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Japanese woman shares horrifying experience of having her phone number...
Having your phone ringing incessantly for six months will drive most people crazy, but not this woman. While there have been instances of people Japan posting their real personal information like...
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Fujisawa Enoshima Fireworks Festival results in one ton of garbage strewn on...
Shocked net users lament the beachside paradise littered with garbage–an uncommon occurrence in usually tidy Japan. When the people of Tokyo need to escape, one popular day-trip getaway is seaside...
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Broken Gundam and broken trust sparks Internet debate about whether or not her actions were justified. On the morning of December 26, Japanese Twitter user @fTWrU0Wawr5tnPM and his wife got into an...
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Japan’s most dangerous New Year’s food causes death once again in Tokyo
Nearly a dozen Tokyoites rushed to hospital before dinnertime on New Year’s Day. Along with watching the first sunrise and going out to buy lucky bags, eating mochi rice cakes, especially the...
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Crushing workload at schools is causing more Japanese teachers to crumble...
Teaching is merely one small facet of being a public school educator in Japan. Fresh out of university and with a teaching licence, most Japanese teachers would be brimming with anticipation at...
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“Do you have a lot of money?” Japanese kid crushes day care worker with...
Care provider admits he doesn’t, and the kids aren’t at all surprised. Working at a day care center involves spending a lot of time around cherubic smiles and innocent laughter, so you might expect...
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Japanese convenience store mascot is an otaku who lives with his mom, stuck...
Oh, and 29-year-old Famichiki Senpai is also an anthropomorphic piece of fried chicken with beefy human arms. You might be surprised to learn that Japanese convenience stores sell delicious,...
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Otaku’s beloved anime-style doll kidnapped, maybe murdered by bird of prey at...
Doll otaku community asks anyone with information to help reunite Sakura-chan with her owner, who’s loved her for more than 20 years. As we talked about recently, otaku, for various reason, usually...
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Nara deer dies with four kilos of plastic in its stomach, tourists cautioned...
Increasing numbers of the nationally protected species are being affected by plastic bag consumption. One of the highlights of a visit to Nara is the chance to walk amongst the city’s free-roaming...
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Possibly Japan’s worst dad reportedly sells kids’ Nintendo Switch so he can...
Furious uncle comes to gamer kids’ rescue. The common logic is that kids are the ones who like toys, but the truth is we simply want different “toys” after we grow up. After all, adults don’t really...
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Crushed turtle on tracks delays train in Japan, problem “not uncommon”
The turtle wasn’t hit by a train, but was still too slow to get out of the way of another source of danger. On Sunday morning, a train left Nagoya Station and began heading west along the Kansai Line,...
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One Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask scene is less zany, much sadder to adults,...
Postman, we’re sorry for laughing at you. There are over two dozen games in Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda franchise, but to this day 2000’s Majora’s Mask still stands out as “the weird one.” Not only...
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A shocking discovery in Sapporo as 238 cats are found living under one roof...
Officials were quick to move once the property owner noticed something was amiss. For many of those who own cats, our furry friends are more than just a housemate. They’re special companions who we...
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Our Japanese reporter bids a fond farewell to Tokyo’s last Claire’s boutique
Goodbye, bright colors. Goodbye, glitter. Goodbye, affordable accessories. Over the past few years, Tokyo has seen the closing of some pretty big western brands in the metropolis, Forever 21 being one...
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Middle-aged Tokyo man, escorted by his mother, confesses to killing elderly...
A sad tale of a homeless person being punished for taking up space. Being homeless is not a crime, but in the eyes of some, it might as well be. Sleeping on benches, begging for change or food, or...
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Japanese “New Word of the Year” announced, sums up 2020 perfectly
We couldn’t think of a better word than this one. While 2020 has certainly had its share of ups, there have also been a lot of downs, and dictionary publishing company Sanseido had a lot of strong...
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Japanese citizen injured in Paris acid attack, Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Our thoughts are with the affected individual. On February 10, a group of Japanese citizens were walking through Paris’s residential 17th district when an acid attack happened. A trio of hooded...
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New traffic safety collaboration with Crocodile Who Dies in 100 Days sends...
Fans of the viral hit comic will notice a subtle and worrying detail in this well-intentioned project. We’re coming up on the first anniversary of the final page in artist Yuki Kikuchi’s existential...
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“The remains of dead dreams” found in Japanese garbage are too painfully real
What happens to a dream deferred? We all have dreams in life. Some of us want to grow up to have certain jobs, or accomplish certain things, or live surrounded by many, many dogs. And in order to...
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Saddest original PlayStation ever? Store labels symbol of Japanese couple’s...
Kaori and Naoto were so very much in love in the summer of 1997. If you’re a video game enthusiast with retro tastes, Japan’s second-hand shops are a must-visit. Even if you don’t end up buying...
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