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Watch: People In Japan Try Hajmola For First Time. Their Reactions Are Viral
In the clip, the vlogger's grandparents were the first to try the regular version of the tablet. After popping it in their mouths they were seen squinting their eyes.
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Disha Patani's Trip To Tokyo Will Take You To These Pop Culture Vintage Stores
Don't forget to follow Disha Patani's vintage store hop in Tokyo when you're in the iconic city
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Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Shōgun and More: New OTT Releases for Weekend Binge-Watch
Top five OTT releases of this week are Netflix's Maamla Legal Hai, Apple TV's Napoleon, Zee5's Sunflower Season 2 and Disney+ Hotstar's Shōgun. Ravi Kishan starrer Maamla Legal Hai is set in the District Court of Patparganj, where bizarre cases pop up. Joaquin Pheonix plays the eponymous French emperor and commander in Apple TV's Oscar-nominated b...
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At This Japanese Restaurant, You're Not Likely To Get What You Ordered - Here's Why
At the 'Restaurant of Mistaken Orders' in Japan, getting food orders wrong is far from a problem; it's almost customary. Find out why.
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City Pop: Boom Music From 1980s Japan Goes Viral Around The Globe
Tel Liyanto wasn't alive during Japan's 1980s boom, but she loves the "timeless" City Pop hits of the era, now going viral thanks to a new generation of young, international fans.
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Unique Igloo Restaurant In Japan Enable Social Distancing With A Twist (Pics Inside)
A village of restaurants shaped like Igloos pops up in Japan every year, and enables social distancing with an interesting concept.
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Tamagotchi Is Back, As a Wearable Band in Japan, For 25th Anniversary
The popular 90s toy Tamagotchi is making a comeback 25 years after it first launched, as a new wearable device that people but only in Japan. The launch was announced by Tamagotchi's manufacturer Bandai with a video that was made in collaboration with Japanese pop group NiziU.
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Pokémon Season 23 Trailer: Pokémon Journeys to Release on Netflix US, Pop UK
The Pokémon Company has released the English-language trailer for Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Pokémon season 23 will be available on Netflix in the US, and Sony Pictures-owned Pop in the UK. An Indian broadcaster has not been announced.
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"Don't Know How To Spend Time": Extra Holidays Confuse Japan Workaholics
For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers will enjoy an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May. But not everyone is popping the champagne corks in famously workaholic Japan.
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Tattoos Still Give Japan The Needle As Olympics Loom
When Mana Izumi got her first tattoo at 18, she wasn't trying to rebel or shatter any taboos -- just copy Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro's beach-bronze "surfer chick" look.
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iPhone 8 Plus Said to Pop Open Again With a Swollen Battery, Reports Chinese State Media
The incident comes as Apple investigates similar cases reported in Taiwan and Japan of batteries in its latest iPhone 8 Plus becoming bloated
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A Japanese Pop Idol Refused His Gifts. Now He Admits To Stabbing Her.
After the pop star wouldn't say why she returned his present, the man says he "became mad and stabbed her numerous times."
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Japan Court Rules Dating Ban On Pop Idol 'Goes Too Far': Reports
A former female pop star, who was sued by her talent agency for dating a fan, won a legal battle this week after a court ruled that the suit threatened her "freedom to pursue happiness".
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Inspired By Circus, Sisters Chart Japan Pop Niche
Their head-to-toe cute factor brings to mind fellow crowd-pleasing Japanese musicians, but for the two sisters who form Charan-Po-Rantan, the inspiration comes not from pop idols but the circus.
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Cute Japan Pop Star Recruits Soldiers as Shinzo Abe Boosts Military
Just as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe beefs up Japan's military, the armed forces have turned to a 20-year pop idol for a softer touch in recruiting soldiers in a country that revels in all things cute.
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Watch: People In Japan Try Hajmola For First Time. Their Reactions Are Viral
In the clip, the vlogger's grandparents were the first to try the regular version of the tablet. After popping it in their mouths they were seen squinting their eyes.
-
Disha Patani's Trip To Tokyo Will Take You To These Pop Culture Vintage Stores
Don't forget to follow Disha Patani's vintage store hop in Tokyo when you're in the iconic city
-
Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Shōgun and More: New OTT Releases for Weekend Binge-Watch
Top five OTT releases of this week are Netflix's Maamla Legal Hai, Apple TV's Napoleon, Zee5's Sunflower Season 2 and Disney+ Hotstar's Shōgun. Ravi Kishan starrer Maamla Legal Hai is set in the District Court of Patparganj, where bizarre cases pop up. Joaquin Pheonix plays the eponymous French emperor and commander in Apple TV's Oscar-nominated b...
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At This Japanese Restaurant, You're Not Likely To Get What You Ordered - Here's Why
At the 'Restaurant of Mistaken Orders' in Japan, getting food orders wrong is far from a problem; it's almost customary. Find out why.
-
City Pop: Boom Music From 1980s Japan Goes Viral Around The Globe
Tel Liyanto wasn't alive during Japan's 1980s boom, but she loves the "timeless" City Pop hits of the era, now going viral thanks to a new generation of young, international fans.
-
Unique Igloo Restaurant In Japan Enable Social Distancing With A Twist (Pics Inside)
A village of restaurants shaped like Igloos pops up in Japan every year, and enables social distancing with an interesting concept.
-
Tamagotchi Is Back, As a Wearable Band in Japan, For 25th Anniversary
The popular 90s toy Tamagotchi is making a comeback 25 years after it first launched, as a new wearable device that people but only in Japan. The launch was announced by Tamagotchi's manufacturer Bandai with a video that was made in collaboration with Japanese pop group NiziU.
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Pokémon Season 23 Trailer: Pokémon Journeys to Release on Netflix US, Pop UK
The Pokémon Company has released the English-language trailer for Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Pokémon season 23 will be available on Netflix in the US, and Sony Pictures-owned Pop in the UK. An Indian broadcaster has not been announced.
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"Don't Know How To Spend Time": Extra Holidays Confuse Japan Workaholics
For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers will enjoy an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May. But not everyone is popping the champagne corks in famously workaholic Japan.
-
Tattoos Still Give Japan The Needle As Olympics Loom
When Mana Izumi got her first tattoo at 18, she wasn't trying to rebel or shatter any taboos -- just copy Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro's beach-bronze "surfer chick" look.
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iPhone 8 Plus Said to Pop Open Again With a Swollen Battery, Reports Chinese State Media
The incident comes as Apple investigates similar cases reported in Taiwan and Japan of batteries in its latest iPhone 8 Plus becoming bloated
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A Japanese Pop Idol Refused His Gifts. Now He Admits To Stabbing Her.
After the pop star wouldn't say why she returned his present, the man says he "became mad and stabbed her numerous times."
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Japan Court Rules Dating Ban On Pop Idol 'Goes Too Far': Reports
A former female pop star, who was sued by her talent agency for dating a fan, won a legal battle this week after a court ruled that the suit threatened her "freedom to pursue happiness".
-
Inspired By Circus, Sisters Chart Japan Pop Niche
Their head-to-toe cute factor brings to mind fellow crowd-pleasing Japanese musicians, but for the two sisters who form Charan-Po-Rantan, the inspiration comes not from pop idols but the circus.
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Cute Japan Pop Star Recruits Soldiers as Shinzo Abe Boosts Military
Just as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe beefs up Japan's military, the armed forces have turned to a 20-year pop idol for a softer touch in recruiting soldiers in a country that revels in all things cute.
