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Sento-kun
Meet Sento-kun, the controversial 1300th year anniversary mascot for Nara.. Designed by Satoshi Yabuuchi, this design has been controversial because…it’s ugly. Many wanted a more traditional cartoon-like mascot that was…
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Checkmate
Meet Shinya Satoh. Roku-dan (6th level ranking) Pro Japanese Shogi Player. Shogi is also called “Japanese Chess” but you can read about that here. Just like other forms of chess,…
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Doraemon after a night of hard partying…
You hear the stories all the time about drunk people sleeping in the streets of Tokyo after a hard night pf partying. Maybe you’ve done it yourself? Well, after seeing…
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Secret Society?
Some people are talking about this picture. It’s a screen shot from the news showing former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama making an awkward gesture to someone on the side……
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Ichiro Fashion
Ichiro is known as a world class baseball player. and he has rewritten records, amazed fans, and pursued his love of baseball in his own stoic way. Off the field,…
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Infamous crying girl
This picture is infamous now. Circulated around the world, it shows a young woman crying amidst the unreal devastation to her city… The image projects so much emotion amidst the…
Only in Japan
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Sento-kun
Meet Sento-kun, the controversial 1300th year anniversary mascot for Nara.. Designed by Satoshi Yabuuchi, this design has been controversial because…it’s ugly. Many wanted a more traditional cartoon-like mascot that was…
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Doraemon after a night of hard partying…
You hear the stories all the time about drunk people sleeping in the streets of Tokyo after a hard night pf partying. Maybe you’ve done it yourself? Well, after seeing…
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Infamous crying girl
This picture is infamous now. Circulated around the world, it shows a young woman crying amidst the unreal devastation to her city… The image projects so much emotion amidst the…
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Cherry Blossoms at Yoyogi Park…
Japan is enjoying the beautiful cherry blossom season. Flocks of people gather to parks and rivers to share food, drinks and great conversation while sitting under the beautiful roof of…
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Fukushima Lately
With media coverage of Fukushima disappearing from the news, we thought we’d repost some famous pictures of the town after the nuclear evacuation. Despite looking normal, only the unkept vines…
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Japanese tourists follow car nav straight into ocean…
Australian officials got a unique call recently from some tourists that were stranded…in the ocean. How did they get here? Well, they used their highly developed Japanese technical skills…
Living
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Sento-kun
Meet Sento-kun, the controversial 1300th year anniversary mascot for Nara.. Designed by Satoshi Yabuuchi, this design has been controversial because…it’s ugly. Many wanted a more traditional cartoon-like mascot that was…
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Cherry Blossoms at Yoyogi Park…
Japan is enjoying the beautiful cherry blossom season. Flocks of people gather to parks and rivers to share food, drinks and great conversation while sitting under the beautiful roof of…
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Fukushima Lately
With media coverage of Fukushima disappearing from the news, we thought we’d repost some famous pictures of the town after the nuclear evacuation. Despite looking normal, only the unkept vines…
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Japanese tourists follow car nav straight into ocean…
Australian officials got a unique call recently from some tourists that were stranded…in the ocean. How did they get here? Well, they used their highly developed Japanese technical skills…
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Live long and prosper…
Japanese people have topped the list of long life expectancy again. The data below was collected from 2005-2010 by the United Nations. 79 years old for male and 86.1 yrs…
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Following the rules…
Take what you want from this illustration. Sometimes though, this is what it feels like to live in Japan.










