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Why is there a wrestling ring in the Underground Arena fighting bar in Kabukicho?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 28, 2023
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Investigating the underbelly of Tokyo in one of its most notorious districts.

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• Japan
• (bars • COK • fighting • host bars • hostess bars • hosts • izakaya • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • pro wrestling • professional wrestling • restaurants • Sega • shinjuku • SNJO • Tokyo • video game • wrestling • yakuza)

Sickle-wielding attacker safely fended off by victim’s umbrella in Aomori

• Master Blaster
  Jan 27, 2023

The umbrella is mightier than the sickle.

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• Japan
• (Aomori • assault • crime • fighting • Hachinohe • sickles • umbrellas)

70-year-old arrested after brawl with over 10 bikers

• Master Blaster
  Jan 24, 2022

Age ain’t nothing but the number of people you can fight at once.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • assault • bikers • crime • driving • fighting • Handa • Hekinan • road rage)

We enter a mixed martial arts tournament held by tea maker Ito En

• Master Blaster
  Aug 6, 2021

Live by the tea, die by the tea.

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• Japan
• (fighting • Ito En • Oi Ocha • P.K. Sanjun • tea • tea making • wrestling • Yoshio)

Black bear in Sendai becoming proficient with the three-section staff

• Master Blaster
  Apr 15, 2020

Park exercising its constitutional right to arm bears.

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• Japan
• (bears • black bear • fighting • martial arts • sajiegun • sansetsukon • Sendai • three-section staff • Yagiyama Zoological Park)

Taxi driver argues with man, runs him over then drives into wall 【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Nov 30, 2019

Some people in Japan are siding with the driver over the incident.

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• Japan
• (crime • fighting • Fukuoka • hakata • Kyushu • news • taxi drivers • taxis • video)

Yamato delivery man kicked and yelled at by older colleague in Japan【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Nov 30, 2019

Japan is known for its amazing delivery services, but behind the scenes there’s a lot of stress in keeping up the high standard. 

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• Japan
• (crime • fighting • Japanese trains • manners • news • Osaka • police • scary • train manners • trains • video)

Vietnamese workers get scolded by boss in Japan, retaliate by punching him in the head 【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Nov 28, 2019

Workers are said to be participating in the government’s Technical Intern Training Program.

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• (crime • fighting • foreigners • foreigners living in Japan • interns • Japanese workplace • news • Technical Intern Training Program • trainees • video • working in Japan)

Disturbing video shows man hitting woman for crossing her legs on Japanese train【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2019

Manners on board are important in Japan, but we never expected to see this.

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• Japan
• (crime • fighting • Japanese trains • manners • news • Osaka • police • scary • train manners • trains • video)

Who needs a real weapon? Salaryman makes awesome FX battle video using a traffic cone【Video】

• Dale Roll
  May 10, 2019

With the power of special effects and video editing, and awesome martial arts skills, you, too, can be a traffic cone master!

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • fight choreography • fighting • funny • martial arts • motion acting • special effects • traffic cone • video • weapon)

Japanese newspapers announcing the new “Reiwa” era are being auctioned online for high prices

• Dale Roll
  Apr 2, 2019

The making of history sure brings out the collector–and the greed–in people.

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• (crazy • crowds • fighting • limited edition • newspapers • Reiwa)

Twitter users band together to help find road-rage attacker in Osaka 【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Feb 7, 2019

Cyclist threw his bike at a car and repeatedly punched its driver after a horn was beeped.

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• Japan
• (assault • bicycle • crime • cycling • fighting • Higashiosaka • Osaka • road rage)

Top 10 series with the most epic fights in Shonen Jump history, as voted by Japanese readers

• Koh Ruide
  Oct 9, 2017

Manga that make you sweat every time you read it.

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• Japan
• (epic • fighting • manga • Rankings • top 10)

Japanese baseball mascot kicks and punches another mascot lying defenceless on the ground【Video】

• Corey Gold
  Jul 19, 2016

Over the weekend, a fight broke out between two mascots who have a well-documented history of bad blood.

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• (baseball • fighting • Fukuoka Softbank Hawks mascot • funny • Japan • japanese character • mascot character • Mascots • sport • twitter)

Watch as Korean pro gamer recreates Japanese player’s legendary full parry in Street Fighter V

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 26, 2016

Korean pro gamer Infiltration replicates The Beast’s legendary moves in this recent tweet of him playing the yet-to-be-released Street Fighter V.

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• (arcade • Daigo Umehara • fighting • Infiltration • Seon-Woo Lee • Street Fighter V • twitter • video game)

Being attacked by a sword-wielding maniac? This martial artist has perfect defense!【Video】

• Preston Phro
  Dec 29, 2015

Dealing with sword attacks isn’t like the movies, but this master will show you how to defend against blade-wielding crazies you might meet on the street!

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• (fighting • funny • martial arts • Run for your Lives • video)

Headlocking kitty in Japan sparks online debate about when to break up cat fights

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 16, 2015

“Umm…a little help here?”

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• (cats • fighting • pets)

Official Pokémon site reveals bizarre yet amusing secrets about Fighting-type Pokémon Machamp

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 1, 2015

The official Pokémon website recently shared two surprising revelations about Generation I Fighting-type Pokémon Machamp which may leave you blushing!

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• Japan
• (fighting • first generation • funny • Machamp • Pokemon • Trivia • video games)

Women at World Wushu Championships attack each other at the speed of light

• Cara Clegg
  Nov 25, 2014

Check out this insane performance at the World Wushu Championships. It might look like one woman is summarily beating the other to a pulp, but it’s actually all part of an intricately choreographed martial arts performance that blends dance and fighting into a beautiful and fantastic spectacle.

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• China
• (fighting • martial arts • sport • Wushu)

Nintendo announces Pokkén Tournament for arcades in 2015

• Anime News Network
  Aug 27, 2014

Nintendo announced during the “Monthly Famitsu feat. Pokémon Special” live-streamed program that an action/fighting game titled Pokkén Tournament (Pokkén being a pun on the words Pokémon and ‘fist’) will be released for Japanese arcades in 2015. Bandai Namco Games is collaborating on the development of the project.

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• (Anime News Network • fighting • Monthly Famitsu • Pokemon • video games)

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  • Thief mails 460 million-yen watch back to Tokyo store he stole it from, says “I’m sorry”
  • This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
  • Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
  • Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
  • Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan

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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  3. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
  4. Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
  5. This hot spring near Osaka’s Kansai Airport resolves the pick-two-out-of-three bathhouse dilemma
  6. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  7. Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
  8. This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
  9. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  10. Japan’s mini Shikoku Pilgrimage walking tour left us feeling immensely satisfied

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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  5. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  6. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  7. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  9. Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
  10. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  6. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  7. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  8. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  9. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

  Yearly

  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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