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My friend who’s a massive fan of this franchise showed me that tweet up top from the official account the other day. I noticed the warning telling people not to block the corridor while viewing the banners/posters and thought, really, can something like that happen? Just for some ads? Read more

Another really popular spot to this day is the main location from Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば), which is located in western Tokyo, Seiseki-Sakuragaoka (聖蹟桜ヶ丘). The nice thing about this location is that it is really easy for tourists to go and enjoy. There’s a proper guide map to the area, the station still has fun… Read more

I'm not ready, everything is on fire in the manga so I'm like...welp
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It’s not just Kyoto, I feel so many tourists who visit, even if they don’t know the customs of another country, don’t seem to understand how to comply with even the most basic of common human decencies. The poppy fields in Lake Elsinore, damages to Machu Picchu, the Dali painting in Yekaterinburg, etc. No, you can NOT… Read more

If they hand Ash the win here after screwing him out of the Kalos Championship, I’ma be salty. Especially since his team right now is pretty underpowered.  Read more

Will Ash finally age if he wins?
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Thank goodness toilets in Japan are so efficient. Read more

There is nothing New York about a Dominoes pizza. Sigh marketing.  Read more

I find it funny people are Poring over pictures inspecting for Pores Read more

They live in a grimy, smoggy dystopia, and they’ve still got better skin and teeth than me. Read more

God Damn Porygons. Read more

Stellar and nuanced recap, Brian. Thank you! Read more

Sad part: none of this surprises me, including the host’s attempt to tamp the seriousness down. Read more

Gotta agree: the handling on this particular segment was terrible, and as much as I’m certain the hosts intended it to be a step forward for women working in the sex industry, the fact that they tried to shut Yuzuki down on several occasions (and “you sure talk a lot” is just the polite way of saying “women are… Read more

Now that’s what I call putting your money where your mouth is Read more

I deal with recording a ton of Japanese client names into a system as part of my job, and hoo boy has it been pretty confusing. Read more

“The new Reiwa era was ushered in and we are hosting the Group of 20 summit,” Foreign Minister Kono was quoted by Mainichi as saying. “As many news organizations write Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (in the family name, first name order), it is desirable for Prime Minister Shinzo… Read more

So he got arrested for posting fake news about a cosplay event, out of all things. Damn, China’s hardcore but on the wrong things. Read more