Japan| A Japanese YouTuber father has gone viral for a home project involving a mini conveyor belt sushi restaurant and mini oden stand to surprise his son. Morikawapapa surprise his son in January, but social media users picked up on the video again recently and started sharing it on several platforms, including 9gag and Reddit. […]
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Nike Ad Featuring Bullied Biracial Japanese Girl Has People Split On It Being Offensive
A new ad from Nike Japan has ignited controversy for shedding light on the bullying and racism faced by minorities in the country. The two-minute commercial, titled “Keep Moving: Yourself, the Future,” shows three young female soccer athletes from different backgrounds and is reportedly based on “real-life experience of athletes. One of the girls featured […]
Japanese Woman With 6-Foot-Long Hair is the Real-Life Rapunzel Bryan KeBryan Ke
Meet Rin Kambe, a Japanese woman also known online as the real-life Rapunzel for growing her to 6 feet in length. The 35-year-old model and dancer from Tokyo has not had a haircut for more than 15 years, according to Newsflare. “I grew up with strict parents and when I was a kid, I was […]
Japanese Pro Cheerleader Reiko Ogasawara Joins the Detroit Pistons Dance Squad
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article displayed photos of an incorrect dancer. It has been corrected and we apologize for the error. A professional cheerleader from Japan has fulfilled her dream of making it to the Detroit Pistons’ dance team. Reiko Ogasawara, 34, became the first Japanese dancer to make it to the […]
Japanese Student Wins Over $3,000 After Suing Government Over Being Forced to Dye Brown Hair Black
After being forced by her school to dye her naturally brown hair, a Japanese high school student suffered from rashes and damaged hair. She has recently received compensation after suing Osaka’s local government. The Osaka district court announced its ruling on Tuesday and ordered Osaka Prefecture to pay 330,000 yen ($3,190) in damages to the […]
Japanese Man Survives 36 Years On Vouchers Without Spending A Single Cent Of His Own Money
This is the dream for many of us! Sinchew Daily reported a very peculiar case of a Japanese man who did not use a single cent of his own money in 36 years. How did the man do it, you may ask? Well, Kiriya Hiroshi, 71, started investing in stocks when he was 35-years-old. So […]
Japan Just Opened A 5-Storey ‘Adults-Only Theme Park’ In Tokyo’s Red Light District
So that’s why most of my friends’ dream ‘epic adventure’ is in the land of the rising sun. It seems that the sun is not the only thing that will be rising there. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, a massive 5-storey ‘amusement park for adults’ which has been in the works for a while now has […]
Meet Ryusei Imai, A Japanese 10-Year-Old Who Can Probably Kick Your Butt With Ease
This kid is probably more jacked than half of the world. This little boy here is Ryusei Imai and at first glance, you can see that he looks like an average Japanese kid. However, as you pay more attention to his physique, you’ll realise that he’s really muscular! Source: Ryusei Imai Ryusei first rose to […]
Guinness World Records: 90yo Gamer Grandma Loves To Play Shooting Games And GTA V!
Most of us grew up with gaming consoles such as PS1 or PS2 while some grew up with Gameboys. However, at a certain point in time, some of us outgrew them and started focusing on other things like studies or work. With the emergence of e-games, gaming has now become a profession (competitive gamers & […]
Japanese Man Finds Heartwarming Pictures of His Deceased Father on Google Earth
Japan| A loved one’s death is never an easy thing to move on from, what more when the deceased is a family member. However, sometimes we might stumble upon their photos or belongings that evoke nostalgia. A Japanese man tweeted about a pleasant surprise he found when he was bored. Twitter user @TeacherUfo was bored […]
Faithful Man Still Searches For Wife Who Went Missing During 2011 Japan Tsunami
Japan| A faithful husband is still searching for his wife who went missing during the catastrophic Japanese tsunami of 2011. According to Stuff, Yasuo Takamatsu, 64, lost his wife Yuko when a tsunami hit the town of Onagawa, in Miyagi, 10 years ago. Source: BBC News The Japanese man has since learned how to scuba […]
Japanese Motorcycle ‘Babe’ Turns Out To Be 50yo Uncle Using FaceApp
These days, a lot of people are not who they seem to be in this world. Recently, a Japanese “lady” biker and enthusiast who became famous on the Internet was revealed to be a 50-year-old uncle who was using FaceApp! @azusagakuyuki has a strong following of 17,000 followers on Twitter and is often seen riding […]