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As long as it’s with regards to Newton’s laws of motion and electromagnets, research shows curiosity does not kill the cat after all.
Recordings of multiple sightings of the bright light also show the visible plume it left as it streaked down from the sky.
The discovery of more than 60 cats in a cafe space of 30 square metres (323 square feet) has prompted the first shut-down of its kind in the country.
Afternoon Tea TEAROOM is recalling the affected batch of fried items after customers complained of numbness in their tongues.
A team in Saga prefecture has successfully developed Agridrone, which will seek out and terminate pests with extreme prejudice.
If you’re planning a trip to the UNESCO World Heritage sites at Nikko in the near future, you’ll be missing out on two of the most famous original wood carvings in the area.
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Boys will be boys. Some men will be idiots.
While it doesn’t answer the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, this high school class experiment is a pretty amazing one nonetheless.
East Japan Railway Company today released images of new building designs planned for three stations on two of the city’s popular train lines.
20-year-old Mayu Tomita now in stable condition following brutal attack.
Actually, he sort of found them.
Love wins, one city office at a time.
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After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
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Japan’s Pokémon donuts are evolving as Diglett grows into Dugtrio churro!
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Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row
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Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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Japan’s adorable new Nikukyu notebooks have the squeezable feel of cat and dog paw pads【Photos】
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