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ramen Watch: the economics of a Japanese ramen shop Mark Frauenfelder
televis Far-out clip from 1980 late night program "TV's TV" Popkin
it's art Man in Japan arrested after using AI to unblur censored porn Rob Beschizza
candy Kooky 1950's Japanese candy comedy Bob Knetzger
commericals Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger aka "Arnie-Chan" in these hyperkinetic Japanese commercials Popkin
rice Massive and magnificent creatures created from leftover rice straw David Pescovitz
yakuza Yakuza boss issues ominous threat when he was sentenced to death Mark Frauenfelder
unsolved mysteries Mystery man shows up in Japan, claims he swam there from Russia Mark Frauenfelder
buses This Tokyo-Kyoto overnight bus has comfy sleeping pods Mark Frauenfelder
arcades Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hang out in a Tokyo video-game arcade in the late 70s? Popkin
ProCreate Artist uses Google street view to find interesting small buildings to draw Mark Frauenfelder
3D displays Astonishing 3D animated cat on Tokyo digital billboard David Pescovitz
landslides 20 feared dead in Japan landslide Rob Beschizza
steep hills Popular Japanese TV show about women sprinting up hills and panting will now include men Mark Frauenfelder
camping Check out these nifty camper vans Mark Frauenfelder
Tokyo Guy drops wallet in Tokyo street to see what people will do Mark Frauenfelder
population decline Take a tour of this deserted Japanese village populated with scarecrows Popkin
Tokyo With Tokyo Olympics 8 weeks away, Japan's hospital crises has experts urging to cancel it Mark Frauenfelder
covd-19 Osaka hit hard by 4th wave of Covid, doctors warn of hospital system collapse Mark Frauenfelder
olympics 83% of Japanese oppose forthcoming summer Olympics Rob Beschizza