Black fried chicken appears in Japan with new Black Hole-flavor convenience store snack

A triple helping of dark ingredients creates fried chicken unlike any we’ve ever seen on Earth.

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Body jacket from China protects scooter riders from winter cold, throws dignity out the window

Who needs self-respect when you can stay warm?

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Cute twin cats lavishing love on each other is the sweetest thing you’ll see today【Pics & Videos】

The relationship between these two cosy cats is warming hearts around the country.

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Dragon Ball creator pulls a George Lucas, dispels the mysticism of Super Saiyan transformations

It turns out that not all Saiyans can get Super Saiyan just by training hard.

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Our Japanese staff holds an extreme potluck with the legendary “Dark Nabe”

Join us as we dabble in the dark culinary arts with a hot pot not for the faint of heart.

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Why going to a hostess bar in Japan can be a huge waste of money for otaku

One man’s pleasure is another’s pricey poison, as otaku says going to a hostess bar is just paying for stress.

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Struggling Legoland Japan doubling down and becoming Legoland Resort with new hotel, aquarium

After a rocky first year, the blocky travel destination is confident about turning things around.

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Nagoya man hospitalized after eating fish with name including “fugu,” a.k.a. “poisonous blowfish”

Probably should have set off a few warning bells.

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Batman Ninja anime’s awesome preview video is every bit as crazy cool as the concept sounds【Vid】

Batman shows he’s equally comfortable taking part in a tea ceremony or trying to cut Samurai Warlord Joker down with a katana.

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Akihabara fans shed a tear as iconic sign comes down, changing the cityscape of Electric Town

These photos capture the late-night action that spells the end of an era for Electric Town.

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Great deals on edible scorpions and more at Village Vanguard this holiday season!

Big savings on scorpions not enough? Okay, they’ll throw in larva and crickets too!

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Crabs, umbrellas and the Kraken released: Winners of the 2017 Nanoblock Awards revealed【Video】

Video shows off international competition’s amazingly intricate entries, all made from the tiny Lego-like nanoblocks.

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Amazing-looking library in Tianjin has us wanting to visit even if we can’t read anything【Video】

New home for books looks like something out of an awesome science fiction movie.

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So long, Satomobile! We repaint our car with magic markers for Japan’s cheapest paint job【Video】

A year of driving the Mr. Sato itasha turned out to be far too long for its owner, so we bid it goodbye in the cheapest way we could.

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Chinese “Chinchilla bed”, which looks uncannily like Studio Ghibli’s Totoro, available to buy

Snuggle up with Chinchilla, Totoro’s legally ambiguous futon-style cousin from China.

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All-you-can-eat ice cream at Cold Stone this month set to make Japan’s holiday season extra happy

This December tradition truly makes this the most wonderful time of the year.

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Even for Japan, this is a crazy rush hour scene.

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Travel tip: 100 yen shop solves the “What do I do with my trash?” problem visitors face in Japan

A clever solution to one of the biggest annoyances about traveling in Japan.

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【Monday Kickstart】See the silly kitty and more vying for the prize in the “Pet Bragging Contest”

This particular kitty seems to be a disciple of Maru’s “If I fits, I sits” School of How to Cat. 

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AKB48 and South Korean idol groups perform hits at music awards, turns out to be a disaster

Scathing comments from Japanese and Korean netizens spark heated debate between the two pop cultures.

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