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Instagrammable library in Japan shelters the local community with forests of books

Relax and unwind inside this aesthetically pleasing haven. 

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World’s Smallest Park teaches us a valuable lesson about the power of community in Japan

Yes, the park is in this photo, and its impact is greater than its size.

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Yokohama’s iconic Red Brick Warehouse is now transformed into a hotpot and sake tasting venue

Sample some of the best regional variations of nabe and sake in a Showa-retro space at this event perfect for the middle of winter.

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Japanese dog café in Nagoya aims to create community among toy poodle owners

You and your pup will never feel alone again.

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Nakagin Capsule Tower’s last residents: group meals, floods, weird noises, and more

The so-called “Daughters of the Lunar Space Ark” have seen it all.

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Muji opens its first prepared food-themed store in Higashi Ikebukuro

MUJIcom Higashi Ikebukuro seeks to deliver a health-conscious, community-based approach to meals.

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Need someone to watch your cat while you’re away? Try the new Japanese cat-lover’s site Nyatching

Not only is it a community of pet-sitters, but it’s a community of cat lovers, too!

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Indonesian community paints the town red…orange, yellow, green, blue and purple【Photos】

Just goes to show that a little color goes a long way!

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8 Reasons Japan is so clean: the wa of cleanliness

Japan must be one of the cleanest countries in the world. What’s behind it all? Find out what makes Japan so pika-pika!

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Sony Warns Not to Put Your Gaming Console in the Microwave, Leaves Online Community Dumbfounded

Sony’s recent publicly-announced warning not to put your gaming console in the microwave, has left most of the online community completely lost for words. If you happen to be the owner of a Sony gaming console, placing it in the microwave only to fry the hell of it is surely the last thing on your agenda. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that such reports have recently been doing the rounds on the net. Frying your treasured gaming console obviously defies all forms of common sense and I’m sure most of you will be racking your brains as to whom and under what circumstances would do such a thing.

So just why would Sony issue such a bizarre warning? In short, Sony appears only to be going by the facts, or should we say the evidence that remains resident on the game console after being submitted for repair:

“Of the defective products received by Sony, we have detected on some rate occasions evident changes in the shape of the unit and even burn marks that can only be assumed to have been brought about by the use of an electrical appliance such as a hairdryer or microwave”.

Sony adds, “Heating up your game console leads not only to a defective unit but also creates the risk of a fire or even serious injury”.

Whilst there is much speculation and even theories out there as to why game users would resort to such an act, hard evidence is much lacking.

So just what are some of these theories?

Forget about sending your broken game console to Sony: if you have a hairdryer at hand, repair it yourself the D.I.Y way! – Or so the ‘hairdryer method’ would have you believe!

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Our Reporter Discovers Penis Disguised as Goomba, Nintendo’s Online Police on the Case Moments Later

When Nintendo stated that Miiverse, its new online community and text-based messaging service, would be strictly policed and kept kid-friendly, they weren’t kidding!

Lifelong gamer and RocketNews24 reporter Kuzo has been tooling around with the office’s new Wii U games console for weeks now, and, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Sato who attended the Japanese launch last weekend, managed to get his hands on a Japanese version of the machine, which he’s been thoroughly enjoying.

Imagine Kuzo’s shock, though, when he stumbled across a drawing of a goomba – the little mushroom bad guys from the Super Mario games – spliced onto the end of a crudely-drawn love-wand while using his new console’s integrated social network! Even more shocking, though, was the speed with which Nintendo’s net police honed in and took care of the offending material.

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