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How Luxury Cat Furniture Shot A City In Fukuoka Into Global Prominence [Video]

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October 19, 2018
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Because your cat deserves the finest furniture money can buy. When it comes to furniture there are few places in Japan that can compete …

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5th Annual Local “Yurukyara” Mascot Sports Day Held In Tochigi Prefecture [Video]

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October 14, 2018
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Way better than watching a bunch of human children run around. Every year in October schools across Japan hold what in English tends to …

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Admitted Driftwood Thief Suspected Of Stealing $2K Worth Of Lizards And Hating People Who Work [Video]

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October 12, 2018
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Is that a lizard in your pocket? A man in Tokyo suspected of stealing close to $2,000 worth of lizards from a Tokyo shop …

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73 Year Old Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing A Single Grape

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October 6, 2018
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No free grapes here. Taking a single grape from the grocery store’s produce aisle without paying is one of those things many people do …

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Man Arrested For Chasing Woman While Blaring Porn Video On Phone

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September 27, 2018
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Definitely not the way to a woman’s heart. Smartphones are an indispensable part of modern life. However, use one the wrong way and, as …

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Drunk Japanese National Rugby Team Member Gets Run Over By Car, Walks Away Practically Unscathed

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September 26, 2018
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Never take a nap in front of a parked car. It’s only natural to expect the worst when you hear about a passed out …

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

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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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