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Some of the best short stories from Japanese online hangout 2Channel were recently turned into a manga by a very talented artist, with one tale in particular hitting netizens right in the heart.

Internet, Japan
(family • manga • moving • Parenting • sad • touching • video)

Talented Japanese sixth graders pull off mind-blowing jump-rope routine【Video】

Jamie Koide
Mar 31, 2016

It’s a performance that’s almost too cool for school!

Japan
(cool • elementary school students • jump rope • sports • synchronized • video)

Novel way to dice onions quickly may reduce time and tearing up…but may increase bleeding

Master Blaster
Mar 31, 2016

A new way to dice an onion is said to be trending online and with good reason. It looks a little dangerous but chances are you’re going to want to try this too.

Africa, Food & Drink
(chopping • cooking • dicing • easy • Morocco • onion • video)

We try the new matcha McFlurry from McDonald’s Japan【Taste Test】

Oona McGee
Mar 30, 2016

The green tea-flavoured sweet dessert is filled with traditional Japanese flavours.

Food & Drink, Japan
(desserts • green tea • ice cream • matcha • McDonald's • McFlurry • sweets • taste test • video)

This Chinese university student’s room is so messy, it made news headlines【Video】

Jamie Koide
Mar 30, 2016

Even if you’re not the most organized person, we bet your room has never looked this bad!

China
(garbage • gross • social issues • University student • video • YouTube)

Win real, natural gemstones at Saitama game center, which boasts over 300 crane games!【Video】

Cara Clegg
Mar 30, 2016

Score a real gem in this high-class crane game.

Japan
(crane game • game center • gemstones • prizes • UFO catcher • video)

Sailor Moon Crystal’s new opening and ending sequences and themes revealed 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Mar 28, 2016

Sailors Uranus and Neptune get the ending’s visuals and vocals all to themselves.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Crystal • sailor neptune • sailor uranus • video)

Video of lazy egg Gudetama cleaning up goes viral on Twitter【Video】

Jamie Koide
Mar 28, 2016

Even Gudetama occasionally cleans up after himself, which is more than we can say about some of our roommates in the past.
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Internet, Japan
(cute • Gudetama • mascot • Sanrio • Sanrio Puroland • twitter • video)

Traffic camera in China captures brutality of woman’s accident, humanity of her rescuers

Master Blaster
Mar 25, 2016

This footage caught by a surveillance camera ought to make you cringe and smile in just over one minute.

China
(rescue • traffic accident • van • video)

Japanese people react to “But we’re speaking Japanese!” video, and it’s kind of stunning

Evie Nyan
Mar 25, 2016

What do ordinary Japanese people think of a viral video which depicts a situation wherein a Japanese person is unable to process foreigners’ fluent Japanese?

Internet, Japan
(culture • David Ury • English • foreigners • gaijin • Japanese • react • video • YouTube)

Even Japanese people sometimes think bowing can be needlessly complicated, video shows 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2016

If you’re starting a new job, you might want to stretch out your back before showing up at the office for your first day.

Japan
(ad • bowing • culture • funny • manners • tea • video)

New ad for Nissin’s U.F.O. brand of instant yakisoba is all kinds of weird【Video】

Mike
Mar 25, 2016

Caution: Watching this deliciously bizarre ad may cause your entire head to turn inside out and your knees to violently explode.

Japan
(commercials • cup noodles • Nissin • Parody • sci-fi • TV • video)

Tragic toy car accident in China leaves nation divided【Video】

Master Blaster
Mar 25, 2016

Video footage showing the aftermath of a collision between an infant’s electric ride-on toy car and an upper-middle-aged woman has split public opinion between both sides.