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· Bryan Ke
Japanese American Eating Champion Wins 2018 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 5th Year in a Row
Reigning champion Miki Sudo proved once more that she is the best at downing those delicious hot dogs, winning this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. The 33-year-old Asian-American competitive eater managed to eat 37 hot dogs in 10 minutes during the 2018 Nathan’s Hot Dog…
· Ryan General
Japanese Netizens Want Popular ‘Hamster’ YouTuber Arrested for Animal Abuse
A popular YouTuber in Japan sparked outrage among many Japanese netizens after releasing a video which shows the channel’s owner apparently abusing his pet hamster. Angry netizens are now calling for the arrest of the person behind Japanese YouTube channel Ham Ham Exploration…
· Ryan General
Japan Lost in the World Cup, But The Fans and the Team Still Left in the Classiest Way Possible
Japan’s soccer team and its fans maintained their admired reputation at the World Cup up until the bittersweet end. After starting the game strong with an early 2-0 lead, Japan suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat against Belgium which made a rousing comeback before the game’s…
· Ryan General
Colombian Man Makes Japanese People Humiliate Themselves After Colombia’s World Cup Loss
A Colombian soccer fan recently subjected Japanese fans to public humiliation right after the Japanese soccer team defeated the Colombian club 2–1 in their World Cup match last Tuesday. The man, identified as 40-year-old Guillermo Morales, apparently deceived some fans to look…
· Ryan General
Japanese Company Has Child Actors Act Out Parts of Your Life During Your Wedding
A Japanese company created a unique concept of making weddings even more memorable by “replaying” events from the couple’s lives. Using child actors and nostalgic photos, Surprise-Mall promises “extraordinary custom wedding performance” through their service called “MemoReplay,”…
· Carl Samson
Second Japanese Princess Gives Up Her Royal Status to Marry a ‘Commoner’
Princess Ayako of Takamado, daughter of Norihito, Prince Takamado, and Hisako, Princess Takamado, is now the second Japanese princess in two years to renounce her royal status to marry a “commoner.” According to Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, Princess Ayako, 27, will marry…
· Ryan General
Japanese Lawmaker Says Not Having Children is ‘Selfish’
Politicians from Japan’s ruling party are placing the blame of the country’s population crisis on people who preferred not to have children, with one official calling them “selfish.” Japan’s population decline, which sees a trend decreasing the number of Japanese by one third in…
· Ryan General
Japanese Yakuza Now Makes as Much Money Poaching Sea Cucumbers as They Do Selling Meth
Members of the infamous Yakuza syndicate are reportedly branching out to non-traditional criminal pursuits. While there are still those who engage in the usual gangster stuff- drug-dealing, gambling, and prostitution, the recent government crackdown on organized crime groups has…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Man Who Lived on a Deserted Island for Nearly 30 Years Forced to Return to Civilization
Masafumi Nagasaki, the 82-year-old voluntary castaway who has been living on the isolated 1-kilometer-wide Sotobanari island in Okinawa prefecture (located closer to Taiwan than Japan) was recently brought back to civilization after nearly three decades of living alone.…
· Ryan General
Supreme Court Reverses Infamous Korematsu Decision that Allowed Japanese-American Internment
The United States Supreme Court has finally overturned the infamous Korematsu decision on Japanese-American internment during a hearing that also upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban, In a 6–3 decision in 1944, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government on the…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Scientists Just Created a Flying Robot Dragon Drone Because Why Not?
We are now in that age of technology where everything is within our grasp, including bringing mythical creatures to life, like a flying dragon – or in this case, a flying robot dragon! Scientists at the JSK Lab in the University of Tokyo recently developed a small and nimble…
· Ryan General
Japanese Soccer Fans Have Inspired Other World Cup Fans to Clean Up After Matches
Japanese soccer fans may have started a positive tradition at the World Cup games after viral images showed them cleaning their section of the stadium after their team’s matches. The act, which has since gained the world’s respect and admiration after going viral online, has…
· Ryan General
Japanese Twitter Shares ‘Lifehack’ of Turning Tuna Can Into a Candle After Osaka Earthquake
A natural disaster can strike at any given time and any practical know-how on basic surviving methods can be quite useful in emergency situations. This is especially necessary for places like Japan, which is prone to earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis and other natural disasters…
· Bryan Ke
Exchange Student Who Sucker Punched Referee in Japan Leaves School, Returns to Home Country
An exchange student from the Republic of the Congo who punched a referee during a high school basketball tournament has voluntarily withdrawn from his study program and has now moved back to his own country. The exchange student playing for Miyazaki Prefecture’s Nobeoka Gakuen…
· Bryan Ke
U.S. May Open Immigrant Detainment Facility Near Former WW2 Japanese Concentration Camp
The Department of Health & Human Services recently visited two government-owned sites in Arkansas that are believed to be near a concentration camp in Rohwer that was once used during World War II where many Japanese-Americans were imprisoned. The purpose of this visit is to…
· Ryan General
Japanese Fans Cause Massive Water Shortage Across Tokyo With Bathroom Breaks During the World Cup
A stampede of toilet breaks during the halftime break of Japan’s World Cup match against Colombia last week reportedly caused water shortages across Tokyo, the city’s waterworks bureau revealed. The match, which featured the local team’s historic win over the South American…
· Ryan General
‘Flute Guy’ Who Drew Backlash at E3 for Wearing Japanese Clothes Has a Surprising Backstory
Sony’s “Flute guy” played just two minutes at this year’s E3, but he sparked an endless amount of memes and some heated discussion on social media. Reactions vary from the annoyance of gamers who just wanted to watch gameplay at the event to ridicule of the performance itself…
· Bryan Ke
Parent’s Discover Son’s Secret Anime Porn Stash After 5.3 Earthquake in Japan
While everyone was busy dealing with traffic and cleaning up after the strongest earthquake to hit Osaka, Japan, in decades, one otaku was caught in an embarrassing situation that most teenagers would consider their worst nightmare. The city of Osaka was rocked by a 5.3…
· Carl Samson
Japan Holds an Annual Contest on Who Can Angrily Flip a Tea Table the Farthest
A shopping mall in Japan’s Iwata Prefecture hosted the 12th World Chabudai-Gaeshi Tournament on June 16, drawing a number of folks eager to flip a tea table. That’s right — the tournament is a tea table flipping contest!
· Ryan General
Why Some Japanese Moms Eat Cup Ramen Even After Making Dinner for the Whole Family
A young Japanese mom recently shared a realization she had about her own mother on Twitter which moms across the country found to be so relatable. Housewife Ranran, known as @a_i_ee_85 on Twitter, wrote in her tweet that she finally realized why her mother would sometimes prefer…
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Company · Japan · TYO:9468
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Company · Japan · TYO:2801
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Company · Japan · TYO:9766
Konami Group
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Nintendo
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