This Japanese Wearable Blanket Turns You Into A Cow-Abducting UFO
Japanese retailer Felissimo tends to focus on animal themed goods and novelty items, but their YOU+MORE! series (a play on the pronunciation of “humor” in…
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Japanese Feline-Themed Goods Retailer Releases Kitty Milk Scented Bath Powder
Japanese retailer Felissimo has a subdivision of goods called Nekobu, or Cat Club, which features a variety of feline-themed items for cat lovers. However, they…
Morinaga x “Rose of Versailles” Collaboration Offers Emancipation From Constipation With A Three-Day Yogurt Revolution
Japan has had its share of unique and surprising collaborations between food manufacturers and manga, anime, characters, or films. We’ve seen examples such as Cup…
Pocky Continues Its Adult Flavor Series With Classy Wine-Pairing Flavor
The original classic Pocky may have just been a simple chocolate pretzel stick, but the worldwide love the flagship Japanese snack enjoys has seen Pocky…
Make Your Sandwiches Shine With This Starry Sandwich Grill
Grilled sandwiches have been enjoyed around the world for nearly a century. For example, in the US, Thomas Edison invented a line of sandwich grills…
Cut Through The Competition With a Business Card Forged From “Samurai Sword” Steel
The ancient art of Japanese swordsmithing is famous for its sophistication, its labor-intensiveness, and the unparalleled strength and durability of the swords painstakingly made in…
Miniature Sushi Art Looks Good Enough To Eat
Japan made a name for itself internationally with its feats of miniaturization. The thinnest portable audio players, the smallest full-featured still and video cameras, the…
Nicolas Cage Is Now A Popular Japanese Snack In The Form Of The Nicolastick
One of the charming and funnier points of Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation is how it used an actor of Bill Murray’s caliber to spoof…
Japanese Bread And Egg Pajamas Will Give You Breakfast In Bed All The Time
Japanese eccentric book and oddity shop Village Vanguard has a firm grip on the interesting pajama and room-wear corner of the market, most recently offering…
Japanese Convenience Stores To Carry First-Ever Canned Hot Sake
Whether it’s from dangerously convenient self-serve vending machines, sweet and savory cream puffs, or even Kit Kats, there are a plethora of ways to enjoy…
Godzilla Humidifier Lights Up Room With Signature Atomic Breath
Godzilla humidifier spews atomic LED light breath to take care of your room. Godzilla: Resurgence (Shin-Gojira) ended up being a pretty appropriate title for the…
Japan Releases Coca-Cola Coffee
One of the major conveniences of Japan is that vending machines are around just about every corner, and outside of a variety of beverages, they…
Sleep Like A Bunny With These Fluffy Rabbit-Eared Pajamas
Japanese oddity and bookstore Village Vanguard has always been a hub for adventurous and themed roomwear and pajamas. In the past, their online shop has…
The Mystery of Cup Noodle’s Mystery Meat is Finally Cleared
When Cup Noodle released its Mystery Meat Festival noodles last year to celebrate its 45th anniversary, fans of the ubiquitous instant noodles were surprised by…
Ninja-like Ice-Maker is Speedy, Ultra-Compact and Quiet, Delivers Ice in Six Minutes.
There’s nothing more frustrating than opening up the freezer and discovering that you’re out of ice, especially when you know it will take hours to…