Frustrated professional busts up her office’s outdated “tea squad” tradition with a perfectly salted comeback.
Respondents also discuss whether it’s cheating on your boyfriend if you hug or hold hands with someone else.
Your clothes should make a statement, and the statement here is “Hey, everybody! Look at my junk!”
In the Japanese idol singer world, sometimes the difference between love and hate can be hard to see.
Yokohama Kurikoan’s new limited edition taiyaki cake flavor comes in a striking blue color and has a delightfully refreshing aftertaste to boot!
30-something educator should really be old enough to know his love confession was immature and inappropriate.
Also, Pokémon character designer reveals that his name is NOT supposed to mean “electric mouse.”
Anime/manga legend Go Nagai’s ode to racy fun is immortalized in intimate apparel covering the span from cute to domineering.
At first you’ll be impressed with this drawing, but then you’ll want to laugh when you scroll down to see the rest.
Our Japanese-languge reporter heads to 7-Eleven to grab the most hotly anticipated cold treat fusion of the season.
After going viral with her prawn cracker gown, Sine has upped her food cosplay game with meat, crisps, and enoki mushrooms.
Video shot in Tokyo’s Shibuya Station shows the elusive kirikusha in the wild.
The idol anime mega franchise has a new set of stylish bags to prove your devotion to Uranohoshi High, but they might be daunting to wear outside.

















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Japanese hair salons going bankrupt in record numbers
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