Recently, a bit of a firestorm was set off in Japan by a male-oriented magazine spitting straight talk on what makes the ideal girl in extremely intricate detail.
The magazine’s list says the ideal g…

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The fried chicken industry in Japan is no small fry.
What better way to spend Christmas than eating fried chicken and strawberry shortcake?
Yes, you read that right: in only three days KFC Japan sold…

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Even though Japan is a great place to live, not everyone likes every aspect of life in the country.
Like we mentioned above, on a cold winter’s day, kotatsu feel so good it can be hard to talk yourse…

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The staff at this cafe are dedicated to promoting the concept of natural beauty and spreading the no-makeup trend around Japan.
Whether you like maids, muscles, anime, birds, or sleeping on $9,000 be…

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all photos by Jumpei MitsuiIf you have some time to kill at Narita Airport (I mean, who doesn’t?)
head up to the 4th floor of Terminal 1 where you’ll find a newly opened LEGO store.
The painting at h…

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For the second year in a row, Japan is ranked on top of the Henley & Partners Passport Index.
This privilege is shared by Singaporeans, who share first place with Japan in the passport ranking, p…

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This is Kizuna Ai.
You may have heard of her; she’s the most popular virtual idol on YouTube.
Kizuna Ai has a lot of things to boast about, despite not even really existing in physical form.
Now the …

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If you’ve been reading RocketNews24 for a while – or are yourself a mega otaku – you probably already know that “Wotagei” (or sometimes “Otagei”) is a type of dance style performed almost exclusively…

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Manga artists were commissioned to tweet praise about the Disney film without revealing they were paid to do so.
Walt Disney Japan's social media promotion campaign for Frozen 2 has become mired in a…

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One of Japan’s most well-known foods has to be the humble onigiri rice ball.
Called Omusubi Cake, these sweet little morsels come from the Tsukiichi pattisserie in Osaka.
After a year in development,…

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