A 24-year-old Japanese man who lived in Sendai recently killed himself on live streaming service after being placed on extended sick leave since August. The man complained about his job online, and then afterwards, on a Sunday night, he announced his intention to commit suicide on the Internet streaming website called Ustream. More »

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From Girlybubble: How adorable is this picture perfect moment of Rilakkuma posing with this cute family. It seems as though other friends also tried to get in on the shot but I wouldn’t stop them, I mean - is there ever a point that you can have too many cute friends? More »

A 27-year-old part-time employee named Makoto Sekigushi from Chikusei City in Ibaraki, Japan was arrested for allegedly posting images of new Pokémon characters before the release of the latest Pokémon games. More »

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People in Japan usually get paid around $12 an hour for part-time job. However, Domino’s Pizza in Japan is planning on paying someone $31,000 an hour! RIDICULOUS, right? Well, there is a reason why they are doing this. More »

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Lawson, a convenience store in Japan, is having a new campaign for their fried Chicken bites, but don’t these boxes remind you of a certain iPod App? Angry Birds, one of the top selling iPod Apps of all time, seems to be the theme for this new Campaign from Lawson. More »

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Oh college students, sometimes they just aren’t that bright. Two foreign students, Tunisian and Columbian, were caught growing marijuana on a corner of their Koichi University’s campus and on their balcony. Apparently, they were growing quite a large amount of it. The Tunisian student was an agricultural student, so he knew a lot about plants. Both students state they were growing it for their own use. Rule #1 for students planning international travels: Don’t grow pot in a foreign country. The consequences are far worse than where you are. More »

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From Girlybubble: This snazzy looking Japanese crane design stationary box (temotobako in Japanese) is great for storing all sorts of things, jewelery would suit this box the most because classy things deserve to be kept in classy storage. More »

From Girlybubble: We all know Hello Kitty is loved around the world, well Hello Kitty is reaching out to the Indian communities and is wishing the fans in India a Happy Diwali! More »

From Girlybubble: Anything can be Hello Kitty-fied nowadays. To add on to the list, an indoor theme park has finally opened recently in Tokyo, Japan. The name of the new theme park is very appropriate – “Hello Kitty’s Kawaii Paradise.” More »

From Girlybubble: Today’s user-submitted link, courtesy of nessanguyen, shows off Hello Kitty in a slightly more hellish light (dare I say Hell-o Kitty?), which is appropriate given that Halloween is fast approaching. This Hello Kitty Jack-O’-Lantern was carved by nessanguyen herself, with the aid of a Hello Kitty Pumpkin Carving Set from Williams & Sonoma. Although she does a spectacular job of making Hello Kitty more appropriate for the upcoming festivities, Hello Kitty still manages to retain her trademark cuteness. Oh well, nothing wrong with a little pinch of cute on Halloween! More »