Pillow fighting as a sport! Most of us have enjoyed a good pillow fight at some time in our lives. (If you haven’t, you don’t…

Fans of Dragon Ball visiting or living in Japan can look forward to an exciting new prize figure collection from Bandai Spirits’ Ichiban Kuji series….

Single 3D: full body motion capture with a single camera As we reported earlier this year, Fukuoka-based NEXT-SYSTEM Co., Ltd. developed something called “Single 3D”…

Free Tickets If you’re a foreign passport holder and a baseball fan living in or visiting Tokyo this month, you may want to leave an…

Vampire Cafe’s Bloody Halloween Tucked away in a corner of the Ginza neighborhood of Tokyo, you’ll find Vampire Cafe, an uncommon dining experience where spooky…

What is Taiyaki? One of Japan’s favorite traditional snacks, and a popular item among foreign tourists, taiyaki are hot cakes made with pancake or waffle…

Monthly subscription services have been making inroads in the food and dining industry in Japan lately. For example, Yaro Ramen offers a monthly plan for…

Japanese Voices 日本語のままクールジャパン is a regular series designed for learners of Japanese to enjoy real Japanese language programming from Nippon Broadcasting System, one of the…

With his cocky demeanor and unfazed expression, cigar perpetually lodged in his mouth, and his Psychogun poised and ready to fire, “Cobra the Space Pirate”…

As a general rule, children are more likely to get praised than adults. Some may not be so fortunate, but many of us can remember…

Shaved ice still enjoyed in early fall With September just around the corner, you may think the season for kakigori shaved ice is drawing to…

Fans of Waki Yamoto’s beloved manga “Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern” as well as its animated versions on TV and, just recently, on the silver…

John Carroll for JAPAN Forward It is a somewhat curious experience walking through the streets of the Bikan old merchant district in Kurashiki, the second…

As many owners know, pets can be incredibly resourceful when it comes to finding food. Dancer and choreographer Saki Nagano (@KuronekoGeete) learned this when she…

You may have encountered it when you bought a package of zarusoba ざる蕎麦 (cold soba buckwheat noodles) at the convenience store. Trying to look inconspicuous…