Security guard and cat locked in standoff have touching reunion after museum reopens
Just a few years ago, the Onomichi City Museum of Art in Hiroshima, Japan became a bit of a viral internet sensation–although not particularly for…
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Otter-ly adorable Tokyo Banana Racco coffee milk cakes are now selling online
If you’ve ever gone through Tokyo Station or stopped by a gift shop at any other major station in the Tokyo area, chances are you’ve…
3D art bubbly kimono wearing shiba inu glasses are the cutest drinking buddies
Artistic glass and cup designer Goodglas Japan has gained quite the fanbase lately due to their creative bubbly 3D-art glasses, which use handmade blown double…
Home Made Train Set Sushi Train is a First Class Delight
While the state of emergency is slowly lifting across parts of Japan, many people still remain confined to their homes. After more than a month…
Pajama Fashion: Top recommended Brands of Stylish Japanese Sleepwear and Kawaii Pajamas
In this period when we spend a lot of time at home, we sometimes need to add a touch of color and comfort in our…
The Capy-barrier: Japanese restaurant using Capybaras to enforce social distancing
Japan, where the cramped comfort of an izakaya, huddled face to face business meetings and wedging oneself into a densely packed subway train are culturally…
Tongue-Tied Singles Turn to High-Tech Matchmaking Services to Help Break The Ice
Dating is hard, especially early on. It’s awkward, stressful, and expensive. I would know. If there were video footage of any of my many first…
Who will become Okinawa’s next top model? You decide!
Every year in the height of summer, the MODECON Resort in Okinawa modeling competition takes place. The contest offers young women in Okinawa and Kyushu…
Spotted Eels at COVID-closed Sumida Aquarium Have Forgotten What Humans Look Like
Everyone is having a hard time adjusting to the new normal of social distancing and on-again, off-again lockdowns during the current pandemic. We’ve touched on…
Studio Ghibli adds 6 new designs to embroidery brooch collection
Donguri Republic, a store specialising in Studio Ghibli gifts and souvenirs, is adding 6 new brooches to their “Full of Ghibli” embroidery brooch collection at…
Kyoto pop icon and Harajuku fashion leader Asachill captured in photobook by M. Kato, influential J-pop artist photographer
Kyoto pop icon Asachill Some of our long-term grape Japan readers may recall model, singer, artist, Harajuku fashion leader and Kyoto pop icon Asachill. We…
Animal Crossing player brilliantly retells Spirited Away scene-by-scene
Whether it’s because of so many people staying at home these days or simply the inventive nature of the game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players…
Japanese illustrator reimagines Animal Crossing characters as cute anime girls
As most of our readers surely know, “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” is very popular these days. As reported by Business Insider, the game is Nintendo’s…
Shock your taste buds with new adorable Pikachu tropical gummies
Pikachu seems to have quite the affinity for being reproduced as tropical flavored sweets in Japan, as seen recently with the new Pikachu Golden Pineapple…
Become a Rich Dino Baby Mama with this Dinosaur Hatching Money Box
With the restrictions put in place keeping us from heading out beyond our own genkan or balconies, there really is no better time than lockdown…