About
Japanese internet reactions, translated with care.
A one-person project at the intersection of curiosity and language.
A translation blog about Japanese internet culture
Yabai Finds picks up threads, reactions, and moments from Togetter and X that seem worth sharing — the funny, the strange, the quietly moving — and brings them across the language barrier for English-speaking readers.
Read, curate, translate, edit
Each post starts with reading dozens of threads in Japanese. A handful get selected, translated for tone rather than word-for-word accuracy, and edited into something readable for people who have no Japanese and no prior context.
Because most of the internet is not in English
Japanese internet has its own humor, its own arguments, its own way of reacting to things. Most of it never crosses the language barrier. This site is a small attempt to change that — without the outrage bait, without the SEO padding.
A single curator, writing as Yabai
This site is run independently by one person. No team, no sponsors, no algorithm to feed. The selection is entirely personal — if a thread made me laugh, think, or feel something, it's probably worth translating.
Get in touch
Run independently — no editorial team, no PR department. If you have a tip, a correction, or just want to say hello, X is the best place.