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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe becomes YouTuber

• Master Blaster
  Oct 22, 2021
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Hopefully he’ll do some game streams too.

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• Internet, Japan
• (election • Japanese Prime Minister • politics • Shinzo Abe • YouTube • YouTubers)

Japanese Scottish Fold Motimaru grabs Guinness World Record for most watched cat on YouTube

• Master Blaster
  Sep 8, 2021

There can be only one.

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• Japan
• (animals • cat videos • cats • COK • Guinness world records • Mochimaru • Motimaru • motimaru's diary • Scottish Fold • video • world record • YouTube)

Gachapon capsule toys let you live the YouTuber dream, bring personal web clout wherever you go

• Katy Kelly
  Aug 7, 2021

It’s every streamer’s dream…a flood of purely positive comments!

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• Japan
• (Bright Link • capsule toys • cute • funny • gachapon • live streaming • Pennywise • streaming • weird • YouTube • YouTuber)

Tokyo Olympic Village tour, with gold medalist Tom Daley 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jul 29, 2021

An inside look at the apartments, stores, dining hall, transport, and laundry room shared by the Olympic athletes.

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• Japan
• (2020 Tokyo Olympics • 2021 Tokyo Olympics • athletes • athletes village • diving • Olympic Village • Olympics • Olympics athletes • Tokyo Olympics • Tom Daley • videos • YouTube)

Behind the counter: what it’s like to work as All Nippon Airways ground staff【Video】

• Ingrid Tsai
  Jun 28, 2021

An exclusive sneak peek for the curious and airplane fans!

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• Japan
• (airlines • All Nippon Airways • ANA • behind-the-scenes • customer service • travel • videos • YouTube)

Three people become first arrested in Japan for posting 10-minute movie recap on YouTube

• Master Blaster
  Jun 25, 2021

Movie makers say 10-minute summaries hurt their bottom line.

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• Japan
• (CODA • Content Overseas Distribution Association • copyright infringement • crime • fair use • fast movie • law • movies • recap video • YouTube)

Japanese YouTuber tests out homemade Water Cake three different ways【Video】

• Shannon
  Jun 15, 2021

Find out which ingredient will give you the transparent treat you’re looking for.

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• Japan
• (delicious • Instagrammable • Japanese food • Japanese recipe • Japanese YouTubers • mizu shingen mochi • recipe • water cake • YouTube)

Nike commercial about gender inequality in Japan receives backlash online【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2021

 New clip points out facts about football, baseball, and sumo in Japan…but not all Japanese are behind it. 

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• Japan
• (commercials • Japanese commercials • Japanese students • Naomi Osaka • Nike • sexism • sport • sportswomen • Sumo • videos • women • YouTube)

Could Piplup be the newest face of Pokémon? Mysterious, cute video prompts speculation

• Dale Roll
  May 22, 2021

Piplup fans, your time has come!!

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • funny • Piplup • Pokemon • video games • YouTube)

Which other J-Pop stars will join former Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya’s YouTube channel?

• Katy Kelly
  Apr 28, 2021

One of Japan’s pop princes has started his own channel, but he’s heavily implying that he’ll borrow a little help from some of his famous friends.

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• Japan
• (arashi • cute • fun • Johnny's Entertainment • KAT-TUN • Kazunari Ninomiya • mystery • Sexy Zone • YouTube)

Japan’s number-one cosplayer opens her official YouTube channel, fans rush to subscribe

• Shannon
  Apr 17, 2021

Are you even surprised she has over 100,000 subscribers already?

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• Japan
• (cosplayer • Enako • Enako Channel • Japanese cosplay • YouTube)

Anti-Asian Racism Social Experiment restores our faith in humanity【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Apr 3, 2021

A reminder that for all the people who hate, there are many more willing to love and protect.

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• Japan
• (anti-racism • Asians • news • racism • racist • social experiment • society • videos • YouTube)

Is a Shonen Jump VTuber coming? Survey from recent issue hints at strong possibility

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 6, 2021

Is the world ready for a Goku or Luffy virtual YouTuber?

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• Japan
• (HoloLive • Shonen Jump • survey • VTuber • Weekly Shonen Jump • YouTube)

The return of Terrace House? Seina and Noah star in new series produced by the reality show【Vids】

• SoraNews24
  Feb 8, 2021

Former presenter Reina Triendl and her sister also make an appearance, naked in a bathtub together.

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• Japan
• (celebrities • Japanese women • love • marriage • reality TV • Reina Triendl • Seina Shimabukuro • television • Terrace House • TV • videos • Wedding • YouTube)

YouTube video about home-grown, home-cooked, traditional Chinese food causes major controversy

• Dale Roll
  Jan 25, 2021

One dish created in the video has some people angry that it was included when it’s not Chinese food.

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• China, Korea
• (Asian food • China • chinese food • controversy • food • kimchi • Korea • korean food • Lixiqi • YouTube)

Japanese Ariana Grande performs “Positions” in parody music video

• Oona McGee
  Dec 23, 2020

Yuriyana Grande dances in her bedroom, the kitchen, and…the White House?

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• Japan
• (Ariana Grande • celebrities • comedians • funny • music • music videos • parody video • Positions • video • YouTube)

Nike commercial addresses bullying and racism in Japan, riles up debate online【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Dec 1, 2020

Video gets more dislikes than likes, proving just how much Japanese society needs to watch this right now.

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• Japan
• (bullying • commercials • football • foreigners in Japan • Japanese • Japanese commercials • Japanese students • Naomi Osaka • Nike • racism • soccer • sport • sportswomen • videos • YouTube)

Japanese police car stolen by hooligans? Sapporo Halloween stunt baffles bystanders【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 3, 2020

Officers seen running after a police vehicle with a passenger waving from the front seat.

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• Japan
• (cars • halloween • Japanese YouTubers • news • police • police cars • pranks • Sapporo • videos • YouTube • YouTubers)

KonMari’s YouTube reveals interesting fact about Japanese vs. non-Japanese online preferences

• Katie Pask
  Oct 27, 2020

What “sparks joy” with overseas audiences may not do the same for Japanese audiences.

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• Japan
• (culture • Konmari • Marie Kondo • Tidying Up with Marie Kondo • YouTube)

Food ASMR YouTuber caught spitting cheese tonkatsu out on camera【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 6, 2020

Kasumi deletes her Twitter and Instagram accounts after coming under fire from viewers.

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• Japan
• (ASMR • eating • food • Food ASMR • Japanese YouTubers • tonkatsu • videos • YouTube • YouTubers)

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