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As many predict the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe to have major effects on tomorrow's elections, #投票は香典じゃない ("a vote is not a funeral offering") is now trending on JPN Twitter.
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"1970 - the Tokyo Design College, specializing in manga, was unilaterally shut down. We see students protesting by barricading themselves in the school, also having taken in a stray cat from outside and allowing him to sleep on a cute futon."
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婚約 (konyaku) is “engagement” - but if you want more than a mere husk of a marriage, one built around an indestructible kernel of love, you’ll give your partner a コーン約 (corn-gagement) ring. Available in various states of poppage!
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"This Shiba Inu starts off as a babysitter, but ends up as more of a younger brother"
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After being a bit underwhelmed by Shinkai Makoto's last movie, our reviewer went into the brand new Suzume no Tojimari ready for more of the same from – a beautiful but passable film. What he got instead was one of the most exciting anime films he'd seen in years.
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File under "next time, hire a damn translator": A Korean restaurant in Japan used Google Translate to render "irasshaimase" (welcome) into Korean. However, GT for some reason translated it into "please don't come", leading to accusations the business was anti-Korean 🙃
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Voice actor Mitsuishi Kotono, the voice of Sailor Moon, has lent her voice to a 20 second video opposing the invoice system in Japan, a new taxation scheme that many say will drive voice actors out of the business.
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What do people call their husbands in Japanese? A 2020 survey found the simple 夫 (otto) was preferred over more controversial terms like 主人 (shujin). But a survey of "ideal" terms showed growing support for more neutral terms like 連れ合い (tsureai) and パートナー (partner).
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Songwriter Akiyama Kiiro (real name Arai Yuya), who wrote music for My Hero Academia & The Promised Neverland, has been arrested for assaulting a woman in his home. Neighbors say it wasn’t the first time they’d heard fighting and sounds of violence from the apartment.
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"In the midst of the blizzard, this McDonald's appeared like a savior sent down to earth"
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"Cowboy Bebop depicts how capitalism has ruined Earth and other planets in the solar system via excessive consumption and exploitation, creating a futuristic ‘wild west' - while also positively depicting different cultures coexisting in a heterogeneous society." - @ericdmargolis
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“This dog sulking all day because no one at the Coming of Age ceremony gave them any attention” twitter.com/coo_nana03/sta…
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A majority of people in Japan support same sex marriage - but the ruling party refuses to act. Today, PM Kishida continued slow rolling any commitment to legalization, saying it’s a matter that relates to “the foundations of the family”.
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“Our cat, who arrives in song when they’re in a good mood” t.co/KtmfwTSSnd
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The phrase #外国人に土地を売らないで ("don't sell land to foreigners") is trending on Japanese Twitter, the belated result of the fervent words said by musician Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi to a crowded venue in Kagawa some weeks ago. The involved tweets are about the quality you'd expect.
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(TW: Sexual assault)
Video of a man groping a sleeping woman on a train in Japan went viral last month, along with the offender's full name and employer (the victim's face was blurred). One lawyer is encouraging ppl who see such incidents to speak out when they happen.
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In case you ever wanted to listen to Goku and Doraemon "fight" it out with English subs:
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“My kid suddenly said ‘I wanna eat a dinosaur cake!’ so I threw something together with a roll cake, cheesecake, and soufflé from the supermarket. It’s rough but they loved it.” twitter.com/OOYA3/status/1…
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New Post: Wanna feel old? The Heisei Era just ended and it's already considered "retro". A look at loose socks, "garakei" phones, old gaming consoles, and other Heisei "throwbacks".
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Trending on JP Twitter: #月食写真下手くそ選手権 (Crappy Lunar Eclipse Pic Champion), in which users duke it out to see whose photo of the eclipse is the greatest failure. User below someone got theirs to look like a mochi donut. twitter.com/mariko78_k_b/s…
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Ichinose Ayaka, one of the first Japanese celebrities to announce she was marrying a same-sex partner, criticized the Kishida gov for its stance against same sex marriage, calling for it to adopt a “tolerant conservatism” that “fosters a society where anyone can be happy”.
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OP says his parents told him to “settle down and start a family” (身を固める; mi o katameru) so “in accordance with their wishes” he bought a suit of armor to “protect his body” (身を固める).
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“I thought this was a nude Hakase Taro”, OP says referring to the Japanese violinist. The resemblance is admittedly uncanny.
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Horiai Arisa (19) talks with Nikkei about her struggles as a transgender woman embarking on a career in Japan. It started with her college which wanted two forms diagnosing her w/ gender dysphoria before she could use her chosen name - & finding a doc to sign off was a struggle.
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With some on Japan's right applauding the "non-wokeness" of their soccer team, let's note that some companies in Japan are making major strides toward treatment of LGBTQ+ workers. A good example is Pixiv, which recently revised its anti-discrimination policies.
The Japan you don’t learn about in anime. Staff account.