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Japanese Shiba Inu melts hearts with adorable swimming technique…above water 【Pics & Video】
- Oona McGee
May 8, 2019 - Tweet
This cute pup thinks she can dog paddle through the air.
- Japan
- (animals • cute • dogs • dogs of Instagram • Instagram • Japanese dogs • Kawaii • pets • shiba • Shiba dog • Shiba Inu)
Japanese PM Abe installing Canadian door knocker mesmerizes the globe【Video】
- Master Blaster
May 7, 2019
There’s something extremely relaxing about a world leader doing simple DIY.
- Japan
- (Akie Abe • beaver • canada • DIY • door knocker • Instagram • politicians • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • twitter • video)
Instagram queen Naomi Watanabe poses for avant-garde photoshoot, slays fans
- Evie Nyan
Apr 1, 2019
A sizzling photoshoot even Lady Gaga would envy.
- Japan
- (fashion • Instagram • model • Naomi Watanabe • photography • plus size)
Spirited Away train station and submerged tracks attract Ghibli fans around Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 17, 2019
But people aren’t happy about tourists trespassing and littering while they get the perfect photo.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Instagram • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Ladybeard makes a comeback as Aquabeard, unshaven fearsome protector of the deep
- Koh Ruide
Feb 4, 2019
Why isn’t this guy in the movie?
Walking Dead star Norman Reedus sends Christmas greetings via Japanese comedy stripper Mr Uekusa
- Oona McGee
Dec 26, 2018
Japanese star of Britain’s Got Talent goes from strength to strength as his festive strip show catches the eye of a famous fan.
- Japan
- (Britain's Got Talent • Christmas • Instagram • LOL • movies • Mr. Uekusa • Norman Reedus • television • The Walking Dead • TV shows • twitter)
Japanese idol’s manager fires back at impatient fans who keep pestering her to stream live video
- Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2018
Kanna Hashimoto is called the “once in a millennium” idol, but her manager is one in a million too.
- Japan
- (funny • idol manager • idol singers • Idols • Instagram • Kanna Hashimoto)
12-year-old Thai boy earns big bucks to support family by cross-dressing as girl on Instagram
- Koh Ruide
Nov 19, 2018
Enough to purchase a nice house for his parents.
Taiwanese cook makes amazing replicas of Japanese characters out of food
- Shannon McNaught
Nov 14, 2018
Sure, you can do a pretty good doodle of Gudetama, but can you make Gudetama gyoza?
Typhoon Trami batters Japan, hits close to Tokyo with fierce winds 【Photos & Videos】
- Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2018
Trami travelled on a path up the centre of the mainland, shaking buildings and nerves around the country.
- Japan
- (Adult Videos • Instagram • news • Typhoon 24 • Typhoon Trami • typhoons • videos • weather)
Crazy Hot Asians? Singaporean photographer-turned-actor in his 50s drops jaw after jaw in his wake
- Krista Rogers
Sep 26, 2018
We could see the amazingly non-aging Chuando Tan starring in a Crazy Rich Asians spinoff.
- SE Asia
- (Chuando & Frey • Chuando Tan • Handsome men • Instagram • models • Singapore • young • young-looking people)
Baby Chanco: The Japanese baby with a full head of thick, lustrous hair
- Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2018
She might be just seven months old, but her incredible locks have already netted her more than 120,000 followers.
New bright blue salad dressing now available, promises Instagram-worthy restaurant dishes
- Dale Roll
Jul 17, 2018
Thanks to this new product we might be seeing a lot more blue food at restaurants in Japan over the next few months.
- Japan
- (blue food • colorful food • Instagram • Japanese food company • Japanese restaurants • salad dressing)
Tatsumasa Murasame: A hunk with Japanese landscaping skills…and Japanese citizenship
- SoraNews24
Jul 12, 2018
People in Japan are swooning after discovering the many talents of this foreign-born gardener who gave up his original nationality to become Japanese.
- Japan
- (bodybuilding • bonsai • citizenship • cool guys • gardening • Handsome men • ikemen • Instagram • Japanese gardens • Tatsumasa Murasame)
TeamLab Borderless: A visitor’s guide to Tokyo’s new jaw-dropping interactive light museum
- Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2018
Before you head to Mori Building Digital Art Museum: EPSON teamLab Borderless, there are a few things you’ll need to know.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • digital art • Instagram • odaiba • photography • TeamLab • TeamLab Borderless • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel)
Iranian female soccer fans cross-dress to get into soccer stadium, netizens cheer
- Dale Roll
May 8, 2018
In Iran, women are forbidden from stadiums, but for fans of soccer, drastic times call for drastic measures.
- C Asia
- (gender • gender equality • Instagram • Iran • soccer • sports • women • women banned from stadiums)
Fashion model Yutaro trolls online shoppers in funny April Fools’ Day cosmetics prank
- Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2018
If you guessed the prank is that the model in this picture is actually a man, he makes no secret about that, and the real trick is something else.
- Internet, Japan
- (April Fools' Day • crossdressing • cute • fashion • gender • genderless • Instagram • model • Yutaro)
Spring snow falls in Tokyo, creating beautiful images of Japanese sakura cherry blossoms
- Oona McGee
Mar 21, 2018
A rare event, particularly in the busy metropolis.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • Instagram • photography • sakura • snow • spring • Tokyo • twitter)
Vietnam’s cutest fishmonger is a swanky cat, drives a hard bargain with his sea-captain stare
- Koh Ruide
Mar 11, 2018
His name alone is turning more heads than his acute sense of feline fashion.
It’s selfie time! Mr. Sato wins our hearts with Instagram poses popular among Japanese women
- Koh Ruide
Feb 7, 2018
Our crack reporter gained a handful of fans for his efforts, might have driven away more.
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First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
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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
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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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
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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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
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Virtual idol Hatsune Miku redesigned with look that adds new elements and brings back old ones
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