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Husband Gets a Bento Surprise After Fighting with Wife
Musubito (@musubito3) works at a Japanese sake brewing company. Most of his Tweets are centered around sake, but a recent post has gained him more…
Cats Crash This Online Nomikai
Technology has radicalized the way we socialize with friends and family over the last 20 years. So, luckily, although most countries were not prepared for…
Family Mart introduces sauced buns to turn their popular fried chicken into burgers
Every convenience store in Japan has its own brand of fried chicken it prides itself on, such as Lawson’s Karaage-kun, fried chicken nuggets that have…
No Sushi, No Life Virtual Reality game – How much sushi can you eat?
If you’ve ever sat in a Japanese conveyor belt sushi restaurant, the chances are you’ve felt the impulse to overindulge on that never-ending merry-go-round of…
Apple Maps shows Hayao Miyazaki walking in apron outside Studio Ghibli
It can sometimes be hard to imagine Studio Ghibli’s celebrated director Hayao Miyazaki doing anything ordinary when you hear tales of him using a samurai…
Japanese cooking hobbyist spends 3 years recreating KFC recipe to perfection
Some people just can’t get enough of Kentucky Fried Chicken. While Tokyo’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink KFC provides more than enough for an outing, sometimes you’d just like…
Bubbly cat and Naruto hybrids based on Japanese dolls are back to teach kitty ninjutsu
Last year, Japanese anime goods shop AmiAmi released a lineup that fused Naruto characters and kitties into bubbly figures inspired by traditional Japanese dolls. Called…
Let sharks, orcas, and more swallow you to sleep with these human-devouring blankets
Japanese oddity goods retailer and bookstore Village Vanguard often offers a lot of quirky animal-themed products, but lately they’ve been dipping their toes into the…
Jujutsu Kaisen ED parody video features shirtless shock comedian Egashira 2:50
The supernatural action/horror manga 呪術回線 Jujutsu Kaisen, illustrated by Gege Akutami, continues to rise in popularity, thanks in part to the anime adaptation by MAPPA…
Wear an adorable Pokémon lullaby around your neck with stylish Jigglypuff necklaces
While Japanese jewelers U-Treasure are happy to make custom jewelry inspired by just about any popular character, but their “Pocket Monster” series of Pokémon-themed releases…
Japanese engineers’ ingenious presentation for traditional New Year’s osechi cuisine goes viral
Osechi ryōri お節料理 (Osechi cuisine) are special dishes intended to celebrate the New Year. These dishes are either made with luxury ingredients (top-tier seafood items…
Black cat witnessed “praying” at Japanese shrine during New Year visiting time
Fewer humans visiting shrines for the New Year The period between January 1st and January 3rd, when most people have a break from work and…
Twitter user’s popping a “pudding in balloon” experiment doesn’t go as expected
Japanese Twitter user Degochi (@Degochiyakuri) filmed and tweeted a video, and it’s receiving quite a lot of amused feedback. Degochi bought a “Bocca no shiroi…
Tiny kitten admits to adorable crime after being caught red-pawed
Haruto (@tomeji1106) recently shared two photos on Twitter, which tell a very simple story and have received over 200 thousand likes. One day, Haruto found…