Japanese website Iris Pet recently completed its annual survey of Japan’s top cat names, in which 839 respondents gave the names of the collective 1,694 cats they own.
Yuki (meaning “Snow”)No doubt a…

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About The AuthorTraveler, Writer, Photographer, & Terrible Dancer of Everybody Hates A Tourist.
Visited 40+ countries & major territories so far, slowly working his way through the rest.
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Officially called the “NI-Tele Really BIG Clock,” four or five times a day this wacked-out symphonic mega-machine spins, dances, whirs and clanks.
The giant clock is in the Shiodome section of Tokyo,…

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Japanese bowls found at the site.
With racism against Japanese Canadians on the rise, says Muckle, the village’s remote location may have provided inhabitants with a sense of security.
It was fueled,…

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A brand new Pokemon game is releasing this week.
AdvertisementBeyond Pokemon Sword and Shield, the week is filled with a bunch of games and a lot of variety.
Well, go play Bee Simulator, which comes …

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The rural town of Kamikatsu in western Japan is shrinking.
Faced with a population that's both ageing and declining, the community is having to come up with ways to keep its local economy running.
Hi…

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If you are moving to Japan you might want to know how much does it cost to live in Japan? Or more specifically how much does it cost to live in Tokyo? This is the expected average daily cost living …

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Sketches hand-drawn by director Makoto Shinkai show initial vision for anime film’s opening sequence.
The artistic style of Makoto Shinkai, director of hit anime Your Name, is inarguably polished, an…

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Last month, we discussed the most popular baby names in Japan.
MisatoOne of many names on the list which frequently contains the kanji 美, meaning “beautiful,” Misato can mean “beautiful knowledge” (美…

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figured he could just stroll over whenever he wanted to an order a bowl of Hentai Kamen ramen.
And if one Hentai Kamen would provide visual impact, just think of how much better things would be with …

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