As reported by Japanese news outlets, a man was arrested on suspicion of stealing 50 yen ($0.50 US Dollars) worth of coffee. Here is what happened. Most Japanese convenience stores have self-serve coffee machines, to make it convenient for customers to buy a cup of coffee on-the-go. Customers will pay the clerk the correct price for the coffee they want to get, and then they … Continue reading Japanese Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Shoplifting 50 Yen!

As most people in Japan know, most convenience stores carry their favorite snacks, drinks, and other more “adult” items such as “adult magazines”. Well, that will soon be changing at two of the biggest convenience store chains in Japan: Seven-Eleven and Lawson. Seven-Eleven was the first to announce that they will be discontinuing the sale of “adult magazines” in their stores by the end of … Continue reading Seven-Eleven And Lawson Announce Stop To Sale Of “Adult Magazines”!

Calbee, the popular Japanese snack food company, has announced the second round of flavors in their “Love Japan” promotion, in which they celebrate the flavors of Japan’s prefectures. This time, the tastes being represented are those of Hokkaido, Aomori, Yamagata, Gumma, Chiba, Niigata, Yamanashi, Toyama, Shizuoka, Osaka, Nara, Tottori, Hiroshima, Ehime, Oita, Kagoshima and Okinawa. Hokkaido will have it “mountain wasabi” taste. Okinawa will have … Continue reading Calbee Releases 17 New Flavors Based On Japan Prefectures!

It all started with a Japanese entrance exam, and the above very strange-looking question. And yes, this is an actual exam question Most readers didn’t really care about the answer, and were more focused on the strange characters that were part of the question. I mean, look at those weird things! Is that a cucumber with a face and muscles?! And so the laughter and … Continue reading Strange Question On Japanese Entrance Exam Goes Viral And Laughter Ensues!

Androids, mechas, mobile suits, and more, anime in Japan has brought to life some of the most amazing mechanical warriors of all time. And Japanese ranking website “Goo Ranking” decided to ask its readers who they felt was the strongest robot of all time, and here are the results: First Place: NORIMAKI ARALE That’s right, most readers decided that the strongest robot of ALL TIME … Continue reading Ranking Of Strongest Robot In Anime History Leads To An (Un)Expected Winner!

Japanese clothing company, Original Stitch, has partnered with Nintendo to bring you very, cool hip “Pokemon Shirts”!   Now you can wear your favorite Pokemon to work with these stylish Pokemon Dress Shirts, that contain patterns using your favorite Pokemon. The company states that they can create any shirt using your favorite combination of the original 151 Pokemon. So let your ideas run wild! The … Continue reading Pokemon Dress Shirts Arrive For All Your Daily Work Needs!

Nintendo has announced a ranking of the Top 30 Nintendo Switch Games downloaded in 2018, and the top winners are no surprise. In First place, smashing all the competition, was Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. This is the newest in the Super Smash Brothers franchise, and was one of the most anticipated games from Nintendo. Second place went to another popular Nintendo franchise, Super Mario Kart … Continue reading Nintendo Switch Reveals Ranking Of Most Downloaded Games In 2018!

The RX-0 Gundam that stands at Diver City in Tokyo, Japan is back in the news, but this time its because a couple of former Bandai employees may have committed fraud in the construction of this mobile suit. This week. the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced that it had arrested former Bandai Namco employees,  Uda Tsuzushi and Kurokawa Takao, on suspicion that they defrauded about … Continue reading Former Bandai Employees Arrested For Fraud Relating To Cost Of Odaiba RX-0 Gundam!

Marusanai Co., the Japanese soybean company, has just released a matcha soy milk MP3 player! But how did we get here? Well, there is a funny story behind this new music player. Back in December, Twitter user @tn_mogura was apparently so busy working on some school work that he inadvertently plugged his headphones into a Marusan Matcha Soy Milk carton. The Twitter-verse went nuts, and … Continue reading Marusan Releases A “Soy Milk” MP3 Player!

New images of the “Godzilla King of Monsters” movie have been released, and they look awesome! We get a chance to see Godzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra, and Radon, and they all look ready to rumble. Oh, and in case you are wondering, Godzilla’s poster says “The King Awakens”. Just in case you didn’t know who the true king was. Freaking awesome. Continue reading New “Godzilla King Of Monsters” Images Revealed!