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Edamame lovers! Take part in the World Edamame Speed-Eating Championship preliminaries in Tokyo

This year, the preliminaries are part of a larger edamame festival showcasing a popular style of serving soybeans from Niigata Prefecture.

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Japanese company starts project to restore Nakagin Capsules to capsule hotel

The project will feature crowdsourced redesigns of the real original capsules.

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Yokai Modeling Awards return to Kagawa after 5-year hiatus

Finally, a return to normalcy.

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2022 Uniqlo global T-shirt contest reveals winning designs of Snoopy and the gang

The 11 winning entries were selected from 14,000 total submissions centered around Peanuts characters and will go on sale later this month.

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Studio Ghibli-themed photo contest is showcasing and giving away adorable Ghibli merch

”Metaverse”-style exhibition planned for entries to online photography competition.

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Tuna-can-shaped Super Super Super Big Cushions, and more coming to crane games in Japan

Super Super Super Big Cushions can only be won in a contest but come with a month’s supply of Sea Chicken!

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New summer ice cream-flavored mini KitKats come with a serving of summer homework topics

Japanese kids can exercise their mouths and minds by participating in a contest to brainstorm ideas about the future.

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Rolled up balls of paper win 1st and 3rd place in Tokyo Tech paper airplane contest

Lazy like a fox.

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New hell found in Nagasaki, campaign to name it underway

What fresh hell is this?

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2021 Salaryman Poetry Battle showcases some dark but hilarious poems

Giving insight into the life of a Japanese office worker.

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Win Pikachu-shaped gummy goods in Kanro’s Pikachu sweets campaign!

If you haven’t already bought a pack (or five) of these gummies, now’s the time to do so.

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Universal Studios Japan launches mask cosplay contest for Halloween

One of our own reporters has a go at making a personal Halloween-themed mask for USJ’s newest event.

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Garigari-kun ice pops accepting new flavor suggestions, could “cheese beef” and “ramen” win?

One things is for certain, nothing is too bold for this company.

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Got an idea for a steamy isekai manga series? Japanese publisher holding open writing contest

No one-night stands, though, because the judges want an actual plot to go with the sensual shenanigans.

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Kyoto Animation suspends Kyoto Animation Awards in aftermath of deadly arson attack

Novel-writing contest, which accused arsonist was a failed entrant to, has been held since 2010.

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Japanese Twitter user wins free ice cream for a year, surprised that’s what they literally get

If you ever wanted to know what a full year of ice cream looks like, here’s you chance!

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Junon Super Boy Contest finalist wows the Internet with his beauty

He’s like a pretty boy manga come to life.

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Win a large intestine scarf from one of Japan’s leading enema manufacturers

This is your one chance to enter something of Mune Pharmaceutical’s, rather than the other way around.

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Japanese Christian light novel contest allows authors to criticize religion, make Satan the star

Buddha, president of the United States also explicitly recognized as potential characters in surprisingly wide-open competition.

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Ninja-star throwing contest now accepting applicants, grand champion gets a golden shuriken

Have you got what it takes to be the deadliest shuriken slinger?

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