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Logan Paul Doesn’t Think Harassing People With Pokéballs in Japan Was Culturally Insensitive
Logan Paul does not think he was being culturally insensitive when he displayed his obnoxious behavior during his infamous trip to Japan earlier this year. Paul, who earned universal outrage after posting the “suicide forest” video in January, recently sat down with popular…
· Carl Samson
MLB Sparks Outrage After Racist Tweet About Two Japanese Players
The Major League Baseball has come under fire after tweeting a picture of two Japanese players while referring to a meme about alikeness. The tweet, which was immediately deleted, showed baseball stars Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki shaking hands at Angel Stadium.
· Ryan General
Japanese Monk Savagely Berates Tourists Who Post Bad Reviews of Buddhist Temple Guest House
A Buddhist guest house situated in an ancient temple in Mount Kōya, Japan has received critical reviews on Booking.com, with many commenting on the site’s “basic” amenities. In response to the negative reviews, Daniel Kimura, a resident monk and an official Shingon priest at the…
· Carl Samson
Japanese-American Woman Shocked When Hotel Bill Comes With a Racial Slur
A Japanese-American woman who attended a conference at a Philadelphia hotel was left in shock when her bill arrived with a racial slur on top. Eileen Yamada Lamphere was among the attendees of the 2018 Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) National Convention, which was held…
· Ryan General
World’s Oldest Man in Japan Who Loves Eating Candy Turns 113
Masazo Nonaka, who is known as the world’s oldest living man, just turned 113 years old on Wednesday. The Japanese grandpa celebrated his birthday with his family in his hometown of Ashoro on Hokkaido island.
· Carl Samson
Japanese Lawmaker Sparks Outrage After Shameful Comments About the LGBT Community
Mio Sugita, a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member of Japan’s House of Representatives, is facing a wave of backlash after calling the country’s LGBT community “unproductive” in terms of child-bearing and undeserving of tax-funded services. The lawmaker’s comments appeared in…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Restaurant Has a Genius Way to Keep Customers Polite
A restaurant in Japan is winning praise on social media after coming up with an ingenious way to ensure that its staff is treated politely. Word about the pub Konro-ya went viral after Japanese Twitter user @gin_shiru shared a photo of its beer menu over the weekend.
· Ryan General
People Can’t Get Enough Of This Baby Girl From Japan With Incredible Hair
A Japanese girl with gorgeous, flowing hair has become the envy of many netizens, and she is just six months old. Adorable Baby Chanco became an instant social media star after her mom posted images of her on Instagram.
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Twitter User Reveals Heartwarming Message From Mom After Telling Her He’s Gay
A Japanese Twitter user shared a heartwarming message that his mother sent him after he came out to his family while he was staying at a hospital. The message was sent to Twitter user @_Fromage_ a day after he introduced his partner to his family while he was at a hospital for…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Village Makes Art Out of Rice Paddies to Honor Manga Artist
A Japanese village transformed its rice paddies into gigantic pieces of art in honor of a renowned manga artist. Inakadate, located in Japan’s Aomori prefecture, creates them every year to honor Osamu Tezuka, known as the “Japanese Walt Disney.”
· Bryan Ke
Japan is Having a Shortage of Ninjas Despite Offering $85,000 Salary
Iga, located in Mie Prefecture, Japan, is reportedly having a lesser-known crisis compared to the demographic one that the country is currently facing – huge shortage of ninjas despite offering candidates a pretty hefty annual salary of $85,000 as maximum. The small city, which…
· Ryan General
Badass Japanese Cab Driver Takes Woman in Labor to Hospital Like an Action Star
A Japanese taxi driver is getting much love from netizens for his speedy transport of a couple about to have a baby. Twitter user @kakumaro shared a fascinating encounter with the caring and efficient driver who took him and his expectant wife to a hospital after she went into…
· Ryan General
Wildlife Experts Reveal the Dark Side of Japan’s Obsession With Otters
Japan’s continued obsession with otters has left wildlife experts concerned about the future of the species. The overwhelming demand from Japanese customers who seek the exotic animals as pets fuel illegal otter smuggling in Asia, Inverse reports.
· Editorial Staff
Deadly Heatwave in Japan Kills Eight People, Leaves 2,000 Hospitalized
A brutal heatwave throughout Japan killed at least six people on Saturday and an additional two people on Sunday, according to data from Kyodo News. In some areas, the extremely high temperatures have reached up to 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.84 Fahrenheit), leaving around…
· Bryan Ke
Swedish Model Gives Up Citizenship to Become a Gardener in Japan
Meet Jakob Sebastian Björk, a Swedish-born bodybuilder and a naturalized citizen of Japan. Björk now goes by Tatsumasa Murasame, a name given to him by his mentor after he gave up his original nationality to become an official citizen of Japan, which does not allow dual…
· Editorial Staff
Japanese Nurse Poisoned 20 Patients So They Would Die When She Was Off-duty
Japanese authorities arrested a former nurse to answer for allegations linking her to the deaths of 20 patients back in 2016. Ayumi Kuboki, who used to work at Oguchi Hospital in Yokohama, Japan is accused of poisoning elderly patients by injecting their intravenous…
· Khier Casino
Miniature Horse Found on Roof After Devastating Flood in Japan
A 9-year-old miniature horse was discovered and rescued on Monday after being stranded on a roof during torrential raining western Japan, but her young colt remains missing. Leaf and her 1-year-old colt, Earth, went missing in the heavy rain on July 6 when Japan’s widespread…
· Bryan Ke
Surveillance Video Shows Cats Reacting Before Massive Earthquake in Japan
Surveillance footage taken from a cat cafe in Japan shows how felines react before, during, and after a massive earthquake that rocked Osaka and nearby areas last month. The video starts out like any other day in CATchy, a cat cafe located in neighboring Wakayama prefecture, as…
· Ryan General
Japan Just Hanged the Cult Leader Behind the Deadly Tokyo Nerve Gas Attack of 1995
Japan has executed the cult leader behind the deadly subway nerve gas attack in Tokyo 23 years ago. Aum Shinrikyo’s (Aum Supreme Truth) 63-year-old founder Chizuo Matsumoto, also known as Shoko Anshara, was hanged on Thursday along with six other cult members after almost 12…
· Carl Samson
How Japanese Commuters Nap on the Subway and Still Wake Up at Their Stop
It’s not unusual to find fellow commuters zoning out on the subway, a sign of diligence and a rite of passage into a hard-working society in Japan. What’s bizarre, however, is how they know when it’s time to wake up.
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Tokyo Disney
Tokyo Disney connects to Oriental Land, the company that runs the resort and the spending around it.
Company · Japan · TYO:7832
Bandai Namco Holdings
Bandai Namco sits behind toys, anime IP, games, and licensing that turn fandom into everyday consumer products.
Company · Japan · TYO:9697
Capcom
Capcom is a good read on how long-running game worlds keep producing sales, streams, and fandom years after launch.
Company · Japan · TYO:4751
CyberAgent
CyberAgent runs ABEMA streaming and Cygames' hits like Uma Musume and Granblue Fantasy — a media-and-games force in Japanese pop culture.
Company · Japan · TYO:9983
Fast Retailing
Fast Retailing matters because Uniqlo is an everyday consumer habit, not just a stock story.
Company · Japan · TYO:9468
Kadokawa
Kadokawa ties publishing, anime adaptation, games, and fandom discovery into one listed media company.
Company · Japan · TYO:2801
Kikkoman
Kikkoman is how Japanese flavor went global — the soy sauce that became a default condiment on Western tables and made 'umami' a kitchen word.
Company · Japan · TYO:9766
Konami Group
Konami sits on a vault of iconic IP — Yu-Gi-Oh cards, Metal Gear, Silent Hill — plus a huge trading-card and mobile business.
Company · Japan · TYO:7974
Nintendo
Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.