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Oita City Councilman’s struggle to wear his masks with pride has grown into a hellacious slobberknocker of litigation.
King of the Koopas remains in fine legal standing, but someone with his namesake is headed to the courtroom.
Plaintiff sought damages of 90 million yen (US$863,433) from her tormentors and the school itself.
Intellectual Property High Court slams the breaks for the company once known as “MariCar.”
The boy’s case details intense, unpleasant customs at the school that made him too depressed to attend class.
Stupid videos continue to flood the Internet in Japan, while one company is looking to send a message.
Verdict handed down in multi-year fight between facial hair and Municipal Transportation Bureau.
Either a double dose of caution or passive-aggressiveness against Nintendo has MariCar’s go-carts looking weirder than ever.
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Japan’s most meaningless road sign discovered, has Internet feeling lost
Why are some types of Japanese rice written with completely different types of Japanese writing?
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Life-size Pikachu figure that wirelessly charges electronics fills us with joy/jealousy【Video】
Japan considering doubling entry cap for overseas travelers, waiving on-arrival PCR tests soon- Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages
We test out the portable shower backpack Amazon recommended to us (which also only has two stars)
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.- Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】
New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan
Old Enough: Netflix show sparks global debate on parenting and child safety
It looks like Costco, it sounds like Costco, but it’s actually Dodosuco — we visit look-alike store
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
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Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
We visit the 24-hour male-only sauna just outside of Hakata Station and ponder a strange sight
Staircase National Highway: the only highway in Japan that cars can’t enter
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Digital manga distributer releases its top ten ranking of shonen and seinen series for April
Our reporter’s faith in the Google gods is shaken by a dubious online purchase of a luxury watch
We tried a Japanese egg steamer to achieve the perfect breakfast eggs without a stove
Manga creator/politician Ken Akamatsu opens political office/art gallery in Akihabara【Photos】
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.
Why Japanese doesn’t need swear words
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