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Japan’s new Pikachu train ready to take Poké-passengers on a trip they won’t forget this summer

• Casey Baseel
  May 30, 2017
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Adorably awesome Pokémon train is part of disaster relief project for tsunami-damaged region.

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• Japan
• (2011 earthquake and tsunami • awesome • cool • cute • Pikachu • Pokemon • Tohoku • trains • travel)

Marine creature-themed tea bags transform teapots into aromatic oceans

• Koh Ruide
  May 29, 2017

Available online, these will turn your tea sessions into lessons on marine biology.

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• Japan
• (cool • fish • marine animals • tea • tea bag • Village Vanguard • weird)

New stylish rental car turns heads, lets you zip around Japan in Asian-style sophistication

• Koh Ruide
  May 27, 2017

The perfect companion for your next trip to Japan.

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• Japan
• (campaign • car rental • cool • itasha • Japan travel • Orix • promotion)

Amazing Twitter artist makes moving manga that’s neither anime nor like anything seen before【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  May 26, 2017

Innovative awesomeness utilizes one simple trick.

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• (anime • art • awesome • cool • Dragon Ball • illustration • manga • video)

Japanese kid stuns Internet with awesome, rock star-like response to journal-writing assignment

• Casey Baseel
  May 25, 2017

When asked to look back on his week, this kid got full marks for cool bravado, but probably only partial credit for the assignment.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • education • funny • Japanese language • kids • linguistics)

Zelda’s Master Sword has apparently become a real-life fire extinguisher in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  May 24, 2017

Discovered in an otaku mecca and seemingly protected by the Nintendo franchise’s legendary Triforce.

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• (awesome • cool • funny • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Tokyo Big Sight • video games)

New Zelda speaker sensors make every trip to the bathroom a Hyrulian adventure【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 24, 2017

Nintendo fans set up the gadgets to play Zelda’s iconic “secret” and “treasure” music, and the results are awesome.

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• (awesome • bathrooms • cool • gadgets • interior • music • nintendo • the legend of Zelda • video • video games)

Awesome Japanese dad gives son’s handmade cardboard Switch a massive, heartwarming upgrade【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  May 23, 2017

Loving parent pulls the switch with Nintendo-loving son’s latest creative project.

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• Japan
• (cool • dads • family • https://twitter.com/mohikan1974/status/865188680742297601 • kids • nintendo • parents • switch • touching • video games)

Never misclick on your smartphone again with Japanese Twitter user’s awesome life hack

• Casey Baseel
  May 22, 2017

Tip is a God-send for Net surfers and illustrators alike, and all you need is a pen (but you won’t be using it as a stylus).

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• Japan
• (art • clever • cool • illustration • life hacks • Smartphones • tablets • touchscreens)

“Shogun sound” toilet hack covers the sound of your pooping with samurai battle cries【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 19, 2017

Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the poops of your butt.

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• Japan
• (cool • funny • history • Japanese toilets • samurai • Toilets • video)

Japanese musician uses female pubic hair to produce unprecedented sound in new song【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 19, 2017

DJ from hip hop unit m-flo creates song dedicated “To the world’s crotch.”

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• (beauty • cool • grooming • hair • m-flo • music • video • weird)

Japan now has sailor suit school uniform cosplay costumes for your drink bottles

• Oona McGee
  May 18, 2017

The outfit comes with a sweet cap, a petticoat and a tiny hanger for storage.

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• Japan
• (cool • cosplay • cute • funny • Japanese school uniform • PET bottles • sailor suit • School Uniforms • weird)

Samurai style for the rainy season! Wooden samurai bokuto sword umbrella goes on sale in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  May 17, 2017

Unique design should be a hit with fashionistas and history buffs, and also hides a subtle anime cosplay secret.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cosplay • fashion • gintama • Katana • samurai • swords • umbrellas • wood)

Beautiful ukiyo-e woodblock print artwork appears on three of Japan’s premium beer brands

• Casey Baseel
  May 16, 2017

The works of Hokusai and others, admired for more than a century, lend a touch of class to your appreciation of a cold one.

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• Japan
• (art • Asahi • beautiful • beer • cool • culture • Ebisu • hokusai • Suntory • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

Travel without a suitcase with 13 packing tips from a Japanese pro

• Jessica
  May 15, 2017

Just breeze past that luggage carousel and go right into your vacation!

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• (cool • life hacks • packing • travel)

Fancy a stylish Starbucks picnic sheet to go along with your order? You can get one free in Japan

• Koh Ruide
  May 15, 2017

Coffee house is giving out cool freebie if you order a drink and a sandwich.

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• Japan
• (coffee • cool • drinks • free • picnic • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Proof that everything looks awesome anime-opening style, even a video of bananas【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2017

Awesome music video is an anime-style testament to the power of dreams, friendship, and probably potassium.

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• (anime • bananas • cool • crazy • funny • video • weird)

Japanese fishermen start morning wake-up call service to help you get your lazy butt out of bed

• Casey Baseel
  May 12, 2017

Need to get up with the chickens? Leave it to the men who’re already awake and hauling in fish.

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• Japan
• (cool • fishermen • fishing • wake-up call • weird)

Tokyo Ghoul anime cafe opening in Tokyo, to the joy of ghoulish gourmands

• Casey Baseel
  May 12, 2017

Eat like an undead and indulge in a little light cosplay at this limited-time cafe celebrating the upcoming Tokyo Ghoul franchise.

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• Japan
• (anime • cafes • cool • food • gross • Ikebukuro • manga • restaurants • themed restaurants • Tokyo • Tokyo Ghoul)

Salamander soup?!? We try “giant salamander rice with green tea” in Kyoto

• Meg Murphy
  May 11, 2017

This “salamander” swims in a bowl of tasty broth with white tapioca “eggs”.

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• Japan
• (cool • food • gross • Kyoto • ochazuke • salamanders • weird)

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