Yabai Finds
Japanese internet reactions, translated.
What's actually
happening in
Japanese internet.
Threads, reactions, arguments, and moments — selected and translated for readers who are curious about Japan without wanting to be lectured about it.
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A 6-Year-Old Girl's Quest to Obtain a Kintama
Impressive
Culture
Someone Made a Japanese Spider Crab Out of Paracord — Complete With Crab Miso Inside
Relatable
Culture
Japanese Internet Just Noticed Reddit — And Has Thoughts
Surprising
Culture
A Student Photographed 100 Screw Heads — and Found Almost None at Disneyland
Funny
CultureParenting
A 6-Year-Old Girl's Quest to Obtain a Kintama
She did the math. There are two, so one should be available.
Impressive
Culture
Someone Made a Japanese Spider Crab Out of Paracord — Complete With Crab Miso Inside
The detail that sent everyone over the edge: you can open the shell.
Relatable
CultureTech
Japanese Internet Just Noticed Reddit — And Has Thoughts
Reddit's translated pages started showing up in Japanese search results, and people are sorting out what kind of place it actually is.
Surprising
CultureSociety
A Student Photographed 100 Screw Heads — and Found Almost None at Disneyland
A photography assignment about uninteresting things led to a surprisingly deep insight about design and magic.
Funny
CultureSociety
Searching Up the Model Numbers of Hospital Equipment and Getting Shocked by the Price
A small game that turns a hospital stay into a very expensive education.
Funny
CultureParenting
My 8-Year-Old Spotted a Tree Full of Octopus Wieners
A child's lunchbox vocabulary turns out to be botanical genius.
Funny
CultureSociety
Someone Compared USD/JPY to Blood Pressure, and It's Genius
160 is bad, 90 is bad, and your doctor and your broker are saying the exact same thing.
Funny
CultureSociety
Can a Full Bladder Take Down a Pro Baseball Player? Japan Finds Out
An amateur pitcher hatches the most desperate strategy imaginable: wait until a former pro can barely walk, then throw.
Relatable
Culture
Your Appliances Are Listening — And They Know When You're Shopping for a Replacement
A malfunctioning washing machine made a miraculous recovery the moment its owner announced a trip to the electronics store.
Funny
CultureParenting
My Son Thought His Friend Was Going Abroad on Accumulated Karma
A fourth-grader mixed up "miles" and "karma" — and the internet ran with it.
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What's in Your Notes App? Knight Scoop Asks — and Finds Something Unexpectedly Moving
A notes app nobody intended to share turned out to be the most honest self-portrait of all.
A Grandma Saw It First: Both Twins Had Kicked the Same Foot Out from Under the UV Cover
A stroller walk, one puzzled parent, and two babies with identical ideas about their UV blanket.
The Baseball Fan Who Got Drunk and Started Praising Both Teams
A Hawks fan's liquid courage made him louder — and kinder to everyone on the field.