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Japanese job-hunters reportedly dismayed by requests for “photos showing who you are as a person”

Anything’s OK, just nothing too natural, or unnatural, or unflattering, or revealing, or stodgy… but, you know, anything is OK.

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Wearable blankets blessed by 1,100-year old Shinto shrine on sale in Japan, surprisingly affordable

Blessed Wearable Blankets all receive prayers that wearers will pass their entrance exams.

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New game on Nintendo Switch requires players to act drunk for superpowers

Be the hero you deserve, but not the hero you need right now.

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Foreigner accidentally allowed to vote in Japanese election, ballot will remain valid

Very weird mix-up at takes place at advance polling place.

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What happens if you feed pufferfish poison to pufferfish? Japanese scientists trying to find out

”Here, little fishies! Come get your poison!”

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Why was the Lithuanian ambassador to Japan working in a fast food beef bowl joint in Tokyo?

Aurelijus Zykas joins the Matsuya crew.

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Japanese arcades now have crane games where you can win sweet potatoes then roast them in-store

Will sweet potatoes won taste twice as sweet as sweet potatoes earned?

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“Totoro” restaurant in non-touristy Tokyo serves up very green matcha ramen【Taste test】

Green tea is only one of the two unusual ingredients in Kitchen House Totoro’s green ramen.

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Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to the best horror in Tokyo!

We treat ourselves to all-we-can-drink tears and sweat.

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Is a full curry meal a smart choice to eat while lying in bed?【Experiment】

Following an unexpected injury, curry cravings put bedsheets in the line of fire/drips.

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Australian on trial in Tokyo, case hinges on if he said “This is a robbery” or “Go to a door”

Possibly the first time a trial in Japan is decided by English grammar and pronunciation.

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192-year-old Kyoto tea company now makes matcha Margherita pizzas

Itohkyuemon continues to innovate as it approaches its 200th birthday.

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Tokyo Space-out tournament draws nearly 100 competitors, finds who’s the best at doing nothing【Video】

Competitors judged on technical and artistic quality of their spacing out.

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Yakuza member arrested on charges of using insurance to pay for severed finger treatment

Don’t chop off your own finger if you’re not prepared to pay out of pocket to get sewn up afterwards.

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Announcing the Find Girlfriends for Takamichi and Takuya Project — Applications open!

Our two most eligible bachelors, one a dog-loving trained actor and the other a former pharmaceutical researcher turned rapper, are looking for that special someone. Could it be you?

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Pizza Hut Japan creates Landmine-type Pizza to celebrate Japan’s dark jirai-kei fashion

“You’re not gonna eat me because I’m not cute, right?”

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Osaka zookeeper caught stealing chimpanzees’ food

Victims claim to have seen no evil, heard no evil, nor spoken no evil.

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Iisjhaisha? Japan’s biggest English test sends out a baffling message

Be honest, TOEIC. Have you been drinking?

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Japanese woman subdues convenience store thief with headlock, credits anime for technique

Shopping trip turns into unexpected grappling session that ends with bite marks, letter of commendation.

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Abuse Cafe Japan: We get abused by waitresses in maids’ uniforms at Tokyo’s viral pop-up diner

Like the worst maid cafe you’ve ever been to, where diners are told to eat their food like pigs.

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