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Japanese ambassador goes viral for being the “Paddington Bear of Ambassadors”
- Oona McGee
Apr 3, 2025 - Tweet
Kyoto-born ambassador gives new meaning to soft diplomacy.
- Japan, UK
- (ambassador • cute • diplomacy • government • Hiroshi Suzuki • Japanese ambassador • news • Paddington Bear • social media • soft diplomacy • twitter • viral)
Dove ad slams Japanese beauty ideals, backfires with complaints from public instead
- SoraNews24
Oct 10, 2024
“No more kawaii standards” draws backlash in Japan.
- Japan
- (ads • advertising • beauty • beauty ideals • Dove • Japanese ads • Japanese beauty • Japanese beauty standards • Japanese women • marketing • news • twitter)
Japanese police are not messing around, with Patlabor robot mecha out on display 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Aug 28, 2024
Giant Ingram steps out of the anime world to fight crime in Japan on behalf of the police force.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • crazy • giant robot • Ingram • manga • mecha • news • only in Japan • Patlabor • police • robots • twitter • videos • weird)
Governor of Tokyo releases official AI version of herself as she seeks reelection next month
- SoraNews24
Jun 18, 2024
Yuriko Koike turns to generative AI to share her policy stances and goals with mixed audience reactions.
- Japan
- (AI • artificial intelligence • election • generative AI • Tokyo Governor • Tokyo Metropolitan Government • twitter • X • Yuriko Koike)
Ghibli Museum’s rooftop Robot Soldier captivates fans as snow falls in Tokyo【Video】
- Oona McGee
Feb 7, 2024
“Guardian of the Ghibli Museum” looks like it’s stepped straight out of the anime movie.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • cool • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Mitaka • robot soldier • snow • snow in Tokyo • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo • twitter • videos)
Fortune-telling ramen: Nissin creates clever use for instant noodle drain holes
- Oona McGee
Jan 30, 2024
The most delicious omikuji you’ve ever seen!
- Japan
- (cool • cup noodles • food • fortune • fortune-telling • Nissin • Noodles • omikuji • soba • twitter)
Who is No Face? Hayao Miyazaki finally gives us the answer
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2024
Studio Ghibli gives fans a fascinating insight into the mysterious anime character.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kinyo Roadshow • movies • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • twitter)
Studio Ghibli closes its official Twitter account at short notice
- Oona McGee
Nov 2, 2023
Could this be the end of Ghibli as we know it?
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • news • Studio Ghibli • twitter)
How to eat a Whopper the beautiful way, from Burger King Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 23, 2023
This genius hack will change the way you eat burgers forever.
- Japan
- (Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • cool • fast food • food • food hack • hack • marketing • packaging • tweet • twitter • urawaza • video)
Japan’s new Spacia X train is like travelling in a luxury aircraft
- Oona McGee
Aug 5, 2023
And no, this doesn’t have anything to do with Elon Musk.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • cool • culture • design • Japanese trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Nikko • SNJO • Tobu • Tobu Railway • Tochigi Prefecture • trains • travel • twitter)
Barbenheimer posts cause backlash in Japan, prompting two-sentence apology from Warner Bros.
- SoraNews24
Aug 2, 2023
U.S. studio attempts to dodge backlash by keeping apology low-key, driving #NoBarbenheimer to trend in Japan.
- Japan
- (atomic bomb • backlash • Barbenheimer • Barbie • Barbie movie • controversy • movies • news • Oppenheimer • tweets • twitter • Warner Bros)
Will Twitter’s rebranding result in poaching ‘X Japan’ name? Legendary musician Yoshiki weighs in
- Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2023
Social media app’s renaming might hit a snag in Japan.
Japanese train goes viral for Nara deer decorations
- Oona McGee
Jul 24, 2023
Rub shoulders with Japan’s sacred deer on this very special mode of transport.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • culture • deer • design • Japanese trains • Kintetsu • Kintetsu Railway • Nara • Nara deer • trains • travel • twitter)
Shedding some light on the crazy bright flashlights advertised on Twitter
- Master Blaster
Jun 24, 2023
These lights promise to kill darkness with extreme prejudice.
- Internet, Japan
- (100-yen stores • advertisement • flashlights • Go Hatori • internet • shopping • twitter • Twitter ads)
Is a curry donut rice bowl greater than the sum of its parts?【SoraKitchen】
- Master Blaster
Jun 10, 2023
Donut or do not?
- Japan
- (curry pan • Mr. Sato • Nadai Fujisoba • recipes • rice bowls • SoraKitchen • twitter)
Soup Stock Tokyo now offering free food for babies, sparks debate online
- Katie Pask
May 2, 2023
Giving parents in Tokyo peace of mind with their meals, but not everyone is impressed.
- Japan
- (baby • child • food • restaurants • society • soup • Soup Stock Tokyo • Tokyo • twitter)
Did you know you can “wash” your smartphone at McDonald’s in Japan? 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 6, 2023
Ingenious two-step process allows you to clean your hands and your smartphone at the same time.
- Japan
- (cool • hi-tech • Japanese technology • Japanese toilets • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Public restrooms • tech • technology • twitter • videos • Wosh • wota)
Ghibli Museum entrance is actually…the Catbus?!
- Oona McGee
Jan 6, 2023
It’s been staring us in the face all this time but we never made the connection until now.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • twitter)
The cool way to peel a mandarin, according to a Japanese grandma
- Oona McGee
Dec 14, 2022
Become a mikan master with this neat hack, endorsed by the Japanese government.
- Japan
- (citrus • clever • COK • food • fruit • how to • life hacks • MAFF • mamechishiki • mandarin oranges • mikan • Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries • oranges • peel • peels • satsuma • SNJO • twitter)
UX at Japanese convenience store is a heartwarming example of excellent customer service
- Oona McGee
Nov 26, 2022
A simple design makes daily life so much easier for customers.
- Japan
- (combini • convenience stores • customer service • hearing impaired • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • twitter • unusual • UX • UX design)
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Studio Ghibli theme park announces new expansion saluting a previously off-limits anime
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Pokémon Center Online designates first Pokémon items that will require Japanese ID card to buy
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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Japanese Shinkansen becomes an overnight hotel for three nights this summer
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99-year-old woman rescued while attempting to climb Mt. Fuji
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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
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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
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New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform
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