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· Bryan Ke
Japanese YouTuber cries after eating durian for the first time in 2 years
Japanese YouTuber iChang RM became tearful after finally eating durian for the first time in two years. YouTuber couple iChang and Jimmy left Hong Kong last month after being stuck there since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They moved to Malaysia and have been living…
· Rebecca Moon
Poop teaches kids finance in extremely popular textbook on backorder in Japan
A children’s financial literacy textbook that uses poop-themed illustrations is on a severe backorder in Japan due to its massive popularity. The textbook, “Poop Money Drill,” is divided into two books that teach children about the importance of the economy and financial…
· Ryan General
Wisconsin school district rejects award-winning novel about Japanese internment for being ‘diverse’
The Muskego-Norway School Board rejected the use of “When the Emperor Was Divine,” a book recommended by the district’s curriculum committee for a 10th-grade accelerated English class. The district’s curriculum committee had previously endorsed the 2002 novel by author Julie…
· Rebecca Moon
Forget swiping: Why a Japanese city is encouraging strangers to exchange handwritten love letters
A matchmaking service created in Miyazaki, Japan, two years ago is encouraging single men and women to send each other love letters. The program has reportedly resulted in 17 couples and 32 face-to-face dates. More than 450 people signed up for the matchmaking service where…
· Rebecca Moon
Japanese company creates trash can that freezes your garbage to prevent odor
A Japanese company has designed a trash can that stores garbage at 12 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent odor and the production of bacteria. The company first got the idea for “Clean Box” in 2017 after discovering that some people were putting their garbage in freezers to eliminate…
· Jane Nam
Japanese woman wins Tokyo mayorship while living 5,800 miles away in Belgium
Satoko Kishimoto, 47, has been elected mayor of Tokyo’s Suginami district despite being a resident of Leuven, Belgium, roughly 5,800 miles away. Kishimoto won by a narrow 200 votes, defeating conservative opponent and incumbent mayor Ryo Tanaka. Kishimoto was able to rely on…
· Bryan Ke
New Japanese toy truck that makes sushi and then drops it off will have kids becoming itamae in no time
Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy Arts announced the Kurukuru Norimaki Kojo, or the “Around and Around Sushi Roll Factory,” a toy factory that uses a truck, a simple circuit and various stations to make sushi in less than a minute. The Kurukuru Norimaki Kojo requires kids to…
· Jane Nam
Legendary Edo period book on ninja arts discovered in a ‘ninja village’ in Japan
In the city of Koka in Shiga Prefecture — which is known as a “ninja village” — a written copy of the original, famous book on the art of ninja, “Karinseiyo,” has been discovered at a local shrine. Ninja, also known as shinobi, were spies highly trained in what would later…
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman in Japan charged for mixing human feces into school lunch
A woman in Japan has been arrested and charged for mixing human feces into a school lunch. A 20-year-old employee at a public school in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, has been arrested and charged with fraudulent obstruction of business on June 13 for mixing human feces into a side…
· Ryan General
Oregon City mayoral candidate says the city’s homeless will live like ‘the Japanese’ if he wins
Oregon City mayoral candidate Leslie Wright said he wants the homeless in his city to live like “the Japanese people” by placing them in a vacant school. The retired sergeant major unveiled his plan while discussing his second attempt to run for Oregon City mayor during an…
· Bryan Ke
‘I was stressed at work, so I set the store on fire’: Burned-out Japanese part-time worker arrested for arson
Tatsuya Matsuzawa, a 32-year-old part-time worker, was arrested for arson in Japan. Matsuzawa reportedly set Ken Depot Soka Sezaki Store in Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, on fire on June 13. He had been working as a delivery and security man for the building materials store for…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese singer Ado releases animated music video for ‘One Piece Film: Red’ official theme song
Japanese singer Ado released an animated music video on Wednesday featuring the “world’s greatest diva” Uta singing the official theme song of “One Piece Film: Red,” titled “Shinjidai” (“New Genesis”). The music video was animated and directed by illustrator Hmng and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Man arrested after nailing Putin straw doll to sacred tree in Japan as part of death curse
Mitsunobu Hino, 72, was arrested on suspicion of property damage and trespassing in the area of Matsudo’s Mikazuki Shrine on May 19 when he nailed a straw doll bearing the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin onto a sacred tree in Japan. The doll also had a note attached…
· Jane Nam
40 percent of Japanese men in their 20s have never been on a date, says new government report
An impressive 40% of Japanese men in their 20s reported having never gone on a date, according to a new government survey. Women in their 20s reported a high but significantly lower number, with 25% reporting they had never been on at least one date. While businesses have…
· Iris Jung
Japanese airline drops its ‘Z’ logo so travelers won’t mistake it for Russia support
Zipair, a budget Japanese airline, has announced it will replace its “Z” logo. The decision to renovate the original “Z” logo came after the same letter was adopted by the Russian military as an emblem for the ongoing war in Ukraine. Launched in 2018, Zipair serves Tokyo,…
· Rebecca Moon
Japanese robot preacher that cost $1 million delivers sermons at Buddhist temple in Kyoto
Inside of a Buddhist temple in Japan resides a 6-foot-4-inch robot named “Mindar” modeled after the Buddhist goddess of mercy, Kannon, to deliver Buddhist scriptures. Mindar is the result of a $1-million collaboration between Kodaiji Temple, located in Kyoto and a team led by…
· Michelle De Pacina
Organizers of orgy party with over 120 participants arrested in central Japan
The organizers and two participants of an orgy party involving over 120 people were arrested in central Japan. Teruaki Tabuchi, 54, and Saeko Kato, 51, from Chiba Prefecture were arrested by the Shizuoka Prefectural Police on suspicion of assisting public indecency on Tuesday.
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman charged with animal abuse for hoarding 221 dogs in her home in Japan
A 63-year-old woman from Chiba Prefecture, Japan, was charged with animal abuse on Tuesday for hoarding 221 dogs in unsanitary conditions in her cramped home. There were multiple complaints from her neighbors regarding the noise of her dogs’ barks and the foul odor of their…
· Michelle De Pacina
Alzheimer’s patient who says he can’t remember killing his granddaughter sentenced to prison in Japan
Susumu Tomizawa, an 88-year-old grandfather with Alzheimer’s disease, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in Japan for killing his granddaughter, a crime he insists he cannot remember. Tomizawa got into an argument with his granddaughter in their home in Fukui…
· Jane Nam
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather to face Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in exhibition bout
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 45, is set to face off against Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura, 29, in an exhibition boxing match in September. During introductions, a composed Asakura in sunglasses stated, “I’m an MMA fighter but I’m going to use this opportunity and I’m…
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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.