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Japanese readers vote for the top five concluded manga series of the past 15 years

The surprising omission of a few popular series has some net users shaking their heads.

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Japanese governmental employees in frantic pencil-shaving spree to meet city election day

COVID-19 pandemic measures mean a sharpened pencil must be prepared for each of thousands of potential voters.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe becomes YouTuber

Hopefully he’ll do some game streams too.

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Disgraced YouTuber Hezumaryu to run in next Japanese national election

First, take a moment to consider what it must take to become a “disgraced YouTuber.”

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City Councilman Super Crazy Kun’s election victory ruled invalid by commission

Toda City representative vows to fight like super crazy to retain his position.

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Joker in the running for Chiba Gubernatorial Election

Why so serious, Chiba?

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Super Crazy Kun wins seat in Toda City Council election

And what a long super-crazy ride it’s been.

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Top 100 manga of all time chosen by survey of 150,000 Japanese people

Which of the thousands of titles came out on top?

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A whole bunch of capybara videos to help ease your presidential election stress【Videos】

Bath time is only one of many times these critters cuteness can put your heart at ease.

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Poop or Wiener? Election divides Japan with a difficult decision

Kids’ manga magazine asks a juvenile question that prompts some deep thought and low-brow humor.

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YouTube livestreamer enters politics, aims to get votes with eye-catching campaign poster.

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate strips naked in televised campaign speech

Candidate exercises right to wear poop-stained diaper on head during address.

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Voting for “Pokémon of the Year” opens on Google, to be decided this Pokémon Day

Vote or black out.

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Trolling doesn’t get any more official than this.

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“They slipped 10,000-yen bills into rice balls” — Bizarre election corruption in Aomori revealed

It’s so bad that the region is now slang for “corrupt election.”

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“Women, go back to the kitchen” command misogynistic election banners seen in Okinawa

Female candidate and male opponent denounce classless political message.

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Candidate running for mayor in one of Tokyo’s districts wants AI to manage politics

The future is here, but some residents aren’t prepared to accept an artificially intelligent mayor so soon.

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Cast your vote for a brand new Japanese Kit Kat flavour to be released worldwide later this year

Nestlé Japan is calling on Kit Kat fans around the world to nominate and vote for their next flavour on a special English-language website.

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Scandal rocks McDonald’s Kanto-Kansai burger election, Tokyo Roast Beef Burger caught lying to voters

Revelation of “pork” in the Roast Beef Burger is sure to impact this crucial election.

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Voting underway for Japan’s top bus mascot

In what other country would someone think it was a good idea to hold a national ranking of bus company mascots?

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