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Pulse

Coronavirus Cruise: The Worst Outbreak Outside China Is On a Ship Quarantined In Japan

02.12.20

By Tim Hume
What home means to Tokyo’s youth

01.21.20

By Juule Kay
The Olympics Now Have Recyclable Cardboard Beds, but Can the Athletes Have Sex in Them?

01.16.20

By Shamani Joshi
Star Wars is Getting a Kabuki Play Adaptation in Japan

11.07.19

By Aditya Mirchandani
A Store Clerk in Tokyo Memorized 1,300 People’s Credit Card Numbers, Then Used Them Online

09.09.19

By Meera Navlakha
This Tokyo Bar is Run By Virtual Anime Characters

08.26.19

By Meera Navlakha
virgil abloh’s fave japanese streetwear kid is all grown up

08.24.19

By Frankie Dunn
discover the most in-demand girl in japan

08.10.19

By Frankie Dunn
Tokyo, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur Are in the Top Five Most Overworked Cities

08.08.19

By Meera Navlakha
Japan Has Built a Flying Car that Actually Works

08.06.19

By Meera Navlakha and Gavin Butler
Food

This Tokyo Pop-Up Promises Boba Fans the ‘Tapioca Land of Your Dreams’

07.22.19

By Jelisa Castrodale
Pulse

“I Will Kill You”: Japanese Man Attacks Schoolgirls, Killing 2

05.28.19

By David Gilbert

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
Photo: Francesco Carta fotografo / Getty Images

Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike