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Serbian Volleyball Team Poses With Racist Slant-Eyes to Celebrate Going to Japan
The women’s volleyball team of Serbia celebrated winning a spot in the 2018 FIVB Women’s World Championship in Japan by doing the “slant-eye” pose. After defeating Poland’s volleyball team in a qualifier match over the weekend, they decided to pose for the photo with many of the…
· Carl Samson
Why Being a Single Mom in Japan in Considered Shameful
It must already be daunting to raise children alone, so doing so in a society that looks down on single parents certainly doesn’t make it any easier. Unfortunately, that’s exactly the situation many single mothers in Japan find themselves in. With the country’s economy going…
· Ryan General
Japanese Woman Goes Viral For Her Fantastic Pigeon Shoes
A Japanese woman recently went viral for her fancy DIY shoes that look so fly she has birds flocking around her. Wearing shoes that resemble a pair of pigeons, the woman was spotted trotting in a public park. Images of her pigeon shoes have hit the internet and a collective…
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6-Year-Old Japanese Girl Becomes Instagram Star With Outfits That are Lit AF
Coco is just 6 years old, but she has already become an influential social media star for being both more fashionable and adorable than the rest of us. The young Japanese girl has already gained a huge following on Instagram because of her cool poses and trendy clothes.
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Japanese ‘Race Queen’ Model With Thousands of Adult Male Fans is Actually Only 13
A Japanese race queen, a term for a model at the pit stops of racetracks, became widely popular last year after her photos went viral in Japan. The model, named Momoka Kurita, gained thousands of male fans and admirers who praise her for her charm and good looks. Her popularity…
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White Journalist Tweets He’s ‘Very Uncomfortable’ That a Japanese Man Won the Indy 500
UPDATE [5-29-17 12:40 p.m. PST]: Terry Frei has been fired from his job at the Denver Post in a statement issued by publisher Mac Tully and editor Lee Ann Colacioppo: “We apologize for the disrespectful and unacceptable tweet that was sent by one of our reporters. Terry Frei is…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Legendary Japanese Punk Band That Sings About Food and Toured With Nirvana
A Japanese pop punk band that sprang up in the 1980’s and managed to attract a cult-like following for its unusual songs has just finished its “2017 USA Ramen Adventure Tour”. Meet Shonen Knife, the punk trio currently composed of Naoko Yamano, Atsuko Yamano and Risa Kawano.
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Out of Shape Police Officer Goes on Epic Chase After Alleged Jewelry Thief in Japan
A would-be jewelry thief in Japan became so tired from trying to outrun the law that a cop chasing him down was able to nab him. The suspect entered an Elizabeth Jewelers branch in the Chuo Ward of the city of Sapporo and attempted to rob the store at around 5:20 p.m. local time…
· Carl Samson
Badass Japanese Kid Finishes Essay Homework With Two Epic Sentences
A Japanese boy has unintentionally inspired the internet when his witty work on a school assignment surfaced online. Twitter user @momoharurin shared the work of his son on Monday, ushering a stream of positive comments from netizens.
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Blind Japanese Boy Writes to Nintendo For More Games, Gets a Heartwarming Response
It’s hard for a blind 5-year-old Japanese boy, Hibiki Sakai, to play video games because of his condition. However, he finds joy in playing a specific Nintendo game and thanked the giant game company for it. A Twitter user under the username of “kentarock1020” recently posted a…
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Japanese Husband Spends $108,000 of Wife’s Money on Gaming, Wife Asks Internet If She Should Divorce
A Japanese woman is on the fence for whether she should file divorce from her husband after he spent approximately $108,000 on mobile games. SoraNews24 reported that the woman sought the opinion of netizens on whether she should get back at her husband and get a divorce after he…
· Ryan General
Meet the 82-Year-Old Who Just Became Japan’s First Self-Made Female Billionaire
Yoshiko Shinohara is the 82-year-old founder of Temp Holdings who recently became Japan’s first self-made female billionaire. Shinohara’s amazing rise to the top began over forty years ago when she started her temp staffing firm in her one-bedroom apartment. All she had then was…
· Ryan General
12-Year-Old Japanese Fighter Wins MMA Debut by Defeating 24-Year-Old Pro
A 12-year-old female Japanese fighter recently breezed through her MMA debut in style by easily dominating an opponent twice her age. Youngster Momo Shimizu defeated 24-year-old Momoko Yamasaki via a first round rear-naked choke on Saturday at the Deep Jewels 16 in Tokyo, Japan.
· Carl Samson
One of Japan’s Most Famous Female Pop Stars is Going Completely Deaf
Ayumi Hamasaki, arguably one of Japan’s most successful pop stars, is now about to go completely deaf. Hamasaki, who rose to popularity in the 2000s, announced the heartbreaking news in a blog post on Saturday:
· Carl Samson
Japanese Entrepreneur Sets Auction Record With $110.4 Million Bid for Basquiat Painting
A Japanese entrepreneur is taking home Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Untitled” from Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on Thursday for a staggering price tag of $110,487,500. It’s a record bid for the 1982 masterpiece initially pegged to sell for as much as $60…
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Japanese Princess Gives Up Royal Title to Marry a Commoner She Met at a Restaurant
Right out of the pages of a Disney movie, Princess Mako, the granddaughter of Japan’s Emperor Akihito, is ready to give up her royal title to marry a beach tourism worker she met at a restaurant. The 25-year-old princess is set to be engaged to Kei Komuro, also 25, who is a law…
· Carl Samson
Frustrated Manager Poisons Employee for Slacking Off in Japan
Instead of calling attention to or, at most, firing his underperforming part-time employee, a 30-year-old bar manager in Japan chose to utilize the punishing wonders of poison. The twisted act of reprimand occurred on November 9 at the manager’s bar in Himeji City, Hyōgo…
· Ryan General
Japanese Wife Has the Best Clap Back When She Finds Her Husband’s Porn
Because of work, married men in Japan are sometimes forced to live separately from their families for a very long period of time. The social phenomenon, called tanshin funin (literally “posting without family”), is oftentimes chosen by households instead of moving the entire…
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Asian Foreigners Reveal How They are Treated Living in Japan
Many Westerners have described what it’s like living in Japan but another intriguing thing to find out is how foreigner Asians describe their lives in the “Land of the Rising Sun”. Japanese YouTuber “That Japanese Man Yuta” explored the topic in two videos titled “Being Asian…
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Japan Has a Huge Shortage of Ninja
Japan is in need of ninja after a shortage in its warriors due to the large demand from foreign visitors. Known and famous for their stealth moves, many would assume that Japan still flourish in ninja warriors, which is only unique to the Asian country. However, according to the…
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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.