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Japan goes beyond rice cookers with new curry rice cooker, the kitchen gadget we need right now

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 24, 2020
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Curry and rice is always nice, so why not a single machine that lets you cook them both?

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• (clever • cooking • cool • curry • curry rice • food • gadgets • rice cookers)

We test the cleaning power of the miniature washing machine from 100 yen shop Daiso

• Kay
  Jan 22, 2020

How well does this tiny washing machine from Daiso work? We give it a spin to find out.

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• (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • clever • COK • cool • cute • Daiso • gadgets • SNJO • washing machines)

Perfect otaku gear: New hanging file case cover display merch for sale and trade at conventions

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 21, 2020

The case cover hangs from the neck which frees up your hands to trade, display, or easily stow your favorite character goods. 

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• (Animate • anime • clever • conventions • cool • cover • otaku • trading)

Japanese boy’s real-world ninja animation on train warms hearts around the world【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jan 21, 2020

Little shadow warrior performs superhuman feats with his own shadow warrior.

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• (awesome • children • clever • cool • creative play • cute • Japanese trains • Ninja • toys • trains • video)

Why throw away your leftover ramen broth when you can use it to make awesome ramen rice instead?

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 17, 2020

Hop into the SoraKitchen with us for a super-easy way to supercharge your rice cooker cooking.

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• (awesome • clever • COK • cooking • ramen • rice • SNJO • SoraKitchen)

Shinkansen tale of crying baby, grumpy man, and clever attendant warms Japanese internet’s heart

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 16, 2020

“I can’t sleep with this noisy kid crying!”

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• (bullet train • clever • COK • kids • moving • shinkansen • touching • trains • travel)

Nintendo’s employee recruiting pamphlet is a full-color Super Mario storybook【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 14, 2020

No boring charts or dull text for video gaming’s most playful AAA publisher.

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• (awesome • clever • cool • illustration • nintendo • Super Mario • video games • working in Japan)

Why do Japanese stairs have red-and-yellow marks on them?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 13, 2020

Even people in Japan are surprised to learn what they’re for.

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• (architecture • clever • design • eyesight • inventions • Japanese train stations • society • stairs • train stations • trains)

Japanese salaryman creates jaw-dropping model of Shinjuku from paper

• Oona McGee
  Jan 13, 2020

From towering skyscrapers through to the world’s busiest station, this sprawling Tokyo ward took years to recreate in miniature.

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• (city planning • clever • cool • crafts • design • Japanese salaryman • kamikiri • models • paper • shinjuku • Tokyo)

How to use your real-life cat to automatically boost your Pokémon’s stats in Sword and Shield【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 21, 2019

No time to spend time playing with your Pokémon during camping sessions? Genius Japanese gamer figures out how to have your actual kitty do it instead.

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• (animals • cats • clever • cute • funny • pets • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video • video games)

Japanese otaku now have special trash box just for merch of their former anime and idol crushes

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 20, 2019

“I don’t love my crush anymore, but I want someone else to give them their love,” says message on Kyoto container.

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• (anime • clever • colleges • cool • crazy • funny • idol singers • Idols • Kyoto • oshi • otaku • recycling • trash • trash cans)

How to improve your singing at karaoke with a deceivingly simple trick

• Eli Pang
  Dec 8, 2019

For those who are microphone-shy or desire that perfect performance, there’s a shockingly easy way to hit higher notes (and higher scores).

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• (clever • COK • cool • karaoke • life hacks • music • singing)

Busty Japanese YouTuber chef sells ad space on her chest, fans enthralled by cooking videos

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 29, 2019

In cooking or in advertising, breast meat always carries a premium.

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• (ads • beautiful women • clever • cooking • food • videos • weird)

Honda promotes street safety with tote bags resembling “a police officer hung on your shoulder”

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 8, 2019

The car manufacturer promotes safer streets with this snappy side-satchel for grade-school students.

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• (children • clever • elementary school • Honda • kids • Mamotte Tote • policeman • road safety • safety • traffic safety)

Why do Japanese toilets have double hooks on their doors?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 24, 2019

Contrary to popular belief, this design wasn’t made for coats, hats, or doorstoppers.

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• (clever • inventions • Japanese toilets • public toilets • society • Toilets)

Japanese Twitter user’s smart, chocolate-based way to make yourself do chores you’re too lazy for

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 17, 2019

Because no amount of loafing is as sweet as chocolate.

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• (chocolate • chores • clever • COK • food • life hacks)

3 rules to make you a more productive writer, from Japanese novelist who wrote 25 books in 8 years

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 10, 2019

Oh, and he did it all while also being a practicing doctor.

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• (books • clever • COK • life hacks • writing)

Japanese system engineer uses kitty power to keep angry customers from yelling at him

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2019

Ingenious idea turns system errors into something to look forward to.

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• (cats • clever • COK • computers • customer service • cute • technology)

Japanese parent finds a quick and easy way to get your kids to love reading from an early age

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 22, 2019

A small investment pays quick dividends as elementary schoolers’ grades jump to the top of the class.

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• (books • clever • COK • cool • kids • Parenting • parents • reading)

Manga shows a revolutionary way to eat sushi that makes it more delicious than ever

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 12, 2019

A tiny trick turns one sushi fan’s world upside-down.

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• (clever • food • life hacks • manga • sushi)

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