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TikToker calls out Japanese club with Nazi theme

‘Who’s to blame?’: TikTok blasts nightclub’s Nazi theme

'It's not like it's unknown information.'

On Oct 22, 2021 by Dan Latu

IRL
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TikToker says they lost weight after regularly eating ‘junk’ food in Japan, sparking debate over unhealthy American food

'We're being poisoned,' one commenter bemoaned.

On Aug 15, 2021 by Phil West

Internet Culture IRL

Passengers enduring coronavirus quarantine on cruise ship share anxiety on social media

People are bored and afraid.

On Feb 7, 2020

IRL
human-animal hybrid creations in japan

Human-animal hybrids are about to become a real-life thing

It's not just a concept in the movies anymore.

On Jul 31, 2019 by Tiffanie Drayton

Internet Culture IRL Tech
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The internet cannot believe how this zoo conducts its ‘escaped lion drill’

A human dresses up in a full-on lion costume and makes a run for it.

On Jun 22, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

Internet Culture
bubble tea challenge

This bubble tea challenge is a balancing act

It's already inspiring a lot of fan art.

On Jun 17, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture IRL
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YouTuber assaults wife after she anonymously criticized his videos—now he’s going to prison

He tied her up. Then, he punched and kicked her in the face.

On Jun 10, 2019 by Josh Katzowitz

Streaming
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People are using an app to out gropers on Japan’s subway

The number of downloads of Digi Police is increasing by 10K per month.

On May 23, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

IRL Tech
Twitter

Buddhist monks flex on Twitter to show robes don’t hold them back

Robes can't stop them from getting physical.

On Jan 3, 2019 by Alyse Stanley

Internet Culture
Yoshitaka Sakurada is Japan's top cybersecurity official, but he knows very little about computers. Twitter thinks he's just a genius.

Japan’s cybersecurity chief doesn’t use computers—which at least means he’s never been hacked?

Ah, another government at its most competent.

On Nov 15, 2018 by Ana Valens

Internet Culture Tech
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A man ‘married’ a hologram in a ‘cross-dimensional’ wedding

These two will likely be together until death. Literally. 

On Nov 12, 2018 by Gabrielle Sorto

Internet Culture
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Japanese mascot drummer Nyango Star makes Western meme debut

Nyango Star is a hit in Japan—and Americans are starting to catch on.

On Oct 3, 2018 by David Britton

Internet Culture
self pouring beer

The internet loves this Japanese self-pouring beer machine

Talk about a perfect pour.

On Sep 20, 2018 by Brittany Vincent

Internet Culture
Yakuza Kiwami 2 Review

Yakuza Kiwami 2 brings Japan to life in stunning detail but fumbles the plot

The streets of Kamurocho have never been more beautiful, but the story disappoints.

On Aug 23, 2018 by Joseph Knoop

Internet Culture Parsec
Kenichiro Okamoto, a Japanese blogger who was killed after giving a lecture about online harassment.

Blogger slain moments after hosting seminar on online harassment—allegedly by internet troll

Police have arrested a man claiming to be the blogger's internet troll.

On Jun 27, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

IRL Tech

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