Japanese Horror Icon Sadako Throws Out First Pitch At Baseball Game, Happy To Hit 60mph
Sadako is perhaps the most iconic character in modern Japanese horror, scaring fans for years with multiple entries in the Ring franchise. She hasn’t been…
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2019 Rugby World Cup Committee Urges Japan To Not Run Out Of Beer
Many Japanese drinking establishments are known for their nomihoudai, or all-you-can-drink, packages, but the organizing committee for the 2019 Rugby World Cup is urging businesses…
Can NBA Trend Of “Ninja Headbands” Unlock Shinobi Powers To Beat The Golden State Warriors?
Anthony Davis requesting a trade. LeBron returning from injury. John Salley confirming the totally surprising fact that Stephen Jackson always had the best weed. There’s…
Japanese Fans Aren’t Too Happy About A Reporter Asking Naomi Osaka To Answer In Japanese
In Japan, Naomi Osaka is arguably almost as big a star off the court as she is on it, and that especially holds true after…
Nasu Mt. Jeans Cosplay Festival Shows Cosplay’s Potential To Draw Crowds To The Slopes
A new attraction on the slopes On January 19th, the Nasu Mt. Jeans Resort, operated by Tokyu Resort Service Co., Ltd., held their first Cosplay…
Superfan Writes In 84 Times To Japanese TV Show So She Can Be Pinned By Her Wrestling Idol
This is Hiroshi Tanahashi. He’s the longstanding ace (and current IWGP Heavyweight Champion) of New Japan Professional Wrestling, and hero to all. Especially children, and…
Let’s All Take A Moment And Appreciate How Sumo Wrestlers Sign Autographs
As very modest compensation for their grueling training and dedicated lifestyles, sumo wrestlers enjoy a bit of a revered status in Japan, and along with…
Japanese Pro Wrestling Legend Chigusa Nagayo Stops Assault On Woman In Parking Lot
Japanese women’s wrestling legend Chigusa Nagayo saves woman from assault in a parking lot On November 19th in the early morning, former professional women’s wrestler…
Tokyo 1964 and 2020: How the Olympics Have Transformed the City
by Robert Whiting, via JAPAN forward It is something my wife and I look forward to: every morning we walk along the glimmering waterfront at…
Snow-Lovers Celebrate First Ski Of Season in Cosplay at Mount Fuji’s Yeti Winter Resort
The calendar hasn’t even reached Halloween and the leaves have yet to turn their most beautiful crimson and orange colors in Kyoto or Tokyo but…
After Heartbreaking World Cup Loss, Japanese Team Cleans Locker Room And Leaves Thank You Note
Japanese soccer fans are reeling after a heartbreaking 2018 FIFA World Cup round of 16 loss that came in the 94th minute of a roaring…
Creepy Evolving Japanese Baseball Mascot Reveals Its Fifth and Final Form
The Mysterious Fish: Nazo no Sakana The funky fishy mascot for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Nippon Professional Baseball, known as Nazo no Sakana (Mysterious…
Japan’s Annual Table Flipping Contest Encourages Competitors to Channel Their Rage
Something which is normally frowned upon in polite society, there’s one place where the ability to give a table a good solid flip is celebrated….
Japanese Stadium Clean Up Manners Contagious At World Cup
Japanese fans clean up stadium following a World Cup win over Colombia. When Japanese sporting fans pack their bags with face-paint and signs for competition…
Japan’s Mystic Parrot Predicts Outcome for Japan vs Colombia World Cup Match
Since ancient times, we humans have always wondered, do animals have some kind of supernatural senses? If the answer is yes, naturally, the best use…