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Japanese landlord’s touching gesture to tenants during coronavirus crisis goes viral
- Oona McGee
Apr 15, 2020 - Tweet
If only we could all have landlords like this**.**
- Japan
- (apartments • coronavirus • COVID-19 • heartwarming • letter • money • rent • renting • renting in Japan • touching • twitter • viral)
Japanese artists in New York sing Sukiyaki together in heartwarming video
- Oona McGee
Apr 14, 2020
With lyrics like “Tonight I’m all alone” and “I keep my head up high“, this is a touching, perfectly fitting song for our times.
- Japan, USA
- (artists • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • heartwarming • music • New York • singing • songs • sukiyaki • touching • twitter • Ue o Muite Aruko • videos)
Quarantined cruise ship finally ready to sail again, leaves a heartwarming message of thanks
- Katie Pask
Apr 2, 2020
The Diamond Princess is ready to set sail again, but not without a parting message for Japan.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • cruise ship • Diamond Princess • heartwarming • quarantine • ship • Yokohama)
Couple’s wedding cancelled due to coronavirus, so they hold it in Animal Crossing instead
- Katie Pask
Mar 25, 2020
That’s definitely one way to save on the honeymoon costs!
- Internet
- (Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • heartwarming • marriage • moving • nintendo • romance • touching • video games • weddings)
Tokyo Disneyland’s Twitter lets you feel like a guest without setting foot in the park, and fans are thrilled
- Katie Pask
Mar 19, 2020
“We hope we can bring a little cheer into your day,” the official account posted.
- Internet, Japan
- (coronavirus • customer service • Disneyland • heartwarming • Minnie Mouse • social media • Tokyo Disneyland • twitter)
Japanese airline thanks passengers during coronavirus slump with a special message 【Photos】
- Shannon
Mar 14, 2020
A little customer appreciation can go a long way.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • customer service • heartwarming • Hokkaido • Skymark • touching)
Nintendo brightens the life of a Game Boy-loving 95-year-old Japanese grandmother
- Oona McGee
Feb 25, 2020
Another heartwarming tale of Nintendo’s legendary God-like customer service.
- Japan
- (correspondence • customer service • cute • Game Boy • gaming • heartwarming • Letters • moving • nintendo • touching • video games)
Elementary student asks Nintendo when the new Animal Crossing comes out, gets a letter in reply
- Katy Kelly
Jan 24, 2020
This little girl is frantically waiting for Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch… Sounds like a job for Nintendo’s legendary customer service!
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • correspondence • customer service • cute • heartwarming • Letters • nintendo)
These policemen’s response to a young boy turning in a 50 yen coin he found will warm your heart
- Dale Roll
Dec 12, 2019
Their kindness really impressed the boy’s mother!
- Japan
- (children • cute • heartwarming • Japanese Police • Japanese police box • kids • kindness • police officers • sweet)
Japanese mascot Shinjo-kun joins ChiiJohn for a trip to the U.S. to see John Oliver 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Nov 30, 2019
Two otters travel across the ocean to search for “He-John” in this funny and heartwarming video.
- Japan
- (Chiijohn • Chiitan • crazy • cute • funny • heartwarming • Japanese mascots • John Oliver • Mascots • Susaki • talk shows • videos • weird)
Kind Japanese bus driver fulfills child’s dream to push the button
- Shannon McNaught
Jul 13, 2019
Japanese bus drivers, bringing smiles to children’s faces one button at a time.
- Japan
- (bus buttons • bus driver • buttons • children • heartwarming • Japanese bus • public transportation)
In Japan, one yen coins don’t get picked up by strangers in public – they multiply instead
- Oona McGee
Feb 4, 2019
One coin became an investment in happiness for an entire apartment complex.
- Japan
- (1 yen coin • apartments • cool • heartwarming • Japanese apartments • LOL • money • safety • society)
Ruined Doraemon doll is repaired by friend in heartwarming story
- Shannon McNaught
Jan 9, 2019
It’s amazing what a little TLC from a friend can do for your childhood memories.
- Japan
- (Doraemon • friends • friendship • heartwarming • plushie • repair)
Japanese monks go viral with online protest against police claim that robes are a driving hazard
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2019
Buddhist monks juggle, box, dance to show their garments are no hindrance after monk refuses to pay fine for driving in his robe.
- Japan
- (Buddhism • Buddhist monk • Buddhist priest • Fukui • hastags • heartwarming • monks • news • police • religion • twitter • videos • viral)
P.E. advice from an old teacher has Japanese Twitter saying nice things about exercise for once
- Katy Kelly
Jun 6, 2018
If you naturally flee from physical activity, maybe you just have to focus on when you get faster at it.
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Heartwarming store closure found in Kyushu moves Japanese twitter to tears
- Master Blaster
Apr 19, 2018
Have you hugged your local business recently?
- Japan
- (business • employment • heartwarming • Kyushu • thanks)
Moving video commemorates anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2018
The tear-jerking video encourages viewers to “Search for 3.11” on the anniversary to help support reconstruction in the region.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 2011 Tohoku Earthquake • earthquake • heartwarming • Tohoku • tsunami • videos • Yahoo! Japan)
Elderly couple show off Dance Dance Revolution skills at Japanese video game arcade 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 8, 2018
Proof that you can enjoy video games no matter how old you are.
- Japan
- (age • couples • cute • Dance Dance Revolution • DDR • elderly • game arcade • game centers • heartwarming • Japanese games • video games • videos)
Japanese dad turns daughter’s illustration into her bento lunch
- Oona McGee
May 26, 2017
The latest lunchbox from this girl’s character bento-making dad probably raised a lot of questions at school.
- Japan
- (bento • character bento • cute • family • heartwarming • kyaraben • lunches)
Blind Japanese boy sends Nintendo heartwarming thank you letter, gets amazing response
- Scott Wilson
May 21, 2017
Nintendo shows how much they care about all of their fans.
- Japan
- (blind • heartwarming • letter • nintendo • video games)
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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