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Ami Takeuchi is a beauty queen with pageant awards under her belt, legions of fans and a new idol DVD out, and boy, is it sexy. She also happens to be a “new half”, which in Japan refers to a trans female. Her catchphrase, in fact, is “the new half that’s just too cute!”
Warning: Things are about to get a little bit NSFW (unless you work at RocketNews24, in which case, congratulations! Pretty much nothing is NSFW!)
Like many countries, Thailand’s military has conscription by way of a lottery. Draft day is held each April, around the time of the traditional New Year, and all men over 21 – even those who no longer consider themselves to be male – are required to attend the conscription lottery once.
Thailand is widely considered the trans capital of the world, and more gender reassignment surgery takes place there than in any other country. So Thailand’s unusually high number of trans females (kathoey or “ladyboys”) makes this conscription process somewhat unique.
Japanese women categorise male friends by levels of intimacy, from hugging to bathing
Twitter user thinks he knows why blood drives use sexy anime artwork in Japan
Japan Travel: Explore a hidden cave on a tiny monorail roller coaster thrill ride in Nara
Japan’s craziest, most terrifying video game arcade is going out of business【Photos】
Funeral undertaker takes departed father on one last trip to his beloved sea
Man in China says he likes Pokémon’s Team Rocket on social media, company makes him issue apology
Japanese boy knows the one thing he needs when evacuating from typhoon, and it melts our hearts
Elderly Japanese couple’s cute restaurant anecdote brings smiles and “d’aww”s to the table
Rugby World Cup: Captain Michael Leitch melts hearts with the reason why he plays for Japan
Canon shows off video-game-like replay tech for real games of Rugby World Cup in Japan
Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog
You can now turn your smartphone into a Pokémon Pokédex thanks to Bandai【Photos】
Typhoon warning from NHK Japan “to all foreigners” causes controversy online
World’s #1 Smash Bros. player takes on random kid in Japan’s Narita Airport
Typhoon Hagibis turns skies in Japan purply pink, makes people fear the end is nigh
Shibuya rats scuttle along streets in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis【Video】
Japanese news agency under fire for announcing Nobel Prize goes “to foreigners”
Seiko makes limited number of Godzilla watches for 65th anniversaryJapanese women categorise male friends by levels of intimacy, from hugging to bathing
PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t interveneJapanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutesJapanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dogYou can now turn your smartphone into a Pokémon Pokédex thanks to Bandai【Photos】
Uniqlo announces new line of awesome Dragon Ball T-shirts and hoodies【Photos】 
We took advantage of Burger King’s Whopper Jr. sale in an extreme way
Kyoto Animation will use none of its arson donations for business recovery, all of it for victims
Pakistani Japanese citizen is tired of the cops asking him for his foreign resident card
Hayao Miyazaki has turned down multiple offers from Hollywood to make live-action Nausicaa movie
Which Pokémon are you? Official quiz reveals your Poké-personality, and how to take it in EnglishPewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
We asked a Niantic insider 30 questions about Pokémon Go, learned a lot of useful information
Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
Why do Japanese recycle bins have two openings but dump everything into the same compartment?
Tokyo public schools will stop forcing students with non-black hair to dye it, official promisesJapanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
Japanese baseball teen refuses walk after getting hit by pitch, follows up with home run【Video】
50-year-old Japanese woman pulls off amazing Love Live! anime idol cosplay【Photos】
Man in China says he likes Pokémon’s Team Rocket on social media, company makes him issue apology
Japanese boy knows the one thing he needs when evacuating from typhoon, and it melts our hearts
Elderly Japanese couple’s cute restaurant anecdote brings smiles and “d’aww”s to the table
Rugby World Cup: Captain Michael Leitch melts hearts with the reason why he plays for Japan
Canon shows off video-game-like replay tech for real games of Rugby World Cup in Japan
Wild boars leap from river, run across rice fields like a scene from a Ghibli anime film【Video】
Japanese Twitter in an uproar about Tokyo ward that banned homeless from evacuation shelters
Starbucks Japan releases new limited-edition mugs, cards and travel bottles for Halloween
Canadian rugby team volunteers in typhoon-struck Japan following cancellation of World Cup match
There’s a Final Fantasy live-action stage musical coming to Tokyo!
Coca-Cola Japan releases new Christmas bottles with ribbon labels and music
New Kumo Cloud Cake from Tokyo is the Japanese sweet on everyone’s lips right now
Fake schoolgirl prostitution extortion ring busted by Tokyo police
