trash

Kyoto merchants want city to install more trash cans to fight litter in historic neighborhood

But an increase alone isn’t likely to completely solve the problem.

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Highway rest stop’s new high-tech trash cans are another reason Japan’s parking areas rule

“They’ve taken their trash cans to the next level.”

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Garbage-collecting samurai keep Japanese streets clean, but what’s their real story?

We sit down with the environmentally conscious Gomihiroi Samurai to find out what they’re really about. 

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Kyoto town changes names for burnable, landfill trash so people will think about what they’re doing

As always, words have a second meaning behind them in Kyoto.

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5 million yen in cash found in Otsu City dump

One person’s trash is another’s five million yen.

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Pet crematorium in Japan was burning trash with animals for more than 10 years

”I just figured that’s how things were done.”

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How to dispose of pizza boxes: Life hack from Japanese garbage man goes viral online 【Video】

This unusual tip will shrink your boxes, making them much easier to handle.

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Bomb squad in Japan summoned to take care of…abandoned briefcase full of adult toys

Discharge happened long before investigators were on-scene.

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Japanese convenience store will now ask customers who ask for a fork to use chopsticks instead

Family Mart no longer gives a fork.

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Sayonara, trash cans – Tokyo to remove last receptacles next month

Passengers asked to take their trash home with them.

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The Japanese art of making trash containers from old papers

How to make an environmentally friendly container used in a lot of Japanese homes.

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Titan trash can to be placed near a Coca-Cola vending machine in Oita to help promote recycling

Hopefully it will help people realize they’re not supposed to throw trash in recycling bins.

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“The remains of dead dreams” found in Japanese garbage are too painfully real

What happens to a dream deferred?

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Bad day? At least you’re not the guy in this failed getaway video

A video of a man trying to flee the scene after illegal trash dumping has the Japanese web cackling in schadenfreude.

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Idol otaku arrested for bomb threat after his idol T-shirt gets burned

He did the one thing you shouldn’t do if you don’t want your idol merch to go up in smoke.

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Japanese city changes “burnable trash” bags to “the only option is to burn this trash” bags

The Internet rejoices at this new, potent meme fodder: trash bags that declare its contents have no other recourse than to be burnt to a crisp.

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How to shrink an empty pizza delivery box – Japanese Twitter shares hydro life hack

Keep your stomach full of pizza without your kitchen being buried in empty boxes.

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Japanese otaku now have special trash box just for merch of their former anime and idol crushes

“I don’t love my crush anymore, but I want someone else to give them their love,” says message on Kyoto container.

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Litterbug smokers aren’t so eager to brawl once they find out they’re picking a fight with a guy who beats people up for a living.

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Shibuya Halloween cosplay cleanup crew wants your help this year!

Become a real-life hero in Tokyo.

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