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This one is me. That person who keeps adjusting the gyoza dipping sauce ratio and now has too much sauce. twitter.com/dailyportalz/s…
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A catfight scene in a Korean drama twitter.com/so_me_official…
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That person who helps the ducks cross the road twitter.com/dailyportalz/s…
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Didn’t really want anything from IKEA but my friend insisted on driving us there twitter.com/dailyportalz/s…
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An elementary schooler on the last day of school twitter.com/dailyportalz/s…
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The newbie waiter making everyone nervous twitter.com/KintangZ/statu…
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Next in line to offer incense at the funeral but unsure of the custom so trying to peek at the person in front twitter.com/nishida_gosoug…
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Probably looking at Pixiv or something on the train t.co/zZU1tDpvgx
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Left the apartment right at the same time as the next door neighbor and ran back inside to wait until they leave twitter.com/naoshige2525/s…
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Shop attendant trying really hard to look away as you enter your PIN number twitter.com/sakurajimanini…
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It’s Halloween weekend and that means it’s time for everyone’s favorite Japanese festival Jimi Halloween, where people dress up in costumes so mundane they have to be explained. Let’s dive in 🧵
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Yoshida is known for her creative use of analog hacks that replace digital effects. You can see more of her work here:
spoon-tamago.com/tag/yuni-yoshi…
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Yuni Yoshida designed the visuals for this new J-drama. Zoom into the photo and you’ll see those glitch effects are not what you think they are.
instagram.com/p/CiuypWZpFbS/…
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Given all the bear attacks that have been happening in Japan, I suppose it was only a matter of time before authorities staged a drill
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Lots of cool prizes to be won from this Cup Noodle Quest campaign Nissin is running. Cup Noodle headset for your next zoom meeting:
cupnoodle.jp/quest/
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At the NBA pre-games, being held at the Saitama Arena, the courts were mopped by robots developed by Nissan. Gotta love the teammates cheering on the mops 😂
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The scariest train station in all of Japan? That would be 小前田 (omaeda). When train conductors announce it they say tsugi wa omaeda, meaning “you’re next”
sankei.com/article/202208…
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今日シカゴの公園でオープン3時間後に閉鎖された幻の滑り台がこちらでございます
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Happy 33rd anniversary to one of my favorite Ghibli films, Kiki’s Delivery Service, which opened in theaters in Japan on July 29, 1989.
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さっきパリ空港の税関でカバン開けられたんだけど、バターが大量に入ってるの謝ったら「バターが好きなんだろ。謝る必要は無い」って言われた😭😭
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Happy 25-year anniversary to Princess Mononoke, which premiered in theaters across Japan on July 12, 1997.
It topped box-office records set by E.T. in Japan and single-handedly changed the perception of Japanese cinema and anime.
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There are a couple signs indicating that the areas are reserved for the bees.
Yes, bees drink water. But they also use it to regulate the temperature of the hive, feed young bees, and dilute stored honey.
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In the height of summer, the Hitokotonushi Shrine in Ibaraki sets up on oasis for bees where they can safely collect water:
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New Japanese harassment types just dropped:
Kokuhara - professing feelings when clearly no chemistry
New-powahara - trying to demotivate those who are motivated
Zoomuhara - messing with online meeting rooms
Age-hara - “that’s why you don’t let the newbie do it” etc. twitter.com/0cOmNn/status/…
スプタマ編集長。Founder and Editor of @SpoonTamago and @SpoonTamagoShop. Raised in Tokyo, based in Brooklyn.