A tasty, clever way to say “We’re just friends” in a country where women give chocolate to both lovers and platonic male acquaintances on February 14.
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Spoiler alert: it’s filled with one human, 10 pounds of sweat, and at least a year’s worth of back pain.
Twitter user finds way to make winter more enjoyable… or possibly less enjoyable depending on who you are.
As new freshmen get ready to start high school in Japan, a reminder that a lot of what they’ve seen in anime isn’t how things are really going to be.
We’re not talking about pretty boy swordsman Sephiroth, but crazy clown dictator Kefka after you wash away all that makeup.
Technical glitch during live stream may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Manga author relates the depressing tale of seeing the ignoble fate of his leftover comics.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, but this tale of deception has a double-twist ending.
Our reporter decides to answer one of those “Earn money from your photos!” comments on his Instagram page.
Father-to-be from Arizona gets more than the one million Facebook likes needed to persuade his wife to call their newborn Son Goku.
Intrigued individuals predict huge spike in Japanese toilet paper consumption.
One small change makes the iconic Disney movie dress memorable for a completely different reason.
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