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First Decent Japanese Sumo Raised in Captivity for Fifty Years

Posted by on Mar 13, 2017 in Featured, Japanzine | Comments Off on First Decent Japanese Sumo Raised in Captivity for Fifty Years

For the first time in a generation a Japanese sumo wrestler has been raised to adulthood in captivity, sparking nationwide celebration. In...

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Japan joins criticism of Trump’s ‘Islamophobic’ Executive Order

Posted by on Mar 13, 2017 in Featured, Japanzine | Comments Off on Japan joins criticism of Trump’s ‘Islamophobic’ Executive Order

The Japanese Department of Immigration this week aligned itself with those criticising the American president’s recent executive order...

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Manko Artist Back in the Slammer

Posted by on Dec 12, 2014 in Featured, Japanzine | Comments Off on Manko Artist Back in the Slammer

We accurately predicted back in summer that Tokyo-based artist Rokudenashiko would be released fairly quickly after being taken in on...

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Fake Plastic Food: Inside Japan’s Fake Food Factories

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

You’ve all seen them: Magical displays of food that never go off. Cans of Asahi, apparently held in mid-air by their own frothy...

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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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