Snakeskin Crop Top Japanese Street Style w/ Aqua Hair Streaks, Jeremy Scott Sunglasses, WEGO Necklaces, WC, Cutout Pants, Belt Bag & Yosuke Boots

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Here’s Misuru, the Japanese-Korean street style personality we often feature in our Harajuku street snaps.

This early evening, Misuru stepped out in a sheer green snakeskin cropped top, which she wore over a black bandeau top. She styled her printed turtleneck top with white WEGO convertible pants tucked into black Yosuke lace-up platform boots with silver chain trims. Misuru styled her hair into a half ponytail with aqua streaks and wore Jeremy Scott sunglasses perched atop her head. Blue clear oversized round earrings, WEGO silver layered necklaces and rings from WC rounded out her style. In addition, Misuru is sporting a black leather belt bag with silver chain trims.

Misuru mentioned that Kobinai is her favorite fashion brand. For her social media updates, check her out on Instagram and Twitter.

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Cops in Japan use police box as shag shack, one goes on to have second affair with other officer

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“I was unable to control myself” says sergeant who was involved with lower-ranking man.

A unique aspect of Japanese cityscapes are koban, or “police boxes,” like the one pictured above. They’re essentially miniature police stations with an officer or two on duty should local residents need police assistance, and just about every neighborhood has one.

Another distinctly Japanese building is the love hotel, where consenting adults can pop into a private room for a few hours when they want to have sex but their homes aren’t an immediate option.

Koban and love hotels, of course, are supposed to be separate architectural structure entirely. Unfortunately, a pair of police officers in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, decided to make their koban do double duty as a place for them to do the deed.

The amorous officers were a 29-year-old female police sergeant, who was assigned to a police box in the Koshien neighborhood, and a 26-year male senior police officer (despite the counterintuitive naming, the woman’s rank is actually one higher than the man’s).

Sometime in the fall of 2019, the two became romantically involved, and one evening while she was on duty in the police box, the woman called the man to come see her, after which they snuck off to the break room to have sex. Their relationship continued until at least the following February, which is when their second reported sexual liaison in the koban took place, this time in an on-site room for officers to nap in during their breaks.

▼ It’s more romantic than a patrol car, we suppose.

It’s unclear whether the two continued their relationship once spring came, but in March of 2020 the woman became involved with a different man in her division, a 33-year-old police sergeant. This time both parties apparently managed to keep their pants on, but the woman and her second police paramour did make use of the privacy of a police interview/statement room in order to kiss while the man was on duty.

Eventually a whistleblower came forward and reported the woman, triggering an internal investigation that revealed her relationship with the two men. The three members of the love triangle (which is, in fact, part of an even larger and messier love polygon, as all three of them are married) have admitted to the conduct, with the woman saying, “I was unable to control myself,” and the younger man saying, “I got carried away in the excitement.”

Both men received official admonitions, while the woman’s pay was docked by 10 percent for three months. The disciplinary discrepancy may have something to do with the woman being of a higher rank than the younger man, and the older man not having engaged in sexual activity on police property/while on duty. The reeducation in pay may turn out to be a moot point, however, as both the woman and the younger man resigned from their positions on Friday, the same date as their punishments were announced.

The situation brings to mind the incident last year when two other Hyogo police officers were also found to have been having sex at their police box — in that case as well, the higher-ranking officer, a man, had his pay reduced by 10 percent while the lower-ranking officer, a woman, was reprimanded without a reduction in pay. Additionally, in 2017 yet another pair of officers in Hyogo were found to have engaged in sexual activity inside the locker room of a prefectural police martial arts training dojo.

With the Hyogo police department no doubt wanting to put a stop to its recurring embarrassments, it would probably be wise for them to focus on serving and protecting the community, rather than servicing each other.

Source: Kobe Shimbun Next via Hachima Kiko
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Ikea Japan adds epic matcha sweets to its menu for a limited time

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Gorgeous celebration of matcha includes a very unusual tunnbröd you won’t find anywhere else in the world.

Every year, Ikea sweets go green in Japan for the annual “Matcha Sweets Fair“. The limited-time fair is an add-on to the chain’s original Swedish-themed menu, giving Ikea diners the chance to enjoy Japanese sweets with some Ikea flair, and this year the range is bigger than ever!

With a total of 11 sweets to choose from, there’s bound to be something here to whet your appetite. So let’s get to it and take a look at what’s on offer below!

▼ Matcha Anmitsu (299 yen, US$2.72)

Ikea’s take on the traditional Japanese anmitsu dessert contains smooth matcha jelly topped with cream, adzuki red bean paste, and fruit.

▼ Matcha Tower Pancake (699 yen)

This delicious spectacle combines pancakes with matcha, warabi mochi (bracken starch dumplings) and adzuki beans, and is only available from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day (from 3:00 p.m. at the Tokyo Bay branch).

▼ Warabimochi (249 yen)

Lovers of bracken starch dumplings will appreciate this serving of warabimochi, which is the one “Matcha Sweets Fair” item that doesn’t contain any matcha, opting for a dusting of kinako (toasted soybean flour) instead.

▼ Matcha Tart (399 yen)

This simple tart allows you to enjoy the delicious taste and aroma of matcha, with a crunchy biscuit base.

▼ Matcha Brownie (329 yen)

This gorgeous bright green item is said to be an “elegant” brownie with a smooth texture and rich matcha flavor.

▼ Matcha chiffon cake (299 yen)

The light and airy texture of this chiffon cake is complemented by a side of cream and adzuki red bean paste.

▼ Matcha scone (249 yen)

This crunchy scone is a crowd favourite that appears on the menu at every Matcha Sweets Fair.

▼ Matcha bagel (199 yen)

White chocolate and matcha combine forces for a very sweet green bagel.

▼ Matcha Anmitsu-style Sundae (250 yen)

The anmitsu dessert appears again, this time in a cup with a serving of matcha soft serve ice cream.

▼ Matcha Soft Serve (120 yen)

Soft, creamy, and absolutely delicious, this soft serve lets you enjoy the taste and scent of premium matcha.

▼ Matcha Tunnbröd (390 yen)

This Swedish flatbread usually comes with savoury fillings, but this one is filled with the sweet flavours of cream, adzuki red bean paste, fruit and a whole matcha tart slice! This fusion anmitsu-tart-tunnbröd is definitely the highlight of the matcha fair, but as tunnbröds are a specialty of the chain’s Harajuku location, where you’ll also find the world’s first Ikea convenience store, this special dessert is only available at the Harajuku branch.

The Matcha Sweets Fair runs until 27 June at Ikea stores around Japan, except the branch at Shinjuku, as it only has a deli corner. Some products will be discontinued once they sell out, so if you’d like to feast on Ikea matcha, be sure to pop by soon, and if you’re in Shibuya, you’ll get to enjoy a veritable bevvy of veggie dogs while you’re there!

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