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Meet Hiyawan: Mie’s Scary Faced Middle-Aged-Man Dog Mascot [Videos]

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December 3, 2019
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Not the face you’d like to see coming after you in a dark alley. The city of Nabari in Mie Prefecture is not particularly …

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Lawyer Stole Milk Tea After Stealthfully Molesting Sleeping Man, Hyogo Police Say

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November 28, 2019
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Nothing about this story makes any sense. On November 23 police in Hyogo Prefecture arrested a lawyer who allegedly stole a partially consumed bottle …

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Goodbye Skirts, Hello Pants: JR East to Update Female Uniforms in 2020 [Photos]

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October 22, 2019
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It’s only a matter of time before a black market emerges for “classic” female train station employee uniforms. Whereas the general trend for companies …

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Eco Ben, Japan’s Answer to Environmentally Unfriendly Disposable Bento Boxes

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September 25, 2019
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Lazy bachelors have been doing this with their dishes since the invention of plastic wrap. From train station platforms, to convenience stores, to supermarkets, …

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Convenience Store Worker Robs Own Store on 1st Day at Work, Repeats 29 Times Before Arrest

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September 4, 2019
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Who says working at a convenience store isn’t profitable? Quitting on the first day at a new job is hardly something you want to …

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Room with Flight Simulator Proves to Be a Hit for Hotel in Japan

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August 21, 2019
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Practice flying an airplace inside one of Japan’s busiest airports. Last July the Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu inside Domestic Terminal 2 of Tokyo’s Haneda …

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NEC Tests Passenger Drone in 1-Minute Long Flight, Government Hopes to Have People Riding Drones by 2030s [Video]

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August 7, 2019
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It’s not a flying car! On Monday (08/05) the Japanese electronics company NEC unveiled a prototype of a passenger drone during a test that …

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Man Secretly Put Pee in Woman’s Face Lotion in Attempt to Win Her Heart

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July 24, 2019
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Pee doesn’t do that… Romance can be hard. This is especially true when you fall for someone who isn’t interested in you. Sure, you …

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Japan is Gearing Up to Showcase New Technologies During Tokyo 2020 Olympics/Paralympics

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June 29, 2019
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Will Japan wow the world with technology or fall flat trying? The last time that the Olympic Games were held in Tokyo was in …

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Japan’s Government Wants Men to Use Parasols

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May 28, 2019
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Are you manly enough to use a parasol? Japan’s infamously hot and humid summers can be pretty brutal. In fact, in 2018 high summer …

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Japanese Security Firm Creates Life-Size Anime-Style Virtual Security Guard

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April 30, 2019
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It’s only a matter of time before Hatsune Miku becomes a security guard. Companies in Japan are already having to deal with problems caused …

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Customers Will Only Have to Pay New 10% Sales Tax if They Ask for It, Declare Japanese Convenience Stores

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April 22, 2019
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Honesty is the best policy, right? In an effort to make up for lost tax revenue caused by Japan’s steadily-shrinking population, this October the …

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