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· Bryan Ke
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is Now on Instagram
For the first time ever since his first appointment as Japan’s prime minister in 2006 – and his second in 2012 – Shinzo Abe has finally announced he will start actively using Instagram in 2018. The 57th Prime Minister of Japan first made the announcement on Friday when he made…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Melania Trump’s Calligraphy Lesson With Akie Abe Hijacked By Redditors in PSBattle
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have kicked off their tour of Asia with their first stop being Japan; while Trump has been playing golf and feeding koi with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the FLOTUS has been attending calligraphy lessons with the Japan’s First…
· Ryan General
Trump Mocks Japanese Reporter During Absolute Mess of a Press Conference
President Donald Trump’s White House press conference on Wednesday after the 2018 midterm elections is rife with jaw-dropping moments including when he mocked a Japanese reporter. During the bizarre press conference-turned-tirade, Trump hurled insults at opponents, mocked losing…
· Bryan Ke
Japan Rocked By 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Leaving at Least 2 Dead, 125 Injured
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake recently shook Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, as other parts of the country recover from the devastation caused by Typhoon Jebi that wreaked havoc earlier this week. The earthquake hit southern Hokkaido at around 3 a.m. on Thursday at the…
· Bryan Ke
New Disney Film Banned in China Over Winnie the Pooh Memes
“Christopher Robin,” a live-action adaptation of the Disney series “Winnie the Pooh,” has been banned from being screened in theaters in China, making it the second film this year to be denied a release in the country after “A Wrinkle in Time.” An insider told The Hollywood…
· 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…
· 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
Celebrity Chef Serves Japan’s Prime Minister The Most Offensive Dessert Possible for a Japanese Person
When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara for dinner during their second official visit to Israel on Wednesday, they were treated to a dessert many found to be culturally offensive. The group had…
· Carl Samson
Japan’s Birth Rate is Down for the 37TH YEAR in a Row
Children in Japan have decreased for the 37th consecutive year, undermining the country’s initiatives to handle its aging population. According to new data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, there were 15.53 million children age 14 and below as of April 1,…
· Ryan General
Japanese Cosmetics Firm Under Fire For Racist Poster Against Chinese Customers
A cosmetics company in Japan has issued an apology regarding a sign one of its stores recently posted that indicated Chinese people were prohibited from entering. Written in Japanese, the offending sign placed in an unspecified Pola store window read: “Entry by Chinese people…
· Kyle Encina
The Philippines Gave World Leaders the Swaggiest Attire Ever During the ASEAN Summit
The traditional attire worn by the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the ASEAN Summit 2017 in Manila ended the long-running trend of world leaders wearing “silly Asean shirts”. The general public often poked fun at the “awkward” attire that world leaders…
· Kyle Encina
Japanese Burger Chain Sells Out of Burgers Because of Donald Trump
The Japanese hamburger chain that served U.S. President Donald Trump while visiting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has quickly sold out in Tokyo. Munch’s Burger Shack just got an enormous boost in popularity after they served President Trump their scrumptious “Colby Jack Cheese…
· Bryan Ke
Donald Trump Tells Japan Mass Shootings Can Happen Anywhere — In Country with ZERO Mass Shootings
President Donald Trump reportedly told Japanese Emperor Akihito that mass shootings can happen “anywhere” in the world including Japan, which only has single-digit rates of firearm-related deaths annually. Trump met Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Monday on the first stop…
· Editorial Staff
Donald Trump Eats Lavish Dinner in South Korea With 360-Year-Old Soy Sauce
Earlier today, President Donald Trump landed in South Korea for the second stop of his five-country Asian tour for a state dinner in Seoul. While Trump had an all-American dinner when he dined in Japan with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it appears South Korea didn’t want Trump…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Prime Minister Falls While Playing Golf With Donald Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly lost his balance and fell in a bunker sand during a round of golf with President Donald Trump on Monday. Trump, during his first ever two-day trip to Japan as the U.S. president, had the opportunity to enjoy a round of golf with…
· Max Chang
Donald Trump Refuses to Eat Any Japanese Food During Trip to Japan
Donald Trump once said during a 1990 trip to Japan that he would not eat “f***ing raw fish” and opted for a McDonald’s hamburger. It appears that he’s sticking to that belief in his latest visit to Japan. Although Japan has been praised for their great cuisine with many…
· Editorial Staff
The Real Story Behind Donald Trump ‘Disrespectfully’ Feeding Fish in Japan
Earlier today, Trump was caught on camera feeding koi fish with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his trip to Japan. At one point during the video, Trump was seen dumping the hole box of fish food into the pond, and not using a spoon.
· Carl Samson
JPop Star Cosplays as Donald Trump During President’s Japan Visit
In an apparent celebration of the U.S. president’s arrival in Japan, one of the country’s most successful pop stars became “Katold Trump,” entourage and all. On Sunday, President Donald Trump landed in Japan for a three-day visit to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. This…
· Ryan General
Japan is Getting Pikotaro to Meet With Donald Trump During Visit
Japan is pulling all the stops to give United States President Donald Trump a memorable time by having the outlandish Pikotaro entertain him during his upcoming trip to the country. Trump will be visiting Japan from November 5 to 7 on the first leg of his all-important 12-day…
· Kyle Encina
Japanese Company Confirms Employee Died of Overwork After 159 Overtime Hours
A Japanese woman who was found dead in her bed in 2013, reportedly holding her smartphone, after excessively working now has citizens concerned about Japan’s grueling work ethic. Most workplaces in Japan embrace work so much that employees often succumb to what the country…