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Japan’s most convincing “beware of crows” sign spotted
- Casey Baseel
May 23, 2022 - Tweet
Sign was already bilingual, but briefly became something anyone can instantly understand.
Nara Park’s first baby deer of the year has been born, is totally adorable【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 9, 2022
Local animal welfare association has important request for people visiting the park during birthing season.
Japan Railways offering ‘Shinkansen for Pets’, includes dog-friendly vacation packages
- Katie Pask
May 3, 2022
The ‘Woof-cation‘ package includes a photographer, veterinarian and dog trainer.
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Japanese teacher suspended for selling a lot of cows without telling the school
- Katie Pask
Apr 11, 2022
The man’s actions were udderly despicable.
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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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“What the hell are you doing to my woman?” attacker asks man feeding stray cat in Tokyo park
- Casey Baseel
Apr 4, 2022
Literal animal lover, magical shapeshifter, or just plain old crook?
What’s it like to eat an enormous panda onigiri rice ball that weighs over two pounds?
- Oona McGee
Mar 31, 2022
This cute animal comes with four different surprise fillings.
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- (animals • bento • COK • cute • food • Kawaii • Kitchen DIVE • new • onigiri • pandas • rice balls • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Ueno • weird)
Hello Kitty becomes part of Japan’s oldest manga with new line of accessories
- Dale Roll
Mar 6, 2022
The beloved Sanrio character becomes a Frolicking Animal!
- Japan
- (accessories • animals • Choju-Giga • Choju-jinbutsu-giga • cute • Hello Kitty • Japanese art • Scrolls of Frolicking Animals • Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans)
The Japanese dog cafe that isn’t technically a dog cafe
- Oona McGee
Mar 3, 2022
Drink in the company of cute golden retrievers at Cafe de Monca.
- Japan
- (animals • cafes • COK • cute • dog cafes • dogs • drinks • food • golden retrievers • Kyoto • pets • restaurants • SNJO • travel)
In search of Japan’s biggest tanuki, we stumble across something equally big
- Oona McGee
Mar 3, 2022
Japanese raccoon dogs are known for their large…ahem, appendages. But which one is the largest of them all?
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- (animals • ceramics • COK • cool • culture • folklore • Japanese folklore • pottery • raccoon dogs • Shiga • Shigaraki • Shigaraki ware • Shigarakiyaki • SNJO • Tanuki • tourism • tourist sites • tradition • trains • travel • unusual • weird)
Cat becomes head priest at Japanese shrine
- Oona McGee
Feb 25, 2022
Feline stationmaster takes on a new role at a special ceremony.
- Japan
- (animals • Cat Day • cats • cute • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Kishi Station • Nitama • pets • priest • shrines • stations • Tama • train stations • Wakayama)
Nothing to see here — just a giant cat selling puddings in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 24, 2022
The hardest working feline in the country.
- Japan
- (animals • cats • characters • cute • food • funny • Japanese sweets • LOL • Mascots • pets • pudding • purin • sweets • twitter • videos • weird • wtf)
“I’ll draw one animal for every retweet!” Japanese artist now has to draw 22,000 animals
- Oona McGee
Feb 23, 2022
That works out to drawing one animal a day…for 52 years.
- Japan, USA
- (animals • art • artists • challenge • cute • drawing • illustration • notebooks • sketchbooks • sketches • sketching • talent • talented • twitter)
Japanese cat cafe in Tokyo is a Ghibli-esque village run by felines in a castle
- Oona McGee
Feb 23, 2022
If Studio Ghibli ever created a cat cafe, this is what it would be like.
- Japan
- (animals • cafes • cat cafe • cat cafes • Cat Day • cats • COK • cute • food • Kichijoji • Kichijouji Petit Mura • Neko no Hi • pets • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo)
Studio Ghibli reveals mystery hidden on coat of arms and outdoor signs at Ghibli Museum
- Oona McGee
Feb 18, 2022
Fans in Japan left reeling after surprise revelation blows everyone’s minds.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • Catbus • characters • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Mascots • movies • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Cats and dogs apologising at Japanese press conference is our newest gacha capsule toy obsession
- Oona McGee
Feb 11, 2022
Pets saying sorry for their bad deeds is also a fun way to learn Japanese.
- Japan
- (animals • apology • capsule toy machine • capsule toys • capsule vending machines • cats • cute • dogs • gacha • gacha toys • gacha vending machine • gachapon • new • pets • weird)
Japan’s Capybara Long Bath Championship 2022! Upstart powerhouse vs. original dynasty【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2022
“Leeeeet’s get ready to relaaaaaaaax!”
- Japan
- (animals • baths • Capybara Long Bath Championship • capybaras • cute • Izu Shaboten Zoo • Nagasaki Bio Park • video • zoos)
Can monkeys win at Japanese crane games? Experiment attempts to find out【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2022
Sure, we humans are regular failures versus UFO catchers, but what about our primate cousins?
- Japan
- (animals • crane games • experiment • monkeys • Nagasaki Bio Park • UFO catchers • video • zoos)
Japanese design company combines human bed and cat tower, proves felines are who runs the home
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2022
Because really, your entire home is your cat’s playground, right?
64-page book about panda butts selling out fast in Japan
- Master Blaster
Jan 18, 2022
I like pan-da butts and I cannot lie.
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