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Daiso now sells stress-relief punching bags, but are they worth beating on?

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 2, 2026
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Is this a cheap way to beat away stress, or a case of cheaping out that’ll have us feeling even more frustrated?

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• Japan
• (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • COK • crazy • Daiso • exercise • fitness • SNJO • stress • weird)

Our 52-year-old pole dancing reporter shares his tips for achieving your New Year’s exercise goal

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 9, 2026

Starting in his 40s and still going strong, Mr. Sato offers realistic tips for anyone trying to shift some extra weight this year.

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• Japan
• (COK • diet • exercise • fitness • health • moving • Mr. Sato • New Year's Resolution • pole dance • pole dancing • SNJO • touching • weight loss)

Suika Game can now help you stay in shape with new exercise version of the smash-hit game【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 23, 2024

Why be a couch potato when you can be a fruit exerciser instead?

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • exercise • fitness • Suika Game • video • video games)

Hay fever got you down? Doctors recommend wiggling around on the floor like a dying cockroach

• Master Blaster
  Feb 18, 2024

It doesn’t look any sillier than snot running out your nose.

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• Japan
• (allergies • circulation • cockroach exercise • exercise • gokiburi taiso • hay fever • health)

Testing the automatic jump rope spinner from Akihabara’s Thanko

• Master Blaster
  May 16, 2023

Coordination and fitness are just a hop, step, and jump away.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • exercise • fitness • funny • gadgets • jump rope • Masanuki Sunakoma • shopping • SNJO • technology • Thanko • weird)

We try Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated ab roller with elbow supports, reviewed as “The literal worst”

• Dale Roll
  Apr 22, 2023

“I’d give it no stars if I could” only served to pique our curiosity.

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• Japan
• (Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • exercise • exercise equipment • Masanuki Sunakoma • product review • product testing)

Japan’s real-world One-Piece fitness gym is open, lets you pump giant manga meat

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 20, 2023

Don’t just be the king of the pirates, be the fitness king of the pirates!

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • exercise • fitness • gyms • manga • One Piece • Shibuya)

Can you become a martial artist after six months of online karate classes? Let’s find out

• Dale Roll
  Dec 26, 2022

Because sometimes you just can’t get to a dojo to train. 

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• Japan
• (dojo • exercise • fitness • health • karate • Kouhey • martial arts • online classes • SNJO)

We bought the latest in low-rated fitness technology from Amazon: the Nejirunba

• Dale Roll
  Sep 26, 2022

And then we brought it to the office for everyone to test out!

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• Japan
• (Amazon • Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • COK • crazy • exercise • fitness • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • weird)

A permanent One Piece-themed fitness gym is opening in Japan, now recruiting pirate trainers

• Casey Baseel
  May 18, 2022

The real treasure was the delts we blasted along the way.

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• (anime • cool • crazy • exercise • fitness • gym • manga • One Piece • weird)

Pokémon Lucario becomes official radio calisthenics promoter for kids across Japan【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 19, 2022

Radio calisthenics to encourage fitness are making a comeback with the help of a perpetually popular Pokémon.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • exercise • fitness • Lucario • Pokemon • radio calisthenics • radio taiso • rajio taiso • school • video • video games)

Otaku should get some exercise before the return of Comiket, organizers agree

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 1, 2021

Otaku event is returning as public health improves, but personal health is important too.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Comiket • dojinshi • exercise • fitness • funny • health • Winter Comiket 2021)

Walking Bingo: A clever alternative to adventure games like Pokémon GO

• Oona McGee
  Jul 22, 2021

How many everyday Japanese icons can you find on a neighbourhood stroll?

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• Japan
• (activities • activities for kids • art • bingo • exercise • fun • games • Tokyo • travel • unusual • walking)

Study indicates Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure helps alleviate chronic low back pain in adults

• Dale Roll
  May 13, 2021

Who knew playing video games could be therapeutic for your body as well as your mind?

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• (back pain • exercise • exergaming • medicine • nintendo • nintendo switch • RingFit Adventure • study • video games)

Sports cake developed by legendary Japanese castella company

• Master Blaster
  May 10, 2021

Let them run with cake.

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• Japan
• (Bundmeido • cake • castella • exercise • food • sports • V! Castella)

Japanese sports company Mizuno releases stylish furniture which doubles as training equipment

• Ingrid Tsai
  Apr 20, 2021

Another perfect way to get some exercise while working at the desk or watching TV.

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• Japan
• (exercise • fitness • furniture • Mizuno • weightlifting • workout)

Warm-up and exercise with Machamp in new Pokémon-themed calisthenics video

• Ingrid Tsai
  Mar 5, 2021

Even if you don’t have four arms, folks of all ages and physiologies can break a sweat with Machamp!

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• Japan
• (calisthenics • cute • exercise • fitness • Machamp • nintendo • Pokemon • video games)

In Japan, even lifting weights is cute, Rilakkuma fitness goods prove【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 30, 2020

Rilakkuma is here to help you be more physically active than he is.

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• Japan
• (cute • exercise • fitness • Mizuno • Rilakkuma • weightlifting • weird)

Shape up to be the very best with collaborative sports gear from the Pokémon Center and Mizuno

• Katy Kelly
  Aug 11, 2020

Pikachu used Agility! Your SPEED went way up!

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• Japan
• (apparel • back to school • backpack • collaboration • cool • exercise • fashion • Mizuno • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • sportswear)

Boxing reflex balls are the best way to make you a hit on social media

• Master Blaster
  Jul 31, 2020

It’s the Instagram of the tiger; the thrill of the likes.

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• Japan
• (boxing reflex ball • COK • crazy • exercise • exercise equipment • fitness • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • MMA • SNJO • social media • weird)

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