NHK Reports Godzilla Has Emerged From Tokyo Bay
Things are going from bad to worse in Japan with the national broadcaster reporting there have been sightings of Godzilla surfacing from Tokyo Bay. Godzilla will be the fifth disaster to strike …
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Japan Rugby Players Win 3-Year Visa Offer At Next Visit To Immigration Bureau
A large portion of the Japanese rugby team has won themselves a 3-year visa extension offer, instead of the usual 1 year, the next time they visit the Tokyo Immigration Bureau. Foreign…
This Typhoon Hagibis Would Want To Be Really Big Given The Extensive World Coverage
Japan is starting to get quite nervous that Typhoon Hagibis may be pretty lame like all the other typhoons that have hit Japan in the past 24 months. “I really hope Typhoon Hagibis is gonna live…
Japanese Media Reports “Nobel Prize In Literature Won By Foreigners”
A respected Japanese news organization has reported that the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to “foreigners”. The news organization ran with the headline, “ノーベル文学賞は外国人に”, which transl…
Typhoon To Arrive In Japan Just-In-Time For Long Weekend
A super typhoon is on track to arrive in Japan right at the beginning of a three-day weekend with zero prospect of effecting regular working hours. “We are expecting ferocious winds with a …
NHK Alerts Foreigners Of Typhoon Using Only Hiragana
NHK has warned all foreigners living in Japan about the incoming typhoon by tweeting in all hiragana. “Using only hiragana will make it a lot easier for them to read,” says senior NHK journalist…
British Scrum Overwhelms JR Ticket Office Guy
A rugby scrum of four British tourists trying to purchase shinkansen tickets has completely overwhelmed a JR Ticket Office guy. Bystanders overheard major confusion after the JR Ticket Office gu…
Rugby Fans Alright Because They Have Return Flights
Rugby fans visiting Japan from all over the world for the 2019 Rugby World Cup are portrayed in the media in a really positive light mainly because they’ll be going home at some time in the near futu…
Gaijin Finds Self-Confidence Because Everyone Else So Reserved
A foreigner living in Yokohoma City has grown in confidence since arriving in Japan this year because everyone else is so damn timid and respectful. The man has really come out of his shell even…
Japanese People Replacing Redundant Pagers With Fax Machines
Japanese people have begun upgrading their redundant pagers with cutting-edge fax machines after the nation’s last remaining pager provider, Tokyo Telemessage Inc., announced it would cease its …