This year, pandemic-emergency bar, restaurant and movie theater lock-downs and working from home all came together to create the ideal conditions for an excellent crop of new Mundane Halloween costumes!
Here are my favorites, and links to much, much more…
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These are from @dailyportalz Twitter feed—he took these photos at a Mundane Halloween costume event called “Sober Halloween 2021”
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Person preparing for vaccine side reactions
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Person with unstable internet connection
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Person taking a Ring Fit break
(Ring Fit is a Nintendo Switch game that is supposed to make exercising easy because you get a workout while playing a video game)
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Person whose mask broke at the office
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Foot-operated disinfectant stand
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Person standing in line for baggage inspection at an international airport
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Guy who claims to be 169cm tall, at his annual physical
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Someone waiting their turn at a beauty salon
(This Mundane Halloween costume is actually twice as funny, because in Japan, If you dress up as a ghost, you don’t put a white sheet with eyeholes over your head, you wear a costume that looks exactly like this!)
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Concrete with cat footprints
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People who make additional random purchases to disguise that they’re buying erotic magazines
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And here are some fine ones from SoraNews24
Person who hasn’t been to the office for so long, they wore the wrong shoes
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Person who has no trouble entering the Hikarie shopping center because their temperature is normal
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Person who forgot they were wearing a mask and tried to drink coffee
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And finally, from Spoon & Tamago
Photographer’s assistant whose job is to make children laugh
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Person who takes a basket but doesn’t buy much
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Person who spots a cockroach right before bed and grabs whatever he can find
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Banksy, remote-controlling his shredder at the auction
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The Last Tea Bowl Thief was chosen as an Editor’s Pick for
Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense on Amazon
“A fascinating mix of history and mystery.” —Booklist
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
Only In Japan 
Thank you, these are genius!
so glad you enjoyed!
These are hilarious Jonelle 😂
You’re welcome! And thank you for continuing to write such fine blog posts yourself!
So glad they cheered your day!