Sport casual fall fashion in Animal Crossing with designs from Sig FREAK’S STORE
Nintendo’s hit Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still going strong with more and more people around the world discovering how entertaining it can…
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Recommendations of major summer festivals in Kansai that you shouldn’t miss
Kansai is well-known for its many interesting annual festivals. The region is also home to various events, especially during summertime. If you are planning a…
Drive-in Events this Summer in Japan: From Drive-in Theater to Drive-In Fireworks!
Drive-in theaters have been making a comeback recently because of the pandemic as many cinemas had to close until the situation gets better. Since May,…
Chasing Ghosts at jiko bukken condemned properties
Like any culture, Japan has its fair share of superstitious beliefs and old wives tales. Consumers avoid facing north while snoozing and refrain from writing…
Sukumizuage: Okinawa fishing news wording leads to humorous misunderstanding online
A headline from the Ryūkyū Shimpō, Okinawa’s top newspaper, has gone viral on Twitter today due to a possible interpretation of the wording. The headline…
New “Gundarium Alloy” Gundam model clocks in at over $2,000
“Gunpla” (a portmanteau of “Gundam” and “plastic model”) refers to the Mobile Suit Gundam hobbyist model and figure kits manufactured by Bandai, and the company…
Pennywise from It gets a new cutesy chibi look in Japanese figure series
Japan’s Prime 1 Studio is a manufacturer known for their polystone statues (some even full-scale) and high quality figures of characters from popular film and…
You can now visit the setting of “A Whisker Away” in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture
About A Whisker Away If you have Netflix or if you’re an anime fan, you’re probably aware of A Whisker Away. It’s a touching story…
New smartphone game proves you can catch anything with a stroller
Strollers are just for babys right? Wrong. This new Japanese smartphone game can prove it. Onegai! Babycar! is a new smartphone game available on the…
Grandaughter asks grandpa why he became bus driver and manga tells his compelling response
There is a lot us young rapscallions can learn from older generations. While the culturally sensitive and information-dense lifestyles of millennials and Gen Zers have…
High-energy performers shred on the traditional Japanese instrument the shamisen
You gotta love music. Whether its spacey ambient kankyo ongaku, relaxing jazz progressions from the 1970s, or a seven-hour kawaii danceathon, there’s nothing like the…
Hatsune Miku club event Digital Stars to hold first online event free on Twitch
Hatsune Miku fans, especially those who attended any one of the MIKU EXPO events in Seattle (2016), San Francisco (2016), Los Angeles (2016, 2018), New…
Satomi Ishihara exclusive interview Summer 2020 “Unsung Cinderella: Midori, The Hospital Pharmacist”
Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. Satomi Ishihara is now playing a leading role in Fuji…
Kuromi and My Melody collaboration cafe with Egg & Spuma returns this summer
Some of our readers may recall that popular cafe EGG & SPUMA, known for their Sanrio collaboration menus, had done their final collaboration last year….
Being Bishōjo: A dialogue between independent Vtuber Virtual Bishōjo Nem & kigurumi artist Takurō
By – Ben K Introduction As readers of grape Japan can surely attest to, the kawaii aesthetic has become an internationally recognized commodity. But where…