Japan

If you're picturing Japan, we understand if your first thought is stories from Yoshiwara. All that and more below:

Noroi: The Curse Is My Pick For Scariest Movie Ever Made, And It Has No Jump Scares

What happens when the power of imagination turns on the audience? You get Noroi: The Curse.

Authors: By William Kuechenberg
Published: October 22, 2022

The Cracked Guide To Old-School Japanese Horror Movies

Authors: By Jess Nevins
Published: October 07, 2022

Cracked Goes To Japan: 4 Ways Japan Does Drinking On Another Level

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: August 04, 2022

Cracked Goes To Japan: 3 Ways Working In Japan Is Different Than Anywhere Else

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: August 03, 2022

Cracked Goes To Japan: 4 Drastic Differences Of Japanese Television

There's a lot less anime and nudity than you're expecting.

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: August 02, 2022

Cracked Goes To Japan: 4 Ways Tech Changed Everything About Japanese Life

Robots, space toilets, and flip phones (for some reason): Japanese tech is unique.

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: August 01, 2022

Cracked Goes To Japan: 4 Reasons Why Japan Loves Anthropomorphizing Things

Everything is cute anime girls. Everything. Yes, that too. EVERYTHING.

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: July 31, 2022

The Mysterious Tale Of That Random Sonic Statue In Japan

'This isn't meant to be here,' people agreed.

Authors: By Ryan Menezes
Published: April 07, 2022

15 Japanese Words Every English Speaker Should Know

Japan may not be mystical, but it is weird.

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: January 12, 2022

Selling Video Game Saves Is An Actual Crime In Japan

Japan's law against unfair competition seems to believe this is the only way to prevent genetically enhanced Links from entering the (breath of) the wild.

Authors: By Tiago Svn
Published: December 13, 2021

5 Strange Details Of Japan's 19th-Century UFO

They didn't have a word for it, but we'd call it a flying saucer.

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: December 07, 2021

The 4 Great Manslayers: Japan's Badass Samurai Assassins

A group of elite assassins who went down in history.

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: December 01, 2021

5 Times Japan Mangafied Your Favorite Western Characters (VIDEO)

Today we answer the question, what if Star Wars, Marvel, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles BUT Japan!?

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok
Published: November 12, 2021

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Stoned Sumo and Hemp Haiku: 21 Facts About Ganja in Japan

Japan was pretty cool with cannabis until the US got involved after WWII.

Authors: By Dana Larsen
Published: August 26, 2021

The Feminist JAV Star Who Made Hairy Armpits Popular In Japan

Kaoru Kuroki had intelligence, charm, and a pair of magnificently hairy armpits.

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: August 07, 2021

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Noroi: The Curse Is My Pick For Scariest Movie Ever Made, And It Has No Jump Scares

The Cracked Guide To Old-School Japanese Horror Movies

Cracked Goes To Japan: 4 Ways Japan Does Drinking On Another Level

Cracked Goes To Japan: 3 Ways Working In Japan Is Different Than Anywhere Else

Cracked Goes To Japan: 4 Drastic Differences Of Japanese Television

Cracked Goes To Japan: 4 Ways Tech Changed Everything About Japanese Life

Cracked Goes To Japan: 4 Reasons Why Japan Loves Anthropomorphizing Things

The Mysterious Tale Of That Random Sonic Statue In Japan

15 Japanese Words Every English Speaker Should Know

Selling Video Game Saves Is An Actual Crime In Japan

5 Strange Details Of Japan's 19th-Century UFO

The 4 Great Manslayers: Japan's Badass Samurai Assassins

5 Times Japan Mangafied Your Favorite Western Characters (VIDEO)

Stoned Sumo and Hemp Haiku: 21 Facts About Ganja in Japan

The Feminist JAV Star Who Made Hairy Armpits Popular In Japan

VIRAL ON CRACKED

16 Famous People Betrayed By People They Trusted

5 Former Stars Who Are Back In The News For Weirdo Reasons

Six Famous Sitcom Characters Who Are Kind of Creeps in 2025

30 Random Bits of Trivia We Say in the Mirror Every Morning to Get Into the Right Headspace

24 Times Someone Accidentally Did Something Evil

Japan

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