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Three men arrested after accidentally livestreaming own crime for 90 minutes

Victim relieved to prove this ridiculous crime actually happened.

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Booger in pizza and cream in mouth kick off another year of gross “part-time terrorism” in Japan

It’s that time of year again.

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Daihatsu dealership takes down controversial tweet boasting that they like trees

I think that I shall never see a tweet as backhanded about a tree.

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Will Twitter’s rebranding result in poaching ‘X Japan’ name? Legendary musician Yoshiki weighs in

Social media app’s renaming might hit a snag in Japan.

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Ghibli Park visitors caught in lewd acts with anime character figures

The silence from Studio Ghibli regarding the matter has landed it in hot water.

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Japanese celebs go on “patrol” to help revolving sushi chain Sushiro

I’m doing my part!

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Shiga woman defrauded 4.4M yen by man asking for money to fly down from the ISS and marry her

Ground control to major fraud…

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Bill Gates effect works its magic at Parasitological Museum in Tokyo

Struggling museum sees its fortunes reversed after tweet from famous visitor.

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Government study finds seniors active online more likely to feel life is worth living

Are they using the same Internet as me?

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Road in Chiba plagued by accidents involving shutterbugs seeking “Chiba-fornia” shots【Video】

Chiba-fornia dreamin’ on such a winter’s day.

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Japanese jam jar lids close on their own, as if by magic

People around Japan are blown away by this bizarre discovery. 

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Japanese ambassador stayed in Ukraine to fight in his grandfather’s samurai armour? No, not true

Fake news story goes viral around the world, but the real story behind it is just as compelling.

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The top 10 poses trending with Japanese teens, as demonstrated by a couple of ossan

Two middle-aged guys look to teen culture to reignite their inner kawaii.

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Keeping up with the kids: Japanese high schoolers’ most popular slang of Spring 2022

Would you be surprised if most of these trendy words came from social media?

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Japan one of only two countries where Twitter beats Facebook in social media market share

Pinterest more of a player than Facebook in Japan too.

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Instagram ideals vs reality: “Boyfriend buys me Pocari Sweat” photo isn’t what it seems

Fashion model reveals the reality behind this image isn’t as romantic as it looks.

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Tokyo middle school leaflet asks students to write down, turn in their social media passwords

The board of education’s excuse doesn’t really hold up.

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Revolutionary technology: Japanese company’s new vertical monitor for social media browsing

New design promises benefits for content creators too.

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JR East attempts to unite train-photographing otaku with new social media group

Could this mean an end to the violence?

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Costumes from everyday life on parade once more in “Jimi Halloween 2021”

Come take walk on the plain side.

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