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Genius Japanese illustrator reimagines your favorite fairy tales…with pugs!【Pics】

Master Blaster
Dec 3, 2015
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Fairy tales are certainly timeless classics, but I’m sure we’ve all felt that they could have been just a little better had they only featured pugs instead of people.

Internet, Japan
(art • cute • fairy tale • illustration • manga • pug • twitter)

Hamsters, Ebola & magic kanji: 7 tweets from Japanese office workers that went viral

Scott Wilson
Dec 3, 2015

If there were a Japanese office sitcom, you could expect to see some of these antics.

Japan
(funny • office • office life • sitcom • tsundere • twitter • working in Japan)

Japanese dad teaches daughter how to handle alcohol, has Twitter in tears

Scott Wilson
Dec 1, 2015

This guy should teach Good Parenting 101.

Japan
(alcohol • drinking • moving • Parenting • story • tears • twitter)

Student amused to find entry—and corresponding visual—for “cat ears” in his electronic dictionary

Krista Rogers
Dec 1, 2015

What happens when children contribute new entries to dictionaries? Cat ears happen, that’s what! Err, but maybe not the kind we were hoping for…

Internet, Japan
(anime • cat ears • character • dictionary • Japanese • nekomimi • twitter)

Artist shares a glimpse of a world where the Pokémon Eevee is real

Krista Rogers
Dec 1, 2015

Check out one Japanese Twitter user’s adorable vision of what her home would be like if Eevee actually existed in real life!

Internet, Japan
(art • cute • Eevee • illustration • pet • photography • Pokemon • twitter • video games)

Monday Kickstart: Laugh at these bewildering photos of cats standing in their litter boxes【Pics】

Preston Phro
Nov 30, 2015

Struggling to get back to work after the long weekend? Kickstart your week with these silly, pooping kitties!

Internet, Japan
(cats • funny • Monday Kickstart • twitter • wtf)

Bizarre souvenir turns Frozen’s Elsa into a glowing, techno top, and Japanese commenters love it

Preston Phro
Nov 30, 2015

Even if you’re sick of Frozen, you can’t miss this unlicensed, totally bonkers souvenir one Japanese Twitter user got from the Philippines.

Internet, Japan
(frozen • souvenirs • the Phillipines • twitter • wtf)

Innocent child’s reaction to seeing the bawling politician fills us with “d’aww’s”

KK Miller
Nov 29, 2015

While adults had a hard time containing their laughter upon seeing a Japanese politician sobbing, a child recently provided a more endearing reaction to his tears.

Japan
(Hyogo • kids • Ryutaro Nonomura • support • twitter)

These girls ain’t loyal: Lies ladies tell according to Japan’s Twitter users both male and female

Evie Nyan
Nov 26, 2015

In Japan, a recent trending Twitter hashtag, #don’tbelievegirlswhentheysay has people talking. Do any of these sound familiar to you?

Japan
(funny • lies • relationships • twitter)

Does true love feel like a cat’s tail? Perfectly timed photo has Internet commenters laughing

Preston Phro
Nov 25, 2015

One Twitter user’s cat photo has sent ripples of laughter through the Internet, but it’s more than just the cute feline that’s tickling funny bones!

Internet, Japan
(cats • funny • pets • twitter)

Japanese man shares photo of near-perfect ‘poop emoji’ in hand cream, Twitter goes nuts

Jessica
Nov 25, 2015

When Japanese Twitter user @nasuiro posted this picture of a blob of hand cream last week, he probably had no idea that it would end up being retweeted over 41,000 times…

Japan
(emoji • funny • photos • poop • twitter)

Use this simple trick to create awesome photos of holiday lights this winter!

Preston Phro
Nov 24, 2015

With all the pretty lights, there are a ton of photo opportunities during the holidays. Give your pictures a unique look with this simple technique!

Internet, Japan
(cute • fun • photography • photos • twitter)

Trash to treasure: Incredible motorised steampunk goggles are made out of nothing but spare parts

Meg Murphy
Nov 20, 2015

Halloween has already passed, but when you’re talking about amazing steampunk-inspired outfits and accessories, like these custom-made motorized goggles, who needs a reason to dress up? Check out how this crafty Japanese Twitterer turned some spare parts into a work of art!

Japan
(cosplay • DIY • goggles • handicraft • steampunk • twitter)

Japan surprised to find Justin Bieber and world praying for them

Master Blaster
Nov 17, 2015

On the morning of Saturday, November 14, many Japanese Beliebers, along with some Non-Beliebers and Agnobiebers, awoke and checked into Twitter as usual only to find the famous Canadian pop star declaring that he was praying for their souls right alongside those of the people of Paris.

Confused and a little concerned, I—a card-carrying Agnobeiber—showed the above tweet to my coworkers, all of whom were equally baffled as to why Justin Bieber should be praying for them, considering nothing out of the ordinary happened here in Japan.

Global, Internet, Japan
(#PrayForJapan • Justin Bieber • misinformation • social media • Tohoku Earthquake • twitter)

The real My Melody? Twitter user knits tiny hat for kotatsu, futon-owning bunny【Pics】

Preston Phro
Nov 17, 2015

Hello Kitty may be the most popular Sanrio character, but My Melody has quite a few fans as well. And it seems she has a doppelgänger hanging out on Twitter too!

Internet, Japan
(cute • My Melody • photos • rabbit • twitter)

Test the depths of your knowledge of Japan with this snack pack

Master Blaster
Nov 15, 2015

Transplanting yourself into another country can help you learn the language, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll absorb every bit of the culture. This image is a perfect example of that: Your understanding will depend entirely on how familiar you are with Japanese culture and history. So, we’ve broken this package down into five degrees of cultural awareness! And don’t feel bad if you don’t “get it,” because quite a few Japanese people were lost as well.

Internet, Japan, USA
(Bunmeido • castella • commercial • culture • rebus • twitter)

Why not make your own crown? It’s surprisingly easy and you deserve it

Master Blaster
Nov 12, 2015

Hard day at the office? Money or family troubles got you down? Don’t you just want to slip away to a quiet corner of your home and toss on a golden bejeweled crown to make you feel like the king or queen you ought to be?

But high-quality crowns are expensive and hard to come by…or at least they were until a couple of cosplaying Twitter users shared how they made their own realistic looking crown in just a few steps.

Internet, Japan
(art • cool • cosplay • crown • twitter)

Happy Pocky Day! Celebrate 11/11 with a fistful of Pocky sticks and these awesome tweets【Pics】

ロケットニュース24
Nov 11, 2015

‘Tis the season to eat Pocky! Celebrate Pocky Day with these amusing (and tantalizing) tweets from Japan!

Internet, Japan
(1111 • candy • confectionery • photos • Pocky • Pocky Day • snacks • twitter)

Japanese high school student becomes the talk of the Internet with magic “floating desk” trick

Preston Phro
Nov 10, 2015

Wherever there are classrooms, you are sure to find class clowns. From making fart noises to intentionally giving absurd answers, these resident jokers are often the best (and worst) distraction for a hard-working teacher. But we doubt many of them have taken their hijinks to the heights of this Japanese student!

Japan
(floating desk • funny • Japanese high school • photos • school life • twitter • wtf)

Change your Twitter “Like” hearts into fun “Like” sushi with a fun new web app!

Krista Rogers
Nov 10, 2015

Here’s something for you, sushi and Twitter lovers the world over!

Earlier this week, a Japanese net user uploaded a free Chrome web extension which converts the Twitter “Like” heart icon into a delicious sushi icon instead. It may not be the most earth-shattering new function to ever pop up on the internet, but hey, it’s the little things in life, right?