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Toilet-seat themed comedic-adventure The Benza breaks new ground for foreign talent in Japan
- Master Blaster
Aug 14, 2019 - Tweet
Full of literal toilet humor and heart, this Amazon Prime series is a breath of fresh air.
- Global, Japan
- (Amazon Prime • Christopher McCombs • foreigners in Japan • funny • Japanese TV • Kyle Card • The Benza • video)
Aggressive upskirt photographers terrify Chinese cosplayer to tears at Comiket【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 13, 2019
Says that next time she’ll be dealing out swift kicks to wielders of cameras that are getting too close to her legs.
- Japan
- (Comiket • cosplay • cosplayers • scary • summer comiket 2019 • video)
Fallen otaku being carried away by paramedics at Comiket gives otaku-est command to friend【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 13, 2019
Even as he’s being put in the back of an ambulance, this hard-core otaku doesn’t forget what he came for.
- Japan
- (ambulance • Comiket • crazy • dojinshi • funny • otaku • Summer Comiket • summer comiket 2019 • video)
We mixed all 31 flavors of Baskin Robbins ice cream and created a Frankenstein dessert【Video】
- Koh Ruide
Aug 12, 2019
Join the mad ice cream scientists of SoraNews24 as we play god with everyone’s favorite frozen treat.
- Japan
- (31 Ice Cream • Baskin Robbins • experiment • funny • hilarious • ice cream • recipe • SNJO • summer • video)
Japanese man eats Garigari-kun popsicle in one bite, gets immediate, explosive brain freeze【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Aug 11, 2019
Don’t try this trick at home!
- Japan
- (Gari-Gari Kun • Garigari-kun • popsicle • video • YouTube)
An adorably awesome use for Japan’s mini rice cooker capsule toys: Pet bird feeders!【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2019
Pair of pets enjoy snacks out of the latest quirky gacha toys.
- Japan
- (animals • birds • capsule toys • cut • funny • gacha toys • gachapon • pets • rice • rice cookers • vending machine toys • video)
SO…MANY…PIKACHUS!!! 2019’s Pikachu Outbreak takes over Yokohama with cuteness【Photos, video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2019
SoraNews24 heads to the Tokyo-area bayside oasis to spend warm summer nights chasing, and finding, Pokémon!
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Minato Mirai • Pikachu • Pikachu Outbreak • Pikachu Outbreak 2019 • Pokemon • SNO • video • video games • Yokohama)
Gang of Japanese politicians chase man down street, restrain him for “obstructing campaign”【Vid】
- SoraNews24
Aug 5, 2019
”This is like something the yakuza would do.”
- Japan
- (NHK • Party to Protect the People from NHK • politicians • politics • Protect the Nation from NHK Party • scary • Takashi Tachibana • video)
Japanese governor and mayor’s cosplay at World Cosplay Summit so good it causes broadcast mishap
- Scott Wilson
Aug 4, 2019
When meeting with important guests, it’s important to embrace their culture.
- Japan
- (Aichi Prefecture • cosplay • funny • Nagoya • news • One Piece • Sanji • video • World Cosplay Summit • Zoro)
Talking Pikachu ticket gates now welcoming travelers in Japan at this train station【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2019
Visitors to the site of the Pikachu Outbreak get a special hello from the Pokémon star himself!
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cute • Minato Mirai • Pikachu • Pikachu Outbreak • Pokemon • stations • trains • video • video games • Yokohama)
Awesome time lapse video shows Vietnamese artist carving amazingly detailed wooden Goku statue
- Dale Roll
Aug 2, 2019
This must have taken some serious time and Dragon Ball dedication!
- SE Asia
- (anime • awesome • Dragon Ball • fan art • Goku • Son Goku • statue • video • Vietnam • wood • wood carving • woodworking)
Tsunami Pool at Chinese water park lives up to name, injures dozens with bone-breaking giant wave
- Casey Baseel
Aug 2, 2019
Video shows sudden surge left no time for escape.
Japanese performance artist develops kit to let you experience a summer music festival anywhere
- Master Blaster
Aug 2, 2019
“Fuji Rock Anywhere” can be made with ordinary household products.
- Japan
- (art • Bokunou • crazy • Dokodemo Fuji Rock • Fuji Rock • Fuji Rock Anywhere • funny • inventions • music • music festival • video • weird)
Detective Pikachu plush arrives in mysterious packaging【Photos, video】
- Shannon McNaught
Aug 1, 2019
That’s one way to package things, we guess.
- USA
- (anime • crazy • Detective Pikachu • funny • movies • Pikachu • plushie • Pokemon • Pokémon Detective Pikachu • video • video games • weird)
Hyper-detailed anime girl masks are here to solve, possibly create your fashion problems【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 1, 2019
Unisex masks will help you feel less embarrassed about your clothing choices, designers say.
A slime appears…in real-life Japan! Command? Watch this adorable video【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2019
Is…is Dragon Quest real?!?
- Japan
- (cool • cute • Dragon Quest • flowers • funny • slime • video • video games)
https://youpouch.com/2019/07/28/584076/
Of course you’ll talk to this Pikachu lamp from Japan, so it talks back and dances too!【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2019
After lighting up our lives, the Pokémon mascot is now ready to light up our homes.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cute • interior • lamps • light • Pikachu • Pokemon • Takara Tomy • video • video games)
The one-person kabe-don machine: A terrifying way to experience anime’s steamiest move【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2019
Could anything be hotter, or scarier, than this wall-pound apparatus?
- Japan
- (crazy • funny • inventions • kabe-don • manga • scary • video • wall pound • weird)
Japanese Pirates of Caribbean fan skips Jack Sparrow costume in picture-perfect recreation【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2019
We’re not sure if this counts as cosplay, but it looks exactly like the Disney pirate tale.
- Japan
- (awesome • crazy • dance • Dinsey • Disneyland • funny • Pirates of the Caribbean • robots • video • weird)
Almost everyone thinks Pokémon is made by Nintendo, and almost everyone is wrong, says producer
- Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2019
Pokémon’s actual creators take a moment to remind us that it’s not Nintendo who’s crafting Pikachu and his pals’ video game adventures.
- Japan
- (COK • game freak • Junichi Masuda • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • video • video games)
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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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
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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