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· Bryan Ke
Japanese Teen Snowboarder Had One of the Most Brutal Falls of the Olympics
Yuto Totsuka, Japan’s representative for the men’s snowboard halfpipe division, suffered a terrible fall when he missed his landing during his run at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Terrible crash for Japanese rider, Yuto Totsuka. Hoping the best for him.…
· Ryan General
Japanese Cosplayer Reveals How She Earns Almost $2,000 Per Hour
Enako is a gorgeous Japanese cosplayer who earns about $2,000 per hour by flaunting her good looks while wearing mesmerizing outfits. The 24-year-old, who has a massive social media following in Japan, revealed two years ago that her regular income was already over ¥1 million…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Abuse Survivor Shares Heartbreaking Photos of Life at 37 Pounds
A Japanese Twitter user who goes by 淡々と白菜, which translates to “Wild Cabbage” in English, shared a horrible experience that she had gone through 10 years ago at the hands of her grandfather. The woman, who is reportedly from Kyoto, Japan, survived many years of domestic abuse,…
· Editorial Staff
Japanese Photographer Captures Tokyo Covered By Heavy Snow
Yuichi Yokota is a professional Japanese photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. On January 22, 2018, Tokyo saw it’s heaviest snow in 4 years. Yokota captured the sceneries during that day by visiting famous Tokyo spots including Shibuya, Shinjuku, Asakusa (Senso-Ji Temple) and…
· Bryan Ke
Cat Leads Lost Humans Out of Japanese Forest in Viral Video
Videos of a stray cat seemingly guiding two lost humans back to the main road in the mountains are going viral on Japanese social media – and it’s just too adorable! The night began when Twitter user zc31s_Monster and his friend decided to take a ride at night in the mountains,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Kim Kardashian Excites Japanese Twitter By Looking for Manga in Tokyo
If you’ve been keeping up with the Kardashians, you may have seen Kim Kardashian West’s recent Instagram photo snapped at a Manga store in Tokyo. Curious netizens did their research, pinpointing her location to be Animate’s Shinjuku branch, but the manga she’s looking at is…
· Khier Casino
Japanese Scientists Discover That McDonald’s French Fries May Cure Baldness
McDonald’s french fries not only cures hunger, but also hair loss, according to a team of Japanese university scientists. In a recent study published in the journal Biomaterials, a chemical added to McDonald’s fries to stop the cooking oil from frothing can also help with the…
· Ryan General
Chinese Pirates Reportedly Cost Japan Billions Each Year Translating Manga
Five alleged members of an underground Chinese syndicate involved in the illegal translation and distribution of manga and video games were recently arrested by authorities in Japan. Officers from the precincts in Kyoto, Yamaguchi, Shizuoka, Mie, and Shimane prefectures joined…
· Bryan Ke
Japan Has a Word for When a Strap Sits Between Boobs, and Now There’s a Cafe for It
Did you know that the Japanese language has a word for almost everything you could ever think of, including when a bag/purse strap or even seat belt gets pushed between a woman’s breasts? In Japan this is called paisura – or “boob slash.” According to SoraNews24, this is a…
· Ryan General
Japanese ‘Baby Factory’ Man Who Fathered 16 Children Fights Thai Court for Custody
A wealthy Japanese man who fathered dozens of babies with surrogates is now fighting to gain custody in Thai court in what has now become known as the “baby factory” case. In 2014, Mitsutoki Shigeta, 28, reportedly hired several Thai women to bear his children so he can…
· Bryan Ke
American Airports Need to Learn How Japan Treats Passenger’s Luggage
Netizens from around the globe are praising these Japanese airport baggage handlers after a video showing them being extremely careful in handling other people’s belongings as they meticulously unload the baggage from the plane onto a truck goes viral. The clip, which was posted…
· Carl Samson
Photographer Works to Capture All of the World’s Half-Japanese Faces
By helping in a crowdfunding campaign, people can now be part of a novel project that seeks to create a better understanding of half-Japanese identities, or hafu, all over the world. Belgian-Japanese photographer Tetsuro Miyazaki has been travelling the globe to interview…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Wife Asks Husband to Help Fix Her Bad Temper, He Delivers
A “stamp chart” made by a wife in Japan to promote anger management is now going viral for the incredibly adorable notes that her husband left for her. Twitter user c__i__y__o admitted in her post, which has since been taken down, that she is short-tempered, and in order to fix…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Netizens Rank the 10 Most Iconic Characters that Represent Japan
Many netizens have given their opinion on who are the top 10 iconic characters from all sorts of media that best represent Japan. Here are who the people voted as listed on Goo Ranking as translated by SoraNews24:
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Elementary School’s ‘Behavior Rules’ are Almost Impossible For Adults to Follow
An extensive behavioral guideline for a Japanese school is causing quite a stir due to how difficult the items on the list are; even adults find it a bit hard, let alone the kids. The guideline was shared on Twitter by mother and manga artist Mandaring as part of the elementary…
· Carl Samson
Japan Helps Create Revolutionary New Test to Catch Alzheimer’s Disease
Diagnosing the chronic, neurodegenerative condition that is Alzheimer’s Disease requires thorough medical assessment that involves many tests to rule out other issues. However, a team of Japanese and Australian researchers may have just sped up the process through a simple and…
· Bryan Ke
Jetstar Now Offering Cheap Roundtrip Flights to Japan For the Price of ONE WAY
Melbourne-based, low-cost airline Jetstar is now offering a limited-time cheap flights from Sydney, Australia, to either in Tokyo (Narita airport) or Osaka, Japan. As a bonus, the airline will even give anyone who avails the promo one free Starter return fares. This offer,…
· Carl Samson
Japan’s ‘Human Uber’ is the Answer To Your Social Problems
People keen on avoiding the horrors of human interaction can now take advantage of ChameleonMask, a new service that “brings” them wherever they need to be. The new tech, developed by Japanese researchers Jun Rekimoto and Kana Misawa, uses a human surrogate for another remote…
· Carl Samson
Sex Predators Brag About Groping Schoolgirls on Japan’s Most Important Exam Day
Sexual predators bragged on social media about their plans to grope female high school students boarding trains on their way to take Japan’s National Center Test, a standardized college entrance exam administered once every year. In a recent report, NHK’s News Watch 9 revealed a…
· Ryan General
Woman Sues Japan For $101,000 After Forcing Her to Undergo Sterilization as a Teen
An elderly woman in Japan filed a case against the Japanese government on Tuesday for forcing her to undergo sterilization under the eugenics law when she was a teenager. The suit, filed at the Sendai District Court, by unidentified woman from Miyagi Prefecture, is the first of…
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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.