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This cat likes to pull peace poses, stand on two feet and make a living selling hot potatoes.
Spoiler alert: it’s filled with one human, 10 pounds of sweat, and at least a year’s worth of back pain.
In what other country would someone think it was a good idea to hold a national ranking of bus company mascots?
Nyango Star must have apple-cat nerves of steel as he absolutely kills a performance of X Japan songs in front of a discerning audience.
Have you ever seen a mascot play drums? I bet you’d never expect one to be this awesome at it.
Even Gudetama occasionally cleans up after himself, which is more than we can say about some of our roommates in the past.
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Domo-kun is down on the ice and can’t get up! Who can save the furry, brown monster mascot?!?
It seems to be that moe girls, those cute, sometimes slightly sexualized, doe-eyed animated characters, have spread from their origin in Japan throughout Asia. Not only have we seen them being used to mock government initiatives in Indonesia. In Taiwan, they’ve been employed extensively as subway mascots, and now the Department of Technology in Taipei has joined the moe bandwagon with 230-chan.
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Tokyo luxury hotel teams up with Cup Noodle for 50th anniversary ramen cocktails and course meals
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Killing Machine appears at Japanese baseball stadium, Dragon Quest fans thrilled【Video】
Sinisterly delicious wine from Attack on Titan anime now on sale in real-world Japan
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You can now rent “fat people” in Japan
Osaka to Fukuoka for less than 40 bucks? It’s possible with Japan’s overnight ferry
Historic Asakusa shopping street in danger as Taito Ward calls for shop evictions
Stationmaster cat dies in Japan after being hit by car
High-ranking Tokyo Olympics official dies in apparent suicide
Searching for Totoro at Totoro Station in Totoro, Japan
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Manga legend Rumiko Takahashi reveals her insane working schedule
Coca-Cola’s green tea cubes are an awesome new way to make Japan’s favorite drink【Photos】
Man cooks rice, stir-fried noodles in convenience store parking lot before starting police chase
Magic gummy candies become a viral hit on social media
Poll asks Japanese fans to name their favorite depressing anime
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Japanese cat owner has to sell sports car to pay for medical bills, finds best buyer in the world
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Studio Ghibli releases 400 images from eight movies free to download online
Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
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
Akihabara saying goodbye to landmark as giant Sega arcade announces it’s closing for good
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
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
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Killing Machine appears at Japanese baseball stadium, Dragon Quest fans thrilled【Video】
Sinisterly delicious wine from Attack on Titan anime now on sale in real-world Japan
Landmark Akihabara arcade Adores is the latest Tokyo game center to go out of business
We try some “raw” dorayaki from Kyoto and are overwhelmed with its thickness
Does this “Mother Milk” eau de toilette really smell like a newborn baby? We ask a baby
Finally! First-ever Pokémon manhole covers installed in downtown Tokyo
Akihabara restaurant Dante’s 10-buck steak: delicious, and so divinely cheap it feels like a sin
We visit the Suntory Yamazaki Distillery, the newly-renovated, boozy paradise
Thailand’s Daiso is so different from Japan’s that they might as well be on different planets
Mr. Sato’s day made from this gacha capsule toy with a special surprise【Pics】
Nissin develops revolution in chewiness with 8-minute instant udon made with “mochi wheat”
Board of education suspends Japanese teacher who stockpiled 750 pairs of panties at school
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