The city’s street dedicated to Japan’s beloved Sazae-san characters evokes a feeling of warm nostalgia.
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Why choose between coffee and manga when you can have both in this latest promotion celebrating 50 years of comic history?
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C’mon Abe, you can do it! You’ve got nothing to lose… Except maybe your pride.
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Offbeat learning aid has Japanese travelers cracking up even before the aliens makes their appearance.
Sailor Moon fans have been waiting for this a very long time — more than 20 years, in fact!
We always thought basic math principles were useful, but who knew they could be funny too?
According to Twitter in Japan, there are four main “personality types” when it comes to girlfriends: cat, dog, gorilla or penguin. Say what?!
After reading this adorable comic, you may never be able to look at the humble koala in the same way ever again–but you’ll love them even more!
Those dog days of summer are turning into sweet school days as students around the world are getting ready to go back to school for fall. In Japan, their summer vacation has already finished and a familiar scene is probably playing out in high schools across the country.
But don’t take our word for it, ding dong ding dong, there goes the bell. Here comes our teacher, Iron Man sensei!
Ah, childbirth. That lovely moment when the child you’ve been waiting to meet for months finally comes into the world and brings with it all the joys that come with parenthood. If you’re a woman, that moment also equates to the feeling of your body being ripped into bits as you forcefully expel a new human being from your body. (Sorry if you’re drinking your morning tea as you read this!)
Like the rest of the female population around the world, Japanese women are no strangers to the pains of birthing a child. Below, we have gathered eleven of amusing anecdotes that have been shared over social media relating to their pregnancies, the hysterical states they were in during childbirth, and the time after their child’s birth. And don’t miss the one story at the end that will positively melt your heart.
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