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Video shows a man out for a very atypical afternoon walk.
Cynics won’t be surprised, but unintended inside look at hostess bar shorthand still stings.
Marriage agency Zexy thrills Japanese viewers with a makeout montage both moving and mortifying.
In our latest attempt to get rich and eat fast food, we test the limits of the Uniqlo/McDonald’s discount campaign.
New father makes mental note of the economic upside of breastfeeding, passes those savings on to his beloved wife.
Some say the Pokémon GO craze is over, but the bond between true lovers is eternal (and in this case kind of weird).
A trick of the light has Japanese social media checking every crane game for evil apparitions.
Fishing enthusiasts–do you think you have what it takes to beat this extreme “God-level fishing game”?
Contents are actually an ironic jab at Japan’s holier-than-though critics of digital media consumption.
Months-long investigation ends with police officers taking Shogun Kigawa into custody after he fails to resist his fetish for peeing women.
Japanese idol singers usually have a no-romance clause in their contracts, so fans hoping for a dinner date have to get creative.
African-born president of Kyoto Seika University was told his parties sounded fun, but there was a hidden meaning.
Last week, Japan was buffetted by dust-flinging devils winds leading to many a cancelled event, toppled bicycle, and… a flying hairpiece…
Itasha brings the pain to plushie from rival of owner’s favorite anime series.
Four little, and polite, words are all you need to instantly convince a pushy salesman to move along and leave you alone.
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