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Adorable Cat Drooling Over Restaurant Food Display in Japan Wins the Internet
Some restaurants in Japan like to display plastic models of the food they serve in order to help foreigners who can’t speak the language. Oftentimes, these models look so tasty that it attracts people who pass by it. In this particular case, Twitter user @ikomahatensi caught an…
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Japan Has Come up With a Solution for Those Who Hate Folding Laundry
Folding laundry is a time-consuming task that few people look forward to. However, three powerhouse companies in Japan have banded together to create Landroid, the world’s first laundry-folding robot. The machine is designed to look like a regular cupboard and is a joint project…
· Laura Dang
Japan’s First Female Photojournalist is Still Working at 101 Years Old
Considered Japan’s first female photojournalist, Tsuneko Sasamoto celebrated her 101st birthday this past September. The renowned photographer has been living her passion for 76 years and is still taking photos to this very day. Born on Sept. 1, 1914, Sasamoto began her career…
· Sarah Lesnar
A Japanese Company Got Cristiano Ronaldo to Endorse This Bizarre Face Slimmer
A rather interesting commercial has surfaced showing soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo endorsing a strange flapping contraption for your mouth that’s meant to slim down your face. It’s called the Facial Fitness Pao and commercials for it play on TV in Japan. The Pao, which is made…
· Riley Schatzle
New Japanese Service Lets You Rent a Hot Guy Who Makes You Cry, Then Wipes Your Tears
There is a new Japanese service starting on September 24 that will send “hot guys” out to wipe away the tears from people who are crying.
· Riley Schatzle
What Japanese Kids Do During Lunchtime Will Blow Your Mind
Many American children either bring a lunch to school with them or buy what the school cafeteria has to offer, but this group of Japanese children not only eat the same lunch, but they also serve, dine and clean up as a collective effort.
· Laura Dang
Why This Adopted Cat is Now Running a Train Station in Japan
An important event occurred in the rural Kinokawa neighborhood in Japan earlier this week. It was announced that Nitama the cat will be assuming the role of Japan’s new cat stationmaster after the passing of Japan’s beloved cat stationmaster Tama, according to CNN. Tama passed…
· Riley Schatzle
Heartwarming Video Shows the Struggles of Working Moms in Japan
A new viral video is showing audiences around the world the plight of Japanese mothers who work full-time jobs while having to also maintain the household and take care of their children. According to RocketNews24, Japanese mothers who quit their day jobs to become full-time…
· Laura Dang
Japanese Engineer Invents the World’s First ‘Car That Fits in Your Bag’
Japanese engineer Kuniako Saito and his team at Cocoa Motors have developed a small portable transporter that Saito claims to be the world’s first “car in a bag.” The thin WalkCar transporter, which can fit in a backpack, is made from aluminium and weighs between 4.4 to 6.6…
· Laura Dang
Here’s What Happens When Strangers Drop Their Wallets Next to Kids in Japan
A heartwarming social experiment designed by the Japanese Red Cross put young children’s kindness to the test.
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New Toyota Japan Ad Tells a Heartwarming Story From Two Different Perspectives
Toyota Japan recently released a heartwarming commercial telling a beautiful story from the perspectives of a daughter and another of her father. It’s a video perfect for Father’s Day.
· Laura Dang
Japan is Holding a Toilet Design Contest For the Best Reason Ever
A government panel in Japan is currently accepting applications for a toilet design contest in a bid to find the most affordable toilet for the developing world that is both comfortable and safe for women. Japan has long been a pioneer for luxurious, high-tech toilets equipped…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Top Female Toyota Executive Arrested for Drug Possession in Japan
Yesterday, Toyota Motor Corp’s Julie Hamp, the highest-ranking woman in the automaker’s history, was arrested by Japanese police who allege that she attempted to illegally import painkillers into Japan from the U.S. through the mail. Hamp, who is American, is now based in Japan…
· Sebastian Dillon
Japanese McDonald’s Founder Explains Why Japanese People are ‘Short and Yellow’
Every now and then, we revisit a part of history that some companies would rather be kept swept under the rug. This story comes from the Japanese entrepreneur and self-made billionaire that brought the first McDonald’s to Japan, Den Fujita. Fujita fell in love with McDonald’s…
· Sebastian Dillon
This Japanese Service ‘Helps’ 30-Year-Old Women Lose Their Virginity
Apparently, Japan has a virgin problem. There are just too many women who remain virgins into their 30s, and it’s starting to become a real crisis.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
New Business Pikachu Says Everything You Need to Know About Japanese Work Culture
Pokémon’s Pikachu has finally grown up and put on a business suit.
· Benny Luo
A 24-Year-Old Office Worker in Japan Takes Us Inside the Barbaric 80-Hour Work Week
Have you ever complained about working too much in your nine-to-five job? Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but there are people who have it way worse. One such person is a man in Japan that goes by the screenname handle “Stu in Tokyo” on YouTube.
· Max Chang
Former Japan Airlines CEO Reminds Us Of What a Great Boss Should Really Be Like
Once in a while, employees, entrepreneurs and CEOs alike could use a reminder of what a real business leader looks like.
· Sarah Lesnar
New Japanese Service Helps Insecure Women Deceive their Men
If you’re in need of a handsome man — and who isn’t — Tokyo-based service company Support One can rent you one for the right price.
· Editorial Staff
A Japanese Company Built Something All Introverted Nerds Would Love
Thanks to a Japanese company, you can now buy your own privacy cube to shield yourself from the outside world and other humans.
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