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Japanese Bar’s Drunk Shaming Campaign Gets Wasted

Posted by on Jul 18, 2014 in Featured, Japanzine | 1 comment

Japan must be literally the only country in the world where you can stumble out of a bar, pass out on the sidewalk, and not get robbed....

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Japanese Artist Arrested for Making Vagina Art

Posted by on Jul 17, 2014 in Featured, Japanzine | 4 comments

Have you ever actually said “manko (vagina)” to a Japanese person? If you haven’t, JZ’s professional opinion is...

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Techno Udon Parties Sidestep Anti-Dancing Laws

Posted by on Jul 4, 2014 in Featured, Japanzine | Comments Off on Techno Udon Parties Sidestep Anti-Dancing Laws

A new movement protesting the anti-dancing laws in Japan has spread from Tokyo to Osaka. Techno-udon parties which started in 2012 use the...

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A Crying, Incoherent Japanese Politician Is The Internet’s Latest Sensation

Posted by on Jul 4, 2014 in Featured, Japanzine | Comments Off on A Crying, Incoherent Japanese Politician Is The Internet’s Latest Sensation

A video clip of a weeping Japanese politician accused of dubious spending on trips to a hot springs has gone viral, leaving many outraged...

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D (a)M(a)Z(ing) – Vacations on the Korean border

D (a)M(a)Z(ing) – Vacations on the Korean border

Posted by on Apr 17, 2014 in Featured, Japanzine | Comments Off on D (a)M(a)Z(ing) – Vacations on the Korean border

“… and the defector said to me ‘yes, the poor do eat the bodies of dead people.’” Ordinarily Japanzine holidays in snowy places...

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Conbini Crimes: Black Chocolate Shrimp Crackers

Posted by on Apr 11, 2014 in Japanzine | Comments Off on Conbini Crimes: Black Chocolate Shrimp Crackers

These are about as appetizing as they seem. From JZ Kansai dude J.P. DuQuette: “It has been inflicted on me. A three part experience....

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