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Pokémon guitars from Fender Japan come with 8-bit sound mode for covering retro game music [Vid]

• Casey Baseel
  yesterday
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Fender celebrates Red and Green’s 30th anniversary with guitars saluting the Pokémon world in both looks and sound.

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• Japan
• (anime • clever • cool • Fender • Fender Japan • guitars • manga • music • Pokemon • Pokémon Red and Green • video • video games)

Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2026

Chainsaw-wielding robots prove they can contribute to human mobility in ways other than people running away from them in terror.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • East Japan Railway Company • JR East • robots • technology • trains • video)

Japanese scientists developing cute, autonomously swarming robo dogs for anti-bear patrols [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 22, 2026

Hacchan is a mecha version of an Akita Inu hunting dog.

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• Japan
• (animal attacks • animals • bear attacks • bears • crazy • cute • dogs • robots • science • video • weird)

This Japanese sandwich mascot is filled with fiery rage, and he’s got a point [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 17, 2026

Pocket sandwich innovator is sick and tired of being called an imitation, and furious too.

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• Japan
• (crazy • food • Fuji Baking • funny • Japanese pocket sandwiches • Lunch Pack • mascot characters • Mascots • pocket sandwiches • sandwichs • Snack Sandwich • video • weird • Yamazaki Baking)

Video released of Pikachu’s real-world trip to space! [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 8, 2026

Face of the Pokémon franchise hitches a ride to the International Space Station as part of European Space Agency mission.

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• Europe, Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • cute • European Space Agency • International Space Station • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • science • space • video • video games)

McDonald’s Japan makes beautifully bittersweet burger anime music video with Idolmaster [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 26, 2026

Chihaya Kisaragi and Imadaketsukimitabemi go moon-viewing together.

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• Japan
• (anime & manga • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • idol singers • Idolmaster • Idols • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • music • The Idolmaster • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • video • video games)

Lady Gaga and Family Mart team up for a Japanese convenience store work video [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 25, 2026

Can the recording star make people gaga over the idea of working at Family Mart?

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• Japan, USA
• (ads • commercial • convenience stores • Family mart • Japanese convenience stores • Lady Gaga • music • video)

Pikachu plushie actually goes into space as part of Pokémon/European Space Agency collaboration

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 22, 2026

Shared spirit of adventure leads to team-up between Pokémon franchise ahead of World Space Week.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • cute • European Space Agency • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • science • space • video • video games)

Fox spotted in Tokyo’s 23 wards, Japanese Internet wonders if it’s a shapeshifting spirit [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 19, 2026

Foxes rarely venture this close to the Tokyo city center…unless kitsune spirits are here all the time.

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• Japan
• (animals • cute • fox spirits • foxes • funny • kitsune • video)

We tried Japan’s Wobbly Beer Glass that forces you to drink water, and it humbled us

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2026

This classy drinking session didn’t go quite as planned.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • beer • clever • COK • crazy • drinks • drinkware • glass • SNJO • video • weird • Wobbly Glass • Yo-Ho Brewing • Yona Yona Ale)

Starbucks Japan releases new coffee table book featuring 18 of the most unique stores around the country

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2026

Photo book takes you on a journey through some of the most iconic Starbucks stores in Japan.

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• Japan
• (Anri Kumaki • art • commercial • cool • customer service • design • heartwarming • Hidehito Yagi • Japanese commercial • Shinya Nakajima • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • touching • video)

New Pokémon anniversary song is 22 minutes long, features all 1,025 Pokémon species [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 4, 2026

Because every Pokémon is somebody’s all-star.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • manga • Masayoshi Oishi • moving • music • Pokemon • Pokémon All-stars 1025 • touching • video • video games)

First Pokémon anime movie since 2020 announced, brings new characters and staff to the series [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 31, 2026

Pokémon: Wildcard previews deals out mysteries for a Mimikyu-centric return to theaters for the first time in over half a decade.

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • Mimikyu • movies • Pokemon • Pokémon movies • Pokémon: Wildcard • video • video games)

Police in Japan looking for who’s responsible for dumping 80 loaves of bread on side of road [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 25, 2026

Weird crime could lead to seriously dangerous results.

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• Japan
• (bread • crazy • crime • dumping • food • litter • littering • National Parks • outdoors • video • weird)

Ride a tram that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a new limited-time history tour

• Oona McGee
  Aug 15, 2026

Step back in time on Hiroshima’s “Peace Loop 653”, a special tour that links passengers to the city’s past and present.

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• Japan
• (atomic bomb • atomic bombing • Hiroshima • Hiroshima Peace Park • history • tourism • tours • trams • transport • video)

Starbucks releases tear-jerking new video inspired by heartwarming encounters in Japanese stores

• Oona McGee
  Aug 14, 2026

A beautiful homage to the true stories of customers and staff at Starbucks Japan.

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• Japan
• (Anri Kumaki • art • commercial • cool • customer service • design • heartwarming • Hidehito Yagi • Japanese commercial • Shinya Nakajima • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • touching • video)

Japan’s new beer glass is designed to force you to drink…water [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 9, 2026

Yona Yona has a furatsuku idea to promote responsible drinking.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • beer • clever • crazy • drinks • drinkware • video • weird • Yona Yona Ale)

Live-action Princess Mononoke is coming to streaming as a live event, previews look amazing [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 1, 2026

Kabuki adaptation of Studio Ghibli anime masterpiece will be shown online, but you’ll need to mark the date on your calendar.

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• Japan
• (anime • kabuki • Live action • manga • Princess Mononoke • Princess Mononoke kabuki • stage plays • streaming • Studio Ghibli • video)

Hatsune Miku, VTuber Suisei Hoshimachi perform opening pitch at pro baseball game in Japan [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 23, 2026

Suisei throws smoke, some commenters throw shade.

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• Japan
• (anime • baseball • Chiba Lotte Marines • cool • crazy • funny • Hatsune Miku • HoloLive • Hoshimachi Suisei • Lotte • manga • music • sports • video • virtual idols • virtual YouTubers • vocaloids • VTubers • weird)

Japan’s ultracompact kei car taxis are now ready for travelers to ride, if you know where to find them

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 18, 2026

Shift in government policy allows Japan’s smallest cars to address a big problem for the taxi industy.

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• Japan
• (cabs • cars • Japan travel • kei cars • kei jidosha • taxis • tourism • travel • video)

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  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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