The mayor who pledged to create an onsen amusement park if his video received a million views now has another message for the public.
Watching a film adaptation multiple times might not be the best way to financially support your favourite manga artist.
If the name is any indication, the Kobe Disco Train promises to be a more uptempo and commercially viable version of a soul train.
From the shoes to the laces, along with shoehorns and bottles of polish, everything in this range is made from sweet chocolate.
Peak-hour delays caused such overcrowding that some commuters were unable to enter stations in the nation’s capital.
Snack food company Calbee is playing with fire by expecting people to swallow their new concept potato chips: “Wet Potato, Moist Mild Soy Sauce Flavor.”
Method involves no chemical cleaners, one household appliance.
The luxury fashion brand owes a few thanks to a popular new anime which focuses on competitive men’s figure skating.
This crazy parody of the original video clip centres around the length of this man’s cheesy stick.
The two suspects are seen as the latest entrepreneurs in Japan’s burgeoning field of “Voyeur Hunting.”
Come with us as we take a look inside the cream-filled presents and snowman-shaped doughnuts ahead of their official release.
On a visit to this bathroom, a printed move list is just as important as toilet paper.


















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