Two High School Girls Jump Off Dam In Iwate Prefecture
At about 1 in the morning on the 22nd of November police received a call from a man who reported that two women had …
Polygamous Idol Group Files For Divorce
In a sudden announcement during a live performance on November 20th the Japanese idol group Kiyoshi Ryujin 25 (清 竜人25), known for being a …
7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Off Fukushima Coast
A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Fukushima region of Japan early Tuesday morning (Japanese time). This triggered tsunami warnings along …
Former Actress Arrested For Possession Of Marijuana
On October 26th former actress Saya Takagi and her two housemates were arrested in Okinawa after a narcotics control department team raided their residence …
High School Football Player Dies After Hit During Game
This is a pretty sad story but despite it being covered pretty widely in Japan I didn’t see the English language websites reporting on …
Elmo And Cookie Monster Get In On The PPAP Craze
Just when you thought this whole PPAP thing was dead and over with Elmo and Cookie Monster release their own parody video, CBCC (Cookie, …
Japan Is The Land Of Canine Pop Stars
Watch Japan’s newest idol group MOFU MOFU☆DOGS’ new music video for their first single “Waiting4U~We’ll Make You Mofu Mofu~” (in Japanese “Waiting4U~Mofu Mofu Sasete …
Serial Foot Licker Caught After 4 Years At Large
On November 7th in Kyoto a man dubbed by authorities as the “Foot licking man” or ashi name otoko (足舐め男) was arrested for, well, …
Boy Killed By Pokémon GO Player
In my previous post I talked about a Japanese Pokémon GO player’s peculiar encounter with a member of the Yakuza. Today I’ll also be …
Yakuza Play Pokemon GO Too
So by now Pokemon GO is kind of old news in the US. It was the big thing this past summer but it …
