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University In Kyoto Offers Age Based Discounts, 100-Year-Olds Get 100% Off, 50-Year-Olds Get Half Off

By Tony R. Vega
September 12, 2018
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It pays to be old. It’s no secret that Japan’s population is steadily decreasing due to a combination of a low birth rate and …

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Ueno Zoo’s Adorable Panda Cub Xiang Xiang Celebrates Her 448th Day [Video]

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September 7, 2018
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It’s time for your daily dose of cute. In June of 2017 Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo welcomed into the a world an adorable little panda. …

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Who Needs Uber? World’s First Driverless Taxi Trial Begins In Tokyo [Video]

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August 27, 2018
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You’ll never have to worry about getting a stinky driver ever again. With less than two years until the start of the 2020 Tokyo …

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Street Groper Mistook Man For Woman, Tokyo Police Say

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August 16, 2018
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Whoops? Sadly incidents of drunk men forcibly groping and kissing women on the streets of Japan are all too common. However, on Wednesday news …

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Former Toyota Employee Hopes To Change Commuting In Japan With $10k Tricycle [Video + Photos]

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August 14, 2018
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The perfect solution for salarymen who hate crowded trains and have an extra $10k lying around. Until a few months ago forty-year-old Masahiro Ogawa …

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Canadian Entered Into Sham Marriage So She Could Cosplay In Japan, Tokyo Police Say

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July 31, 2018
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Further proof of how passionate cosplayers can be. Just like in the U.S. and other financially prosperous countries, there are people in Japan who …

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Man Shoplifted 4 Cacti And Punched Guard Because He “Likes Plants,” Tokyo Police Say

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July 25, 2018
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“Shoplifting a cactus” sounds like it would be very painful. Instagram has helped police in Tokyo track down a man who allegedly loved plants …

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Tweet From Beef Bowl Chain Yoshinoya Results In Birth Of Meat-Themed Power Ranger Team

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July 22, 2018
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It’s meat morphin’ time! It seems like you can find teams of tights-wearing superheroes based on just about anything and everything in the world …

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Man Dead After Getting Compressed Air Shot Up Butt, Coworker Says It Was A “Prank”

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July 18, 2018
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Somebody needs to do a “Don’t shoot compressed air up people’s butts” PSA. A good prank is fun for everyone involved, especially the person …

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There Is No Easier Cat To Take Care Of Than This One [Video]

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July 10, 2018
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Here’s your cat video for the day… kind of. Japanese Twitter user miru (@bebebe5353) has a cat. However, it’s a very special cat. Like …

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Nara’s Infamous Uncle Spats Caught After Three Years Of Rampant Spats Flashing

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July 7, 2018
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Uncle Spats is no longer on the loose! A man in Nara Prefecture who is suspected of being an infamous flasher dubbed “Uncle Spats” …

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80 Yr Old Yakuza Blows Off Pinky While Cleaning His Gun, Tokyo Police Say

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July 3, 2018
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Whoops… Normally, a member of the yakuza losing a finger is not particularly noteworthy. After all, cutting off one’s finer to make amends for …

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