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“H” means a few things in Japan, which is why we mistook this vending machine for something else

• Oona McGee
  Jul 20, 2022
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An H vending machine, right in the heart of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district**.**

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• Japan
• (Amaou • COK • cool • food • frozen fruit • fruit • h • Japanese vending machines • Mr. Sato • shinjuku • SNJO • strawberries • vending machine • vending machines • weird • white strawberries • wtf)

The entire Pokémon Red and Blue Kanto region map, built as a 3-D diorama, looks amazing【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 16, 2022

Crazy talented Pokémon fan accomplishes childhood dream, fills us all with childlike wonder.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • diorama • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Red and Blue • Pokémon Red and Green • video games)

Amazing Japanese temple photo gives off strong final RPG dungeon vibes

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 15, 2022

It’s not the last boss that’s waiting inside, though.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • Nara • photography • temples • Todaiji • video games)

Rice balls that can last for 100 days at room temperature? Kyoto company makes high-protein onigiri

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 14, 2022

Pretty much everyone is going to eat at least one onigiri in the next 100 days, right?

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• Japan
• (camping • cool • disaster preparedness • food • onigiri • rice balls)

This Japanese manga about the Joker raising a Baby Batman is so good, and approved by DC

• Dale Roll
  Jul 13, 2022

If you haven’t read this manga yet, you should!

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• Japan
• (Ahiru Neko • anime • Batman • Comics • cool • DC • funny • Joker • manga • reviewers • Superheroes • weird)

Japan’s new micro-houses want to be your home away from home on weekends, but we’d stay all week

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 10, 2022

Having a house built for the price of a car? We could make that lifestyle work.

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• Japan
• (cool • houses • Living in Japan • micro-houses • microhomes • minimalism • minimalist lifestyle • nature)

New Pokémon T-shirts and hoodies use patented technology to glow in the light of a camera flash

• Dale Roll
  Jul 9, 2022

Shine like an aurora with these cool designs from Light Force Store!

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• Japan
• (clothing • cool • fashion • graphic T-shirts • hoodies • Light Force Store • Pokemon • reflection • reflective • t-shirts)

What happens if you drop your keys into an elevator shaft gap? Kyoto company explains【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 8, 2022

You know, aside from you screaming “Noooooo!!!!!”?

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• Japan
• (cool • customer service • elevators • engineering • video • weird)

Japanese company uses video game-style hit point badges to help employees know who needs a hand

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 8, 2022

Tokyo-based firm understands it can be hard for some people to speak up when they’re feeling run down.

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • society • video games • working in Japan)

Elegant Spy x Family character hats come to the real world for in-disguise-level cosplay【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 7, 2022

Eden Academy beret comes in both adults’ and kids’ sizes for anime fan families.

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• Japan
• (anime • CA4LA • COK • cool • fashion • hats • manga • Spy x Family)

Soak your feet at the Spirited Away foot bath, in Tokyo for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Jul 7, 2022

Immerse yourself in the world of Studio Ghibli, literally and figuratively.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • COK • cool • exhibition • movies • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Tokyo • Toshio Suzuki)

Monster Hunter’s Malzeno invades Tokyo via incredible 3-D video

• Katie Pask
  Jul 4, 2022

The Elder Dragon is making a fearsome appearance in Shinjuku for a limited time only.

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• Japan
• (3-D • 3-D billboard • cool • Cross Shinjuku Vision • malzeno • Monster Hunter • shinjuku • technology • Tokyo • video games)

Grab your pantyhose and let’s make inverted eggs, a Japanese foodie favorite from the Edo period

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 3, 2022

Today in the SoraKitchen we’re trying out hand at one of the 10,000 Cooking Treasure Secrets of a samurai-era cookbook.

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• Japan
• (boiled eggs • COK • cooking • cool • Edo period • eggs • haruka takagi • SNJO • SoraKitchen • weird)

Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan

• Master Blaster
  Jul 3, 2022

Sony’s got what now?!

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• Japan
• (air conditioners • cool • hot • Reon Pocket • Sony • summer • technology)

Annual Tokyo festival where guys get wrapped in straw and carried through streets returning【Vids】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 2, 2022

The story of a drought, dragons, and one of Japan’s craziest festivals.

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• Japan
• (cool • crazy • culture • dragons • funny • history • temples • video • weird)

Amazing castle photo ever shows why you shouldn’t skip this often-overlooked part of Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 1, 2022

Breathtaking night sky shows the beauty of this landlocked prefecture.

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• Japan
• (awesome • castles • cool • Gifu • moon • photography • photos)

This open-air museum in Hokkaido is a must-visit for fans of history and one popular manga series

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 30, 2022

Hokkaido Kaitaku no Mura is a golden opportunity to explore Japanese history and earn some otaku cred.

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• Japan
• (anime • architecture • COK • cool • Golden Kamuy • history • Hokkaido • manga • museums • open-air museums • Sapporo • SNJO • travel)

Quality-spaghetti making robot starts working in Tokyo at the end of the month【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Jun 30, 2022

The future of spaghetti is here.

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• Japan
• (cool • P-Robo • pasta • Pronto Corporation • restaurants • robots • spaghetti • technology • Tokyo • video)

First copy of centuries-old ninja training manual discovered, doesn’t understand dogs【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2022

The legendary Kanrinseiyo has been found!

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• Japan
• (cool • dogs • history • Iga • Iga ninja • Koga • koga ninja • koka • Ninja • video • weird)

McDonald’s Japan gives us a taste of the anime world with new series of Gundam burgers

• Oona McGee
  Jun 25, 2022

Char takes over McDonald’s for a limited time, but are his burgers as good as he says they are?

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• Japan
• (anime • burgers • Char • Char Aznable • cool • fast food • food • Gundam • hamburgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mecha • Mobile Suit Gundam • robots • video)

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