According to their recent post, Japanese Twitter user ZEN (@ZEN45548809) apparently recently stayed in a hotel with God. Perhaps, many people thought of some sort…

When it snows, as it recently has been in Japan, it can be pretty tempting to go outside and make a snowman, especially in regions…

In the past, we’ve seen some outstanding artists craft some amazing fake sweets. With impossibly realistic bear treats, shiba inu dumplings, and Quagsire Pokémon macarons,…

In 2021, the first-ever Kamen Rider TV show celebrated 50 years since its original broadcast. Generations of fans have been getting a variety of anniversary…

For 25-year-old self-taught color pencil artist Aria (@aririria_art), the question of whether art imitates life or the reverse can have a bit of a blurred…

Pokémon are cute enough to make you wish they were always around! Unfortunately, unlike Ash, we don’t have Poké Balls for that purpose. Nevertheless, there…

For the 11th time in a row, Sanrio and Godiva have come together yet again to bring the sweetest Valentine’s Day gifts. Since 2013, the…

It seems like only yesterday when the release of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s debut single PONPONPON made waves across the Japanese and international music industry. The…

During my December trip to Hokkaido, I had some spare time to go around the city and explore some new places around Sapporo and Chitose.  Cafe-hopping or café meguri カフェ巡り happens…

Photo by cinnamonellie This winter, I had the opportunity to try out some of the prettiest models of earrings now on sale at Grape Shop….

Japanese clay artist Nendoyorishin (Twitter, YouTube) crafts amazing Pokémon that look so lifelike it’s as if they’ve just jumped right out of the games. However,…

Some of our longtime readers may recall the cosplaying skiiers at Mount Yeti resort who we introduced a few years ago. With the growing popularity…

Prairie dogs have a lot of adorable qualities, but one of their most remarkable and meme-worthy is how expressive they become when surprised or taken…

Whether they’re cracking shells with a stone on their bellies or grooming themselves, sea otters have all kinds of moves that delight humans. Understandably, their…

One of the perks of a kid’s lunchtime in Japan is that sometimes they are treated to character bento (called chara-ben for short). Chara-ben are…