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Senegalese soccer team’s dance moves go perfectly with Japanese idol music, fan discovers【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2018
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As Senegal’s players shine on the field, famous anime anthem asks if their hearts are shining too.

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• Africa, Japan
• (anime • cool • dance • FIFA World Cup • funny • idol singers • Idols • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • soccer • sports • video • World Cup • World Cup 2018)

Knife-wielding man barricades himself in Tokyo pub rather than pay bill, fires fireworks at city

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2018

A festive way to kill time while you wait for the cops to come arrest you.

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• Japan
• (crazy • crime • fireworks • knife • Tokyo • video • weird • Yoyogi)

Anime at the World Cup — Fans bond after Japan-Senegal match by singing One Piece theme【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2018

”You wanna be my friend?” the songs asks, and the answer seems to be “Yes!”

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• Africa, Japan, Russia
• (anime • awesome • cool • FIFA World Cup • music • One Piece • soccer • sports • video • World Cup • World Cup 2018)

These dozens of beautiful Japanese idol singers aren’t just CG, they were created by AI【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2018

Kyoto-based technology company created a neural network that’s an idol otaku, then set if free to daydream of its perfect idols.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • beautiful women • idol • idol singers • technology • video)

Ghibli anime is real? Totoro Catbus spotted on the streets of Hiroshima【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 25, 2018

But this amazing tribute to Hayao Miyazaki’s classic film isn’t actually a bus.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • Catbus • cool • cospla • cosplay • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • video)

Foreign student who punched Japanese basketball referee returns to home country, coach suspended

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 25, 2018

School adding new staff member to provide psychological care for remaining exchange students from Africa.

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• Japan
• (basketball • crazy • crime • foreigners in Japan • high school • sports • students • studying in Japan • video)

Ramen shop in Nagoya offers monster servings of mouth-watering bamboo shoots as toppings

• Koh Ruide
  Jun 25, 2018

Ready to satisfy your inner panda?

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• Japan
• (bamboo shoot • delicious • Japanese Twitter • ramen • toppings • video)

No one has ever loved anything as much as these adorable Japanese ducks love watermelon【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 24, 2018

Make that adorable and lightning-fast ducks.

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• Japan
• (animals • crazy • cute • ducks • funny • pets • video • watermelon)

12th Angry Tea Table Flipping Contest held in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture

• Master Blaster
  Jun 21, 2018

Regular event calls out the best tea table upenders around.

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• Japan
• (chabudai gaeshi • crazy • funny • Iwate • upend the tea table • video • weird • Yahaba)

Pet rabbit celebrates Japan’s World Cup victory by humping Pokémon’s Charmander【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 20, 2018

Sudden exuberance following soccer win draws praise for vigor and speed.

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• Japan
• (2018 World Cup • animals • anime • Charmander • crazy • funny • pets • Pokemon • rabbits • soccer • video • video games • weird • World Cup)

Tokyo’s Shibuya goes crazy as soccer fans celebrate Japan’s historic World Cup victory【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 20, 2018

Shibuya’s Scramble Crossing never misses a chance to party, but the massive seas of humanity had an extra-special reason this time.

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• Japan
• (crazy • Japan men's soccer team • scramble crossing • Scramble Intersection • Shibuya • soccer • sports • Tokyo • video • World Cup)

Foreign exchange student punches Japanese basketball referee, victim won’t press charges【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 19, 2018

Vicious attack that required 10 stitches is followed by startlingly kind gesture of forgiveness.

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• Japan
• (basketball • crazy • crime • high school • moving • sports • students • touching • video • youth)

Tokyo miracle hairstylist returns with new geek-to-chic video, plus how to have him cut your hair

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 19, 2018

Want the Japanese Internet’s favorite hairstylist to transform your hairdo? Here’s how to make an appointment.

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• Japan
• (fashion • hair salon • hair stylist • makeover • otaku • Shibuya • Shou Otsuki • video)

Drinking party breaks out on Tokyo Station platform as Shinkansen delay strands travelers

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 18, 2018

Booze fans pass the time in a quintessentially Japanese way, while their younger counterparts opt for a more athletic method.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • bullet trains • cool • funny • shinkansen • trains • travel • video)

Newest virtual YouTuber blows her competition out of the water with high-quality intro【Video】

• Koh Ruide
  Jun 18, 2018

It’s like watching an awesome CGI movie.

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• Japan
• (cute • Flavie • video • virtual YouTubers • YouTube)

Pikachu, Shinzo Abe, and other Pokémon go to bat for Osaka to host 2025 World Expo

• Master Blaster
  Jun 17, 2018

Nintendo’s popular pocket monsters take us on a whirlwind tour of what Osaka is capable of.

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• Japan
• (Expo 2025 • Osaka • Pokemon • Shinzo Abe • video • Yumeshima)

Japanese anime girl virtual YouTuber also speaks perfect English!【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 15, 2018

Virtual idol Sakura Fujima stands out from the pack with a voice that sounds familiar…

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• Japan
• (22/7 • anime • cool • english language • idol singers • Idols • Sakura Fujima • Sally Amaki • video • virtual idols • virtual YouTubers • YouTubers)

Beautiful new Levistone from Ghibli’s Laputa anime going on sale soon, so order yours ASAP【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 15, 2018

Recreation of magical pendant from Hayao Miyazaki classic couples with elegantly detailed music box.

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• Japan
• (accessories • anime • Castle in the Sky • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Levistone • movies • Studio Ghibli • toys • video)

Awesome cardboard Darth Vader costume lets you become an eco-friendly Jedi villain【Video】

• Koh Ruide
  Jun 14, 2018

May the Box be with you.

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• Japan
• (cardboard • cool • Darth Vader • Star Wars • video • YouTube)

American otaku attends college graduation accompanied by his anime girl huggy pillow【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2018

Young man in Southern California has a degree, and also a very clear opinion on who Love Live!’s best girl is.

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• USA
• (anime • Cal Poly Pomona • college • dakimakura • education • funny • graduation • huggy pillow • love live • Love Livers • otaku • video • weird)

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