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We try a Ninja Kakigori shaved ice dessert in Japan and wash it down with Cheese Tapioca Tea

• Oona McGee
  Jun 17, 2019
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Castle setting is the perfect home for this shadow warrior’s Japanese dessert. 

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• Japan
• (Japanese desserts • kakigori • Nagoya • Ninja • shaved ice • shinobi • SNJO • sweets)

Man stops train from leaving station in Japan, video goes viral online

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2019

Elderly passenger purposely halts train and causes delay, ignoring rail staff who try to control the situation. 

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• Japan
• (Aichi • elderly • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • metro • Nagoya • news • rogai • seniors • Subway • train stations • trains • transportation • videos)

Nagoya teens arrested for pooping off the roof of building, posting video on net

• Master Blaster
  Mar 29, 2019

The literal and proverbial s#&t has hit the fan for one pair of boys.

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• Japan
• (crazy • crime • gross • Nagoya • poop • trespassing • video • weird • wtf)

You can go surprisingly far on a single train leaving from Tokyo Station

• Master Blaster
  Feb 20, 2019

If you don’t like changing trains, Tokyo Station is probably your best bet for a starting point.

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• Japan
• (direct trip • Nagoya • Osaka • prefectures • shinjuku • shinkansen • Takasaki • Tokyo Station • trains • transfer • travel)

Nagoya City Council debates: Is toilet paper really needed in public restrooms?

• Master Blaster
  Sep 27, 2018

This is why it’s important to vote in city council elections.

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• Japan
• (government • hospitality • Nagoya • parks • Public restrooms • society • toilet paper • Toilets • weird)

Japanese teen offers to catch purse snatcher for elderly woman, but is actually helping rob her

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 20, 2018

Police catch fake hero who didn’t even try to catch thief for 73-year-old victim.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • Nagoya • purse snatching • seniors • theft • youth)

What’s Japan’s least appealing big city, and why did it get stuck with that title?【Survey】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 8, 2018

Town ranks in last place for second survey in a row, but there actually are some things to love about the place.

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• Japan
• (food • Living in Japan • Nagoya • society • survey • travel)

Aichi’s governor shows up for work cosplaying as star of anime Sword Art Online【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 3, 2018

When you’ve got a meeting with cosplayers from around the world on your schedule, a suit and tie just won’t due.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • anime • cool • cosplay • Hideaki Omura • Nagoya • politicians • Sword Art Online • World Cosplay Summit)

Highway “ghost” spooks YouTube viewers in Japan【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Jun 10, 2018

The driver in this strange dashboard camera footage says it all: “Whaaaaaaaa?!”

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• Japan
• (cars • crazy • drive recorder • ghosts • highway • Nagoya • scary • video • weird)

Nagoya man goes to bars, shows everyone 20 million yen; you’ll totally believe what happens next

• Master Blaster
  Jan 22, 2018

Waving obscene amounts of money in front of drunken strangers: What could possibly go wrong?

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• Japan
• (crime • Nagoya • robbery • wtf)

Struggling Legoland Japan doubling down and becoming Legoland Resort with new hotel, aquarium

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 6, 2017

After a rocky first year, the blocky travel destination is confident about turning things around.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • aquariums • hotels • LEGO • legoland • Legoland Japan • Nagoya • travel)

Nagoya Castle reconstruction plan draws disabled citizens group complaint over lack of elevator

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 23, 2017

Desire for historically faithful reconstruction clashes with accessibility for wheelchair users.

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• Japan
• (castles • controversy • culture • disabled people • history • Nagoya • Nagoya Castle • travel)

Brazilian man acquitted of sexual assault after kissing Japanese woman on Nagoya train

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 8, 2017

Inability of foreign resident to perceive rejection cited as key factor in ruling.

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• Japan
• (chikan • crime • gropers • Nagoya • trains)

New Japanese cat cafe is so stylish it’d be worth a visit even if it was feline-free

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 6, 2017

Cat cafe chain Mocha brings ample ambiance to a new city with the opening of its newest location.

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• Japan
• (animal cafes • animals • cafes • cat cafes • cats • Nagoya • restaurants • themed restaurants)

Man counterfeits 50,000 yen using only a 100-yen shop, a convenience store, and a Japanese custom

• Master Blaster
  Sep 1, 2017

Aichi resident makes surprisingly effective use of many of Japan’s beloved services to pull off his ill-fated forgery attempt.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • counterfeit • crime • funny • money • Nagoya • toy money • yen)

Struggling Legoland Japan will shut down for two days a week starting in fall

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 18, 2017

If you want to visit the Nagoya amusement park on a Tuesday or Wednesday, you’d better go soon.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • LEGO • legoland • Legoland Japan • Nagoya • travel)

Over 19,000 Azuki Bars for free on 1 July at select locations across Japan

• Master Blaster
  Jun 29, 2017

Azuki Bar Day is celebrated on 1 July and the makers of the tasty frozen snack sure know how to celebrate!

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• Japan
• (azuki bar • event • food • free food • Fukuoka • Nagoya • Osaka • Tokyo)

Nagoya serves up fried chicken with sweet beans, whipped cream, and a strawberry on top

• Master Blaster
  Jun 18, 2017

If you were to express the phrase “Why the heck not?” in the form of food, this might be it.

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• Japan
• (chicken • food • karaage • Nagoya • ogura-an • strawberry)

Watch as Nagoya’s famous handmade candy studio makes Mr. Sato face candies 【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Jun 18, 2017

Sadly, they refused to make them taste like Mr. Sato.

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• Japan
• (candy • manufacturing • Mr. Sato • My-ame • Nagoya • video)

We put Japan’s most phallic-looking roast beef meal into our mouth at Volcano Kitchen

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2017

Yeah, that sorta looks like a volcano, but it looks a lot more like something else.

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• Japan
• (crazy • food • funny • gross • meat • Nagoya • restaurants • roast beef • weird)

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