A couple of years back, an incident involving two cats trying to get into a museum had gone viral on the internet. This event took place at Onomichi City Museum of Art, located in Hiroshima prefecture in Japan. Since 2016, their jokes have caught the attention of people across the globe. The cats have been trying to charm their way into museums. For Go-chan, it appears that he … [Read more...] about Japanese Stray Cat Who Tried To Get Into A Museum For 2 Years Finally Found A Home
Haneda airport to launch facial recognition gates for Japanese nationals
The Justice Ministry has unveiled unmanned facial recognition gates that will be introduced at Haneda airport on Wednesday to speed up immigration procedures for Japanese citizens. The system can judge whether passport photos match images of travelers taken by cameras at the gates in about 10 seconds, the ministry said Friday. The system will kick off Wednesday with … [Read more...] about Haneda airport to launch facial recognition gates for Japanese nationals
Wife Hides Meat In Husband’s Bento After A Rough Argument
A Twitter user @JZX90Masaya recently tweeted a picture of his unusual bento box. The box contained simple plain white rice with some pickles and veggies on the side. However, the tweet has received 285k likes and 38.7k retweets! Read below to know why! However, the top of the rice had crispy seaweed placed according to Japanese Characters that translated to "sh*t." … [Read more...] about Wife Hides Meat In Husband’s Bento After A Rough Argument
Japan Is Preparing To Support Taiwan If China Attacks
On Tuesday, the foreign ministry of Japan announced that it would examine the "options" and will make "preparations" to support Taiwan should China continues to increase its military assault. When asked by reporters how Tokyo feels about Beijing's record-breaking flying overflights across Taiwanese airspace in the last few weeks, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu … [Read more...] about Japan Is Preparing To Support Taiwan If China Attacks
Top 10 Bitcoin Exchanges In Japan!
Japan is advancing steadily toward developing digital currency and blockchain within their own country and around the globe. Japanese are highly optimistic about this new revolutionary electronic peer-to-peer cash transfer method despite its many negative perceptions.Since it is a digital currency, Japan has a variety of cryptocurrency exchanges available to the Japanese and … [Read more...] about Top 10 Bitcoin Exchanges In Japan!
These roads were fixed using gold and an ancient Japanese art form
Instead of using asphalt to repair the cracks in sidewalks and roads, artist Rachel Sussman uses something so much better: gold. Her series, entitled Sidewalk Kintsukuroi, involves the use of an ancient Japanese art form called Kintsukuroi, also known as Kintsugi. It’s the practice wherein broken pottery are fixed with glue and powdered gold, stressing the value of an … [Read more...] about These roads were fixed using gold and an ancient Japanese art form
Japanese manga artist creates the most amazing series of ballpoint pen drawings
Osaka-based illustrator and Manga artist Yukihiro Tada is insanely talented with a ball-point pen. The drawings depict regular Japanese scenes, such as shopping districts, neighbourhoods, and train stations – all etched in black ink. The illustrator himself even tends to make a special appearance in the illustrations, whether that be shopping or hanging … [Read more...] about Japanese manga artist creates the most amazing series of ballpoint pen drawings
Japan’s vacuum-sealed wedding photos are absolutely breathtaking
When it comes to nuptial photos, it’s rare that we get to see a concept that’s never been done before. But Tokyo-based photographer Haruhiko Kawaguchi has come up with one that will – literally – take your breath away. His ongoing series, entitled Flesh Love, features bizarre portraits of couples tightly encased inside vacuum-sealed plastic bags. According to Kawaguchi, it’s … [Read more...] about Japan’s vacuum-sealed wedding photos are absolutely breathtaking
Five things that shock Japanese people living abroad
Travel-broadened Japanese Twitter users share their stories of culture shock and pleasant surprises. Plenty of those who visit Japan, whether temporarily as tourists or longer-term to work here, experience various cultural shocks (People eat KFC on Christmas Day!? What madness is this!?) and obviously the reverse applies for Japanese who venture abroad too. Here we’ll … [Read more...] about Five things that shock Japanese people living abroad
JR Central unveils new bullet train to be equipped with LED headlights (video)
TOYOKAWA, Aichi -- Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) on Oct 1 unveiled a testing car of the new N700S series bullet train that is set to be introduced in fiscal 2020. The new bullet train, unveiled at the Nippon Sharyo Toyokawa Plant in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, will be the first bullet train in Japan to use LED lights for its front lights. The … [Read more...] about JR Central unveils new bullet train to be equipped with LED headlights (video)
You Can Get-Random Round Trip Tickets From These Capsule Vending Machines In Japan
Peach Aviation, a Cheap Airlines Company in Japan, has placed capsule machines that distribute random plane tickets. The capsule machine will be set up on two sites within Tokyo and Osaka. Each attempt will cost players 5000 yen ($46) per. Each capsule comes with an all-around plane ticket to an unknown destination. Peach calls the program Tabikuji ("Journey Lottery"), and … [Read more...] about You Can Get-Random Round Trip Tickets From These Capsule Vending Machines In Japan
Japan’s Emperor and Imperial Family
Japan’s imperial family has a long history, shading back into legend. The emperor today has a ceremonial role and performs numerous functions as a symbol of the state. Legendary Descendants of the Sun Goddess The Japanese emperor is defined as “the symbol of the State and of the unity of the People” in Article 1 of the postwar Constitution, which came into effect in … [Read more...] about Japan’s Emperor and Imperial Family