5 Tokyo Area Fireworks Festivals for a Sparkling Summer 2018
Best Fireworks Festivals and Displays in the Tokyo Area Dust off your yukata and ready your stomach for delectable festival food. It’s summer, a.k.a. fireworks…
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Shark Fans Can Recreate B-Movie Dismemberment Scenes with Plushy Hugging Pillow
Last month the International Shark Film Festival took place in Tokyo proving there’s a solid Japanese fanbase for the one of the most blood-thirsty of…
Creepy Evolving Japanese Baseball Mascot Reveals Its Fifth and Final Form
The Mysterious Fish: Nazo no Sakana The funky fishy mascot for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Nippon Professional Baseball, known as Nazo no Sakana (Mysterious…
The Hello Kitty Bullet Train Fully Revealed In Japan
Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train unveiled in Japan. Last month, Hello Kitty fans around the world rejoiced when Japan West Railway Co announced it would…
Tokyo’s Adorable Edo Period Themed Cat Cafe Puts the Hiss into History
A peaceful time in Japanese history, the Edo period gave rise to new and exciting art forms. One such art form was ukiyo-e, woodblock prints…
Japanese AI Automatically Generates Faces of Idols Who Don’t Exist
According to their announcement on June 19th, 2018, Kyoto-based IT startup DataGrid Inc., which specializes in creative applications of AI, as well as developing or…
Japan’s Annual Table Flipping Contest Encourages Competitors to Channel Their Rage
Something which is normally frowned upon in polite society, there’s one place where the ability to give a table a good solid flip is celebrated….
Artist Ryo Fujii’s Video Brilliantly Spoofs Japanese Apology Culture
Japanese apology culture Although apology press conferences are a common occurrence in Japan, it seems that remorseful faces and long-winded apologies have become more frequent…
Newly-Edited HD Version of “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” Music Video Released
Earlier today, King Records released a new video of “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” by Yoko Takahashi, the opening theme to the anime series Neon Genesis…
Japan’s Mystic Parrot Predicts Outcome for Japan vs Colombia World Cup Match
Since ancient times, we humans have always wondered, do animals have some kind of supernatural senses? If the answer is yes, naturally, the best use…
Tokyo DisneySea Announces Massive Expansion Including Frozen, Rapunzel and Peter Pan Areas
DisneySea announced last year that they were planning an ambitious expansion to the Tokyo theme park. Now concept art has been released detailing some of…
Student Graduates from University with Anime Hug Pillow Waifu
Cal Poly Graduate accepts diploma with anime huggy pillow waifu from Love Live! At the commencement ceremony for California State Polytechnic University’s Business Administration School,…
Tokyo’s New teamLab Museum Will Immerse You in a Digital Art Wonderland
Art collective teamLab use a mix of digital technology and physical 3D spaces to create an interactive experience like no other. Their exhibitions all over…
Japan’s Industrial Complexes are Like Final Fantasy 7’s Midgar in Real Life
Often branded an eyesore, industrial complexes don’t exactly have the best reputation when it comes to enhancing scenery. However, some Japanese photographers have managed to…
Attack on Titan’s Biggest Nightmare is a Cup Noodle Titan Invasion
The world of hit anime and manga series Attack on Titan is grim and terrifying, which isn’t all that different from what many people imagine…