Ramen-ize Your Room With This Mouth-Watering Ramen Poster!
If you’re a ramen fanatic, the Ramen Poster 2.0 will be an essential addition to your home decor. A beautiful display of 42 Japanese ramen…
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Trade Traditional Crafts With This Beautiful Japanese Edition Of Monopoly!
Despite (hilarious) horror stories of people flipping tables in anger or playing for an entire week to finish one game, Monopoly is one of the…
Group Of Monkeys Gathered To Write Their Name In Japanese Katakana
This year is the year of Monkey, which has a character traits of curiosity, mischievousness, and cleverness. Awaji Island Monkey Center came up with a…
Japanese Rock Star Gackt’s Perfect Response To First Ever Loss On Game Show
All good things come to the end, but it’s what we take from the end that really matters. Popular Japanese singer and musician Gackt demonstrated…
Century-Old Building Used By The Imperial Japanese Army Is Now A Starbucks
We often hear of Starbucks opening new locations, but not many stand with the same poise this Starbucks in Hirosaki, Aomori does. Open since April…
World’s Most Intense Green Tea Ice Cream Now In Tokyo
If you just can’t seem to find green tea ice cream that is green enough–then this just might be the place for you. While green…
Samurai’s Martial Art Brings Evolution To Stars Wars
If you are a big Star War fan, you must have seen the remarkable lightsaber fight scenes. In fact, the core influence of the fights…
Modern Anime Characters Time Travel Back To Edo Period Of Japan
If you want to understand the root of Japanese history and culture, Kyoto is one of the best iconic okapis to visit. This year, they…
This Entire Town In Japan Is Actually A Hotel
Hanare(離れ) means to be separated or removed from something. That makes it a fitting name for this hotel, which aims to spread its services throughout…
The “Weirdest” And Funniest Japanese Commercials Of 2015
We’ll be honest, the “omfg wacky Japan lol” narrative gets overstated a bit too much sometimes, and as much as we’d like to not feed…
This Might Be The Best Form Of Defense I’ll Ever Learn
Out of a large number of martial arts in the world, Aikido in particular has a stronger focus on self-defense. There is a certain kind…
Barbapapa Meets Traditional Japanese Craft: Match Made In Heaven??
“Okiagari Koboshi” is a traditional craft from Aizu, Fukushima. It’s a toy that, when you try to tip it over, it stands back up again….
Epic Fusion Of Traditional And Modern Japanese Music By The Yoshida Brothers
In a society where people are being less exposed to traditional folk music, musicians like the Yoshida Brothers are a great gateway into the genre…
U.S. Army or Japan Self-Defense Force – Who’s Got Better Chefs??
On December 8, 2015, there was an interesting competition between the U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Based on the “Iron Chef”, they were…
Japan’s Postal Service Puts Cunning Touches To New Year Post Cards
In Japan, instead of sending everyone Christmas cards, people send New Year’s greetings card (called Nengajyo). However, perhaps due to fading tradition, there’s a decline…