Alibaba, the enormous Chinese e-commerce company, is about to file for an IPO in the U.S.
The two most popular Alibaba websites — Taobao and Tmall — are Chinese marketplaces and rather inaccessible if you don’t know the language, but there’s also Alibaba.com, an English site for sales between importers and exporters in more than 240 countries.
Alibaba.com has been known to sell different types of well-disguised counterfeit goods. Not only that, but a lot of the stuff on the site is just straight up bizarre or oddly labeled (we found quite a few normal products that for some reason had the phrase “hot” or “girl” tacked onto them).
We dug around Alibaba.com, and here are some of the gems we found:
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Nara man arrested for burying mother in his cemetery plot by himself
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
Krispy Kreme releases new zodiac doughnuts for the Year of the Snake in Japan
Japanese houses that cost just US$28,000 thrill the Internet, also break its heart
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Starbucks Japan unveils second Holiday Frappuccino for 2024
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
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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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
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
Krispy Kreme releases new zodiac doughnuts for the Year of the Snake in Japan
Japanese houses that cost just US$28,000 thrill the Internet, also break its heart
Buy a Japanese ambulance, pachinko machine or samurai sword at this government auction site
We know the human names of Dragon Ball’s Androids 17 & 18!
The best cosplayers from Day 1 of Winter Comiket 2022【Photos】
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
Japanese KitKat Bears debut exclusively in Japan, but are they any good?
Made In Japan Fender Limited Edition Hello Kitty Stratocaster now on sale in Japan
Bitter Colombian soccer fan tries to insult Japan, Japanese fans respond with kindness, and memes
The Vatican now has an official anime-style mascot character【Video】