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Giant misspelling in rice field art warms Japan’s heart, so farmers decide to roll with it【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2021
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Mistake took months to be noticed, but it’ll be sticking around.

Japan
(agriculture • art • farming • funny • Japanese language • linguistics • moving • rice • rice field art • rice paddy art • Tanbo art • touching)

Domino’s Pizza Japan apologizes for freaking out Londoner with fish and chips pizza, offers free pie

Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2021

Tongue-in-cheek tweet leads to offer for free pizza in the belly.

Japan
(cool • customer service • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • fish and chips • funny • moving • pizza • touching)

Statue of comedian Ken Shimura erected a year after death from COVID-19

Master Blaster
Jul 1, 2021

A tribute to his contributions to Japanese comedy and culture.

Japan
(coronavirus • COVID-19 • entertainment • funny • Ken Shimura • moving • statues • The Drifters • Tokyo • touching)

Japanese Mom’s son makes Mario Maker course just for her, easy to clear, impossible to forget【Vid】

Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2021

Mom and young son exchange touching messages via Nintendo platformer.

Japan
(kids • Mario Maker • moms • moving • nintendo • Parenting • parents • Super Mario • touching • video games)

Student in Japan leaves flat-tire bike in park for few hours, finds surprising letter when he returns

Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2021

“Old dude with lots of free time” has a heartwarming request.

Japan
(bicycle • flat tire • moving • touching)

You can now buy text messages from “your mom” from Japanese capsule toy machines

Casey Baseel
May 31, 2021

Step aside, school girl love letter machines. It’s Mom’s turn.

Japan
(capsule toys • COK • gacha • gachapon • moms • moving • parents • SNJO • Tama Kyu • touching • vending machine toys • weird)

Strangers on a train – Random middle-aged guy gives Japanese high schooler great life advice

Casey Baseel
May 26, 2021

Tough-looking stranger has something to say about schoolboy’s studies.

Japan
(COK • education • high school students • kids • math • moving • teens • touching • trains • youth)

Japanese man anonymously donates life savings of 60 million yen to Yokosuka city

Shannon
May 21, 2021

An impressive amount of savings for an even more impressive deed.

Japan
(anonymous • COK • crazy • donation • Kanagawa • moving • touching • Yokosuka)

Berserk creator’s death inspires massive memorial gatherings in Final Fantasy XIV【Videos】

Casey Baseel
May 21, 2021

Dark Knights come together to pay respects to Kentaro Miura, who was a light in their lives.

Internet, Japan
(anime • Berserk • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • Kentaro Miura • manga • memorial • moving • touching • video • video games)

Japanese cat owner has to sell sports car to pay for medical bills, finds best buyer in the world

Casey Baseel
May 19, 2021

A touching tale of a cat, a car, and compassion.

Japan
(animals • cars • cats • COK • moving • pets • touching)

Japanese woman wants office romance but has no job, figures out how to make her dream come true

Casey Baseel
May 18, 2021

A clever solution to a seemingly impossible problem.

Japan
(clever • moving • office romance • relationships • romance • sweet • touching • workplace romance)

Japanese student writes to Arnold Schwarzenegger for English class, gets awesome reply in return

Oona McGee
May 12, 2021

As an Austrian-born American, Arnie knows what it’s like to step out of your comfort zone when learning English as a second-language.

Japan
(actors • Arnold Schwarzenegger • celebrities • English • hollywood • Japanese students • moving • teacher • teaching • touching • twitter)

Japanese mom’s ugly curry rice has a beautiful backstory【Photos】

Casey Baseel
May 6, 2021

Sure, there are onions in there, but this curry rice brings a tear to the eye for a different reason.

Japan
(cooking • curry • curry rice • food • kids • moving • Parenting • parents • touching)

“Love Pixar” tweets Studio Ghibli’s official Twitter account

Casey Baseel
Apr 17, 2021

The two companies go way back, and apparently there’s a piece of crossover fan art hanging on the wall inside Studio Ghibli.

Japan
(cool • Disney • Hayao Miyazaki • moving • Pixar • Studio Ghibli • touching)

All heart, no CG in beautiful, mind-bending Pocari Sweat video【Video】

Casey Baseel
Apr 10, 2021

You might just shed a tear watching this amazing ad from Pocari Sweat.

Japan
(ads • awesome • beautiful • CG • CGI • cool • drinks • moving • pocari sweat • sports drinks • touching • video)

Japanese girl can’t think of anything to write about for in-class essay, writes awesome one anyway

Casey Baseel
Apr 9, 2021

Outside-the-box thinking gets a thumbs-up from teacher.

Japan
(cool • education • funny • kids • moving • schools • Teachers • touching)

Teacher’s heartwarming message helps student pursue art dream

Oona McGee
Apr 8, 2021

It all started with an apple in a Japanese class journal.

Japan
(art • artists • design • drawing • education • illustration • Japanese students • moving • sketch • sketch artist • sketching • teacher • teaching • touching • twitter)

There’s a special, familial reason Utada Hikaru looks so natural and unguarded in her new video

Casey Baseel
Mar 31, 2021

Part of the 21-million-view video for Evangelion theme “One Last Kiss” was filmed by a five-year-old.

Japan
(cool • Evangelion • J-Pop • moving • music • One Last Kiss • touching • Utada Hikaru • video)

If you’re “feeling stuck in life and want to die,” the 20,000/24 plan might help you feel better

Casey Baseel
Mar 28, 2021

Japanese Twitter user’s strategy is a quick reminder that it’s OK to value yourself.

Japan
(COK • depression • mental health • moving • touching)

Voice of beloved Japanese kid’s show character speaks out about living with ALS

Master Blaster
Mar 27, 2021

Kyousei Tsukui’s condition has been rapidly changing, but his spirits are as high as ever.

Japan
(ALS • anime • Kyousei Tsukui • moving • NHK • Nyanchu • Straight Cougar • television • touching • voice acting • voice actors)

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