Japanese Police Finally Arrest 74-Year Old Ninja Thief
A rash of of thievery in Osaka has come to an end as Japanese police have finally apprehended a prolific criminal, one who disguised himself…
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The Meaning Behind The Matrix Code Is Finally Revealed
Japanese fans were the first to notice that the exotic looking neon-green code scrolling down the black screen in the opening credits of the 1999…
Grape-kun To Be Memorialized in Special “Kemono Friends” Airplane
The heartbreaking death of Grape, the Humboldt penguin in Tobu Zoo who loved a cardboard cutout of Hululu, an anthropomorphic penguin, from the popular anime…
Bonsai Techniques Allowed Janitor To Grow Miniature Marijuana Plants In His Apartment
Laws governing cannabis in Japan are very strict. Illegal since 1948, the use and possession of cannabis are punishable by up to five years imprisonment…
Nissin Hopes to Fight “Noodle Harassment” With Slurping Noise-Neutralizing Noodle Fork
With an increase in awareness and more open discussion of the various kinds of harassment occurring in Japan at school, university, work and in society…
Japanese Crafts Companies Create High Quality Sets Of Miniature Furniture For Cats
Cats have a bit of a reputation for giving attention to the toys you buy them on their own terms (read: ignoring them), but recently…
This Shiba Inu Does The Cutest Tricks
Shiba inu never cease to amaze us and melt our hearts with their adorable antics, mishaps, cute expressions and all sorts of canine cahoots. People…
Attention-Seeking Kittens Adorably Get In The Way When You Wear These Smartphone-Compatible Mittens
If you’ve been reading Grape Japan for a while, you’ll probably recognize Japanese online retailer Felissimo and their YOU + MORE series (a play on…
Rest in Peace Grape, The Penguin Who Loved a Cardboard Anime Cutout
We’re sad to report that Grape, the Humboldt penguin at Tobu Zoo who became famous for his infatuation with a carboard cutout of Hululu, an…
Woman Gives Birth In Japan And Documents How Good Japanese Hospital Food Is
It’d be a bit unfair to label all hospital food as slop or totally unappealing, but it sure feels like the image of unappetizing food…
Did Kizuna Ai Get An Upgrade? No, It’s New Virtual YouTuber YUA!
You’ve probably heard of virtual anime girl and popular YouTuber Kizuna Ai, who has steadily gained a following for her gaming livestreams, vlogs and her…
Nicolas Cage Is Now A Popular Japanese Snack In The Form Of The Nicolastick
One of the charming and funnier points of Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation is how it used an actor of Bill Murray’s caliber to spoof…
Hahon Hohaho Hie: McDonald’s Japan Revives An Old Favorite With A Too-Hot-To-Pronounce Name
For those of you who were around in Japan or visited Japan any time between 1990 and 2002, you might remember ordering a bacon potato…
The Sight of Her Hamster Peacefully Asleep Makes Her Owner Forget All Her Troubles
There’s a good reason hamsters are such popular pets. For one thing, they’re just so darned cute! We’ve seen them go go flat as a…
Put Up Your Paw For These Maneki-neko Day Poster Kitties
If you have visited Japan and even if you haven’t, you’ve probably seen images of a Maneki-neko (literally, “beckoning cat”) statuette, a cat with one…