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North Korean Refugees Stuck at Japanese Embassy in China
The Asahi Shimbun is reporting that a group of North Korean refugees have been stuck at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing since 2008 because ....
9 Jul 9:58 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mobile Gaming Pirates
Badass pirates meet on the high sees to exchange fire via Mobage: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) dannychoo.com ....
9 Jul 5:56 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ANA Offers In-flight Draft Beer Service
ANA has apparently become the first airline in the world to serve draft beer in-flight: ANA today announced that it is the world’s first....
9 Jul 5:49 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
This Buddhist Statue Has a Weird Face
A “Nani Kore” worthy Jizo statue in Hachioji, Tokyo: Apparently the statues have been there for over a hundred years, and the weird fa....
8 Jul 5:19 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Creepy Cat Recommends Gyao
In this Japanese commercial, a creepy cat speaks out on behalf of Gyao, a streaming movie service: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from J....
8 Jul 5:09 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sea Shepherd’s Peter Bethune Set Free in Japan
Former Sea Shepherd member Peter Bethune has been given a suspended prison sentence in Japan after pleading guilty to the crimes of obstruc....
7 Jul 9:11 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Takeru Kobayashi Freed From American Jail
Just in case you were wondering after that last post, Takeru Kobayashi has now been released after spending a night in a New York jail cell....
7 Jul 8:47 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sea Animal Death Matches on Japanese TV
A TV Tokyo program puts fierce-looking sea creatures into a tank together to which one wins in a fight: Although I used “Death Matches....
7 Jul 7:04 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Election Night Coverage = Exciting Drama?
Fuji TV’s latest commercial for its 2010 Upper House election night coverage uses some dramatic special effects and the theme song to the....
7 Jul 11:11 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video: Landslide in Japan
Japan is in the midst of its rainy season, and in the last week there have been several instances of very heavy rain. Here is a news video....
7 Jul 11:03 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Post Fails to Deliver
A video uploaded to YouTube shows a long line of deliver trucks lined up outside a Japan Post package center. It is an embarrassing exampl....
6 Jul 8:24 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Full Body Scanner at Narita Airport
Narita Airport has installed a full body scanning machine as a trial. Whether or not one wants to be scanned is supposedly optional, so th....
6 Jul 11:12 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yokaren Peace Memorial Museum Vandalized
A news report about how exhibits have been vandalized at Ibaraki prefecture’s Yokaren Peace Memorial Museum, a place dedicated to educat....
6 Jul 9:46 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Free Kobi: Takeru Kobayashi Arrested in America
Japanese mega-eater Takeru Kobayashi was arrested yesterday after he tried to crash the victory celebration at the 2010 Nathan’s Fourth o....
5 Jul 7:27 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Uighurs Hold Protest March in Japan
Japan’s small Uighur community held a protest march yesterday in Tokyo: “Free Uighurs! We want real freedom!” around 60-70 demonstra....
5 Jul 7:16 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Bullet Trains in America?
Transportation Minister Seiji Maehara was in Chicago last week to help promote the idea of America using Japanese trains and technology for....
4 Jul 2:41 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Smoking in Japan
A interesting infographic that shows us how Japan is #2 in a world ranking of cigarette consumption, beating out much larger countries such ....
4 Jul 2:28 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Naoto Kan: The Odd Man Out?
Naoto Kan making his diplomatic debut as Prime Minister at the recent G8 summit held in Japan: The user who uploaded it did so in an effor....
3 Jul 5:22 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Michael Jackson Returns to Tokyo Disneyland
Michael Jackson’s 3D attraction “Captain EO” has been revived after 14 years, so Disney can profit from the renewed interest people a....
3 Jul 5:09 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Cat’s “Summer Cut”
A cat gets a summer hair cut (via Cat Cafe Nekorobi’s YouTube channel): — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) dannycho....
3 Jul 4:12 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yokosuka Naval Port Cruise
Asahi TV reporters Sahel Rosa and Alain visit Yokosuka and take a cruise around the naval base: Since Japan is in the midst of a Sakamoto ....
2 Jul 5:07 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Soccer Fans Break Twitter Record
Apparently Japanese soccer fans recently broke the global record for the most-ever tweets per second: In the small hours following the Samu....
2 Jul 4:34 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Experience the South of France…at a Highway Rest Area in Japan
The Yorii highway rest area in Saitama prefecture has re-opened after a renovation project that has turned it into a tribute to Antoine de ....
1 Jul 6:42 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cat World Cup
Just a little cat video shot by a Japanese blogger that has received over a hundred thousand views on both Japanese and international websi....
1 Jul 2:41 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Soccer Fans Jump into Dotonbori River
Japan may have lost to Paraguay in the World Cup, but many fans still celebrated. Here’s a video of some people jumping into Osaka’s D....
30 Jun 11:01 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Group of Chinese Immigrants Exploit Welfare System in Osaka
Here’s a piece of mind-boggling news: Apparently the Nishi-ku office of the Osaka city government experienced a sudden increase in the n....
30 Jun 12:39 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Buddhist Statues Decapitated
Somebody is going around northern Saitama prefecture and vandalizing Buddhist statues: Since mid-June, nine temples have reported having t....
30 Jun 10:38 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Stray Dogs in Japan
A news report about stray dogs in Japan, focusing on Kamisu, a city with a particularly bad problem with strays: The reporter is able to f....
30 Jun 10:00 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cat Wounded by Air Gun
NTV’s evening news broadcast today had a story about a wounded cat in Ishikawa prefecture: The cat’s owner noticed that the cat seemed....
29 Jun 7:39 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nagoya Tournament Will Take Place Despite Gambling Scandal
A scandal involving illegal sports gambling by a considerable number of sumo stablemasters and wrestlers has been horribly damaging the ima....
29 Jun 11:29 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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