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In no-tipping Japan, most people just pay whatever the meter says, but this company is now letting passengers pay more.
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Woman says she’s a foreign student struggling in the pandemic, asks us to buy her homemade chocolate
Pressured to review outdated prohibitions, an entire prefecture says goodbye to “relics of the past”.
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The move is intended to minimize damage during natural disasters, but is it too little too late?
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- The crazy ordeal of putting together Japan’s 366-piece sushi plastic model kit【Photos】
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- Country kimono! Project completes set of over 200 designs for every nation at Tokyo Olympics【Pics】
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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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