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· Ryan General
Is This Infectious Japanese Song the Next ‘Gangnam Style’?
With its infectious electronic beats and simple yet catchy lyrics, many say Pen-Pineapple Apple-Pen has the makings to be the next Gangnam Style. If you haven’t heard it by now, you will soon, and once you do, it will be difficult to get out of your head.
· Ryan General
Nearly 50% of Japanese Millennials Are Virgins
Sex? Japanese millennials have no time for that. A government agency report released last week revealed that almost half of Japan’s singles between the ages of 18 and 34 are still virgins.
· Ryan General
Hilarious Japanese Man Makes Ping Pong Insanely Awesome to Watch
Those who say table tennis is boring certainly have not seen Takkyu Genin Pinpon’s unique take on the sport. A mix of awesome ping pong skills and comedic genius, the Japanese player has elevated the game to a whole new stratosphere of entertainment bliss.
· Ryan General
Major Japanese Fashion Stores Are Seeing a Rise in Sales After Targeting Older People
Japanese department fashion stores have began altering their target demographic in hopes of improving dipping clothing sales. Major retail outlets have now shifted on developing fashion brands with a special focus on 50-year-old customers. It is believed that the buyers in the…
· Ryan General
Japan’s Revolutionary Pro Basketball Court is Absolutely Insane
A new professional basketball league in Japan has recently opened and its games are unlike anything anyone has seen in pro-basketball games before. The B. League inaugural match between Alvark Tokyo and the Ryukyu Golden Kings looked very much like a video game. Matches are…
· Ryan General
Tom Hanks Surprises Japanese Restaurant, Takes Selfie With Drunk Japanese Men
A couple of drunk Japanese men got their flushed faces seen by millions of people around the world after having an impromptu selfie session with legendary actor Tom Hanks. Diners at a local soba restaurant in Tokyo got a pleasant surprise when the Hollywood star suddenly popped…
· Editorial Staff
Japanese Twins Love Falling Asleep in Weird Positions — Their Mom Seizes The Moment
A Japanese mother has found a creative way to document her twins whenever they sleep. Her twins, both 2, are still at the age where they constantly need sleep. She noticed that they often sleep in weird positions, which inspired her to capitalize on the moment.
· Editorial Staff
Elderly Japanese Cheerleaders Prove That Age is Just a Number
Asian women are forever young as proven by a group of marvelous senior cheerleaders in Japan. Japan Pom Pom is a cheerleading troupe made up of women who are at least 55 years old. The head of the group is 84-year-old Fumie Takino who founded the squad in her sixties. According…
· Ryan General
Japan Urges Foreigners to Come Work Because People Aren’t Having Enough Sex
The Japanese government is mulling plans of bringing in more foreign workers to fill in the country’s diminishing labor force, according to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s two principal advisers. In an interview on Friday, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and prime…
· Ryan General
Japanese Teacher Stuns His Students With Incredible Chalkboard Art
Some would call it skill, maybe even talent, but describing Hirotaka Hamasaki’s mad chalk drawings should at least include the word genius in there somewhere. The Japanese art teacher and graphic designer has the ability to channel various artists’ art styles using chalk as his…
· Max Chang
Japanese Cosplayer Claims She Made $100,000 in Two Days at Anime Convention
It looks like cosplaying can be quite a lucrative business. Enako, 22, is a cosplayer from Japan who was recently featured the on Japanese talk show Nakai no Mado to talk about Comiket, a large annual anime convention in Japan. During the interview, Enako revealed that she makes…
· Ryan General
Japanese Woman’s Relationship With ’18-Year-Old Grandpa’ is Not At All What You’d Expect
A Japanese ad with an intriguing concept and heart-tugging story that features a young woman’s special relationship with an “18-Year-Old Grandpa” has recently been posted on YouTube. Looking tired and weary, the elderly “18-year-old” is seen reminiscing with his younger…
· Ryan General
Japanese Politician Publicly Shamed For Getting Piggybacked in Town Destroyed By Flood
A Japanese government official has been branded as the “shame of Japan” in local social media after asking for a piggyback ride before walking through a shallow puddle during an official visit to a town devastated by a storm that took 21 lives. The politician named Shunsuke…
· Carl Samson
Meet the 7-Year-Old Japanese Girl Who’s the Youngest Pro Skater Ever
To strangers, Sky Brown may look like just another normal kid — until she hops on a skateboard. The 7-year-old Japanese girl just became the youngest pro skater in Vans Tour history and her videos on Instagram are social media hits.
· Carl Samson
65,692 People In Japan Are Over 100 Years Old
Japan’s welfare ministry has announced on Tuesday that 65,692 citizens are at least 100 years of age. According to The Japan Times, this year’s tally is an estimate for September 15, designated “Respect for the Elderly Day”. Meanwhile, the figure is based on resident registry…
· Ryan General
Japanese Twitter Account Imagines Bromance Between Bruce Lee and Freddie Mercury
While both Bruce Lee and Freddie Mercury are international legends and icons in each of their own crafts, it probably is safe to say the two never got to hang out, let alone become best of friends at any point in their careers. But no matter how far fetched, it would really be…
· Ryan General
Japanese Table Tennis Heartthrob Marries Taiwanese Boyfriend
Japanese table tennis Olympian Ai Fukuhara, who has captured millions of hearts in China and other parts of the world, is now officially married to her Taiwanese boyfriend and fellow Olympic player Chiang Hung-chieh. Fukuhara has previously confirmed their wedding plans after…
· Ryan General
Japanese Train Driver Caught Relaxing For 10 Seconds — Outrage Ensues
A Japanese bullet train driver drew flak from the public after he was caught putting his feet up during one of his Tokyo-to-Osaka trips on Tuesday. The driver reportedly claimed that he raised his legs because he had tired feet. The Japanese railway agency Central Japan Railway,…
· Editorial Staff
Miss Japan 2016 is Getting Cyberbullied Because She’s Half-Indian
Priyanka Yoshikawa, a 22-year-old Indian-Japanese who holds an elephant trainer’s license, had the honor of being named Miss Japan 2016. She is the second half-Japanese to win the crown. Yoshikawa is born to an Indian father and a Japanese mother in Tokyo, Yahoo News reported.…
· Ryan General
Elderly Japanese Man Fights Off Huge Bear With Epic Karate Skills
There are a just very few things one can really do when faced with a full-grown bear and most of them include different ways of fleeing. A 63-year-old Japanese man, however, chose to stand his ground and fought the raging animal that mauled him using his karate skills. Atsushi…
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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
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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.