Pikmin traditional Japanese sweets have flowers with a delicious trick
Traditional Japanese sweets, or wagashi, come in a variety of delicious flavors and styles, but what can often make them stand out is how gorgeous…
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Treasures along the Arakawa Line: Retro Amusement reopens
Earl Kinmonth / JAPAN Forward The sky cycle loops around the west side of the Arakawa Amusement park. The Sumida River is out of sight…
Debate: “Leashes make kids look like pets!” Manga artist’s genius rebuttal wins praise online
Even parents can’t predict how their young children will behave. In addition to their limited physical abilities, their poor judgment makes it more likely that…
Spy x Family ranked No. 2. What was No. 1? Japanese manga app’s ranking for April 2022
Amutus Corporation’s popular electronic manga distribution service めちゃコミック Mecha Comic*, which boasts the largest number of manga reviews in Japan, has announced the Shonen/Seinen Manga…
Photo from the real life holy site of Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name leaves netizens speechless
While there are definitely some photogenic places around Japan that strikingly look like anime scenes come to life, fans use the term seichi (“Holy Ground”…
Manga artist helps nab foreigners illegally filming Doctor Strange 2 in Japanese theater
With the development of the Internet, we now live in an age where we can watch all kinds of video content on demand. With a…
Tokyu Kabukicho Tower to open next year as one of Japan’s largest multipurpose entertainment facilities
“Tokyu Kabukicho Tower” is a joint entertainment facility project in Kabukicho, Shinjuku district operated by the Tokyu company and Tokyu Recreation company. They have recently…
Catch your favorite Pokémon with new stylish Pokémon nail polish lineup
The uka Pokémon Study Series looks to brighten up the moods and nails of Pokémon fans, as the series of nail polishes based off the…
Cheeky Pikachu device charges phones with an electric Pokémon Nuzzle
Whether it be Shellder humidifiers and party lights, Turtwig planters, or Cyndaquil fireworks machines, the lifelike creations of Pokémon clay artist Nendoyorishin (Twitter, YouTube, Instagram)…
You can now eat Luffy’s Devil Fruit from One Piece as a delicious cake powerup in Japan
Most fans of mega hit anime and manga series One Piece have, at one point or another, debated the pros and cons of eating an…
Was it an animator’s prank? Surprising cameo in “Kiki’s Delivery Service”
On April 29th, 2022, Japanese Twitter was abuzz with talk of Kiki’s Delivery Service. That evening, the beloved Studio Ghibli masterpiece was broadcast on the…
Gelato Pique’s SUPER MARIO roomwear collection expands with adorable Yoshi additions
If you were hanging out on our grapevine back in September of last year then you may have come across our article covering Japanese loungewear…
Vtuber agency hololive production collabs with “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
Marvel’s highly anticipated upcoming film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is getting help with its promotion in Japan from a surprising collaborator: Vtuber…
Friends from ‘Tokyo Revengers’ manga fully inform Japan’s new adults
A collaboration between the Japanese government and the popular manga series Tokyo Revengers communicates the meaning of a new law on adulthood for 18 and…
Rescue macho men stuck in school gym ceiling in oddball Japanese indie game
Some of our readers may recall the eccentric indie game そろそろ寿司を食べないと死ぬぜ! sorosoro sushi wo tabenaito shinuze (“I’m going to die if I don’t eat sushi!”)…