Move over, dartboards – Japan now has shuriken machines for ninja fun!

Ninja Trainer Arcade earns Japan Ninja Council’s blessing.

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Family stuns with amazing Detective Conan, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, and more group cosplays

The family that cosplays together slays together.

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Work from home in peace and quiet with Otegaroom, a tiny soundproof room for your apartment

Kid chatter interrupting your Zoom call? Struggling with work/life separation? Never fear, the Otegaroom is here!

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Tokyo has a “phantom egg shop” with ingredients for the best tamago-kake gohan rice bowl ever

Don’t knock raw egg on rice until you’ve tried it, and especially until you’ve tried it like this.

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Uber Eats delivers movie theater popcorn at certain Tokyo and Chiba locations

Real movie popcorn taste at real movie popcorn prices, right to your door!

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Japan’s cat futon notepads are the perfect reason to put your thoughts down on paper【Photos】

Unforgettable cuteness to go with your reminders.

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To prevent heatstroke and COVID-19, Ibaraki vending machines dispense free cold water to students

The vending machines have been set up at 14 different elementary and middle schools in Tsukubamirai city.

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Uniqlo invites Demon Slayer back for another collaborative range of kickass anime apparel

Vibrant, stylish shirts starring Tanjiro and his comrades.

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For the not-so-low cost of US$1,300 you can own almost every Pretty Cure collector’s badge set

Emissary of Light, Cure… Badge!!!

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Back to the Future II-style weather forecasts developed by Japanese universities

New system can provide highly accurate 30-minute rain forecasts that update in real-time.

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Kumamon and other Japanese mascots get muscular makeover in new energy drink commercial【Video】

It falls somewhere between impressive and terrifying. We’ll let you decide.

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Japanese divorce rate drops nearly 10 percent during quarantine, netizens try to figure out why

Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, love and quarantine.

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Japanese man arrested for groping woman in station says he’ll only talk to female police officers

Also has a special request regarding his lawyer.

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The Japanese cat with over 100 cosplay costumes

Nausicaä, The Catbus and Super Mario are just some of the characters in this feline’s impressive collection.

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Our reporter makes a slip and slide out of Ikea gym mats, but does it deliver?【Video】

If you can’t go to the water park, bring the water park to you.

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Osaka’s giant pufferfish may be saved by neighboring business

A new hope for the threatened fugu.

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Man sheds half his body weight, looks like a handsome model in just one year

Impressive weight loss transforms this man’s body and mind, but it’s his new face that’s blowing everyone away. 

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Japanese teacher apologizes for peeing on students’ futon during club retreat

Went to take a bath after doing his business.

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Japanese convenience store chain begins testing remote controlled robot staff in Tokyo

Don’t be alarmed if you see a pair of optic sensors peeking from behind the beverage rack.

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We test out Uniqlo’s “new and improved” Airism mask for form, fashion, and function

Can Uniqlo’s new version of the light-weight summer mask beat its disappointing forebear?

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