University In Kyoto Offers Age Based Discounts, 100-Year-Olds Get 100% Off, 50-Year-Olds Get Half Off
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 …
Ueno Zoo’s Adorable Panda Cub Xiang Xiang Celebrates Her 448th Day [Video]
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. …
Who Needs Uber? World’s First Driverless Taxi Trial Begins In Tokyo [Video]
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 …
Street Groper Mistook Man For Woman, Tokyo Police Say
Whoops? Sadly incidents of drunk men forcibly groping and kissing women on the streets of Japan are all too common. However, on Wednesday news …
Former Toyota Employee Hopes To Change Commuting In Japan With $10k Tricycle [Video + Photos]
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 …
Canadian Entered Into Sham Marriage So She Could Cosplay In Japan, Tokyo Police Say
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 …
Man Shoplifted 4 Cacti And Punched Guard Because He “Likes Plants,” Tokyo Police Say
“Shoplifting a cactus” sounds like it would be very painful. Instagram has helped police in Tokyo track down a man who allegedly loved plants …
Tweet From Beef Bowl Chain Yoshinoya Results In Birth Of Meat-Themed Power Ranger Team
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 …
Man Dead After Getting Compressed Air Shot Up Butt, Coworker Says It Was A “Prank”
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 …
There Is No Easier Cat To Take Care Of Than This One [Video]
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 …
Nara’s Infamous Uncle Spats Caught After Three Years Of Rampant Spats Flashing
Uncle Spats is no longer on the loose! A man in Nara Prefecture who is suspected of being an infamous flasher dubbed “Uncle Spats” …
80 Yr Old Yakuza Blows Off Pinky While Cleaning His Gun, Tokyo Police Say
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 …
