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Japanese school teacher in hot water for knocking student’s face against chalkboard, other abuse

• Meg Murphy
  Nov 12, 2017
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The teacher had been allowed to teach again despite previous incidents.

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• Japan
• (abusive teachers • Corporal punishment • Japan news • Japanese schools)

Bandai Namco announces plans to open virtual reality experience center

• Anime News Network
  Mar 29, 2016

Bandai Namco announced on Monday that the company will open a virtual reality “experience center” in Tokyo next month.

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (Bandai • event • gaming • hands-on • Japan news • Tokyo • video games • virtual reality • VR)

Eva train gets new visual, campaign bonuses

• Anime News Network
  Mar 10, 2016

The Evangelion Shinkansen opened its doors in November. Modeled after Unit-01, the inside has a cockpit simulator, dioramas, and enough beer to get Misato drunk.

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• Anime & Manga, Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Japan news • merch • shinkansen • train)

Boy & the Beast producer: Mamoru Hosoda already beginning to work on new film

• Anime News Network
  Mar 9, 2016

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• Anime & Manga, Japan
• (anime • Japan news • Mamoru Hosoda • new film • The Boy and the Beast)

We try the delicious new Japan-only sakura Pepsi【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 8, 2016

It turns out that Cherry blossom Pepsi tastes as lovely as it looks.

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (cherry blossoms • Cola • drinks • Japan news • pepsi • sakura • Sakura Pepsi • soft drinks • taste test)

Join the “Pretty Guardians” — the first official Sailor Moon fan club!

• Kay
  Mar 4, 2016

Sailor Moon fans have been waiting for this a very long time — more than 20 years, in fact!

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• Japan
• (anime • comic • fan club • Japan news • Sailor Moon)

Sony ends shipments of PlayStation TV in Japan

• Anime News Network
  Feb 29, 2016

Mini-console still available in the West.

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (Japan news • playstation • PlayStation TV • Sony • video games)

What are Facebook’s five new “reactions” called in Japan?

• Philip Kendall
  Feb 27, 2016

In Japan, you don’t “like” something on Facebook, you “ii ne” it. But what about the five other “reactions” that Facebook has just added?

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• Internet, Japan
• (emoji • Facebook reactions • Japan news • Japanese • social media)

New teaser for Sadako vs Kayako brings two curses together for a terrifying double-act【Video】

• KK Miller
  Feb 26, 2016

Mark June 18, 2016 on your calendars, because these two iconic ladies of Japanese horror are returning to the silver screen in the exact same movie.

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• Japan
• (Horror • Japan news • Kayako • movies • Sadako • scary • The Ring • videos)

This is what happens when you order US$80 of extra pickles on a Burger King Whopper

• Mike
  Feb 25, 2016

We continue our tradition of pushing the limits of our local Burger King staff’s kindness by ordering a double Whopper topped with around 80 bucks worth of pickles.

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• ($80 of pickles • Burger King • Burger King Japan • fast food • food • Japan news • RocketNews24 • whopper)

Stamp collecting cat-lovers rejoice! Japan Post to release insanely cute cat stamps in April

• Preston Phro
  Feb 25, 2016

Not a stamp collector yet? That’ll change in a few months!

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• Cats, Cute, Japan
• (adorable • cats • Japan news • Japan Post • stamps)

2016 Live-Action Death Note film casts former AKB48 idol Rina Kawaei

• Anime News Network
  Feb 24, 2016

Kawaei possesses 1 of 6 Death Notes in fall film.

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• Japan
• (AKB48 • anime • cast • Death Note • Japan news • Live action • Rina Kawaei)

Japanese police arrest 44 in three days for alleged file-sharing

• Anime News Network
  Feb 23, 2016

Arrests conducted with prefectural police in 29 prefectures.

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• Japan
• (anime • arrests • copyright • Japan news • piracy)

Tokyo Dragon Quest ad made entirely with Lego lets commuters remove blocks to defeat the bad guys

• Scott Wilson
  Jan 26, 2016

Now you can be a hero, one brick at a time!

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• Japan
• (ads • cool • Dragon Quest • dragon quest builders • Japan news • LEGO • Shinjuku Station • video games)

Japan’s favorite Shiba is winning even more fans with his adorable stuffed polar bear friend

• Preston Phro
  Jan 26, 2016

Marutaro, Japan’s most beloved shiba inu, not only shares his name with a hedgehog — he also shares his nappy time with an adorable stuffed polar bear!

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• Internet, Japan
• (adorable • cute • Japan news • Kawaii • Marutaro • shiba • Shiba Inu)

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  • Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  • Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever

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  1. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  3. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  4. Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes
  5. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  6. Discount retailers known for massive bargains releases massive Japanese egg sandwich
  7. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  8. Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
  9. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  10. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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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. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  6. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
  7. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  8. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  9. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  10. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]

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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. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  7. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  8. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  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

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  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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