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A Japanese Model for a Pro Wrestling League is Probably Buffer Than You Are
The women of Cheer1 who act as mascot models for Japan’s pro wrestling league Wrestle-1 are healthy, beautiful and ripped. The smallest of its members, Reika Saiki, is perhaps the buffest of the group. According to Rocket News 24, Saiki, 23, stands at 4 feet, 11 inches and is…
· Jacob Wagner
Japanese Startup Creates Incredible Floating Bonzai Plant
Floating bonsai trees are the perfect touch to your zen home. Japanese entrepreneurs Hikaru Hoshi and Masanori Imayoshi decided it was time to make a magical floating bonsai tree a reality.
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Japan to Remove Buddhist Swastikas From Maps Because Tourists Think It’s the Nazi Symbol
The Western and Eastern cultures don’t always quite see things eye to eye. Japan is making the move to remove swastikas from their tourist maps because it is confusing Western visitors who are mistaking them for Nazi symbols, according to the Telegraph.
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Japanese Women Take Baths With Their Fathers Into High School, Survey Reveals
Most people throughout the world would consider taking baths with your parents in junior high and even into high school rather taboo, but in Japan, which has a long history of communal bathing, children taking baths with their parents up until junior high and even high school,…
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Former Japanese Idol Singer Gets Sued For $82,500 For Dating a Fan, Thankfully Wins the Case
A Tokyo District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an unnamed talent agency against a 23-year-old former J-pop idol group member. In April 2012, the woman signed a contract with the company to become a member of an idol group. According to Yahoo News Japan (via…
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Watch 100 Years of Japanese Beauty in Under 2 Minutes
The latest video from Cut now shows the mesmerizing evolution of beauty in Japan from 1910 to 2010. From Meiji-era style to today’s Harajuku fashion, the video covers it all.
· Benny Luo
I Went to a Japanese Owl Cafe and Things Got Seriously Magical
Cat Cafes have become all the rage in Japan, but in this fast-paced world, they have quickly become old news. Now Japan has a new type of animal cafe that’s been rapidly growing in popularity: owl cafes. On a recent trip to Japan, NextShark was able to check out one of the few…
· Benny Luo
I Hated Cats Until I Went to a Cat Cafe in Japan
On a recent trip, NextShark was able to check out one of the dozens of famous cat cafes in Japan. This particular cafe is called “Cat Cafe NekoYa” and is located in 2 Chome-2-3 Shintomicho, Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture 350-0043, Japan.
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Why Japan Keeps a Defunct Train Station Open To Pick Up One Passenger
A Japanese train station in the rural parts of Hokkaido, Japan, has been operating for years solely to pick up one passenger. The train stops at the Kami-Shirataki train station situated in the northernmost island of Japan only twice a day. Its first stop is to pick up a high…
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Sneaky Dog Survives 7-Hour Trip from Hong Kong to Japan Hiding in Owner’s Luggage
Security officials in Japan and Hong Kong may need to step up their game. Last week, a crafty schnauzer pup snuck into his owner’s suitcase and flew all the way from Hong Kong to Japan undetected. The dog somehow bypassed security officials at both airports.
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This $10 Japanese Spray Makes Anything Smell Like a Cat’s Head
True feline lovers know cats’ heads often have a distinct, oftentimes pleasing smell. A Japanese company is selling a scented spray that mimics the aroma so that everything in your life can smell like your cat. It was only after four months of research sniffing at various cat…
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Japanese Dad Takes Daughter Out Drinking Until She Blacks Out to Teach Her a Lesson
Seeing kids grow up is one of the most rewarding and hardest parts of being a parent. While it’s a gift to see them go through life, sometimes parents can’t help but be worried for their safety when they aren’t around.
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Women in Japan Can Pay Up to $800 to Have a Hot Guy Help Them Fall Asleep
Lonely women who need a man to hold them while they sleep can rent one from a Japanese company that bills itself as an “accompanied sleep provider.” Tokyo-based Rose Sheep provides women with attractive men aged between 20 to 30 to keep them company while they sleep, according…
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Study Finds That Chinese People are the Most Dishonest, Japanese and British the Least
Chinese people were found to be the most dishonest and British people the least dishonest in a new study on truthfulness involving several countries. A researcher from the University of East Anglia recruited more than 1,500 people from 15 countries to take an online survey…
· Laura Dang
Almost 50 Percent of Japanese Women are Told They’re ‘Causing Trouble’ For Being Pregnant
Getting pregnant seems to be one of the worst things a woman can do for her career in Japan. That is because maternity harassment is a huge concern for women in the workplace, who may be demoted, dismissed, verbally harassed, and unfairly treated because of their pregnancies.…
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These $700 Lifelike Cat Handbags Are The Latest Fashion Craze in Japan
For the cat lovers in your life this Christmas: cat handbags. And no, they are not made from actual cats.
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‘Delusion Curry’ Allows Lonely Guys in Japan to Eat With a Fake Girlfriend
Lonely bachelors in Japan no longer have to eat curry dinners by themselves anymore. A novelty bookstore, Village Vanguard, now offers their customers a tasty instant Japanese curry meal along with a DVD of a sexy female model who will act as their girlfriend while they are…
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This Restaurant in Japan Might Have Started a Butter on Sushi Trend
@yoshitch There’s yet another food item made better by butter (that you wouldn’t have guessed): sushi. @_SSK321 The Jinen chain of restaurants in Japan has a surprising hit on their hands with their unagi butter sushi, according to RocketNews24.
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There is Something Odd About This Japanese Classroom. Can You Spot it?
Take a look at the new commercial above by Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido. Do you notice anything odd about the girls in the Japanese classroom? The ending of the clip may surprise a lot of you.
· Riley Schatzle
She Looks Like a Typical Japanese Schoolgirl, But One Thing Makes Her Very Special
A Japanese schoolgirl is sweeping the internet with her superficial looks, except this girl is actually not a girl at all but an animated creation. Saya is a 3D creation constructed by husband-and-wife computer graphics team Teruyuki and Yuki Ishikawa. They created the…
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Company · Japan · TYO:9468
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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.
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Konami Group
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Nintendo
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