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YouTube’s AI Japanese translation calls for Jimmy Kimmel’s death on his own show【Video】

Another bang-up job from AI translation!

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Japanese city passes ordinance to limit smartphone use, applies to people outside the city too

Kids, adults, and even students who don’t live in the city are told to limit their use of smartphones and other devices.

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Three ways the unauthorized U.S. Department of Homeland Security Pokémon video makes no sense

DHS doesn’t seem to know what the Pokémon series, or its English theme song, are about.

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Sega’s Like a Dragon yakuza teaches “useless” English, let’s use it to learn some useful Japanese

Kiryu seems like the kind of guy who should know that effort is never meaningless, and this time is no exception.

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Japanese instant curry promises flavor of day-old curry right away, and that’s a very good thing

Ashita no Curry wants to time-warp you to the curry of tomorrow.

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Japanese retro croquette store stands strong against the winds of modernisation

From 700 branches to just four, this little croquette stand needs our support.

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Shizuoka man arrested for stealing 50 fire hose nozzles

Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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Painting a cow like a zebra keeps away pests according to Ig-Nobel-winning Japanese research

Dare I say they just look better this way too.

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Japanese factories turning work progress into video game progress with help from Fortnite maker

Osaka factory design firm turned to Epic Games for advice on its motivation-boosting system.

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Real urine-triggered fight breaks out during Demon Slayer movie as anime action crackles on-screen

U.S. moviegoers in no mood to put up with would-be urine hashira’s behavior.

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Panties to wear on your head as hair accessories on offer from Japanese fashion brand【Photos】

Intimate apparel to be seen by everyone.

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Japan’s award-winning crab gadget saves you from soggy noodles

This new kitchen helper has claws, a growling stomach, and some serious charm.

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Policewoman forgets gun in restroom, continuing an odd trend in Japan

Well, at least she washed her hands, apparently.

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Japanese man accepts hostess’ invitation for night view date, sees type of stars he didn’t want to

She didn’t tell him that she’d invited some mobster friends too.

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Temptations of smartphones, high-calorie foods mean no new horse racing jockeys for Japan next year

Horse racing school says nay to those who were looking to debut in 2026.

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Rent-a-scary person company appears in Japan, seems an awful lot like a straight-up gang

If you’re paying people to intimidate others into doing what you want them to do, doesn’t that make you a mobster?

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Why does this sushi restaurant serve raw tuna in an ice cream cone?【Taste test】

Totomaru shatters our expectations, but can they win our hearts?

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Monster Hunter’s grossest monster is now a cute super-deformed room lamp【Photos】

Designers say Khezu will not electrocute you, but no promises about him not freaking your guests out.

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Don’t judge Amazon Japan’s lowest rated massage sandals until walking a mile in them

Provided both you and they can last that long.

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Kawaii Monster Land getting set to become Harajuku’s newest whimsical underground wonderland

Pon pon your way way down to this fantastical amusement park later in the year.

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