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Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo launches line of maternity clothing
The brand expands into apparel for expectant mothers, new items already on sale. While Uniqlo can trace its corporate lineage back to 1949, it only opened its first store in 1984, and it didn’t really...
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Japan’s Lolita maternity wear lets you keep looking girlish even when...
Getting ready to add a new member to your family doesn’t mean you have to ditch the fashionable frills. While the term “Lolita” carries a scandalous, sexualized vibe when used in English, Japan’s...
View ArticleJapanese city councilwoman stirs controversy by bringing baby with her to...
American-educated councilwoman says she want to be “a spokesperson for other people of my generation who are in similar situations.” On the morning of November 22 the Kumamoto city council was...
View ArticleGraduating high-schoolers in Japan tweet photos of the last lunch bentos...
The worst part of graduating high school: no more mom-made lunches. Having your parents make a lunch for you to bring to high school may be embarrassing in other parts of the world, but in Japan it’s...
View ArticleJapanese “mommy” team gives wake-up calls to adults so they won’t be late for...
Program aims to help new college graduates get ready for the start of grown-up working life, with voices ranging from anime-style to husky. Nobody really likes waking up to the sound of an alarm, do...
View ArticleMan complains about pregnant women on Japanese train, creatively gets told to...
Tactless choice of words reveals embarrassing detail about his personal life. In Japan, the common logic is that you should always conduct yourself politely in public, since you’re sharing the...
View ArticleMother’s Day challenge: Can you name every anime mom in this awesome group...
Decades’ worth of anime moms assemble for amazing group shot that even features an Undertale shout-out. Anime is full of terrible fathers. From Ranma 1/2’s lazy Genma to Evangelion’s emotionally...
View ArticleReal life Baby Driver! Taxi driver speeds Japanese Twitter user’s pregnant...
Anyone would be excited for the birth of their own child, but this taxi driver elevated the special event into a scene worthy of an action movie. No one could blame Twitter user @kakumaro for high...
View ArticleJapanese mother shares her baby bed wisdom: you can use storage boxes!
If it’s good enough for your bedsheets, it’s good enough for your baby! Social media collectively wonders why they didn’t think of it first. Congratulations on your new baby! While the birth of a child...
View ArticleJapanese man surprises his busy wife with the best gift a mom can receive
This wife and mother was so happy and grateful to her husband that she cried. Some say that a mother’s job is one of the hardest in the world. And why not, when some have a schedule running from 4:20...
View ArticleChildren’s anime PreCure features magical girl actually giving birth to a...
Hugtto! PreCure’s final episode has aired, and only truly draws to a close after we see the protagonist as an adult screaming in labor pain. PreCure, a short and cutesy amalgamation of the franchise’s...
View ArticleBrand-new Pokémon maternity wear and baby clothing line announced for Japan
Monpoke will also have toys and picture books for extra-tiny would-be Pokémon Masters. When Pokémon first got started, the franchise was primarily produced for little kids. That was 23 years ago,...
View ArticleJapanese former adult actress Sola Aoi gives birth to twins, shares photo of...
New mother welcomes twins into the world. On May 1, the ascension ceremony was held for Japan’s new emperor, Naruhito, and with it came the start of Japan’s new Reiwa era. But the same day marked the...
View ArticleAnime’s rudest little boy, Crayon Shin-chan, helps pledge support for...
Kasukabe station’s anime ad campaign is hitting close to home for many Japanese mothers. Spend enough time in Japan (or indeed, many Asian countries) and you’ll learn to recognize a crude little boy...
View ArticleJapanese woman’s tip for fathers aims to help improve their relationships...
Worried by the prospect of growing distant from your daughter? According to this woman, there’s one main thing you have to keep in mind. Parenthood is daunting at the best of times. It’s no small feat...
View ArticleWorld’s longest trailer shows former SMAP star play a transgender role in new...
Japanese movie depicts the blossoming mother-daughter friendship between a transgender woman, played by SMAP‘s Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and a neglected teenage girl. Eiji Uchida’s new film Midnight Swan...
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Meet Aloma: the Japanese male idol group cheering on moms through the trials...
A truly one-of-a-kind boy band. Some Japanese male idol groups become household names thanks to their broad, mainstream appeal. Others, though, appeal to a specific niche, like the newly formed idol...
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That time a stranger gave us money on a Japanese train
We’re still not quite sure why it happened. Our Japanese-language reporter Momo Momura has been travelling on trains pretty much all her life, but the other day something happened on board that she’s...
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Mother and son duo dancing beneath the sakura trees will bring a smile to...
Viral video from Japan proves you’re never too old to pop and lock. As the cold winter air lifts and the spring cherry blossoms come into bloom in Japan, the landscape becomes so beautiful it has the...
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Japan develops special sushi for pregnant women
Expectant mothers in Japan usually can’t expect to eat sushi, but this could change that. It’d be a misconception to think that people in Japan eat sushi every day, but it’s still a very common part...
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