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Fellow wrestlers relive the night they witnessed the death of Bruiser Brody.

We hit up Family Romance, a company that specializes in “people for rent,” to help throw VICE’s Kumpei Kuwamoto a wild birthday party—or at least what looked like one online.

The forgotten victims of Fukushima (2011), who are still living in matchbox-sized temporary accommodation 7 years on, speak out for the first time on camera, about their experience with the Japanese government, TEPCO and radiation.

Shino Hashimoto is a 21-year-old rider from Tokyo, who is fighting to prove herself in Japan’s male-dominated motorbike competitions through one of her proudest skills: cutting calls.

Slutever’s Karley Sciortino pays a visit to Vibe Bar - Japan’s one-stop-shop for cocktails and sex toys.

Slutever’s Karley Sciortino gets served by the men of Macho 29 - a Japanese bar specializing in burley male servers and grilled meats.

Slutever’s Karley Sciortino explores Japan’s female-focused porn industry with the founder of La Covulina Productions, a successful porn production studio that specializes in ‘how-to’ porn videos for women.

Where luchadores use blades, fluorescent lightbulbs, chairs, and barbed wire to leave their opponents as bloodied and battered as possible.

VICE’s Fernando Perez traveled to Japan to immerse himself in Shugendo, an ancient spiritual practice centered on finding peace through nature.

Elena Yamamoto, co-chef at Karasu, shows us how to make the very popular Japanese dish, Tonkatsu.

VICE tagged along with a group of fishermen off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on an open-ocean hunt to catch and kill the biggest threat to their livelihood: sharks.

VICE tagged along with a group of fishermen off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on an open-ocean hunt to catch and kill the biggest threat to their livelihood: sharks.

Japanese comedian's Beverly Hills Cop looks like Regis Philbin covered in shoe polish.

We might be in 2017, but Japan's game shows are in 3017.

This man is fighting to get his kidnapped sister back from North Korea

Through her alternative take on Japanese beauty standards and "glittery cute" R&B sound, Rina Sawayama is the rising star redefining outdated ideas on what it means to be an East Asian model and musician today.

The Japanese government has enlisted a powerful ally in its awareness campaign: Sailor Moon, one of the most popular anime characters ever created.

Japan is buying more nuclear bunkers as North Korea threat looms

Eddie checks out of one of the best Polo clothing collections in Japan and discusses the influence of the brand and American fashion in general on the country.

We meet the Tokyo youth celebrating genderless fashion. Using make-up, clothes and Instagram filters, these young people are challenging international beauty norms and drawing on japan's anime-fluid-beauty standards to express themselves.

Coco fell in love with fashion when she was three. Now, at six she's racked up roughly 58,000 Instagram followers by modeling innovative, street-style outfits with confidence well beyond her years.

This 24-year-old Japanese pornstar is no fokin baby.

VICE News meets Ike Nwala, a Nigerian-American comedian who's become a Japanese superstar.

A Japanese company called Vinclu has invented a holographic "girlfriend" that also functions as a dedicated virtual companion.