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Suntory explains the simple science behind how it makes its amazing clear tea beverages【Video】
Video demonstration released to celebrate the launch of new Transparent Black Tea.
Live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film’s IMAX trailer highlights action scenes
- Anime News Network
Nov 8, 2017
Film opens in Japan on December 1, will also open in over 190 countries.
- Japan
- (anime • Anime News Network • Fullmetal Alchemist • Live action • manga • movies • video)
Trump blissfully unaware as Abe falls in bunker during their round of golf in Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 7, 2017
Everyone feared there’d be a gaffe during the presidential visit, but this wasn’t what anyone was expecting.
- Japan, USA
- (Donald Trump • funny • Golf • Hideki Matsuyama • Kasumigaseki Country Club • LOL • politics • presidential visit • Shinzo Abe • Trump • U.S. president • video)
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You Latest Video Features New Take on Classic English Theme Song
- Anime News Network
Nov 6, 2017
English-dubbed film screens in U.S. on November 5, 6, 11, 14
- USA
- (Anime News Network • movies • Pokemon • Pokémon: I Choose You • video)
Doctors Without Borders Japan gets a birthday greeting from the anime world
- Master Blaster
Nov 5, 2017
Her cake for Médecins Sans Frontières may even come à la mode.
Moaning competition aboard AirAsia flight thrills some, annoys the heck out of everyone else
- Koh Ruide
Nov 4, 2017
Alternative in-flight entertainment aimed at pleasing customers leaves much to be desired.
- SE Asia
- (AirAsia • awkward • competition • in-flight entertainment • moan • video)
Train otaku’s YouTube channel is packed full of funky music videos dedicated to stations
- Koh Ruide
Nov 4, 2017
Rock to the beat of station names and level up your knowledge of Japan’s railway system while you’re at it.
Documentary on North Korean schools in Tokyo sheds light on bizarre, hidden part of Japan【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Nov 4, 2017
What do you do when a school praising a terrorist country is in your neighborhood?
- Japan
- (controversial • documentary • North Korea • schools • video)
Animator Gives Game Of Thrones Anime Makeover
- Viewster
Nov 4, 2017
Game of Thrones is a phenomenon that hasn’t quite grabbed Japan the way it has the rest of the world. This might be a big step in the right direction though.
- Internet
- (anime • Game of Thrones • Parody • theme song • video • Viewster)
X Japan’s Yoshiki gives weather report in English on French TV, delights fans worldwide【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2017
Lack of rainy conditions sadly prevents Japanese visual kei music legend from saying weather will rock viewers like a hurricane.
- Europe, Japan
- (celebrities • music • video • visual kei • X Japan • Yoshiki)
Square Enix’s Project Hikari Will Take You Inside Manga
- Viewster
Oct 28, 2017
Square Enix might be best-known for the games it makes, but the company also publishes its own manga in Japan.
- Japan
- (manga • Square Enix • video • Viewster • virtual reality)
Japanese YouTuber covers the Super Mario Bros. theme… on four calculators【Video】
- Meg Murphy
Oct 24, 2017
So, do you play any musical instruments? Yeah, I play calculators.
- Japan
- (calculator • music • nintendo • Super Mario Bros. • video • YouTube)
360-video of Pyongyang shows a surprisingly beautiful side of North Korea【Video】
- Master Blaster
Oct 22, 2017
“Colorful” is a word I never thought I would use to describe North Korea.
- North Korea
- (360 degree video • Aram Pan • cityscape • photography • Pyongyang • video)
Complete set of bedroom, living room furniture for cats created by Japanese woodworking companies
- Casey Baseel
Oct 21, 2017
Videos show off nicer bed and sofa than we have in our human homes.
Pokémon GO game adds Sableye, Banette, more Hoenn Pokémon
- Anime News Network
Oct 21, 2017
First third-generation Pokémon launch on Friday..
- Global, Japan, USA
- (Anime News Network • halloween • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video • video games)
Moviegoer hears otaku boyfriend gush to girlfriend over sexy anime heroine, but there’s a twist
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2017
”Shitty and creepy” Fate fan turns out to be not such a bad guy after all.
- Japan
- (anime • cosplay • Fate • Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower • funny • otaku • romance • video)
Anime canned coffee from China has us hoping for a sequel to a caffeinated beverage【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2017
Nijigen has Japanese influences both inside and out.
10 types of people Japanese women hate sitting next to on public transportation【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2017
Porn, drool, and body odor all identified as major problems.
- Japan
- (etiquette • ferries • funny • manners • public transportation • society • trains • travel • video)
You’re so cute when you’re angry. Shiba Inu gets angry at mocking mini-me toy【Video】
- Richard Simmonds
Oct 19, 2017
Nobody likes a copy-cat, or even, it seems, a copy Shiba Inu dog.
World’s first giant robot fight is in the books! Japan draws first blood, US reigning champ
- Master Blaster
Oct 18, 2017
A battle two years in the making finally comes to an end, but is only the beginning of giant robot fights.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • KURATAS • MegaBots • robots • sports • Suidobashi Heavy Industry • twitch • video)
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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]
Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Weekly
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Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
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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
Yearly
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
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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
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