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Kumamon Turns 10 Years Old in 2020 and He’s Having a Party in Kumamoto to Celebrate


Posted on  January 15, 2020

Oh, bear fairies. They grow up so quickly. It’s no secret that Japan has a lot of mascots. Just about every town, city, and prefecture in Japan has spent quite a bit of money creating some kind of cute and/or attention-grabbing creature to promote itself. However, only a tiny percentage of these mascots ever reach anything close to the fame …

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Experience Getting Your Ears Licked at a Fireworks Festival with this Japanese ASMR Video [Video]


Posted on  August 22, 2019

Your going to need a towel for you ears. Japan loves fireworks and summer is peak fireworks season. It’s perhaps because of this that a new Japanese YouTube channel dedicated to ASMR videos decided to release a rather peculiar fireworks-themed video this week. Released on Tuesday (8/20), this roughly 13 and a half minute long audio-only video features a recording …

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