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Japanese Twitter freaks out over cartoonist’s cute cat freaking out over its tail 【Video】

• Katy Kelly
  May 19, 2019
• Tweet

What better way to start the day than by chasing your butt in a circle?
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• Japan
• (adorable • cartoonist • cat tail • cats • cats of Twitter • cute • twitter)

Noel Gallagher, on tour in Japan, asks fans to buy High Flying Birds merch…in a way only he can

• Oona McGee
  May 17, 2019

The former Oasis frontman throws in a f***ing cuss word, reminds everyone how extra he is, and Japanese fans love it.

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• Europe, Japan
• (bands • Britpop • High Flying Birds • Liam Gallagher • music • Noel Gallagher • oasis • tours • twitter • videos)

Free Chiitan! Japanese otter mascot starts new English account after total Twitter suspension

• Oona McGee
  May 16, 2019

Campaign to free the Japanese fairy baby otter mascot from Twitter jail gathers momentum.

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• Japan
• (Chiitan • cute • Japanese mascots • John Oliver • Kawaii • Mascots • social media • Susaki • twitter • yurukyara)

Chiitan needs your help! Japanese mascot suspended on Twitter after John Oliver feud

• Oona McGee
  May 15, 2019

Did British birb John Oliver just deliver a death blow to Chiitan the fairy baby otter?

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• Japan
• (Chiitan • cute • Japanese mascots • John Oliver • Kawaii • Mascots • social media • Susaki • twitter • yurukyara)

Why some otaku look at women’s breasts, according to Japanese Twitter

• SoraNews24
  May 14, 2019

The reason may not be as perverted as we all think. 

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• Japan
• (anime • dating • Geeks • love • manga • otaku • relationships • romance • twitter)

Dragon Ball fans all over the world pitch in with amazing fan art to pay tribute to Goku Day

• Koh Ruide
  May 11, 2019

A special moment for everyone’s favorite Super Saiyan.

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• Japan
• (Dragon Ball • fanart • Goku • Goku Day • Japanese Twitter • Piccolo • tribute • twitter)

How to find a lost cat: Unique method from Japan proves to be surprisingly effective

• Oona McGee
  May 11, 2019

Pet owners swear this unconventional technique works for lost dogs too.

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• Japan
• (animals • cats • COK • dogs • lifehack • lost pet • moving • pets • touching • twitter • weird)

Netizens educate president of Brazil on the wonders of the anime world with hilarious results

• Koh Ruide
  May 9, 2019

Who knew that the best teachers would turn out to be anime and Photoshop?

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• S America
• (anime • Brazil • Emperor Naruhito • Photoshop • president • Reiwa • social media • twitter)

Girls spotted crying in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood for a startling, invisible reason

• Krista Rogers
  May 7, 2019

Net users largely sympathize with a pair of girls in Tokyo’s popular youth culture shopping district over the reason for their tears.

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• Japan
• (crazy • crying • funny • girls • sewers • Shibuya • Tokyo • twitter • weird)

Japanese PM Abe installing Canadian door knocker mesmerizes the globe【Video】

• Master Blaster
  May 7, 2019

There’s something extremely relaxing about a world leader doing simple DIY.

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• Japan
• (Akie Abe • beaver • canada • DIY • door knocker • Instagram • politicians • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • twitter • video)

During Golden Week rush, Nara deer so overwhelmed with rice crackers they wear them as hats

• Scott Wilson
  May 5, 2019

“The burden of my stomach is second only to the burden of my crown.”

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• Japan
• (funny • Nara • Nara deer • senbei • twitter)

Baby penguin seeing sakura for the first time is all of us during hanami season 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Apr 18, 2019

You don’t have to be human to be captivated by the wonder of falling cherry blossoms.

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• Japan
• (animals • cherry blossoms • cute • hanami • Kawaii • penguins • sakura • Tobu Zoo • twitter • videos)

Distressed about heading to the vet, this kitty breaks into fluent Japanese

• Evie Nyan
  Apr 18, 2019

This Japanese kitty’s got something to say about all this vet business.

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• Japan
• (cat • cute • funny • Japanese • talking • twitter)

Sakura train ride plays out like a magical scene from a Japanese anime movie

• Oona McGee
  Apr 18, 2019

A secret hanami cherry-blossom viewing experience you won’t read about in travel guides.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • hanami • Japanese trains • sakura • trains • travel • twitter • videos)

Twitter parents in Japan post pics and vids of their child-raising highlights

• Evie Nyan
  Apr 16, 2019

Kids do the funniest things – good job social media’s here to help broadcast the magic moments!

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• Japan
• (children • cute • kids • twitter)

A way to savor your anime sweetheart’s scent! Shop clerk helps out a swooning Japanese fangirl

• Katy Kelly
  Apr 13, 2019

A perfume saleswoman gave this fangirl some great advice to keep her fantasies fueled through fragrances.
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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • fangirls • fragrances • funny • love • otaku • perfume • Scents • twitter • weird)

Japanese Twitter users surprised that the Foreign Minister did something cool

• Master Blaster
  Apr 12, 2019

It took about a decade, but the Abe administration is finally figuring out how to use Twitter.

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• Japan
• (Iran • Minister of Foreign Affairs • politicians • politics • Taro Kono • twitter)

Shiba Inu boss lazes around in flowers while winning Japanese workers’ hearts

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 9, 2019

Thought your boss’ attitude was bad? At least they don’t lounge around in a pile of flowers all day!

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• Japan
• (animals • BOSS • cute • dog • doge • funny • pets • shiba • Shiba Inu • twitter • work)

Amazing laser engraving machine wows Japanese Internet, shows how far science has come

• Katy Kelly
  Apr 1, 2019

Watch as this laser turns a flat metal surface into a gorgeous, ornate pattern in seconds.
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• Japan
• (cool • laser • laser engraving • science • twitter • video)

User’s custom iPhone case imbues it with Fallout-style gritty chic, Japanese industrial aesthetic

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 28, 2019

When choosing the perfect phone case, why not go for one that’s already survived the wear and tear of the industrial age?

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• Japan
• (aesthetics • awesome • cool • retro • smartphone cases • smartphone covers • twitter)

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