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‘Homeless’ Man Finds Success in Japan By Renting Himself Out For 45 Cents a Day
After a short-lived career in entertainment, aspiring stand-up comic Kotani Makoto ended up as a homeless person in Tokyo, Japan about four years ago. However, Makoto claims he is now happier, more successful and better fed than ever before. Narrating his story to Tofugu’s…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Railway Company Now Lets Cats Loose Aboard Moving Trains for Passengers
As part of a local movement to raise awareness of the culling of stray cats, a Japanese civic group partners up with a railway operator to let loose several cats aboard a moving train for the passengers to play and cuddle with. The event was hosted by Yoro Railway Co Ltd and was…
· Carl Samson
Japan Now Has Gourmet Sake-Flavored Kit Kats And They Are Alcoholic
A new sake-flavored Kit Kat developed with a respected local brewery is coming out in Japan this month. For those who may not know, Nestlé Japan released its first sake-flavored Kit Kat last year for the souvenir market. Those wafers were covered in white chocolate with 0.8% of…
· Carl Samson
Man Gets 327-Year Prison Sentence for Violently Robbing the Elderly in SF Chinatown and Japantown
A 60-year-old Black man who was charged with a series of burglaries and assaults in San Francisco’s Chinatown and Japantown in 2014 was sentenced to 327 years to life behind bars. German Woods, then 57, terrorized residents who were at least in their 80s during the spring and…
· Carl Samson
Japan’s Cute New Robot Pup Faints If It Catches a Whiff of Your Stanky Feet
People too shy to tell someone that their feet stink really bad can now rely on a robot dog to do the job. Meet Hana-chan, a 15-cm (6-in) robot from Japan’s Manufacturers Next Technology that barks at the scent of stinky feet — and collapses when it can’t handle the foul stench.
· Kyle Encina
Sailor Moon Café is Returning to Japan For Everyone Fighting Hunger by Daylight
The Sailor Moon Café will once again open its doors in Japan this year as opening dates and venues have just been unveiled, and it usually doesn’t stay for long since these are limited-time offerings. Fortunately for fans of the series, they will finally get a chance to visit…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Company Creates Dating Sim To Help Women Sleep With The Right Bra
Wacoal, one of Japan’s leading lingerie companies, found that over 20% of local women are having sleeping difficulties because their breasts move uncomfortably in their sleep. In response, the company decided to create a product called the “night-up bra” which supposedly gives…
· Ryan General
Japanese AI Robot Takes University Entrance Exam, Exposes Alarming Flaw in Human Education
A robot with an advanced artificial intelligence bested 80% of human students in the recent Tokyo University entrance exam. Interestingly, not only did it reveal what can still be improved about AI technology, it also exposed a flaw in human education that needs to be addressed,…
· Kyle Encina
Japan Now Has a Digital Drive-Thru Funeral Service
Kankon Sousai Aichi Group funeral home is bringing drive-thru services to Japan, offering a quicker and more convenient way of paying respects to the dead. The unique new drive-thru funeral service will open its doors in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, starting in December.
· Bryan Ke
Teen in Japan Held For Selling Smartphone Virus for ‘Pocket Money’
A 13-year-old boy from Osaka was referred to a juvenile consultation center by Japanese authorities for allegedly selling a smartphone virus through an online market place. The boy, a second grader at a public junior high school whose name has been withheld, admitted his crime…
· Bryan Ke
San Jose Giants Apologize for ‘Tone Deaf’ Japanese Heritage Night Twitter Post
After the severe backlash from fans, minor league baseball team the San Jose Giants offered an apology for the “tone deaf” Japanese Heritage Night social media post it created in August. The baseball team posted the apology letter on its Twitter account on September 6. The…
· Ryan General
Pornstar Launches Sexy Feminine Wear Specifically For Cross-Dressing Men in Japan
Fulfilling a growing market in Japan, a popular cross-dressing Japanese male porn star has introduced a line of sexy feminine wear, specially for men. AV idol Kaoru Oshima came up with the intimate male apparel after noticing a surge in the number of Japanese men who love…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Man Falls Off Bridge to His Death After Proposing to His Girlfriend
A 32-year-old Japanese man met a tragic death when he fell off a bridge right after asking for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage. The unfortunate twist of fate took place at the scenic Irabu bridge in Okinawa, southern Japan, around midnight on September 4th. The man had…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Duo Who Tap Dances in Traditional Kimonos is Actually Cool AF
Meforyouforme, a tap dancing duo from Japan, is slowly rising to fame thanks to their amazing dance talent combined with colorful traditional Japanese kimonos. The group, which is made up of Japanese tap dancers Miyu Ikeda and Miho Itakura, is slowly becoming popular in both the…
· Kyle Encina
Japanese Princess is Officially Giving Up Her Royal Title to Marry a Commoner
Japanese princess Mako of Akishino said on Sunday that she if officially set to give up her royal title so she could marry a commoner who was able to capture her heart with “bright smiles like the sun.” The 25-year-old first met her beau five years ago during a study-abroad…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Twitter User Plays ‘Despacito’ Using Two Calculators and It’s Glorious
How often do you hear someone say, “I play the calculator”? Well, now one Twitter user can after winning the Internet with his remarkable talent of playing songs using calculators. Japanese Twitter user, @zk_oj, posted several videos on his social media page that proves these…
· Kyle Encina
Japanese Director’s 100th Film is the Most Badass Samurai Movie Ever
Director Takashi Miike’s upcoming film Mugen no jûnin, or “Blade of the Immortal”, features oodles of violence and an extremely badass samurai protagonist. The 57-year-old director is celebrating his 100th film by re-visiting feudal Japan and having vengeance-driven samurai…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Employees Ordered to Work Right After North Korean Missile Alert
Several Japanese workplaces reportedly texted their employees to get to work soon after the North Korean missile passed through the country’s airspace. On Tuesday, North Korea had tested yet another Intermediate-range Missile that overflew Hokkaido, Japan, which triggered the…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Netizens Found the Solar Eclipse ‘Sexy’ and We’re Concerned
Last week’s solar eclipse was a beautiful sight to behold, and such a heavenly phenomenon is always a must-see, not only for its rarity but also the opportunity it gives for people to unite, at least in thinking. A collective of Japanese Twitter users, for instance, saw more out…
· Ryan General
Japan Can Refill Your Beer Faster Than You Can Drink It
A video showing beer-vending girls at a baseball stadium in Japan has many netizens impressed with their refill crew’s amazing skills. To keep the intensity high as all the baseball action unfolds, customers at Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Stadium are given their refill of ice cold draft…
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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.