The way this cat shakes its head while burying its face into its hands makes it look almost human!
Oona McGee
Half-Japanese Oona McGee hails from Sydney, Australia, where she worked as a journalist and copywriter before making the move to Japan over a decade ago. Now she spends her days exploring the streets of Tokyo with her laptop and camera, always in search of new cafes, restaurants, events and stories to share with our readers. As an experienced food and travel reporter, Oona has travelled extensively through all 47 prefectures of Japan, and is constantly researching new destinations and drawing up itineraries for her next adventure.
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The British actor brings life to the origin story of a Japanese demon in a clip that plays out like a mesmerising high-budget feature film.
Comiket sizzled on opening day with hot beauties from favourites like One Piece, Love Live!, and even Pokémon.
And it turns out he’s not the only suave sports car-driving hamster out there!
Equipped with his very own hands-free Poké-Han device, Nick was able to catch a rare Farfetch’d Pokémon he’d never seen before.
The Kit Kats here are served with a theatrical display of dry ice and biscuit pieces that allow you to blow “smoke” out your nose.
He’s caught ’em all in the U.S., Europe, Hong Kong and Australia, and now we get to find out what the gamer’s been up to in Japan, the birthplace of Pokémon.
The thank you note and display to customers left by the owner inside the door is warming hearts around the Internet.
This hilarious kitty even blocks the remote control sensor on the fan to ensure he retains control over the household.
Baseball tournament officials defend the ban on female students as a necessary measure to help protect their safety.
After looking at the brilliant gold leaf covering the World Heritage-listed temple, you can now eat it too, in a beautifully presented ice cream cone.
Artists from around the country took part in the project, which sees Pikachu saying thank you in forty different ways.
This cat’s hilariously well-timed, meow-filled responses are convincing the world he understands Japanese!
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