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The man behind the Internet’s giant Starbucks mug meme drinks from a jumbo mug inside a jumbo mug. Every few months Starbucks brings out a new line of cool drinkware, but one of our all-tim…
Our reporter leaves convinced that Ogami Island is the hidden home of countless gods. Within that list of power spots is Ogami Island (大神島 / “Island of the Great Gods”), a little known and off t…
People on the street in Japan explain the reasons why they sometimes have to tell white lies in social situations. ▼ Take a look at some explanations of honne and tatemae in the video below.…
Finally, a tool for those who cannot even boil water properlyAs a regular consumer of Cup Noodles and other instant-noodle-based foods, I think it says a lot about the character of myself a…
Keep your saliva in your mouth, not on things other people are going to touch, taxi company says. Yokohama-based cab company Sanwa Kotsu has an undeniable quirky, fun-loving side to it…
But sometimes the driving factor is who they don’t want to sit by instead. To examine one criteria, Japanese website Shirabee polled 1,400 men and women between the ages of 20 and 69, asking if …
Workers begin gutting interior of Fushimi anime studio in preparation of tearing down its frame. In all likelihood, the emotional scars of the arson attack on anime production company Kyoto Anim…
These packing-tape signs weren’t made by a team of construction workers, nor will you be able to find them at many other stations in Japan. That’s because these signs are all one-of…
There’s a widespread belief in Japan that if you want to achieve educational or economic success, you come to Tokyo. In Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward you’ll find the Furusato Kaiki Support Center, an NPO…
The direct translation of this Japanese idiom is “once you suspect something, all will appear suspicious”, but we think “suspicion breeds devils” is rather badass. Proof that yojijukugo don’t ha…
