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Japanese idol group limits length of fan letters after receiving crazy-long “fan report”
- Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2020 - Tweet
10,000 characters, written by hand, is a few thousand too many, talent agency says.
Japanese idol shows just how well the optical illusion boob shirt works
- SoraNews24
Jun 8, 2020
Gift from an otaku gives this woman a buxom bosom front-on, but from the side it’s a different story.
- Japan
- (crazy • ekoD Works • fashion • funny • Idols • Japanese idol • optical illusions • otaku • shirts • t-shirts • twitter • weird)
Overseas otaku make huge donation of masks to real-life Japanese Love Live! town
- Casey Baseel
May 9, 2020
Love Livers also turn down any compensation for their generosity.
- China, Japan
- (anime • coronavirus • donation • idol singers • Idols • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • masks • moving • otaku • touching)
Idol-turned-ramen restaurant owner has great plan to make sure her staff is paid during pandemic
- Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2020
Former AKB48 idol channels her faith that ramen fans will be back at her restaurant in the future into making sure workers get paid in the present.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • clever • coronavirus • food • idol singers • Idols • Mayuka Umezawa • moving • ramen • ramen restaurants • restaurants • SNJO • touching)
Isolation driving Japanese idol to dismantle and itemize fruits and other foods
- Master Blaster
Apr 10, 2020
All play and no work makes You a dull girl.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • counting • COVID-19 • fruit • funny • idol singers • Idols • seeds • self-isolation • weird • You Kikkawa)
How would Love Live! look as an early-‘80s post-apocalyptic anime? Awesome, video reboot shows
- Casey Baseel
Apr 2, 2020
Fist of the school idol festival?
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Fist of the North Star • idol singers • Idols • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • video)
Daughter of Japanese idol and former SMAP star Takuya Kimura becomes a model in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 21, 2020
Eldest daughter of a heartthrob graduates high school and enters the world of fashion.
- Japan
- (boy bands • Cocomi • Dior • fashion • Idols • Japanese models • Japanese women • Kimura Takuya • kimutaku • models • Vogue)
Otaku in Western Art: Hilarious viral hashtag finds geeks hiding in classic masterpieces
- Oona McGee
Mar 19, 2020
Otaku struggles are real and they’ve been right under our noses for centuries.
- Japan
- (anime • art • artists • boys love • funny • hashtag • Idols • LOL • manga • otaku • paintings • twitter • viral • voice actors • voice actresses)
Now you can own the eyes of “once in a millennium” idol Kanna Hashimoto
- Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2020
Taking idol worship to a whole other level.
- Japan
- (beauty • Contact lenses • idol singers • Idols • Instagram • Japanese idols • Kanna Hashimoto • Rhoto • weird)
“Single women only” say rules for anime voice actress auditions for new Love Live! series
- Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2020
No married women allowed, but 15-year-olds are A-OK.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • controversy • idol singers • Idols • love live • voice actors • voice actresses • weird)
Idol group will fine fans who come to event without masks, but many don’t buy coronavirus excuse
- Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2020
There’s a hole in the logic of the plan that’s supposedly meant to block germs.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • idol singers • Idols • masks • sockness)
Eye reflection stalker who assaulted idol says he “would like to do everything he can” for her
- Casey Baseel
Feb 22, 2020
Not home-invasion groping her in the first place seems like it would have been the nicer thing to do.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • eyes • home invasion • idol singers • Idols • social media • stalkers)
Supporting anime/idol crush tops Japanese teen girls’ New Year’s cash spending targets【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 31, 2020
For those who aren’t planning to hang on to their monetary presents from grandma and grandpa, advancing their oshi is the top plan.
- Japan
- (COK • idol singers • Idols • money • New Year's • oshi • otaku • otoshidama)
Gundam conquers AKB48? Mobile suit cafe closes to expand, may take over idol eatery’s territory
- Casey Baseel
Jan 29, 2020
Robot fans applauded elimination of idol “eyesore” next to mecha anime otaku attraction.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • AKB48 Cafe • Akihabara • anime • cafes • Gundam Cafe • idol singers • Idols • restaurants • robots • themed restaurants)
Japanese otaku now have special trash box just for merch of their former anime and idol crushes
- Casey Baseel
Dec 20, 2019
“I don’t love my crush anymore, but I want someone else to give them their love,” says message on Kyoto container.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • colleges • cool • crazy • funny • idol singers • Idols • Kyoto • oshi • otaku • recycling • trash • trash cans)
The Japanese ‘80s are back at this Tokyo photo studio that turns you into a Bubble Era-idol【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 12, 2019
Fire up your city pop playlist for a visit to Asakusa’s legendary Marubell, where the ’80s never totally went away.
- Japan
- (1980s • 80s • bubble era • COK • cool • fashion • idol singers • Idols • photo studios • photos • SNJO)
AKB48’s final original member, who had to shave her head, is leaving the group
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2019
Last remaining member of original group of 20 founding idols announces graduation, says she “still loves AKB48.”
- Japan
- (AKB48 • COK • idol singers • Idols • Minami Minegishi)
The pope gets idol singer treatment in Japan with anime-style happi coat and official goods【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 26, 2019
Pope-tan!
- Japan
- (Catholicism • celebrities • Christianity • funny • Idols • idols singers • pope • Pope Francis • religion)
Trouble with stalkers? Japanese moving company offers discount to musicians trying to escape fans
- Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2019
Multiple music-related scenarios earn band members cheaper bills.
- Japan
- (COK • idol singer • idol singers • Idols • moving companies • music • musicians • society • stalkers)
Tokyo’s AKB48 idol-themed cafe announces sudden, permanent closure
- Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2019
Only a few weeks left to visit the idol singer eatery, plus possibly one more Akihabara landmark.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • AKB48 Cafe • Akihabara • cafes • Gundam Cafe • idol singers • Idols • restaurants • themed restaurants)
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- Life-size Gundam head going on display in Osaka, hopefully will find permanent home
- Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
- Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
- Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
- Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
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Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
“Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]
Weekly
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths- Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
“Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]
Japan’s upcoming Romancecar train seeks to end intimacy with its super-wide seats
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Japanese teacher who asked permission to jerk off at convenience store has been fired
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers
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