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flu season
Are you feeling under the weather? Is your fever running higher than 38°C (100.4°F)? Are you living in or around Tokyo? If you’ve answered “yes” to all of the above, then there’s a good chance you have the flu! After the results of a weekly influenza check came in for the week of December 22 to 28, it seems that epidemic levels of the virus have reached Japan’s capital city.
Grab your mask and water for gargling; it’s only predicted to get more serious!
Japanese gamer girl’s crazy controller grip shocks Internet, is unintentional blast from the past
Suicidal teen’s parents take him on trip to Tokyo to teach him life-changing, life-saving lesson
Japanese Twitter obsessed with app that revives the VHS camcorder recording quality of the ‘80s
9 ‘Spiritually Japanese’ Cosplayers, Cartoonists Arrested in China For ‘Anti-China Extremism’
Anime girl virtual YouTubers are running their own bar in Tokyo now【Video】
Japan has canned fried chicken, and we taste-test two types of no-cook karaage
New Dragon Quest legendary baby armor turns your child into the hero of life’s adventures
Japanese cat book explains how cats see their human owners, and it’s not as objects of respect
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese man changed name of his iPhone to “Please send cat pictures” and it workedJapanese cat book explains how cats see their human owners, and it’s not as objects of respect
Dad’s story about parenting on a train highlights Japan’s hidden prejudice against male parenting
Kyoto Animation arsonist sent more than one novel to company as part of annual writing contest
How should a guy say “I” in Japanese? Japanese women give their opinions【Survey】
Shikadamari: The Nara deer summer gathering phenomenon that baffles visitors every year
Foreigner in Japan gets “scary Cretaceous cookies” at work, Japanese wife can’t wait to eat themJapanese Twitter obsessed with app that revives the VHS camcorder recording quality of the ‘80s
Visiting the burial site of the head of Japan’s most evil demon in Kyoto
What would the cast of Japan’s longest-running anime look like in real life? Kind of terrifying
We visit Tokyo Tapioca Land in Harajuku
Which Pokémon are you? Official quiz reveals your Poké-personality, and how to take it in English
Tokyo public schools will stop forcing students with non-black hair to dye it, official promises
Japanese baseball teen refuses walk after getting hit by pitch, follows up with home run【Video】
50-year-old Japanese woman pulls off amazing Love Live! anime idol cosplay【Photos】
Cup Noodle’s Nissin releases ultra-nutritious instant ramen with “all nutrients your body needs”
Hideo Kojima stopped by U.S. customs for attempting to bring in unnerving plastic baby pod
Strange blanket from Japan promises good night’s sleep with the help of tentacle-like noodles
Beautiful Japanese cosplayer stuns fans with high school photos that look nothing like her now
Kyoto Animation confirms it received novel from writer with same name, address as arson suspect
Japanese man eats Garigari-kun popsicle in one bite, gets immediate, explosive brain freeze【Video】Which Pokémon are you? Official quiz reveals your Poké-personality, and how to take it in English
Uniqlo reveals first-ever T-shirt collaboration with Your Name anime director Makoto Shinkai
Uniqlo Pokémon T-shirts coming to Japan this summer, in 24 crazy designs
We got a haircut at “Japan’s Leading Barber” and walked away feeling like a million bucks
Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
Uniqlo announces brand-new line of awesomely beautiful Sailor Moon T-shirtsTokyo public schools will stop forcing students with non-black hair to dye it, official promises
“They will bounce” promises Final Fantasy director as Tifa joins fighting game castJapanese baseball teen refuses walk after getting hit by pitch, follows up with home run【Video】50-year-old Japanese woman pulls off amazing Love Live! anime idol cosplay【Photos】
Japan has canned fried chicken, and we taste-test two types of no-cook karaage
New Dragon Quest legendary baby armor turns your child into the hero of life’s adventures
Japanese cat book explains how cats see their human owners, and it’s not as objects of respect
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese man changed name of his iPhone to “Please send cat pictures” and it worked
Nissan develops golf ball that automatically finds the hole every time
What does “Konnichiwa” really mean? Understanding Japanese greetings
What’s in a name? The 10 most common surnames in Japan (and their meanings)
You’ll need a healthy dose of imagination for these Japanese window food samples
An illustrated field guide to the myriad marvelous uniforms of Tokyo Disney Sea
Miniature Japanese ryokan room captivates all our hearts with its teeny tiny perfection
Uniqlo reveals first-ever T-shirt collaboration with Your Name anime director Makoto Shinkai
We ate a pickled tapioca bubble rice bowl and it was un-bowl-lievable
