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Sashimi supplement pouches are here to help your body get the nutrients/sashimi it needs

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 25, 2018
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Definitely more delicious than a handful of multivitamin capsules.

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• Japan
• (COK • dietary supplements • fish • food • health • sashimi • sushi)

Most female doctors in poll can understand Tokyo medical school reducing female applicant scores

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 9, 2018

Majority say they can see some sort of logic behind university systematically reducing women’s entrance exam scores by up to 20 percent.

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• Japan
• (COK • doctors • education • entrance exams • health • scandal • schools • society • Tokyo Medical University • universities)

Tokyo Medical University accused of dropping women’s entrance exam scores 10-20 percent each year

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 2, 2018

Source says score-rigging was born out of concern that many “female doctors quit their jobs after having children.”

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• Japan
• (education • entrance exams • health • scandal • schools • society • Tokyo Medical University • universities)

This two-second self-check from a Japanese nurse helps you know if you’re in dehydration danger

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 21, 2018

Japan is dangerously hot this summer, and dehydration can sneak up on you without warning, so stay safe with this easy tip.

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • dehydration • health • heat • hot • self-check • summer)

Let’s find the Japanese full-face visor best suited for your grandmother or handmaiden

• Master Blaster
  Jul 18, 2018

No mature woman’s ensemble would be complete without their own Imperial Guard mask.

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• Japan
• (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • COK • Daiso • fashion • funny • Go Hattori • health • SNOJ • sun • sun protection • visor • weird)

New Tokyo meditation studio will teach you to “be in the moment” in relaxing 30-minute sessions

• Dale Roll
  Jul 7, 2018

We checked out downtown Tokyo’s newest mental oasis, and came away feeling better about our “lightly cloudy” selves.

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• Japan
• (COK • health • meditation • meditation studio • relaxation • relaxing • shinjuku • SNOJ • wellness)

Sayonara, smelly salarymen! Japanese company develops self-smell-checking device

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2018

Handheld device sniffs pits and other smelly parts, assigns numerical stank ranking.

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• Japan
• (funny • health • hygiene • salarymen • smell • tanita • technology • weird)

Simple wrist test shows whether your body type is that of a model, athlete, or sumo wrestler

• Koh Ruide
  Jun 18, 2018

Grab your wrist and find out what kind of body frame you have.

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• Japan
• (body fat • body type • body weight • health • Japanese Twitter)

We make delicious, low(er)-calorie Japanese-style pizza with fried tofu and miso!【Sora Kitchen】

• Richard Simmonds
  Jun 12, 2018

In our quest to find a cheese-laden pizza we can eat guilt-free, we’ve come across a Japanese-style concoction that’s surprisingly delicious.

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• Japan
• (asashi • diet • food • health • Miso • pizza • recipes • Sora Kitchen • YouPouch)

Turn unwanted fat into next month’s rent at new exercise-themed sharehouse in Saitama

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 5, 2018

Gran Toda’s “Fat Purchasing Campaign” is certainly one of the best incentives to finally get into shape.
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• Japan
• (COK • cool • diet • exercise • fitness • Gran Toda • health • Living in Japan • Saitama • sharehouse)

Famous Japanese actor set to measure busts at bra campaign event in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  May 15, 2018

Participants are being warned that “breasts may be touched inadvertently during the measuring process“.

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• Japan
• (109 • bras • health • lingerie • pink ribbon • Shibuya • Takayuki Yamada)

Former Tokyo University Professor claims eating only fruit for 8 years has made him superhuman

• Master Blaster
  Apr 19, 2018

Mizuki Nakano says he is the next step in human evolution.

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• Japan
• (diet • fruit • fruitarianism • health • Matsuko Deluxe • Mizuki Nakano • protein)

Recent study once again ranks Japan as the country that sleeps the least

• Dale Roll
  Apr 14, 2018

Japanese men and women seem to sleep as much as one hour less than people from other countries.

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• Japan
• (health • sleep • society • survey • wellness)

Japan’s Ikoma City prohibits using its elevators for 45 minutes after smoking

• Master Blaster
  Mar 31, 2018

City Hall refuses to go up in smoke any more.
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• Japan
• (elevators • health • Ikoma • Mos Burger • Nara • smoking • society)

Japan’s extra-slim “Cinderella weight” diet target sparks debate online over health concerns

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 21, 2018

Formula works out to 18 percent lighter than Japan Medical Association guidelines, but not everyone thinks it’s a problem.

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• Japan
• (beauty • Cinderella weight • controversy • diet • dieting • health • society • weight • weight loss)

How much is otaku blood worth? Enough to get a free anime clear file if you donate it in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 15, 2018

Fans’ love of Love Live! can save lives, earn them an exclusive illustration of idols in blood-red costumes.

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• Japan
• (anime • blood • blood donation • charity • health • Idols • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • weird)

Quick-and-easy penis size evaluation technique fascinates Japanese Twitter users

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2018

Intrigued individuals predict huge spike in Japanese toilet paper consumption.

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• Japan
• (crazy • funny • health • toilet paper • weird)

Tokyo’s new sleep-inducing “time machine” head massage parlor looks like steampunk/sci-fi day spa

• Dale Roll
  Jan 19, 2018

If you need some time to unwind, you’ll want to make an appointment A.S.A.P.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • head massage • health • massage • relaxation • steampunk • time machine)

Eight beauty products recommended by Japanese Twitter for a great “au natural” look

• Dale Roll
  Jan 11, 2018

Japanese netizens recommend these products if you prefer a lighter make-up style.

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• Japan
• (beauty • beauty products • cosmetics • health • japanese beauty products • Japanese cosmetics • make-up • natural make-up)

Japanese girl astounds onlookers with unusual kimono obi sash

• Oona McGee
  Jan 9, 2018

Even the girl’s own father couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

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• Japan
• (coming of age • Coming of Age Day • cute • eye test • eyesight • health • Japanese women • kimono • Landolt • LOL • moon • obi • rabbots • seijin shiki • vision test)

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