Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
Michelle Lynn Dinh
Dec 16, 2013
It’s Monday again and you know what that means! Your Monday Kickstart video is here to get you going through another week.
This week, we found a cute cat that seems more interested in lounging around being a kitty than living up to his bushy lion mane.
Happy Monday from RocketNews24!
【Monday Kickstart】Kitty defends tissues【Video】
【Monday Kickstart】See the silly kitty and more vying for the prize in the “Pet Bragging Contest”
【Monday Kickstart】Adorable dog’s frustrated attempts to get a shower are too cute to ignore!
【Monday Kickstart】This cello/classical guitar medley of Ghibli theme songs is simply beautiful
【Monday Kickstart】This collection of awkward black cat photos is sure to put a smile on your face
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Beautiful Sailor Moon manhole cover coasters being given out for free by Tokyo tourist center
Kyoto’s 100 Demons yokai monster parade returns!
Super Nintendo World expansion gets delayed for several months at Universal Studios Japan
Massive-variation new Pikachu plushie line lets you find the perfect Pikachu just for you
Mister Donut ready to make hojicha dreams come true in latest collab with Kyoto tea merchant
The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
Japanese convenience store packs a whole bento into an onigiri rice ball
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen communityMcDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitelyMcDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Photos of scrawny-looking lion and tiger raise concerns for Beijing Zoo’s big cats
Coffee and cats are the perfect combo to help you face the week【Monday Kickstart】
The Japanese dog cafe that isn’t technically a dog cafe
Japanese government’s newest plan to fight overwork: Give employees Monday morning off
Good God, what is that crab doing to Hello Kitty?!? 【Photos】
Who’s afraid of the big Four-O? Not this Kitty!
Buddhist monks cultivate cat haven at Fukui Prefecture’s “Kitty Temple”
Wonder Woman x Hello Kitty collaboration is coming to Japan
Beckoning cat fortunes lure a kitten into their box at cat temple in Japan
Cat has Internet in stitches after getting itself stuck in awkward position
Tokyo’s cat pub, the cat cafe for grown-ups
We’ll take our kitties to go! Cats hanging out in bags will brighten your day 【Pics】
Kyoto Animation posts touching memorial message on third anniversary of arson attack
Second super-chic cat cafe in Harajuku will make all your cafe dreams come true
The Maasai people teach us how to kill a lion, demonstrate on our writer
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