All About Japan

Shimajiro Teaches Potty Protocol

This remarkably frank anime clip walks perschoolers through the different signs of potty time.

Get Cabin Attendant Funassyi at Narita Airport

Swing by Kumu on the fifth floor of Terminal 1 to pick up your pear-shaped flying companion.

Useful Japanese Toilet Expressions

It's best to know enough of the local language to navigate to the nearest lavatory!

Bathroom has 31 Female Stalls to 1 Male Stall

Japan’s all-female Takarazuka theater has an enlightened 31.5:1 female to male bathroom stall ratio.

The World’s Largest Toilet

Take a peek under the big lid in Chiba.

Wash Anywhere with Toto's Travel Washlet

Toto lets you stay sanitary even when you're on the go.

The Secret to One Punch Man's Success

This series has made such an impact in such a short amount of time that fans have begun to wonder just how much money is riding behind the show.

Mahiro Takano is Feeling 'Alive'

In a move that would have wowed Mr. Miyagi, this karate kid is throwing punches in Sia's newly released music video.

6 Anime Like 'One Punch Man'

There really aren’t many shows out there with such an overpowered main character or that make fun of heroes quite as cleverly. But we've found a few that come close!

Yoko Ono: Back in Demand?

A retrospective on Ono's controversial and innovative works as an interactive musician and artist.

Public Toilet Looks Like a Mountain of Dessert

Artist Minako Nishiyama conceived of the project as part of the 2015 Oita Toilennale, perhaps the world’s first art festival dedicated to toilets.

Real Android Makes Movie Debut

"Sayonara" features real android Geminoid F as the helper of a woman dying of radiation poisoning in a bleak future.

The Nintendo PlayStation Has Been Found!

The rivalry of two great gaming companies led to one console being all but forgotten.

Meet Mario's Evil Twin

While not doing as much damage as Wario or Bowser, this new Mario character can scare the pants off you if you don't watch out!

Scared by the Automatic Toilet Cover

Isn't it creepy when things move on their own?

Life-Size R2-D2 is a Moving Refrigerator!

This plucky droid moves, speaks, projects images and delivers your beer. What more could you ask?

The Goddess of the Toilet Will Make You Cry

No, it's not an ad for domestic cleanser: "Toire no Kamisama" is a 10-minute acoustic elegy for Kana Uemura's grandmother, and quite possibly the sweetest thing you'll ever hear in a Kansai accent.

Psychedelic J-Pop Sushi

Orange Range, the band behind some of Naruto and Bleach's best-known opening theme songs, will have you craving sliced raw fish after watching their new music video.

In 2015, Betamax and MicroMV Get the Axe

Oh no, say it ain't so! The 1970s answer to recording TV shows and movies is on its last film strip.

Watch 2 BuzzFeed Writers Try a Washlet!

Two American BuzzFeed writers try out the bidet functions of a Washlet for the first time and hilarious results ensue!

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