New Tokyo Ninja Bar Replaces Darts With Shuriken And Blowguns
Recently in Japan, businesses have been using the cool aesthetic of ninja to appeal to foreign tourists, perhaps thanks in part to popular anime and…
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Is This Japanese Zoo Resident the Roundest Seal in the Whole World?
Everyone loves round animals. Perhaps we associate chubbiness with cuteness, or maybe their lack of hard edges makes them look all the more huggable. I…
Super Round “Sitting Cat Pose” Bags Only Get Cuter As You Pack Them Full
Japanese online goods retailer Felissimo has racked up quite the list of cute but curious cat related products, including a fruit tart shaped cat bed…
Japanese Noh Mask Attached To Circulating Fan Chills The Room In More Ways Than One
While beautiful and steeped in rich tradition, the cypress wood masks worn by practitioners of classical Japanese performance art Noh can sometimes have an eerie…
Kaguya Luna and Nissin Aim at Guinness World Record for Highest Smartphone Livestream
Popular virtual YouTuber Kaguya Luna and noodle maker Nissin raised eyebrows and adrenaline levels with their wonderfully crazy commercial for Sosu Yakisoba U.F.O. featuring music…
Japanese Cup Sake Maker Celebrates Godzilla’s Anniversary With King of the Monsters Labels
To celebrate the film release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters and everyone’s favorite kaiju’s 65th anniversary in 2019, Ozeki, one of Japan’s biggest and…
Have Your Curry On The Go With Haneda Airport’s New Cup Servings Of “Walking Curry”
Walking while eating in Japan can be frowned upon, as a recent ordinance established for the popular shopping area of Komachi Street in Kamakura curtailing…
Unleash The Kraken With Squid And Octopus Tea Bags
Ocean Teabag has recently teamed up with bookstore and oddity shop Village Vanguard for a series of animal-inspired teabags, ranging from creepy giant isopods, jellyfish,…
Domino’s Japan Unleashes 1 Kilo Of Cheese Pizza
Foreign travelers are often perplexed by some of the more unusual toppings available for pizza in Japan–such as corn and mayo–but every once in a…
Bubble Tea Shop’s Kawaii Mood Ruined By Older Male “Staff,” Customer Gripes
It’s not easy to run a kawaii business and make all customers happy in Japan, especially when you’re trying to compete in the highly competitive…
Japanese Lego Master Creates Amazing Automatic Paper Airplane Folding Machine That Even Launches Them
Lego is loved all over the world by children and adults alike, and some Lego creations (such as this pop-up book of Himeji castle or…
Cat Adorably Mystified By Hedgehog’s Defense System
Cats and hedgehogs don’t seem like the most natural of roommates, but @tikuwamaru0728‘s two pets seemed to have formed a literal “touch and go” friendship….
Japanese Parrot Gets Adorably Jealous of Toy Parrot Receiving More Attention Than Her
This is Kiki-chan, a beautiful rainbow lorikeet whose humorous exploits are documented by her owner on the Twitter account @kozukiqtaro. ふと見るとそのへんにインコが転がってる生活。 pic.twitter.com/e0ZHkCt5z1 — こづき (@kozukiqtaro)…
This is What Happens When You Face Swap a Cat with Spirited Away’s No-Face
These days, the initial buzz surrounding face-swapping apps has mostly died down in favour of the gender-swapping one. But there’s still people out there finding…
Japanese Bakery Cooks Up Adorable Corgi Butt Bread
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen strangely adorable dog butts turned into snacks, as shiba inu butts recreated as traditional Japanese sweets will show,…