Mother’s Day gifts from LINE provide an easy way to celebrate with Mom
This year, Mother’s Day is being celebrated amid a renewed COVID-19 lockdowns in Japan. While that is undeniably disheartening, messaging company LINE, ubiquitous throughout the…
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Flowers bloom eternally in Japan with the help of origami
Floral culture takes a front seat during spring in Japan. For starters, consumers are slammed with sakura-themed choices at convenience stores and shops. Some crossovers…
Discover Yomitan Village in Okinawa with the IGLOOO x Yomitan EC Project Collaboration
IGLOOO, a Japanese company that manages inbound marketing and business promotion for overseas customers, has teamed up with the Yomitan Village of Okinawa for a…
Exclusive Interview with Ryohei Suzuki from “The Romance Manga Artist”
Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Interview Date: April 2021) Ryohei Suzuki, the star of Fuji…
Make your cooking kawaii with these Japanese koneko kitty cat food molds
Cats bring comfort to many people. There are surely people in the world who love cats and collect cat goods. If you’re now of them,…
Beautiful Japanese handmade skeleton watches have straps made with famous Ibaraki leather
Take a look at this gorgeous skeleton watch: © grape SHOP Or how about this one: © grape SHOP Handmade wristwatches meticulously modeled by Japanese…
Sakura Season is Over, Time for Tulips at Osaka’s Expo Park
Cherry blossom season came early this year, and it disappeared just as quickly. Everyone’s SNS feeds were full of white and pink petals for a…
“Fist of the North Star LEGENDS ReVIVE” mobile game holds “STREET FIGHTER” crossover event
With already 2 million downloads to its credit since its launch in 2019, the mobile game Fist of the North Star LEGENDS ReVIVE is an…
Japanese project fuses art and Braille blocks to “create new paths” for the visually impaired
Japanese tech entertainment label HYTEK has launched the STREET ART LINE PROJECT to “create new paths” for the visually impaired through the power of art….
FamilyMart shows its support for Tokyo Rainbow Pride Week with Rainbow Famichiki packaging
FamilyMart (operated by FamilyMart Co., Ltd.) will celebrate its 40th anniversary in September 2021. To encourage customers to visit FamilyMart stores, the Japanese convenience chain…
Virtual Bishōjo Nem shows artistic potential of VIVE Facial Tracker in world’s first music video
Some of our readers may recall Virtual Bishōjo Nem バーチャル美少女ねむ, the self-professed world’s first independent Vtuber, whom we had the pleasure of interviewing last year….
Dress up your 3, 5 or 7-year old kids in Pokémon-themed kimono at Studio Alice
If you thought kids in kimonos were already pretty cute, one Japanese photo studio is taking the cuteness level up a notch by adding rentable…
Haikyu !! TO THE TOP Ani-Art Event in Animate starts in June 2021
Arma Bianca, the Japanese company that sells original anime and manga merchandise, has announced a new event featuring the popular series, Haikyū!! The Haikyū!! To…
Rhizomatiks’ “CryptoArt-Experiment” to visualize ecological cost, foster debate on NFT art
A Japanese company dedicated to creating large-scale commercial and artistic projects using both the arts and technology, Rhizomatiks is famous for its association with the…
Pioneering virtual singer YuNi announces major debut album “eternal journey,” summer concert
When we interviewed YuNi a few months after her debut in May 2018, she was just beginning her journey, aiming to be the world’s top…