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Woman says she’s a foreign student struggling in the pandemic, asks us to buy her homemade chocolate
Turning the tables on the ore ore scam in Nagoya can leave you richer than you were before the attempted fraud.
If Donald Trump called you on the phone asking for cash in broken Japanese, would you give him a single yen?
When a stranger sends him a friend request, our reporter sees the opportunity to relieve his explosive, pent-up emotion.
Sellers often claim to be deaf and ask for random Japanese people to “sponsor” their travel expenses.
Our resident scam investigator turns criminal to see how much information he can steal from a stranger’s smart phone.
Our reporter decides to answer one of those “Earn money from your photos!” comments on his Instagram page.
Japan’s first-ever crane game fraud investigation claims arcades used secret setting so prizes could only be won in employee demonstrations.
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The time we (almost certainly) got scammed by a dating app in Tokyo’s bar district
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Country kimono! Project completes set of over 200 designs for every nation at Tokyo Olympics【Pics】
Our Japanese-language reporter tries eel cola so you don’t have to 【Taste Test】
Starbucks Japan’s first pineapple Frappuccino, Go Pineapple, should be the Gorogoro Pineapple
Japan’s daruma dolls seem to be causing problems for horses at the Tokyo Olympics
Mizkan develops world’s most “beautiful” natto, Mr. Sato takes it for a spin
A look inside the Tokyo Media Centre for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Our reporter devises the best way to beat the summer heat: by eating somen in an outdoor shower
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Japanese sandwiches give foreign reporters culture shock at Tokyo Olympics
Canadian reporter’s love for 7-Eleven steals the show at Tokyo Olympics
Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Slam Dunk, and more anime themes play at Tokyo Olympics【Videos】
Why do elevators have mirrors in them? Japan Elevator Association has the answer
Engrish sign at the Tokyo Olympics turns out to be hilariously accurate
Food delivery service’s payment processing error allows some people to eat for free…for 3 years
Sega closing iconic Tokyo arcade that’s been in business for almost 30 years
TV audiences in Japan surprised to see “Pikachu,” “Raichu” as members of U.S. Olympic team
Can the world understand a Japanese humor website? One man asks 4chan and Reddit
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Engrish mistake turns innocent sign into X-rated notice at Japanese store- Canadian reporter’s love for 7-Eleven steals the show at Tokyo Olympics
- Country kimono! Project completes set of over 200 designs for every nation at Tokyo Olympics【Pics】
The young girl starring in this cool retro-style McDonald’s Japan video is actually 62 years old!- Japanese sandwiches give foreign reporters culture shock at Tokyo Olympics
Japanese manga lovers vote for top 10 shonen manga with the best endings
The crazy ordeal of putting together Japan’s 366-piece sushi plastic model kit【Photos】
Zelda hacker arrested by police in Japan for selling modified Breath of the Wild save data
After 40 years, Hayao Miyazaki’s first solo-directed anime is finally coming to North America
This one photo shows how tough times are in Tokyo’s Akihabara these days
Yearly
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
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】
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
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