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What makes something “kawaii” to women from Japan, China, and South Korea? Survey investigates

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 3, 2025
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Let’s find out if a cute thing for one woman is still cute for another from a different country.

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• Japan
• (China • culture • cute • FuRyu • girls • Japan • Kawaii • Korea • trends)

Shimonoseki’s Koreantown isn’t like Tokyo’s or Osaka’s, but it has a retro atmosphere all its own

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 29, 2024

We stumble upon a small Korean area in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the city connected to Busan, Korea by ferry.

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• Japan
• (Busan • COK • Green Mall • Ikuna Kamezawa • Korea • Koreantown • Koreatown • Little Busan Festival • Shimonoseki • sister city • SNJO • Yamaguchi Prefecture)

Popular Korean pizza shop Allday Pizza Service opens first branch in Tokyo

• Shannon
  Jan 2, 2024

Now you can dip your pizza in Tokyo, Korean-style.

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• Japan
• (dip pizza • Fudomae • Korea • korean food • new restaurant • pizza • South Korea • Tokyo • Tokyo eats)

Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 2【Extreme budget travel】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 13, 2023

Day 1 was full of exciting experiences…what does Day 2 have in store? 

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• Japan, Korea
• (budget travel • cheap • COK • extreme budget travel • Go Hatori • Korea • Seoul • sightseeing • SNJO • South Korea • tourism • travel)

Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 1【Extreme budget travel】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 11, 2023

How far can Go make his budget stretch on a one-night stay? 

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• Japan, Korea
• (budget • budget travel • cheap • COK • extreme budget travel • Go Hatori • Korea • Seoul • sightseeing • SNJO • South Korea • tourism • travel)

This themed Starbucks in Seoul is hidden away in possibly the coolest location ever

• Dale Roll
  Aug 4, 2023

Getting there was like traveling through several dimensions–but it was so worth it!

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• Korea
• (coffee • coffee shop • Coffee Shops in Korea • cool places • Go Hatori • Korea • Seoul • sightseeing • Starbucks • starbucks korea • urban exploring)

KFC releases the Zinger Triple Down in Korea 【Taste Test】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2023

This fried-chicken-on-fried-chicken-on-fried-chicken extravaganza isn’t exactly a burger, but we’re certainly not complaining.

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• Korea
• (burgers • chicken • fast food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Korea • Korea • review • SNJO • Soon Pyon's • taste test • Triple Down)

Ito En releases drinkable cold ramen in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 24, 2023

Green tea specialists want us to drink spicy reimen this summer. 

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• Japan
• (awesome • canned drinks • cool • crazy • drinks • food • Ito En • Korea • korean food • Korean ramen • Nongshim • Noodles • ramen • reimen • spicy • spicy food • spicy ramen)

Bad day? At least you’re not the guy in this failed getaway video

• Katy Kelly
  Aug 21, 2021

A video of a man trying to flee the scene after illegal trash dumping has the Japanese web cackling in schadenfreude.

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• Japan
• (automatic cars • cars • driving • illegal dumping • Korea • parking • schadenfreude • trash • twitter)

Japanese Internet falls in love with “dirty coffee,” so let’s make some of our own【SoraKitchen】

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 29, 2021

Don’t worry–it doesn’t contain actual dirt.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • coffee • COK • cooking • dirty coffee • drinks • Korea • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • trend)

YouTube video about home-grown, home-cooked, traditional Chinese food causes major controversy

• Dale Roll
  Jan 25, 2021

One dish created in the video has some people angry that it was included when it’s not Chinese food.

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• China, Korea
• (Asian food • China • chinese food • controversy • food • kimchi • Korea • korean food • Lixiqi • YouTube)

Popular Korean YouTuber boycotts Japan by shredding flight ticket to pieces at airport【Video】

• Koh Ruide
  Jul 15, 2019

Real anti-Japan sentiment or publicity stunt?

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• Japan
• (airport • anti-Japan • controversial • flight • Japan Korea conflicts • Korea • netizens • YouTuber)

Starbucks Korea’s new graduation bottle makes us want to go back to school

• Evie Nyan
  Feb 23, 2019

Starbucks Korea has introduced an academically/aesthetically pleasing drink bottle to delight uni grads and fans of cute design alike.

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• Korea
• (graduation • Korea • Starbucks • university)

We use the Seishun 18 Ticket to travel from Japan to Korea by ferry

• Katy Kelly
  Jan 11, 2019

Now you can take a budget trip to Korea and enjoy all the sights, smells and sounds; without breaking the bank to get there!

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• Japan
• (Busan • food • Japan Rail • Korea • Masanuki Sunakoma • Seishun 18 • Seishun 18 Ticket • Shimonoseki • South Korea • travel • yakiniku)

Prank on sleeping beauty in car passenger seat goes viral 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jun 29, 2018

The driver realises there’s hell to pay after pulling a stunt on this snoozing passenger.

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• Taiwan
• (beautiful women • Korea • LOL • pranks • twitter • video • viral video)

YouTube channel starring 71-year-old Korean grandma is a big hit 【Video】

• Shannon McNaught
  Aug 12, 2017

Yeah, your grandma is cool, but does she have a YouTube channel with over 290,000 subscribers?

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• Korea
• (funny • grandma • Humor • Korea • makeup • makeup tutorial • South Korea • YouTube)

North Korea shows military prowess by bludgeoning a wide range of ceramics【Video】

• Corey Gold
  Nov 17, 2016

Producers of this North Korean military video were probably aiming for fear but instead delivered a two-and-a-half minute funny.

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• North Korea
• (army • elite forces • Korea • military • missiles • North Korea • power • propaganda video • satire • scary • viral)

Korean fashion trend reveals significance of wearing rings on different fingers

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2016

Korean fashionistas let us know why they choose to wear rings on certain fingers. 

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• Korea
• (accessories • dating • fashion • interesting • jewellery • jewelry • Korea • love • rings • romance • trends)

Did this animated Korean movie rip off Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’?

• Andrew Kane
  Sep 5, 2016

Director of the new animated film Moonlight Palace responds to allegations that his movie bears suspicious similarities to Ghibli’s masterpiece, Spirited Away.

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• Korea
• (animation • Ghibli • Korea • rip-off • spirited away)

Spectacular video footage from inside North Korea by travel vlogger【Video】

• Corey Gold
  Aug 7, 2016

This incredible new video was released by a Lithuanian-born entrepreneur documenting his mysterious 7-day trip to North Korea.

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• Lifestyle, North Korea
• (adventure • amazing movie • documentary • footage • Korea • North Korea • Pyongyang • travel • video • viral)

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