High schooler hopes the prefecture will shed its disaster zone image, and that the rest of Japan will start to see Fukushima as normal again.
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Maker of Pocky reminds us that life moves fast, but it’s the slow moments that make it beautiful.
Also serves as a reminder to his son to be careful what he wishes for, because he just might get it.
Organizers find a way to let vision-impaired kids express their opinion of which of the adorable characters best represents Japan.
What do you do when the power goes out during your favorite sport? Bust out your cellphone, of course!
Lovingly appropriate choice by wacky inventor asserts that mom isn’t gone, she’s just resting.
Illustrations show that sharing your life with a feline is one of our world’s happiest heartbreaks.
Managers in Japan often use the phrase “Imadoki no wakai mono ha…” to gripe about young people, but this time there’s a twist.
Local media makes no mention of father-of-three’s sacrifice, triggers angry, embarrassed reactions from Japanese nationals.
Took a decade off from Nintendo’s forest lifestyle simulator? Doesn’t matter, because your in-game friends haven’t forgotten you.
Fans in Japan have very different reaction to famous Pokémon’s first intelligible dialogue.
Oftentimes, it’s what we don’t see that tells the real story of the people smiling at the world online.
Even people born and raised in famously polite Japan are amazed by Iwate Prefecture’s manners.
Two years after his passing, Satoru Iwata remains an important part of Nintendo’s video game vision.
Unauthorized notices beg woman who left girls behind to “Please call home.”
Ueno Zoo reminds youths that they don’t need anyone’s permission to run away from a dangerous situation.
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