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Parrot perched on a door in Japan forgets how to be a bird, remembers how to be awesome 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 18, 2016
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Sure, he could fly down from there, but that’s just what you’d be expecting him to do.

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• Cute, Japan
• (animals • awesome • birds • cute • funny • parrots • pets • video)

Need a new job? Japanese tourism organization is looking to hire two samurai

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 8, 2016

Performers sought to play the role of two of Nagoya’s greatest historical heroes.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • history • jobs • Nagoya • samurai • travel)

Samurai photo studio is coming back to Tokyo this spring, just in time for cherry blossom season

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2016

Time to strap on your katana and kabuto, history buffs.

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• Japan
• (armor • awesome • culture • history • photo studio • photos • samurai • Tokyo)

Does Japan’s sliced chocolate taste as good as we’ve all been dreaming it would? 【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 2, 2016

The wait is finally over, as sliced chocolate goes on sale nationwide, and arrives in the RocketNews24 offices.

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (awesome • chocolate • cool • food • sliced chocolate • sweets • taste test)

Here’s what US$90 worth of katsu curry looks like at CoCo Ichibanya: A mountain of cutlets!

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 1, 2016

Thought we were going on a diet after that giant pickle burger? Think again!

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (awesome • coco ichibanya • crazy • curry • cutlets • food • katsu • katsu curry • P.K. Sanjun)

Soon you’ll be able to snore away on your very own Snorlax Pokémon bed

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 26, 2016

Officially licensed furniture also functions as a cushion or massive stuffed animal.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • bed • cushion • cute • furniture • interior • Pokemon • Snorlax • video games)

Pokémon fan creates spectacular 3D hologram battle dome entirely from scratch【Video & Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 26, 2016

These are a step above some other “holographic” Pokémon cards you might’ve seen before.

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• Games & Tech, USA
• (3D • awesome • hologram • Pokemon • qr code • science)

University library in Tokyo may be world’s coolest with its “floating” meeting rooms【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 23, 2016

Glass-domed rooms grace five-story atrium.

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• Japan
• (archetecture • awesome • cool • libraries • schools • Tokyo • universities)

Trailer released for Aiko, gorgeous U.S.-animated project set in a demon-invaded Japan 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 19, 2016

Preview leaves us wanting to see so much more of the planned series.

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• USA
• (animation • anime • awesome • cool • samurai • video)

Japanese university student makes stunning wooden clock that literally writes the time 【Video】

• Preston Phro
  Feb 12, 2016

It might not be very portable, but it is absolutely beautiful!

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• Japan
• (art • awesome • clock • cool • video • woodworking)

Please make Star Kart, the Star Wars/Mario Kart crossover, a real game immediately!【Video】

• KK Miller
  Feb 12, 2016

You mean there’s a video that takes the world of Star Wars and combines it with the ruthless fun of Mario Kart? YES, PLEASE!

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• Internet
• (awesome • Dark Pixel • Mario Kart • nintendo • Star Wars • video • video games)

Blind drummer boy will blow your mind and touch your heart【Video】

• KK Miller
  Feb 11, 2016

Despite all that he has faced in his life so far, this blossoming musician just wants to rock.

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• Japan
• (awesome • blind • drummer • kids • music • touching • videos)

Giant-sized Dragon Ball sculpture created for Sapporo Snow Festival 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 4, 2016

Anime hero Goku appears in giant form to delight fans and hopefully keep Attack on Titan’s monsters in check.

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• Japan
• (anime • Attack on Titan • awesome • cool • Dragon Ball • Goku • Sapporo • snow festival)

New Detective Pikachu already has an amiibo, unofficially

• KK Miller
  Feb 3, 2016

Rocking the deerstalker like our homeboy Sherlock, this custom Detective Pikachu amiibo is on the case!

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• Internet
• (Amiibo • awesome • custom • detectives • Pikachu • Pokemon)

Awesome cosplay tour offers photos shoots with explosions and blazing flames! 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 23, 2016

Don’t try this at home!

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • cosplay • Explosions • fire • travel)

Stingy Japanese arcade keeps schoolgirl from one of the greatest UFO catcher hauls ever 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 24, 2015

Against the infamously difficult arcade games, sometimes you just can’t win, even when you just won.

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• Japan
• (Arcades • awesome • crane games • crazy • snacks • UFO catchers • Umaido • video • video games)

Brace yourself – Chocolate-flavored instant noodles are coming to Japan!

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 22, 2015

Apparently sliced chocolate was only the beginning.

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• Japan
• (awesome • chocolate • food • instant noodles • Noodles • sweets • weird • yakisoba)

How do you make cosplayers levitate? Put them in a pool, like in these awesome videos 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 19, 2015

Video showing the making of new PlayStation game’s commercials goes behind the scenes, and under the water, of cosplay.

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• Japan
• (awesome • beautiful • cool • cosplay • Exist Archive • playstation • tri-Ace • video • video games)

Hardcore dancing geisha show the world how to be elegant and badass at the same time【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Dec 10, 2015

Sophistication and sass are not mutually exclusive.

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• Japan
• (awesome • dancing • geisha • maiko • rhythm • video)

Need a set of samurai armor for your cat or dog? This pet supply shop can help 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 9, 2015

Turn your adorable pet into a noble warrior…who’s still adorable!

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• Japan
• (awesome • cats • cool • cosplay • cute • dogs • pets • samurai)

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