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    Tomohiro Kato kills 7 in Akihabara

    Tomohiro Kato (above) Today marks a sad day in Akihabara. A man with a survival knife stabbed and killed 7 people while leaving 10 people injured. Reports say he drove a truck into a crowd, got out, and proceeded to stab anyone withing distance. Police was able to apprehend Tomohiro Kato, the 25 year old […] More

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    $6,100 watermelons in Japan

    Would you pay $6,100 dollars for a 17 pound Densuke watermelon, one of only 65 from the first harvest? Neither would I. However one man happily dropped that much money to be among the first to taste the sweet watermelon. Above average temperatures in April and May help boost the sugar content of melons this […] More

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    Yusuke Kamiji: World Record Blogger

    Don’t know who Yusuke Kamiji is? Don’t worry, if you live here in America, there’s no reason you would know him. However Guinness has just recognized him as the World’s most famous blogger. The criteria used for giving him that title was his blog has the most unique visitors in one day. How many unique […] More

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    FOX to remake Japanese Human Tetris

    Not to be outdone by ABC’s I Survived a Japanese Game Show, FOX has announced that they too will be airing a Japanese game show very soon. The difference is that FOX has decided to not create an original game show, but to take the the epitome of what America thinks of Japanese game shows, […] More

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    I survived a Japanese Game Show

    Well, it is official now. Japanese game shows have invaded the United States. On Tuesday, June 24th 9 pm – 10 pm EST on ABC, you will see a new game show that ABC hopes to be a hit. The show is called I Survived A Japanese Game Show. How appropriate. ABC writes, This unscripted […] More

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    A Marine Corps Cafe in Japan

    When I think about going out and paying for a meal, the last thing I want would be someone dressed as an army sergeant screaming at me, and going through boot camp before my meal comes. But leave it to the ever so unique Japanese to open up a cafe appropriately named Sergeant Cafe. Upon […] More

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    Smell like sushi everywhere you go

    You may have wondered if there was any way to remind the people that you randomly pass by while walking in the mall of the first time they ever visited a sushi resturant. You wish that you can remind them of the subtle smell of vinegar in the air, the pungent yet inviting smell of […] More

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    Soy Sauce Ice Cream Topping?

    Talk about an unusual combination. Yamato Soy Sauce has created a new topping for Ice Cream made from… you guessed it, Soy Sauce. They are expecting the new ice cream toping to be a big hit this summer. Yamato Soy Sauce has been around since 1911, so they must know what they are doing. I […] More

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    3D Anime Girl PC Case

    One man’s anime fandom has produced one of the coolest PC cases I have ever seen. Katsuya Matsumura wanted a unique computer case, so he sculpted this anime girl out of styrofoam, and painted it. Makes you wonder where he hid the power button… Check out the making of the anime girl PC case! Via […] More

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    Weird Japanese Pictures

    What a weird and wonderful place Japan is. Here are some weird Japanese pictures gathered by Michael over at MMOABC. These are just a few of them, mainly the Japanese-ish ones. But he has some from all over Asia. Check out his post for more weird Japanese pictures. More

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    Classic Star Wars Posters From Japan

    Star Wars fandom is not just a phenomena here in the US, there are Star Wars fans all over the world, including Japan. The classic Star Wars films were a huge hit in Japan. Unless you lived in Japan, you wouldn’t have seen this promotional posters. For more classic Japanese Star Wars posters, check out […] More

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    NTT DoCoMo: Smell-o-phone?

    Well, by now we have all accepted that smell-o-vision is still decades off from being a reality. But leave it to the Japanese to take their most used electronic device, the mobile phone, and do something cool like create a mobile fragrance communication service. What is a mobile fragrance communication service? Imagine you are talking […] More

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