made in japan
The Japanese are known for being incredibly efficient, so you’d expect them to also have the most efficient gizmos. Today, we’re looking at eight Japanese gadgets that we’ve become so dependent on, we can’t live without them!
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This one photo shows how tough times are in Tokyo’s Akihabara these days
Olympic media dismayed by their subpar and overpriced food and drink
Japanese retro gamer completes collection of every Nintendo Famicom cartridge ever released【Pics】
Google made a free-to-play ninja cat RPG to celebrate the Tokyo Olympics, and it’s awesome!
Muji releases a new boba tea kit and we taste test it at home【Taste test】
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World Record? Japanese trainer holds gym for 1,422 days and counting in Pokémon GO
Zelda hacker arrested by police in Japan for selling modified Breath of the Wild save data
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll- Japanese manga lovers vote for top 10 shonen manga with the best endings
After 40 years, Hayao Miyazaki’s first solo-directed anime is finally coming to North America
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Nintendo puts out important notice for casual gamers who’ve bought a Switch during the pandemic
Studio Ghibli releases 400 images from eight movies free to download online
A Pokémon glitch no one discovered in 18 years has been found…by a pet fish in Japan?!?【Videos】
Man sheds half his body weight, looks like a handsome model in just one year
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Akihabara saying goodbye to landmark as giant Sega arcade announces it’s closing for good
Man loses 200 times at crane game, calls police to investigate, staff member loses 300 times too
Hayao Miyazaki has a gripe against Japanese female voice actors
Japanese wife/artist solves “I don’t know. What do YOU want to eat?” problem in an awesome way
Totoro discovered in Japanese forest【Photos】
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Casio partners with Pac-Man for a new but vintage-looking digital watch
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One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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