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After an airline scuppered passengers’ Valentine’s Day plans with a huge delay, one woman found herself in yet another bind when she learned that her complimentary hotel stay would be in an S&M dungeon-themed love hotel.
Whoever said cats and their owners look alike could not have anticipated a closeness like this.
Many Japanese venues allow concertgoers to wave glow sticks, but waving your junk? That’s a no-no.
Come for the weather report and stock prices, stay for the top-of-the-line profanity.
Is Tokyo restaurant’s new menu item a culinary dream come true, or do two rights make a wrong?
Because sometimes you want to add some fun to bathtime, and also the chance of crushing your loins.
Why just use boobs to sell your product, when you can use boobs and humor?
Food manufacturer Myojo recently released a special version of their popular Ippei-chan instant yakisoba noodles that includes a chocolate sauce topping. We tried it… so you don’t have to.
Scarecrows? More like terrifypeople.
Finally! You no longer have to let language barriers keep you from lying to random girls you meet on the street of a foreign land.
Japan’s Fuji TV recently branded the majority of Osakans as people who love putting raw egg into coffee. Not wanting to be left out, we gave it a try.
Can’t say we didn’t see it coming, but say it ain’t so! Poo-flavored curry restaurant Curry Shop Shimizu is ready to close up shop. Where will we go to get our crappy curry now?
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