Sample Sakes And Laser-Etch Your Own Stylized Kanji Monogram On A Crystal Sake Cup
Laser-Etch Your Personal Kanji Monogram On A Crystal Sake Cup If you’re in Tokyo between now and the end of April, and if you enjoy…
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Japanese Apartment Company Offers Silhouette Boyfriend Security System to Protect Women Living Alone
Citing rising danger for women living alone in Tokyo, a company in Japan is providing a “shadow boyfriend” service to trick criminals. Leo Palace 21,…
Best-Selling Godzilla Humidifier So Popular It Wins At Japan Character Awards 2018
One of Japan’s most popular film properties, Godzilla continues to inspire interesting merchandise such as a Godzilla vs. Neon Genesis Evangelion figure designed by the…
We Visited A Sake-Lovers’ Paradise With Wall-To-Wall Sake Dispensers Starting At 100 Yen A Cup
If you want the convenience of sake dispensed on demand but also seek to enjoy numerous varieties of sake, there is a paradise waiting for…
You Can Now Vote For (And Create) A New Japanese Kit Flavor That Will Be Released Internationally
By now, chocolate fans around the world know both of delight and frustration of watching Japan add flavor after flavor to its bounty of limited…
Japanese Trend of Smoothing Foil Balls Into Perfect Spheres Is Beautifully Satisfying
You could kill a lot of time browsing through cost-effective DIY arts and crafts projects on Japanese social media, with resorts varying between therapeutic and…
Largest Pokemon Center in Japan Tokyo DX in Nihonbashi
The largest Pokemon Center in Japan yet, dubbed Pokemon Center Tokyo DX (the DX stands for deluxe), recently opened in the Takashimaya department store in…
Pepsi Releases All New Formula “J-Cola” Targeting Japan
When traveling abroad, it’s always a good idea to sample as much of what you can’t get back in your home country, particularly when it…
Inside Tokyo’s New Pokemon Cafe: Bask in Pikachu’s Yellow Glory
My meal was interrupted by the staff heralding his coming. ‘Everyone, we have just received some great news!’ I ceased cutting into the Pikachu omlette…
Delicate Eeveelution Necklaces for the Style Conscious Pokemon Trainer
Jewellers U-Treasure are the purveyors of fine jewellery for the more sophisticated otaku. Despite being Pokemon or Star Wars themed, their items don’t look childish…
Learn How Honey Is Made On The Rooftops Of The Glitzy Ginza Shopping District
Most tourists who come to the glitzy shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo, and many of those who work there don’t realize that honey is…
Awesome Functioning Steampunk Wrist Watches and Other Creations by Japanese DIY Artist
Japanese social media channels can be an adventurous source for DIY projects, whether it be revealing a $3 rusty knife to be a high quality…
Kyoto’s “Good Enough To Shag” Otokomae Tofu Celebrates 20th Year With Retro Promo Video
If your idea of variety when it comes to tofu is limited to “soft” and “hard,” you may not have heard of Kyoto’s Otokomae Tofu…
Japanese Instant Noodle Company Imagines Cabbages as Cats to Get People to Stop Throwing Away Their Veggies
In the moment of anticipation after your instant yakisoba packet has finished cooking, and you’ve poured the excess water out, you likely never considered yourself…
Gigantic Lapras Plushie Even Adult Pokemon Fans Can Ride Now Being Sold Online
As children, our imaginations were captured when Ash rode his Lapras across bodies of water to continue his journey in the Pokemon animated series. Ever…