand cats!
- Japan
- (animals • baby animals • cats • cute • Kobe Animal Kingdom • sand cat • video • zoos)
Seriously, what’s up with Japan’s fixation with animals going to the bathroom as capsule toys?
- SoraNews24
Sep 5, 2020
We have so many questions about the questionable design of some of these toys.
- Japan
- (animals • capsule toy • cats • figures • gachapon • peeing • potty time • weird • Yell World)
Japan’s cat futon notepads are the perfect reason to put your thoughts down on paper【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 31, 2020
Unforgettable cuteness to go with your reminders.
The Japanese cat with over 100 cosplay costumes
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2020
Nausicaä, The Catbus and Super Mario are just some of the characters in this feline’s impressive collection.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • Catbus • cats • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cute • cute. cats • funny • Ghibli • pets • Studio Ghibli • Super Mario • Totoro)
Japan government to fine up to one million yen for anyone harboring illegal alien crayfish
- Master Blaster
Aug 27, 2020
Officials have had enough of these foreign crustaceans abusing our weak border security.
- Japan
- (animals • crawdad • crawfish • crayfish • crime • environment • invasive species • law • Ministry of Environment • mudbug • pets)
Japanese grandmothers create “Monkey Busters” group, fight primates with airguns
- Oona McGee
Aug 26, 2020
Who you gonna call? Monkey Busters!
- Japan
- (agriculture • animals • farming • Fukui • grandmothers • Japanese macaque • monkeys • news • retiree • seniors)
670 pigs have been stolen in Japan this summer, and thieves are stealing cows too
- Casey Baseel
Aug 26, 2020
“It feels like our children were taken” says victim of rustlers’ crime spree.
Traditional Japanese inn offers ultimate amenity: A cat companion to spend the night with
- Casey Baseel
Aug 18, 2020
Hot spring town ryokan lets guests try out the experience of owning a cat so they can learn if they want a permanent pet of their very own.
Very smart, funny cat shows exactly what it feels like to go outside in Japan’s heat wave【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 16, 2020
People are laughing, but honestly, this cat has the right idea.
Dive into a galaxy of jellyfish with Ikebukuro Sunshine Aquarium’s new Jellyfish Panorama【Photos】
- Ingrid Tsai
Aug 15, 2020
An exhibit so soothing that it can literally put you to sleep.
- Japan
- (animals • aquariums • beautiful • COK • cool • Ikebukuro • jellyfish • sea creatures • SNJO • Sunshine Aquarium • Sunshine City • Tokyo)
Japanese Corgi makes a Pokémon friend as life-size Yamper plushie moves into his home【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 15, 2020
Birthday pooch is very happy with his present.
- Japan
- (animals • corgi • cute • funny • pets • plushies • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video • Yamper)
Real-life PlayStation 3 dog found in Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 1, 2020
Apparently Sony’s now-outdated hardware actually was perfect at rendering reality.
You can open a Japanese-style bathhouse for your pets or anime figures with the Bird Sento【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2020
Miniature Japanese bathing culture right in your home.
- Japan
- (animals • bathing • baths • birds • cool • cute • Felissimo • figures • pets • public baths • sento)
82-year-old woman fights off bear in Japan: “I sent him flying”
- Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2020
Bear picks wrong lady to mess with in her back yard.
This pet fish in Japan is trying to beat Pokémon Sapphire, and it’s already won two gym badges【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2020
Live streaming Siamese fighting fish Mutekimaru is hundreds of hours into his quest to be the very best.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • crazy • cute • fish • funy • pets • Pokemon • Pokémon Ruby • Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire • video • video games • weird)
Japanese hamster shows impressive feat of strength, Twitter more focused on its butt
- Katie Pask
Jul 13, 2020
He’s got furry buns of steel.
- Internet, Japan
- (animals • cute • hamster • hamster butt • hamsters • hamuketsu • Ninja • Ninja Warrior • pets • twitter)
Over 30,000 goldfish on display at Art Aquarium, Tokyo’s newest Instagrammable spot
- Katie Pask
Jul 6, 2020
Art gets a bit more aquatic in this new museum!
- Japan
- (animals • Aquarium • art • Art Aquarium • art gallery • art instillation • beautiful • fish • gallery • goldfish • Instagrammable • instillation • museum • photos • Tokyo)
Old dog shows new trick with very Japanese solution to toilet paper wall challenge【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2020
Who needs hops when you’ve got traditional Japanese architecture?
- Japan
- (animals • cute • dogs • funny • Level Up jump • pets • toilet paper • toilet paper wall challenge • video)
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