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Fed-up Japanese city hires a hawk to chase occupying army of crows away from city hall【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 5, 2018
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Matsuyama has a difficult bird problem, but now it has an awesome bird solution.

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• Japan
• (animals • awesome • birds • cool • crazy • crows • hawks • matsuyama • Shikoku • video • weird)

After 15 years, the first male Pretty Cure has arrived… perhaps

• Master Blaster
  Dec 2, 2018

Cure Infini has something 55 of his predecessors never possessed: a Y chromosome.

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• Japan
• (anime • Hugtto Pretty Cure • PreCure • Pretty Cure • television • video)

Nissin commercial gets a thumbs up for parodying Sony’s classic PlayStation commercial【Video】

• Koh Ruide
  Dec 2, 2018

“One, two, three! One, two, three! One, two, three!”

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• Japan
• (advertisements • cup rice • funny • Nissin • playstation • Sony • video)

Miss World Japan: The great-times-20-granddaughter of samurai lord One-Eyed Dragon

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 2, 2018

Direct descendant of Date Masamune becomes first Japanese entrant to win talent portion with her beautiful opera vocals.

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• Global, Japan
• (beautiful women • beauty pageants • Date Masamune • Kanako Date • miss world • Miss World Japan • music • opera • video)

Explosive preview of “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” straight up spoils the plot for everyone【Video】

• Koh Ruide
  Dec 2, 2018

Warning! Do not read (or watch) if you wish to avoid spoiling the story.

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• Japan
• (Broly • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Super • movie • preview • spoiler • video)

Evangelion returns to legal English-language distribution with Netflix streaming deal【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 27, 2018

Get in the damn streaming service, Shinji.

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• Japan, USA
• (anime • Evangelion • Hideaki Anno • Netflix • video)

Tokyo Police shows a clever way to conserve water in a disaster and impress children with magic

• Master Blaster
  Nov 25, 2018

This makeshift faucet made with just a plastic bottle is simple but can be a lifesaver in times of need.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • disasters • lifehack • Lifehacks • plastic bottle • plastic bottles • science • SNOJ • Tokyo Metropolitan Police • video • water)

Japan’s Camoufla-view products help you slack off with your smartphone in secret!

• Shannon McNaught
  Nov 24, 2018

No more suffering through those long and boring meetings…until someone recognizes what you’re holding.

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• Japan
• (Camoufla-view • clever • cool • ears • lazy • slacking off at work • Smartphones • video)

Godzilla and Gundam battle in awesome collaboration video!【Video】

• Shannon McNaught
  Nov 21, 2018

Did you know that Gundam can repel Godzilla’s heat ray? We sure didn’t.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • Godzilla • Godzilla: The Planet Eater • Gundam • kaiju • movies • robots • video)

Spinning Pikachu toy from Taiwan lights up in a dizzying tornado of madness

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 20, 2018

This toy makes us wonder if Pikachu missed a lucrative career as either a breakdancer or a strobe light by sticking around with Ash too long.

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• Internet, Japan, Taiwan
• (anime • crazy • funny • Pikachu • Pokemon • Taiwan • toys • video • video games)

Monster Strike x Sailor Moon collaboration ad features handsome and beautiful Sailor Senshi

• Koh Ruide
  Nov 19, 2018

You do not want to mess with these Sailor Senshi.

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• Japan
• (collaboration • Monster Strike • Sailor Moon • smartphone game • video • YouTube)

The mystery of live-action Pokémon movie Pikachu’s freaky-sounding German voice【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 15, 2018

A strange caper is afoot as Germany’s Detective Pikachu is heard sounding nothing like the Pokémon species is supposed to.

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• Europe, Japan
• (anime • German • Germany • Ikue Otani • Live action • movies • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Detective Pikachu • video • voice actors • voice actresses • weird)

Cats in Japan say “nyao,” except for this one that says “ololiloliloliloliloliiiloli”【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 15, 2018

Kitty freaks out the Internet by appearing to speak, possibly perform black magic.

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• Japan
• (animals • cats • cute • funny • pets • scary • video • weird)

Anime magical girl spokesmodel tells Japanese women not to feel bad about dying their hair【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 14, 2018

Taking control of your hair color is nothing for a magical girl to get embarrassed about, after all.

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• Japan
• (ads.magical girls • anime • beauty • cool • fashion • video)

Trailer for “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” promises a show filled with unforgettable turbocharged battles

• Koh Ruide
  Nov 12, 2018

Featuring the universe’s most powerful and fearsome Super Saiyan to date.

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• Japan
• (Broly • Dragon Ball • fight • Goku • trailer • Vegeta • video)

Robot omelet chef is kinda neat, but won’t be taking over the world any time soon, netizens say

• Dale Roll
  Nov 10, 2018

It’s nice that it can make omelets by itself, but it’s certainly not a threat to human existence.

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• SE Asia
• (cooking • cool • omelettes • robots • Singapore • technology • video)

Japanese comedian gets standing ovation for crotch-covering antics in France【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Nov 10, 2018

Got Talent series regular Wes-P tries again, this time in the land of Voltaire and Sartre.

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• Europe, Japan, USA
• (America's Got Talent • Britain's Got Talent • crazy • france • funny • La france a un incroyable talent • Mr. Uekusa • video • weird • Wes-P)

Japanese cop smashes through window to arrest apparently high-on-meth driver in Osaka【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 8, 2018

Doing donuts in central Japan’s biggest city is a sure-fire way to get the police to bring out their fists of fury.

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• Japan
• (cards • crazy • crime • Drugs • Osaka • scary • video)

Japanese Lego genius rigs up a working machine gun made of plastic blocks【Video】

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 7, 2018

The possibilities are limitless when it comes to Lego, and that’s why you can make a functional machine gun out of it.

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• Japan
• (cool • LEGO • machine gun • toys • video)

Think you had a rough commute? Japanese salaryman gets jumped by wild boar on way to work【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 7, 2018

After knocking him down, the animal came back to try to finish the job.

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• Japan
• (animals • boars • commuting • crazy • Salaryman • scary • video • weird)

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  2. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  3. Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
  4. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  5. Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
  6. This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
  7. Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
  8. Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
  9. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  5. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  6. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  7. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  9. Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
  10. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  6. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  7. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  8. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  9. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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