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Beautiful Mt. Fuji sunrise or literal end of the world? Video looks like it could be either one
- Casey Baseel
Nov 15, 2020 - Tweet
Time-lapse video ends with a big surprise.
Japanese police hide at shrine in camo gear to catch a thief…who stole six bucks 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Nov 12, 2020
Elaborate sting operation lasts over four hours, ends with an officer tripping over and another one appearing from the bushes in a full-on Ghillie suit.
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A team of fish in Japan has beaten Pokémon Sapphire【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 10, 2020
After thousands of hours, they are now the very best, like no fish ever were.
- Japan
- (animals • awesome • cool • crazy • fish • funny • Mutekimaru Channel • pets • Pokemon • Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire • video • video games)
Former sixth SMAP member wins motorcycle championship, fulfilling 24-year promise with bandmates
- Dale Roll
Nov 5, 2020
Fans dub November “The Day that United SMAP”.
- Japan
- (boy bands • Katsuyuki Mori • morotsports • motorcycles • moving • music • racing • SMAP • touching • video)
Handsome Japanese rickshaw drivers get hot and steamy in their new music video
- Katie Pask
Nov 5, 2020
All to promote Japanese culture, of course.
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Tokyo train passengers team up to take down thief who stole sleeping man’s wallet【Videos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 4, 2020
Quick thinking leads to swift justice on the last train of the night.
Japanese inventors create robot girlfriend hand for lonely people to hold and walk with【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 3, 2020
A ton of thought went into the clever device, which actually has some heartwarming goals.
- Japan
- (clever • cool • crazy • funny • science • technology • video • virtual girlfriend • weird)
There’s now a moving Gundam anime robot model that you can control with your brain【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2020
Psycommu technology goes from anime sci-fi to real-world science.
‘90s anime fans not happy with new character design as Tokyo Babylon gets reboot【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2020
A lot has changed in the last 30 years, but this is one evolution old-school Clamp fans didn’t want to see.
- Japan
- (anime • character design • Clamp • manga • Tokyo Babylon • Tokyo Babylon 2021 • video)
New “Bottle Man” bottle-cap battle toys too popular, sold out all over Japan on release day【Vid】
- Scott Wilson
Oct 25, 2020
There’s even a Switch game you can shoot real bottle caps at!
- Japan
- (bottle caps • bottle man • Takara Tomy • Takaratomy • toys • video)
92 great anime from the last 10 years to binge watch ASAP
- Casey Baseel
Oct 24, 2020
Our resident otaku looks back on the last decade with year-by-year picks of the best of the best.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Seiji Nakazawa • Seiji's world of anime • SNJO • video)
Hayao Miyazaki sketches cute characters for new signboard at the Ghibli Museum【Video】
- Oona McGee
Oct 23, 2020
Japanese anime legend shows off his art skills at the Straw Hat Cafe.
- Japan
- (anime • art • drawing • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • museums • restaurants • Straw Hat Cafe • Studio Ghibli • video)
World-first confirmation that masks can protect you from coronavirus【Video】
- Oona McGee
Oct 22, 2020
Japanese researchers use mannequin heads to prove that face coverings really do work against COVID-19.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • face masks • health • masks • RIKEN • science • supercomputer • Tokyo University • video)
Town in Japan now protecting itself from bears with Monster Wolf robot【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 21, 2020
Hokkaido community considers creating an entire wolfpack of howling sentries with glowing red eyes.
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- (animal control • animals • awesome • bears • cool • crazy • Hokkaido • robots • scary • video • wolves)
Japanese theatres welcome Thomas the Tank Engine’s newest train, a Japanese shinkansen, in 2021
- Katy Kelly
Oct 21, 2020
Spring 2021 heralds the Japanese theatrical release of a Thomas movie starring a Japanese bullet train!
- Japan
- (bullet train • shinkansen • theatrical release • Thomas and Friends • Thomas the Tank Engine • trains • video)
Tokyo temple holds funeral for personal seals in effort to reform outdated business practice【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 21, 2020
Monk chants sutras in farewell to a business tool that doesn’t mesh with telecommuting.
- Japan
- (business • culture • funerals • hanko • ikan • personal seals • society • telecommuting • video • working in Japan)
Adorable talking Pokémon Eevee coin bank is here to take your money, make you happy about it【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2020
The special power of Eevee’s latest evolution is to encourage you to save your loose change.
- Japan
- (anime • coin banks • cute • Eevee • Itazura Bank • Pokemon • Shine • video • video games)
Trick or treat? Capybaras at Nagasaki Biopark devour jack-o’-lantern in fun new video
- Krista Rogers
Oct 19, 2020
Watch these large, furry rodents indulge in a Halloween treat during this spooky time of the year.
- Japan
- (animals • ASMR • capybaras • cute • funny • halloween • jack o'lantern • Nagasaki Biopark • pumpkin • video • zoos)
Fourth and final Evangelion Rebuild movie finally has release date, beautiful new trailer【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2020
You can (really) mark the end date for the entire Evangelion anime franchise on your calendar now.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • video)
Kentucky Fried Chicken installs fried chicken pick-up lockers in Tokyo, two other cities【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 14, 2020
A no-wait way to get your fried chicken take-out fix.
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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