KAT-TUN’s Kame-chan & YamaP Reunite as “Kame to YamaP”; new album and tour planned
According to the Fashion Press, KAT-TUN’s Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashita Tomohisa, also known as Yamapi will be reuniting this spring as “亀と山P”(Kame to YamaP/ Kame…
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The Homestar Classic Satellite Moon: your own private planetarium
Since the launch of its Homestar Original in 2006, Sega Toys has established itself as the leading manufacturer of home planetariums. Now Sega has released…
A hot spring with a view: Izu weekend hideaway offers discounted “girls only” deal
At this time of year, what could be more welcome than a long soak in a hot bath? Kisshō Caren (吉祥 Caren) is a ryokan…
Ninjas on the Court: The Fantastic Freestyle Basketball Performance of Ninja Skill Ballerz
Freestyle basketball performance group Ninja Skill Ballerz created a sensation in 2008 with their first video “Ninja x Basketball?” demonstrating the high skill level of…
Manga artist discovers that his cat’s fur pattern is a readable barcode
KyuryuZ is an illustrator and artist who posts “original cat manga” on his Twitter account. Earlier this month, in a Tweet which has over 210,000…
teamLab’s Digital Art Wonderland Getting Cherry Blossom Inspired Makeover for Springtime
Japanese digital art collective teamLab’s interactive exhibitions have become a favourite of Instagrammers. Their work combines digital art technology and physical spaces to create beautiful…
Square Enix Releases Final Fantasy VII Remake Opening Trailer Movie
Square Enix just released the full opening trailer movie to the much anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake a little while ago. For anyone who was…
Skating Champion Evgenia Medvedeva To Star In Sailor Moon Ice-Skating Show
Russian skating star and champion Evgenia Medvedeva has always been open about her love of Sailor Moon, performing in cosplay and charming a fan base…
Discover The Creativity And Variety of Japanese Masks at The 8th Tokyo Mask Festival
From Noh masks, traditional fox masks and devil masks to contemporary mask creations like realistic animal masks and kigurumi masks, not to mention masked idols,…
Roland’s TAIKO-1 Is The World’s First Consumer Model Electronic Taiko Drum
In 2017, drum and Japanese music enthusiasts were excited to learn that electronic instrument maker Roland had teamed up with internationally renowned taiko performance art…
Hello Kitty Is Ready For Adorable Battle With Two Gundam Chogokin Figures
The combined celebration of Mobile Suit Gundam’s 40th anniversary and Hello Kitty’s 45th birthday resulted in a surprising Gundam vs. Hello Kitty crossover, which in…
Gorgeous “One Piece As A Japanese High School” Anime Shorts End With Marineford Sports Day Battle
Nissin Cup Noodle’s “Hungry Day” series of beautifully animated commercials takes popular anime characters and re-imagines them as Japanese high school students. Their latest miniseries…
Platinum Games Opens New Teaser Site: “Platinum 4”
Just the other day Platinum Games, a well-known video game developer out of Osaka, teased the whole gaming community by opening a teaser page on…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “Absolute Zero 4” Special Talk: Ikki Sawamura, You Yokoyama & Tsubasa Honda
Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. © Fuji Television Network, Inc. Drama series “Absolute Zero 4”…
Expanding Kabuki Audiences with ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ the Movie
Yukihiro Watanabe for JAPAN Forward The curtain has closed on the one-month performance of the big hit kabuki adaptation of Nausicaä of the Valley of…