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Real-life Spirited Away train line found in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 3, 2022
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Waterside train route in rural Japan looks like a scene from a Studio Ghibli film.

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• Japan
• (beauty • Bekanbeushi Marsh • Ghibli • Hokkaido • Japanese trains • Lake Akkeshi • marshland • photography • photos • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • trains • travel • twitter • wetlands)

Tourists return to Japan, and Mario Karts return to Tokyo roads with them

• SoraNews24
  Oct 28, 2022

Locals lament the reappearance of the controversial go-karts.

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• (cosplay • go-karting • go-karts • Mari Car • MariCar • Mario Kart • Mario Kart Tour • Street Kart • Tokyo • tourism • tourists • twitter)

Emergency drill “assailant” on Japanese train goes viral for being too good at the job 【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Oct 27, 2022

Stand-ins look genuinely scared when this man gets into character. 

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• (crime • disaster preparedness • Emergency Drill • emergency preparedness • Japan Rail • Japan Railway • Japanese trains • police • police arrest • sasumata • trains • twitter • video • viral • weird)

Studio Ghibli creates amazing crossover illustration for Twitter Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 14, 2022

Stars from 11 different Ghibli anime take to the skies in celebratory group shot.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Ponyo • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • twitter • Twitter Japan)

Ghibli Park benches spark debate in Japan

• SoraNews24
  Oct 13, 2022

One person’s cute anime flourish is another person’s hostile design.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • Catbus • controversy • cool • design • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • museums • My Neighbor Totoro • Nagoya • news • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • twitter • whisper of the heart)

Bill Gates effect works its magic at Parasitological Museum in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2022

Struggling museum sees its fortunes reversed after tweet from famous visitor.

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• Japan
• (Bill Gates • charity • donations • Meguro • Meguro Parasitological Museum • museums • nonprofit • parasites • social media • Tokyo • travel • twitter • weird • wtf)

Japanese tanuki heads for the ticket gates at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2022

Wild animal’s surprise appearance makes people wonder if this was a shapeshifting salaryman on his way home from work.

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • Japanese animals • Japanese train stations • raccoon dogs • raccoons • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • Tanuki • Tokyo • train stations • twitter • videos • weird • wildlife • wtf)

Footage of very loud Hokkaido Shinkansen tunnel blast delights the public【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 1, 2022

It turns out that the Internet really likes watching stuff get blown up.

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• Japan
• (blast • bullet train • Construction • dynamite • Hokkaido • Hokkaido Shinkansen • JR Hokkaido • JRTT • Sapporo • train • twitter • video)

Studio Ghibli reveals surprising secrets hidden in My Neighbour Totoro

• Oona McGee
  Aug 22, 2022

Director Hayao Miyazaki shares a number of revelations, including the real reason why there’s only one girl in the Totoro poster.

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• Japan
• (anime • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Grave of the Fireflies • Hayao Miyazaki • Isao Takahata • Mei • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Satsuki • Setsuko • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Trivia • twitter)

Japanese elementary school student teaches us all how to pronounce English like a native speaker

• Oona McGee
  Aug 15, 2022

Sometimes the youngest students can be the smartest learners.

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• Japan
• (elementary school • elementary school student • elementary school students • elementary schools • English • Japanese • Japanese language • language learning • pronunciation • study • Studying English • twitter)

Rock a baby goat to sleep, admission is free: Cute challenge goes viral online 【Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 2, 2022

Everyone’s a winner at this Japanese farm.

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• Japan
• (animals • baby animals • Chiba Prefecture • cute • cute animals • farm • goat ranch • goats • Japanese farm • Kawaii • TikTok • twitter • videos • viral video)

Nephew receives SD card after his uncle passes away, finds treasure trove of gems from the past

• Oona McGee
  Jun 29, 2022

Over 16,000 newly discovered photos show the beauty and hardships of old Japan. 

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• Japan
• (culture • history • Japanese history • Kyoto • old photos • Osaka • photography • photos • postwar • travel • twitter • war • World War II)

Fast & Furious’ Justin Lin to direct One Punch Man live-action, Twitter suggests potential cast

• Katie Pask
  Jun 16, 2022

Announcing the director of the movie has got Japanese Twitter speculating on who will be cast in the leading role.

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• Japan
• (anime • film • hollywood • justin lin • Live action • manga • movies • One-Punch Man • twitter • Yusuke Murata)

Why are there different counters for animals and people in Japanese?

• Oona McGee
  May 23, 2022

This will change the way you think about counting things in Japanese forever. 

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• (cool • hack • Japanese • Japanese language • Japanese study • language learning • learn Japanese • learning japanese • learning languages • study in Japan • studying Japanese • twitter)

U.S. Ambassador wins fans in Japan with his love of local trains…and puns

• Oona McGee
  May 17, 2022

Japanese train otaku recognise Ambassador Emanuel as a fellow railway geek during his “weekend of firsts”.

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• Japan
• (ambassador • diplomacy • embassies • embassy • funny • Hankyu • Hankyu Railway • Japanese trains • Kansai • LOL • news • politics • puns • trains • travel • twitter)

Should you watch the credits at the movies? Japanese celebrity’s comments spark fierce debate

• Katie Pask
  May 9, 2022

“Is there any need to stay once the movie’s ended?” Ami Suzuki commented on panel show.

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• Japan
• (ami suzuki • COK • culture • Idols • movies • musicians • society • twitter)

American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers

• Oona McGee
  May 7, 2022

A visit to this unusual branch reveals the mystery behind the burgerless McDonald’s.

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• Japan, USA
• (Americans • beef bowls • COK • food • foreigners in Japan • funny • gyudon • LOL • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Sukiya • tourists • travel • twitter)

Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】

• Oona McGee
  May 6, 2022

Young child’s debut in the ring is a knockout!

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• Japan
• (awesome • babies • cool • cute • funny • Kashiwa • sports • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • toddlers • twitter • video • videos • viral videos)

Osaka Expo nightmare-fuel mascot needs name, organisers ask for suggestions and Twitter delivers

• Katie Pask
  May 1, 2022

The mascot, described as aggressively disgusting, is currently without a name to call it by.

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• Japan
• (2025 Osaka World Expo • Expo 2025 • funny • Horror • mascot • Osaka • Osaka Expo 2025 • scary • twitter • weird • World Expo)

Ukraine’s message of thanks and friendship gets really awkward with Japan

• Master Blaster
  Apr 29, 2022

All’s embarrassing in love and war.

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• Japan
• (etiquette • Japan foreign relations • LDP • politics • twitter • Ukraine • war)

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