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Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.

8/7/19

1:13 PM

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Great Job Internet8/7/19

Great Job Internet8/7/19

Watch as thousands of happy Pikachus dance across this Japanese city

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8/5/19

1:14 PM

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Great Job Internet8/5/19

Great Job Internet8/5/19

Japanese politicians can cosplay, too, you know

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7/29/19

10:19 AM

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Great Job Internet7/29/19

Great Job Internet7/29/19

Finally, a pair of anime-themed Bluetooth speakers that also hug you from behind

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7/18/19

11:27 AM

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Newswire7/18/19

Newswire7/18/19

At least 33 people are dead after an arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio

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7/15/19

3:45 PM

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Great Job Internet7/15/19

Great Job Internet7/15/19

Well, here's a contender for the most pants-shittingly freaky thing you'll see all year

Randall Colburn

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2/6/19

8:59 AM

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You bet your ass Japan's '80s-era incidental music is worthy of its own compilation

Randall Colburn

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1/24/19

7:37 PM

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Newswire1/24/19

Newswire1/24/19

The Queer Eye guys are going to Japan

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3/20/18

4:00 PM

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Recommends3/20/18

Recommends3/20/18

Sherlock gets a high-camp makeover in a forgotten classic of queer Japanese cinema

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11/8/17

2:15 PM

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Great Job Internet11/8/17

Great Job Internet11/8/17

Today's proof that we've entered a post-human dystopia is the rise of rent-a-family-member companies

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10/13/17

5:22 PM

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Great Job Internet10/13/17

Great Job Internet10/13/17

The week is over, so here are some photos of Japanese mascots getting stuck in shit

Randall Colburn

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7/11/17

1:55 PM

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Great Job Internet7/11/17

Great Job Internet7/11/17

Dead tuna refuses to accept death even after being sliced in half

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6/23/17

12:30 PM

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Great Job Internet6/23/17

Great Job Internet6/23/17

Watch these screaming children jump rope with eerie perfection

Gerardo Delgado

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5/16/17

11:14 AM

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Great Job Internet5/16/17

Great Job Internet5/16/17

Watch Io Shirai, WWE’s newest wrestler, destroy a man twice her size

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4/25/17

3:19 PM

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Great Job Internet4/25/17

Great Job Internet4/25/17

Here’s a tiny Japanese shed to live inside

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4/21/17

6:45 PM

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Great Job Internet4/21/17

Great Job Internet4/21/17

Remembering that time Kirsten Dunst made a video for “Turning Japanese”

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4/17/17

2:07 PM

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Newswire4/17/17

Newswire4/17/17

Bad potato crop induces Great Japanese Chip Panic of 2017

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4/12/17

5:48 PM

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Newswire4/12/17

Newswire4/12/17

Original Tamagotchis are back, try not to kill them this time

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4/1/17

1:00 AM

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For Our Consideration4/1/17

For Our Consideration4/1/17

Pokémon shock: How a single episode almost derailed a franchise

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3/15/17

7:49 PM

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Newswire3/15/17

Newswire3/15/17

Japanese bath house allows visitors to submerge themselves in a giant pancake

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3/9/17

3:08 PM

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Great Job Internet3/9/17

Great Job Internet3/9/17

Meet the man who played Godzilla

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