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Fukushima Board of Education admits mistake, but it’s hard to imagine it made any difference.
Survey sheds light on who the most popular voices in anime are among boys and girls these days.
Student says she stepped in when she saw adults walking past the young girl, who was soaked in the rain.
Junior high school students at one school are learning Japanese culture by recreating historical sites in the popular game.
Heartwarming tale of a boy who grew up to have the last laugh, and get rich off the experience as well.
Assistant Language Teacher quickly learns that Japanese doesn’t always translate properly into English.
Scholarly approach makes it look like he’s been hitting the books, but really he’s just trying to catch ‘em all.
Hospital’s pregnancy consultation division receives its most queries from junior high and high school students ever.
Pocari shows they’re the kings of both sports hydration and sentimentality — and want other school kids to get singing, too.
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New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan
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Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
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Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
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Former sake brewery in Japan gets a new life as…whatever the heck this is
Japanese gacha machine sells nostalgic super tiny books, and we tried it out
Not everyone hates school uniforms: Japanese Twitter shows us why
Tokyo’s dedicated Nintendo store finally begins offering its exclusive items online
Cosplayer and self-professed meme queen becomes member of Taiwan parliament
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Space World Station becomes the most misleading station name in Japan
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