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- Jujutsu KaisenWhy Sukuna's "Dragon Scale, Repulsion, Twin Meteors" Is So Fun to Say (and What the Kashimo Fight Really Showed)This article contains spoilers for the late-game Sukuna fights in Jujutsu Kaisen: the Kashimo fight and the world-cutting slash.
- What Is Kagoshima Shirokuma Shaved Ice? Trying It at Tenmonkan MujyakiWhile walking around Kagoshima, I heard one nearby table say “shaved ice.”
- What is the safest bet for 4–5 guys hanging out in autumn?When four or five male friends in their late twenties get together, “just food” or “just sightseeing” can feel a little thin.
- Why Is the Capybara Show So Fun When You Expect Nothing From It?Why Is the Capybara Show So Fun When You Can't Expect Anything?
- Why Do Zookeepers in Japan Tend to Earn So Little?Job tag, the occupational information site run by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, shows figures for zookeepers that are based on the Reiwa 7…
- Why Working Hard Doesn't Raise Your Pay (and What to Look at Instead)You take your job seriously.You get through work faster than other people.You pick up the tasks nobody else wants to…
- Mobile Suit Gundam HathawayGundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Works With Little FightingAbout forty minutes into the second film, a strange fact becomes hard to ignore.
- What makes someone fun to talk to? Disclosure, follow-ups, banter“You pick up every little bit, so talking to you is fun.” That is more interesting as a conversation mechanism than as a compliment.
- Why Can't I Rest Even When I'm "Resting"? The Day Your Brain's Search Bar Won't Close"I'm doing nothing today."
- One Drink at a Japanese Izakaya, Alone: A Cheap, Low-Key Night OutI walked in from the heat and ordered one ice-cold beer.
- Why Do You Act Like a Different Person Around Certain People?If you watch the Hidden Inventory / Premature Death arc of Jujutsu Kaisen, Utahime Iori comes across a little differently than she does in the main story.
- The jobs you stick with are the ones where today's effort carries over to tomorrowPeople who love exploring and improving things don't necessarily crave flashy excitement all the time.
- A Night Walk and Ice Cream: Make a Day Out Feel CompleteAfter you leave the bar, you walk through the night air.
- "Just a Quick Look, Please": A Home Tour That Taught Me Something AnywayI was out for a walk and decided to stop by a house on display nearby.
- How to Keep Eating at an All-You-Can-Eat When You're Already FullA quick heads-up first.
- Initial D THE ARCADEInitial D THE ARCADE: are you braking too much in corners?New players often brake early and hold it forever because walls are scary.
- Still tired after water, food and a nap? Early cold, sleep inertiaYou drank water. You ate. You even had yogurt. Then you slept for five hours in the middle of the day.
- Do weddings cause divorce? Costs, guest counts and social networksA grim little statistic circulated on social media:
- Why does Hatcho miso need three tons of stones? A Kakukyu tourThe day in Okazaki was supposed to involve hunting for Tokai On Air-related stickers and manhole-card side quests.
- Asked about “difficult people,” gossip, and pushy coworkers again and again? The interview may be revealing the company, too“What would you do if you had to work with someone you found difficult?”
- Does Japan's new 30 km/h residential-road rule make sense?Imagine a young cyclist riding with a favorite-character keychain while watching anime on a phone.
- When looks stop driving your choices: compatibility and life designA person may once have felt nervous merely talking to someone exceptionally attractive, yet later become able to speak with the same person as calmly as with…