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How to resurrect a water-damaged book: Japanese bath fan’s freezer life hack

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 9, 2020
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”Return by Death.”

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• (baths • books • clever • COK • cool • life hacks • Re: Zero • water damage)

One Piece Straw Hat Pirates respond to coronavirus pandemic with public service message【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 9, 2020

Maybe the real pirate treasure was the curve-flattening we did along the way.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • manga • One Piece • video)

Genius shows how to turn your car into an anime art itasha for free【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 8, 2020

You can give your ride a stealthy otaku makeover without spending a single cent…but the results could be very temporary or very permanent.

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• (anime • art • cars • clever • COK • cool • funny • itasha • otaku)

Time acceleration is occurring in Tokyo’s Skytree

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 8, 2020

Atomic clock confirms that Tokyo’s tallest tower is also its most futuristic.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • crazy • science • Skytree • time • time acceleration • Tokyo Skytree)

Authentic ninja power pellet snacks on sale again in Tokyo thanks to the coronavirus【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 8, 2020

Hyorogan, part of the ninja and samurai diet, also get a modern, gluten-free version.

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• (COK • cool • culture • food • history • hyorogan • Ninja • samurai • SNJO • taste test)

Crowdfunded samurai sword-inspired kitchen knives now available for general sale

• Dale Roll
  Apr 6, 2020

Now anyone can pretend to use Oda Nobunaga’s sword to cut onions!

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• (cool • crowd funding • history • Japanese history • Katana • kitchen knife • Oda Nobunaga • Ryoma Sakamoto • samurai • swords • Village Vanguard)

Kirby wedding rings let you combine powers with the love of your life【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2020

Nintendo’s lovable ball of cuteness transforms into extremely elegant designs.

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• (accessories • beautiful • cool • cute • engagement rings • Kirby • nintendo • rings • U-Treasure • video games • wedding rings)

Japanese baby flashes peace sign from the womb, lets mom know everything is going to be all right

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2020

Today, let’s all try to be as calm and confident as this kid.

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• (babies • cool • cute • funny • kids • moms • moving • peace • peace sign • touching • ultrasound)

Japan’s steampunk business card holder says “Let’s do lunch, and yes, I am from the future-past”

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 5, 2020

Turns one of the most fundamental parts of life in Japan into an unforgettable event.

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• Japan
• (awesome • business cards • cool • credit cards • steampunk • Village Vanguard)

Anime hair for a day! Testing the new Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba hair coloring wax

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 2, 2020

Two-tone tresses of hit anime/manga inspire line of easy-use hair products.

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• Japan
• (anime • Ayaka Idate • COK • cool • cosplay • Demon Slayer • hair • hair coloring • hair dye • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • SNJO)

How would Love Live! look as an early-‘80s post-apocalyptic anime? Awesome, video reboot shows

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 2, 2020

Fist of the school idol festival?

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• (anime • awesome • cool • Fist of the North Star • idol singers • Idols • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • video)

WARNING! The Civic hatchback can’t drive through Evangelion AT fields, Honda’s lawyers say【Vids】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 1, 2020

Actual driving experience may not include Angel battles, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka want us to know.

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• (ads • anime • cars • Civic • cool • Evangelion • funny • Honda • video • voice actors • voice actresses)

The sad story of the Japanese vending machine set to disappear at the end of the year

• Oona McGee
  Mar 31, 2020

A little bit of history gone forever as Kirin puts an end to a beloved mainstay.

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• (cool • drinks • Hiroshima • Kirin • Nakanohigashi Station • retro • vending machines • weird)

All aboard Tokyo’s newest English-playable real escape game! We try Escape from the Runaway Train

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 31, 2020

Nine rooms of puzzles and a countdown to disaster to get your team’s minds working and pulses racing.

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• Japan
• (awesome • COK • cool • Escape from the Runaway Train • escape games • escape rooms • Nine Rooms • SCRAP • shinjuku • SNO • Tokyo Mystery Circus)

Japanese man accidentally creates ‘educational art’ with speakers and mahjong tiles

• Katie Pask
  Mar 29, 2020

Something so simple turned into something so beautiful and yet educational!

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• Japan
• (cool • funny • Katy Perry • mahjong • mahjong tiles • music • science • speakers • twitter • video • weird)

Man orders nothing but a free smile from McDonald’s Japan using Uber Eats

• Master Blaster
  Mar 28, 2020

Delivery charges applied, of course.

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• (cool • customer service • fast food • food delivery • free smile • funny • McDonald's • twitter • Uber Eats • weird)

New Japanese-style Starbucks set to open in Nagano prefecture【Photos】

• Shannon
  Mar 26, 2020

If you’re as big of a fan of Starbucks as you are of traditional Japanese aesthetics, mark your maps.

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• (cafes • coffee • cool • interior design • Nagano • Starbucks • Zenko-ji)

Domino’s offers sakura videos, free second pizzas to get Japan to do cherry blossom parties at home

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 25, 2020

A subdued sakura season is a sad turn of events for Japan, but free pizza always puts a smile on people’s faces.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossom-viewing • cherry blossoms • cool • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • dominos pizza • food • hanami • pizza • sakura • video • videos)

Beautiful anime fantasy mom is now teaching Japanese people how to speak English

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 25, 2020

Fans of Do You Love Your Mom? Will learn how to say “You may not look at me in the nude” as part of new textbook.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? • linguistics • Teaching English in Japan • weird)

Japanese convenience store overtaken by nature and vending machines, looks like a Ghibli movie

• Oona McGee
  Mar 24, 2020

Street-corner shambles holds a magical allure. 

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• Japan
• (architecture • buildings • convenience stores • cool • Daily Yamazaki • haikyo • Japanese convenience stores • kombini • Saitama • weird)

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