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"My boss (50s) was late to a big meeting & said 'A grade school kid found a damn pretty rock & wanted to show me so I was late watching their lecture. They gave me the rock. I present it as proof' & showed a pretty rock. Everyone was like 'seems legit' & the meeting started." twitter.com/NamidaAfredel/…
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"Today is the 49th day after Internet Explorer's demise"
The 49th day follow a death, known as the shijūkunichi, is often the day on which an urn is interred during the extended period of mourning.
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If you've ever wanted to see a close-up shot of a tanuki - this does a good job of showing how much so-called "raccoon dogs" actually differ from raccoons.
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"Ordered an ice coffee in Kobe, and what I got was the coffee inside of ice..."
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“Climbed Mt. Fuji yesterday and someone there ordered Domino’s Pizza” twitter.com/fatmanairsoft/…
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"This bus stop in Nagasaki is simply too cute."
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"Bought this speaker at Daiso, and since it's supposed to be able to play songs off of SD cards, I tried playing one of K.K. Slider's songs on it. It looks all retro and cute, just like something out of a house in Animal Crossing."
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File under “Japanese is Hard” - someone partially graffitied “kenka” (fight, brawl) on this beam. Says OP: “They couldn’t remember the ‘ka’ and gave up.” twitter.com/sewashi__/stat…
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“I went to Japan and discovered that they have words” twitter.com/jamierusso/sta…
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(TW: sexual assault)
“Kagawa Teruyuki admitting on his am show he committed sexual assault, apologizing, & doing the show as normal is super-scary. Japan is so lax towards sex offenders? I don’t wanna see the face of someone who unhooked a woman’s bra w/o permission, twitter.com/tenshicos/stat…
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“This shouldn’t be posted on a train platform.”
Sign: “When you’ve lost hope, your goal is one step away” twitter.com/Amitayus33/sta…
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"If someone admits to sexual assault & keeps working as usual, and business & media continue to employ him, it sends a message to society: 'That's all sexual assault is. A succinct apology will suffice. You won't lose work or anything.'" twitter.com/takinamiyukari…
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ggrks (ググレカス)
This ancient piece of Japanese wisdom tells us that the answers we seek are at our fingertips. Moreover, it exhorts us to seek out that wisdom ourselves rather than relying on others. We would expect nothing less from such a deeply spiritual nation.
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HuffPo JP covers the new web manga HANBUN KYOUDAI (Half-Siblings) by @fujimiyoico, which chronicles the life of two ordinary mixed race Japanese - including the micro-aggressions and racism they encounter on a regular basis.
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"As a Black female resident of Japan, it’s not lost on me that even within the monolith of gaikokujin, there is still a hierarchy of treatment based on nationality, skin color, and yes, race." (@ladyscribe21)
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“A corner where you can touch the otters, this is just too cute” twitter.com/tyomateee2/sta…
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The announcement that Pixiv will work to create a more friendly working environment for all of its employees is drawing fire from Westerners who are under the impression that Japan doesn’t have (1) an issue with workplace harassment, (2) LGBTQ+ people, or (3) women.
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Women in Japan have been speaking out about workplace harassment for ages. And they've even complained of harassment during the hiring process itself.
unseenjapan.com/japanese-women…
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FInally, Japan is rapidly moving towards greater acceptance of LGBTQ+ people. Once Tokyo implements its partnership system this year, a majority of the country's residents in same-sex relationships will have marriage rights. unseenjapan.com/lgbt-partnersh…
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These issues are prevalent in Japan & are discussed weekly both online and in the country's mainstream media. We do our best to translate this info as it comes out so follow us for more.
Meanwhile, don't buy into Fantasy Japan crap from people who don't even speak the language.
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Sites really need to stop saying Japan has "reopened" for tourism when you can only go through expensive packaged tours and the conditions for obtaining visas are still opaque. This kind of breathless advert is irresponsible. twitter.com/timestravel/st…
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"I bought this tatami chair from Cainz thinking the cat would end up using it but I didn't expect this" twitter.com/sumochi3310/st…
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Apparently the tanuki that was previously cited in a Shinjuku bookstore also made their way to the JR Shinjuku station. (No word on whether they successfully managed to reload their Suica.) twitter.com/core_kaopy/sta…
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“Tried making a Rirakkuma pancake and the result is a charred corpse” twitter.com/etoriasan/stat…
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"'The 2nd Assembly of the Alley Cats' Onigiri"
Honestly would have a hard time eating these - too cute.
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