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Demon Slayer manga creator offers a motivational illustration during the pandemic
- Krista Rogers
Apr 29, 2020 - Tweet
The cast of Demon Slayer is the latest to encourage good hygiene habits (not counting the boar’s head) in this humorous illustration.
- Internet, Japan
- (coronavirus • Demon Slayer • illustration • Kimetsu no Yaiba • Koyoharu Gotoge • prevention • twitter • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Japanese student dons full protective gear to return to school during coronavirus pandemic
- Oona McGee
Apr 23, 2020
Shutting the virus out when your school won’t shut down.
- Europe, Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • hazmat suit • Japanese schools • Japanese students • photos • PPE • schools • students • twitter)
Japanese city sends heartwarming care package to out-of-town students during coronavirus crisis
- Oona McGee
Apr 23, 2020
Young people well up with hometown pride and tears as mayor thanks them for staying away to protect their families.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • furusato • heartwarming • letter • Niigata • politics • touching • Tsubame • twitter • viral)
Man crosses Shibuya scramble crossing in inflatable ball
- Oona McGee
Apr 22, 2020
Well, that’s one way to social distance in Tokyo.
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- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • inflatable ball • livestream • news • scramble crossing • Shibuya • Shibuya scramble crossing • state of emergency • Tokyo • twitter • webcam)
Uniqlo’s latest collaboration both confuses and amuses Japanese Twitter
- Katie Pask
Apr 20, 2020
The future is here with this dystopian design.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • clothes • cool • dystopia • Evangelion • fashion • funny • Neon Genesis Evangelion • twitter • Uniqlo)
Japanese Twitter explains how to choose quality produce: pick the ones that are the best couple!
- Scott Wilson
Apr 18, 2020
The friendlier the group, the tastier the soup.
- Japan
- (couples • funny • grocery store • Japanese Twitter • mushrooms • supermarket • twitter)
Kitty offers a helping paw in the middle of a martial arts demonstration【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Apr 17, 2020
You’ll get a kick out of this cat helping with kicks.
Japanese landlord’s touching gesture to tenants during coronavirus crisis goes viral
- Oona McGee
Apr 15, 2020
If only we could all have landlords like this**.**
- Japan
- (apartments • coronavirus • COVID-19 • heartwarming • letter • money • rent • renting • renting in Japan • touching • twitter • viral)
Japanese artists in New York sing Sukiyaki together in heartwarming video
- Oona McGee
Apr 14, 2020
With lyrics like “Tonight I’m all alone” and “I keep my head up high“, this is a touching, perfectly fitting song for our times.
- Japan, USA
- (artists • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • heartwarming • music • New York • singing • songs • sukiyaki • touching • twitter • Ue o Muite Aruko • videos)
Japanese Prime Minister appears with Gen Hoshino in awkward “stay home” video
- Oona McGee
Apr 13, 2020
Abe joins a viral trend, makes people cringe around the country.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • Gen Hoshino • government • music • politicians • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • Tokyo • twitter • videos • viral)
Shibuya rats appear on streets as people stay home during coronavirus outbreak【Pics, Video】
- Oona McGee
Apr 13, 2020
When people stay away, the rats come out to play.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • news • rats • Shibuya • state of emergency • Tokyo • twitter)
People in Japan queue for one last drink at Starbucks before 850 stores close
- Oona McGee
Apr 12, 2020
Coffeehouse chain shuts its doors to keep customers away but ends up attracting crowds instead.
Japanese Twitter holds “nose-viewing parties” instead of “flower-viewing parties” amid quarantine
- Scott Wilson
Apr 12, 2020
Netizens have gone mad with pun power.
PlayStation 5’s newest controller revealed! We compare netizen reactions from Japan and the West
- Eli Pang
Apr 11, 2020
An exciting, fresh development for the PlayStation line, but also the end of an era for a controller many were fond of.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • netizens • playstation • PlayStation 5 • twitter • video game)
Voice actor charms net again with his drawing of a Studio Ghibli character he voiced
- Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2020
Based on the quality of this Kiki’s Delivery Service homage, it’s hard to believe that his day job is voice actor and not manga artist.
- Japan
- (anime • art • fanart • Kappei Yamaguchi • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • seiyu • Studio Ghibli • twitter • voice actor • voice actresses)
One-Punch Man artist shares 10-year-old daughter’s drawings online
- Oona McGee
Apr 7, 2020
Manga art looks like it’s drawn by someone twice her age.
- Japan
- (anime • art • artists • children • drawing • illustration • manga • One-Punch Man • twitter • Yusuke Murata)
Crocodile Who Dies in 100 Days Cafe dies in 3 days
- Master Blaster
Apr 5, 2020
Perhaps it just wasn’t the right time for a lunch loaded with existentialism.
- Japan
- (art • business • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Crocodile Who Dies in 100 Days • manga • pop-up cafes • twitter)
Japanese man comes up with ingenious (and slightly creepy) way to take a nap in meetings
- Katie Pask
Apr 4, 2020
Gives the term ‘face mask’ a whole new meaning.
- Internet, Japan
- (3D printer • 3D printers • crazy • face mask • mask • technology • twitter • weird • wtf)
Anime memes appear on Twitter as PM says two masks will be sent to all Japanese households
- Oona McGee
Apr 3, 2020
Really, Prime Minister? Only two?
- Japan
- (coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • face masks • government • masks • memes • news • Shinzo Abe • twitter)
Net user proposes clever changes to 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo in light of one-year delay
- Krista Rogers
Mar 31, 2020
We’d like to add our own stamp of approval to the ones already there.
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