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TWICE Becomes The First And Only Girl Group To Surpass 1 Billions Streams In Japan!

January 31, 2022 by Japan Informer

TWICE debuted with JYP Entertainment in 2015. It quickly rose to prominence as one of the most popular girl groups. This week, they have added another item to their ever-growing collection of accomplishments that solidifies their position at the top. The Recording Industry Association of Japan (also called RIAJ) has certified Twice's 2020 single, "I CAN'T STOP ME," … [Read more...] about TWICE Becomes The First And Only Girl Group To Surpass 1 Billions Streams In Japan!

Cowboy Bebop Original Japanese VA’s Returns to Dub Netflix Series

Yoko Kanto, the original composer for Cowboy Bepop, is not the only one returning to live-action Cowboy Bebop. The original voice cast has come through to work on the upcoming Netflix’s live-action show’s Japanese language track. It’s not one of the original Japanese cast, but the entirety Japanese voice cast. After 20 years since the […]

PewDiePie Finally Gets To Move Into Japan After 2 And Half Years Of Trying

YouTube’s King PewDiePie has officially relocated to Japan and announced the move in a tear-jerking video clip nearly two and a half years since the announcement of his move. Felix Kjellberg, aka Pewdiepie, is YouTube’s most subscribed channel run by a single independent creator. He is Swedish but has been living in the UK with […]

This Cat-Inspired Robot From Japan Can Help To Cope With Anxiety

If you are a very busy member of our modern society, Qoobo might be exactly what you need. Qoobo is a round cushion with a realistic cat tail that moves when the pillow is being petted. This unique robot was created by “Yukai Engineering” from Japan. The company presents Qoobo as a therapy or […]

Japanese Master Demonstrates The Power Of Chi By Controlling Animals

“I exchange energy with the animals, and then they go to sleep.” -Master Kanzawa Sensei We too often take it for granted that human beings only have five senses, and whenever something cannot be immediately explained within the framework of modern science, we tend to brush it off as an anomaly, or an oddity. For […]

Strange And Surreal Sculptures Made From River Stones In Japan

Strange And Surreal Sculptures Made From River Stones In Japan Japanese artist Hirotoshi Ito’s river stone sculptures are befuddling. He seems to animate them with new life, causing even the most stubborn materials to take on a unique personality. By adding zippers, he transforms the stones into unlikely wallets, grotesque, smiling mouths, and sprouting gardens. […]

Invisible Bicycles: Tokyo’s High-Tech Underground Bike Parking

In Tokyo, 14% of commuting traffic is on bike, according to the Japanese Transport Ministry. But you’d never guess it. That’s because the Japanese capital is burying thousands of bikes in underground parking vaults, in a bid to keep its sidewalks tidy. From street level, an Eco Cycle looks like a small kiosk –a 560-square-foot […]

Targeting the booty video goes viral in japan

A little girl who was pulled underwater by a sea lion in Richmond, British Columbia may have gotten more than just trauma from the harrowing experience. There’s a chance she’s been infected with a painful disease known as ‘seal finger’. ABC reports that seal finger is caused by tiny mycoplasma phocacerebrale bacteria found in the […]

Sake, Stories And Nostalgia in Shinjuku’s Golden Gai

The Golden Gai started with a somewhat tragic account. Activities in the black market, such as prostitution, were prevalent in 1950. The market has been a thriving drinking place during the 1960s. At that point, Japan went through an economic “boom,” widely referred to by the term “the Japanese economic miracle,” in which modernization had […]

Ancient tombs eyed for World Heritage list

The Council for Cultural Affairs decided on Monday to recommend Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun ancient tumulus clusters in Osaka Prefecture for UNESCO World Heritage listing in 2019. After the Cabinet approves the decision, the government will submit official documents of recommendation to UNESCO by Feb. 1 next year. The U.N. organization is expected to make a decision […]

Sony’s New EV Successfully Driven Remotely in Germany From Tokyo

Sony’s Vision 01 has made quite an achievement in the field of technology. Sony’s teamed up with Vodafone to conduct an extraordinary experiment. They went ahead and gave the car’s controls to personnel in Tokyo while the vehicle was in Aldenhoven, Germany. Then thanks to the 5G internet connection, the car moved without anyone inside […]