I think these delightful cats could convince me to buy anything, even a state-of-the-art $500 NEC CD player back in 1987.
I love the dancing cats in this 1987 Japanese TV commercial for a CD player
Former Japanese Prime Mininster Abe Shinzo assassinated
Abe Shinzo, the longest-serving Japanese Prime Minister in history, was shot dead today at a campaign rally in Nara. Police tackled the assassin, who is in custody. Abe, 67, was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012, stepping down in 2020. Still a key figure in Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, he was… READ THE REST
Watch this 30-minute show about Japan's tiny utility trucks
Kei means light in Japanese. Keitora are ultra compact Japanese trucks. My friend Todd Lappin imported a kei firetruck from Japan to San Francisco. He posts photos of it on Instagram. If you want to buy a used Japanese kei car, Jalopnik has a guide on how to do it. A lot of paperwork is… READ THE REST
What's it like being half Black in Japan?
It's never fun being an outsider. However, sometimes you're forced to be one. Whether through employment or place of residence, everyone will occasionally feel like an outsider. The trade-off is that you can usually leave the area where you feel isolated to return to your peer group. If you're the only Indian person at your… READ THE REST
Wondering how to start training your dog? This bundle could fetch some great results.
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. What did we do to deserve dogs? When they aren't obsessing over a favorite toy, napping adorably, or shooting longing looks at distant dinner plates, dogs are putting in the work.… READ THE REST
This retractable windshield shade is perfect for the mobile sauna you call your car
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. It's the middle of summer, which means you're off doing stuff nearly every weekend. But that also means you have to get in and out of your parked car, which probably… READ THE REST
Don't go on another camping trip without this unique cooler backpack turned stool
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Whether you're hanging out in your buddy's backyard on a Sunday afternoon or roughing it on another camping trip with the family, sometimes you just need to give those feet a rest and… READ THE REST
