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Star Wars is being turned into a kabuki play with one Japan’s biggest stars playing Kylo Ren

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 4, 2019
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Let the past die. Turn it into a kabuki play, if you have to.

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• (COK • culture • Ichikawa Ebizo • kabuki • Star Wars)

“We will, absolutely, rebuild Shuri Castle” Okinawa governor promises after devastating fire

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 2, 2019

Castle’s main hall, two other buildings completely consumed by flames.

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• (castles • culture • fire • Okinawa • Shuri Castle)

Japanese omamori good-luck charm pouches are here to protect your lips as stylish balm holders

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 31, 2019

Over 40 handcrafted designs to choose from, many made with thousand-year-old Fujiyama-ori tradition.

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• Japan
• (beauty • cool • culture • cute • good luck charms • lip balm • Omamori)

This amazing Buddhist statue cafe in Japan could be a museum all by itself【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2019

Coffee and culture on both on the order at unorthodox coffee house Kagari.

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• (art • Buddhism • cafes • coffee • COK • cool • crazy • culture • Osaka • religion • restaurants • SNJO • statues)

Waitress explains a baffling, annoying part of kimono dress codes at many Japanese restaurants

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 26, 2019

It’s hard to see why this should be an issue, but apparently it is.

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• (COK • culture • dress codes • glasses • kimono • restaurants • society • waitresses)

Japanese Christian groups hold press conference to protest emperor’s enthronement ceremony

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 24, 2019

Coalition calls government involvement “a threat to freedom of faith.”

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• (COK • culture • Emperor • Emperor of Japan • enthronement ceremony • religion • shinto • society)

Japanese festival float slams full-speed into power pole at Danjiri Matsuri in Osaka 【Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 23, 2019

Festival-goers sustain injuries, suffer broken bones at one of the most dangerous festivals in Japan.

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• (culture • Danjiri • Danjiri Matsuri • festivals • history • Japanese culture • Japanese festival • news • Osaka • tradition)

Heavy rain falls in Tokyo on day emperor is presented with Sword of Heavenly Gathering Clouds

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 22, 2019

New emperor’s rainy enthronement ceremony takes place at Imperial Palace while the sword’s regular home experiences blue skies and sunshine.

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• (Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi • culture • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • history • Kusanagi no Tsurugi • rain • swords)

How did samurai swords and armor evolve over time?【Part 2】【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 18, 2019

We’re back for another look at how the arms and armor of samurai developed, and this time we learn why they ditched their otachi for uchigatana.

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• (armor • COK • culture • history • Katana • museums • samurai • SNJO • swords)

Oldest manuscript of the world’s oldest novel, The Tale of Genji, found in Tokyo【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 10, 2019

Hand-written by a master calligrapher, the manuscript is approximately 800 years old.

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• (books • culture • history • literature • Murasaki Shikibu • The Tale of Genji)

How did samurai swords and armor change over time?【Part 1】【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 9, 2019

Samurai fought on the field of battle for a thousand years, and during that time their arms and armor went through a fascinating evolution.

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• (armor • COK • culture • history • Katana • museums • samurai • SNJO • swords)

Niigata brings back mysterious cat mask festival for the first time in almost 90 years

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2019

Geisha once cosplayed as white cats to revive a devastated Japanese town. 

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• (animals • cats • culture • festivals • history • Japanese culture • Japanese festival • Niigata • tradition)

Japanese voice actress flaunts revenge body at raunchy lingerie photo shoot

• SoraNews24
  Oct 8, 2019

Rie Tanaka may be 40 years old, but that doesn’t mean she’s too old to bare her flesh. 

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• (anime • beautiful women • celebrities • culture • Japanese women • models • news • photo shoot • Rie Tanaka • voice actresses)

Japanese video shows what life was like in Tokyo and Mt Fuji over 100 years ago

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2019

Famous sites like Ueno Park and Sensoji temple look amazingly like they do today, but the people look entirely different.

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• Japan
• (archive • culture • history • Japanese history • Mt. Fuji • old video • society • Tokyo • tradition • videos)

This is Japan’s oldest oyakodon chicken-and-egg rice bowl restaurant, and it’s awesome

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 2, 2019

The birthplace of one of Japan’s favorite lunches is still in business in Tokyo after more than 200 years.

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• (chicken • COK • culture • donburi • food • history • oyakodon • restaurants • rice bowls • SNJO • Tokyo)

Japanese man receives Airdrop message from tailgating driver

• SoraNews24
  Sep 27, 2019

The tale of the tailgating driver comes with an unusual twist.

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• (AirDrop • AirDrop chikan • Apple • cats • chikan • COK • culture • funny • iPhone • trains • weird)

Japanese family hears noises at night from room of dead grandma, finds creatures living in walls

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 21, 2019

Video captures chilling mystery’s heartwarming solution.

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• (animals • cats • COK • culture • cute • dolls • funny • scary • video • yokai • zashiki warashi)

American-Japanese model Kiko divides people in Japan with controversial photo shoot

• SoraNews24
  Sep 18, 2019

Seductive poses criticised for being disrespectful to Japanese culture. 

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• (beautiful women • celebrities • controversial • culture • Japanese culture • Japanese etiquette • Japanese models • Japanese women • Kiko • Kiko Mizuhara • models • Netflix • news • photo shoot • Queer Eye • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)

Poo emoji hand signals go viral on Japanese Twitter

• Oona McGee
  Sep 17, 2019

Send your friends the gift of poop…using nothing but your hands.

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• (culture • emojis • Japanese toilets • LOL • poo • poop • Toilets • twitter • unko • viral)

In Kyoto, “Hey, you’ve got a really nice watch” is NOT a compliment, Japanese businessman says

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 27, 2019

That Kyoto resident might want you to notice something other than the fine craftsmanship.

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• Japan
• (COK • culture • funny • Kyoto • manners • society • watches)

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