China Salt Hoarders Told: ‘Don’t Be Like Koreans, We’re More Reasonable!’
Since the Chinese ban on Japanese seafood and marine products, many have been hoarding salt as a result of the fear-mongering by the media, causing a shortage in some areas. Japan began the release of...
View ArticleTwo Teens Charged for Licking Chopsticks at Ramen Shop
The food terrorists are at it again, and this time, it’s a pair of teens aged 16 and 17 who are being charged for licking disposable chopsticks from a ramen restaurant. The ‘Dotonbori Kamukura’ ramen...
View Article93 Suffer From Food Poisoning After Eating Nagashi Somen
93 people suffered from food poisoning last month at a ‘nagashi somen’ event in Ishikawa after it was discovered that the spring water used for the noodles contained Campylobacter, known for causing...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Burning Father’s Clothes in Protest of ‘Nasty Dinner’
An unemployed man was arrested after allegedly trying to set fire to his father’s clothes in protest of the ‘nasty dinner’ he was served that evening. The 50-year-old NEET, living in a two-story house...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Japan Ad Goes Viral Thanks to Family Values Over Western Politics
A 21-second animated ad by McDonald’s Japan went viral worldwide, so Japanese users wondered why an ad targeting Japan would blow up in the West and quickly found that it likely had to do with it being...
View ArticleMan Enjoying Yakiniku Blows Up Apartment After Gas Cylinder Explosion
A man enjoying yakiniku miraculously lived after being blown out of a two-story wooden apartment building completely destroyed by a gas cylinder explosion. The fire broke out at a two-story apartment...
View ArticleJapan Remains Top Travel Destination for Chinese Tourists
A long national holiday has begun in China, and despite political tension and the ban on Japanese seafood, Japan remains the top travel destination for Chinese tourists since the country eased travel...
View ArticleFukuoka School Under Fire for Punishing Students by Reducing Lunch Portions
A Fukuoka elementary school has come under fire for using corporal punishment by reducing the lunch portions of students who don’t turn in their homework. The parents of a student attending the...
View ArticleGaijin YouTuber Openly Commits Crimes to Travel Across Japan for ‘Free’
The Japanese are fuming over a gaijin YouTuber who took advantage of their hospitality “for free” by riding on buses without paying the fare and committing other crimes in the open. In a video titled...
View Article1,000 Cats Rescued From China Poachers Before Becoming Faux Pork & Mutton
The Chinese police recently rescued about 1,000 cats from poachers headed to a slaughterhouse as part of an illegal trade in which cat meat was illegally sold as pork or mutton. Police in Zhangjiagang,...
View ArticleFamily Restaurant Saizeriya Accidentally Serves Frog Leg Salad
Recently, the Japanese family restaurant chain Saizeriya was hit with several cases of complaints, where customers wanting a healthy meal got more than what they asked for, with a still-moving frog leg...
View ArticleChinese Celebrity Chef Criticized Again for Making Forbidden Egg Fried Rice
A Chinese celebrity chef was heavily criticized after posting a video about how to cook fried rice, which was seen as an insult to the memory of Mao Zedong’s son, Mao Anying. Wang Gang, who has over...
View ArticleNagoya Restaurant Women Offer Slaps for 300 Yen
A Nagoya restaurant called ‘Shachihokoya’ offers slaps from women for 300 yen in a menu item called ‘Nagoya Lady’s Slap.’ Here’s a video on the restaurant that was making the rounds on Chinese social...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy XIV Online Potato Chips Taste Like Raid Wipes
Japanese Final Fantasy XIV players will literally get to taste defeat with new collaborative Koikeya-brand potato (or ‘Popoto’) chips that taste like ‘licking the floor,’ slang for dying or wiping in...
View ArticleDelectable 3D Fried Chicken Made in One of Japan’s Largest 3D Studios
One of the world’s most delectable 3D models of fried chicken has been made in Japan, an amusing fact that was revealed over New Year’s by Virtual Youtuber group Hololive. Cover currently owns one of...
View ArticleSouth Korea Law Prohibits the Consumption of Dog Meat
A bill to enact a law prohibiting the consumption of dog meat has been passed in South Korea, punishing those who commit the crime by up to three years in prison. The law prohibits the breeding and...
View ArticleTwo Men Arrested for ‘Food Terrorism’ Crimes at Ramen Shop
Two men were arrested for ‘food terrorism’ activities after a viral video surfaced showing one of them eating garlic directly from a container before spitting it back in at a popular ramen chain, Ramen...
View ArticlePizza Hut Japan Collaborates With Tenkaippin for ‘Ramen Pizza’
Pizza Hut Japan regularly comes up with bizarre pizzas, but the latest in the ‘Ramen Pizza’ takes it up a notch as part of a collaboration with the ramen chain Tenkaippin. The collaborative pizza is...
View ArticleJapanese Food Container Lid Licker Continues in Soy Sauce Licker’s Footsteps
A new licking incident has occurred in Japan, despite the news about the 3-year prison time sentence given to the soy sauce licker at one of the famous conveyor belt sushi chains. This time, in early...
View ArticleKoreans Told by Government to Stop Eating Deep-Fried Toothpicks
A strange food trend has spread on Korean social media—deep fried toothpicks—and the government has been telling people to stop eating the potentially hazardous snack. Korean toothpicks are made from...
View ArticleHi-Chew Name Change From Katakana to English Angers Japanese Fans
Morinaga & Company has announced that it will change the name on its logo from katakana to English for a more global appeal, and angered Japanese fans aren’t having any of it. The Hi-Chew soft...
View Article6 Aichi Prefecture Teens Arrested for Throwing Eggs at Police Station
The Aichi Prefectural Police arrested six teenage boys for allegedly throwing eggs at the Tsushima Police Station, and among them, one admitted to being involved in a series of suspicious fires. Six...
View ArticleAkihabara Mister Donut Dogged Down by Overseas Hololive Otaku
Hololive asserted their international dominance of the Virtual Youtuber genre in Tokyo this weekend, thanks to the Hololive 5th Fes and Expo held at Makuhari Messe – but the influx of overseas fans...
View ArticleCapcom Makes Fun of Monster Hunter Shared Experiences in Collab
As part of the ongoing 20th-anniversary celebration for Monster Hunter, Capcom is collaborating with Japanese sushi chain Sushiro for special dishes and commemorative goods, with all food items coming...
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