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Man Calmly Explains How He Has No Problem With Gay People Because He Tried It Once and It Wasn’t For Him

He’s the biggest ally possible.

Japanese Citizens React to Seeing High Speed Mag-Lev Trains for the First Time

At least we have Amtrak, right?

The Doomsday Fish That Just Washed Ashore in Australia May Signal the End Times

An oarfish was caught off the coast of Australia. Here's why some believe that's a bad omen.

‘Worse Than Pearl Harbor’: Japan Just Beat the U.S. in American Football

Japan has a long history of adopting an American tradition, then doing it way, way better.

The ‘Japanese Joker’ is Running for Governor of Tokyo, and It’s as Unhinged as You'd Expect

A common conversation in American politics revolves around the involvement of money. The more money one has, the thinking goes, the more likely they are to take office.

American Tourist Called Out for Her Abhorrent Behavior Toward Japanese Woman in Traditional Clothing

Japan is the place that foreigners go to be extremely not normal.

Japan’s Most Infamous Sugar Baby Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison After Scamming Lonely Men Out of $970,000

The sugar lifestyle, where people, typically rich older men, will employ sugar babies for companionship and intimacy, isn’t inherently scammer-friendly, but more and more online scams these days appear to invoke sugaring in one way or another.

All About Madori-Kun, the Japanese Wrestler Who Dresses like the Floorplan for a One-Bedroom Apartment

Japan has a lot of oddities, and I don’t just mean the tentacle stuff.

All About Bokkas, the Japanese People Who Carry 350+ Pound Boxes Up Mountains

Japan is full of quirks that make Americans scream with delight and squirm with discomfort.

Japan Has a Single Elimination High School Baseball Tournament With 4,000 Teams

America has several sports that aren’t embraced by other countries. While there are numerous exceptions, even more common sports like basketball aren’t met with the same esteem in other countries as they are in the ol’ US of A.

Johnny Somali Finally Arrested After Weeks of Harassing People in Japan

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him.

Good Luck to the Guy Eating Nuclear-Water Fish in Japan

Recently, the nation of Japan made headlines after it announced that it would be dumping nuclear wastewater directly into the Pacific Ocean. How much nuclear wastewater? About a million goddamn tons.

Japanese Twitter’s Attempts At Denouncing ‘Barbenheimer’ Ends Up Accidentally Spawning Some Of The Dankest 9/11 Memes

Though moviegoers may have laughed at the onslaught of “Barbenheimer” memes ahead of Barbie and Oppenheimer’s respective late July releases, Japanese-speaking Twitter users were far from amused, frustrated that the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasak

Nobody Makes Cooler Weapons Than Japan’s Cardboard Craftsman

In a much less concerning example of Japan’s interest in homemade weaponry, meet Yamaguchi, a man from Zushi, Japan, who makes fully articulated and incredibly impressive blades and guns out of cardboard.

Japanese Officials Assassinate Leader of Baby-Stealing Monkey Gang

Ex-Prime Minister of Japan Assassinated With Homemade Gun

In a country that takes pride in its strict gun control laws, many were in shock when 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami approached Shinzo Abe, the ex-prime minister, with a homemade firearm.

Japanese Man Struggling to Connect With Holographic Wife

In 2008, after being bullied at work, Kondo found himself struggling with depression. He started believing that people just weren't right for him after being rejected by so many others.

Japan Opens the 2020 Olympics With Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy Theme Songs

Japan is the host for the summer Olympics and they opened the show last night in the most Japan way possible.

Logan Paul Uses Media Team to Crush Unknown Conspiracy Theorist

Abandoned Sex Doll Prompts Search and Rescue in Japan

And it's not the first time this has happened.

The World's Most Realistic Chun-Li Cosplayer

Reika Saiki would kick you to another planet with those legs.

How to Use the Job System to Unlock Outfits in 'Yakuza: Like a Dragon'

5 Reasons 'Genshin Impact' Is the Best Free Open-World Game of 2020

'Yakuza' Is the Perfect Game if You've Played Too Much 'Grand Theft Auto'

Japanese Guy Marries His Anime Doll/Hologram

Akihiko Kondo married his Anime wife earlier this month.