Pokemon fans will jump at the chance to win Tik Tok’s Greedant Christmas jumper
Pika-clause, or Santa-chu depending on wherever in the world you’re based, is delivering an awesome Christmas present to all of us on December 25th with…
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Mr. Donut’s Pokemon Lucky Bag is the only way to start 2021
Oshōgatsu お正月, the New Year period in Japan, is a time to be spent together with family enjoying numerous special events. From the first shrine…
Experience a fluffy white wonderland this winter with Family Mart’s latest latte
A tide of media describing 2020 as a “lost year” is rapidly rising across the world. While certainly lockdown living and the state of general…
Traditional Japanese sweets artist celebrates “good tooth day” with adorable teeth sweets
In Japan, November 8th is known as “good tooth day”, due to some fun wordplay (in Japanese: ichi=one, hachi=eight, both combined together, ii-ha= Good tooth)….
Japanese bakery fuses two favorites with their new “Baked cheese cake Melon-pan” winter release
Melon-pan (Pan being the Japanese word for bread) is Japanese style sweet bread, coated with sweet, crusty cookie dough on top. A melon-pan specialty bakery…
A tasty and novel seasonal dish trends on Twitter: persimmons and blue cheese
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve likely heard it a thousand times: Japan has fantastic food. Indeed, a large amount of our work focuses on…
Designer kumacoro imagines encyclopedic set of creatures based on sushi & other foods in Japan
Japanese creator kumacoro (クマコロ in Japanese) is a former toymaker who now works as a freelance designer. He’s also a fan of robots and mechanical…
Japanese college student explains physics while cosplaying as demon Akaza from Demon Slayer
With the film adaptation of the runaway hit manga and anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba breaking records at the box office, it seems like…
Japanese artist Yone Yonemoto’s idea for a theft-proof bike is pure genius
Although bicycle theft is on the decline in Japan (for example, in Tokyo, the number of total reported thefts dropped from 51,094 in 2015 to…
Sanrio Puroland reveals two new attractions which utilise MR technology
Leap into the cute digital world and get interactive alongside Sanrio characters Cinnamoroll and Hello Kitty, in these two newest attractions at Sanrio Puroland –…
Make perfect Dalgona Coffee at home in just seconds with this easy mixture
With the pandemic of 2020 leading to the majority of people staying at home and indoors, there has been a rise in the number of…
Kawaii Monster Cafe x TY Beanie Babies Ultimate Winter Season Mash Up Party
Calling fans of all things cute, colourful and crazy. This holiday season, Harajuku’s Kawaii Monster Cafe will collaborate with stuffed toy brand TY Beanie Babies…
Evolving Pikachu plushie returns after selling out worldwide
It was just earlier this year that the “Sega Toys Who are You?” lineup welcomed a transforming mystery Pikachu furball plushie that “evolved” when put…
Visit a parallel Tokyo like “Alice in Borderland” in “Virtual Shibuya”: Play a game, watch Episode 1
The Japanese Netflix original mystery / suspense series Alice in Borderland has been the talk of the internet since it began airing on December 10th….
Icing artist recreates Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle as adorably charming cookies
You wont find a better baker and maker of adorable sweets than Manatanuki (@maaco414), who as you may remember recently created some amazing Kirby meringue…