Japanese Baby With Famously Epic Hair Gets Modeling Deal
Baby Chanco’s hair isn’t the only thing growing. It seems the 1-year-old baby sensation’s career prospects are as well. View this post on Instagram 髪記録…
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Wedding Hall In Japan To Offer Final Fantasy XIV-themed Wedding Ceremonies
If you’re a Final Fantasy fan, and particularly a Final Fantasy XIV fan who is looking to tie the knot, a service in Japan supervised…
No Mural? No Worries! Japanese Lifehacker Invents Instagenic Angel Wings To-Go
By now, most people have seen images of people posing in front of angel wing murals. Either through Colette Miller’s Global Angel Wings Project launched…
Harajuku Store Offers Poop Emoji Ice Cream Served In Miniature Japanese Style Toilets
Whether it’s ramen-topped ice cream cups, vanilla ice-cream creamy seafood ramen, or the world’s most intense matcha ice cream, you’ll find no lack of variety…
Ehomaki Giant Sushi Rolls Are Becoming More Expensive and Outlandish Every Year
Early January is typically when sushi and seafood specialty shops begin to announce their lineup of ehomaki, the giant sushi rolls eaten on February 3rd…
Videos Show Japanese Monks Protest Driving Law by Performing Awesome Feats in ‘Restrictive’ Robes
The traditional soi robes worn by Japanese Buddhist monks may be traditional, but that doesn’t mean they cramp the wearer’s style. A monk in Fukui…
Japan’s New Communicative Pet Family Robot Was Born To Love You
When you think of Japanese robotics, it’s easy to be distracted by some of the more eccentric and outlandish examples such as robot-staffed hotels or…
Japanese Fangirls Propel Vladimir Putin’s Rough and Ready Photo Calendar to Top of Bestselling List
The humble calendar is a great way to surprise yourself with a new picture of your favourite celebrity every month. What will he be doing…
Japanese Chain Releases Fried Chicken That Tastes Like The Hair Of An Idol Girl
If you keep a tab on some of the stranger flavored foods that get released in Japan, you may be familiar with the work of…
Japanese Twitter Amazed by Hokkaido Residents’ Adorable Penguin Walk on Icy Roads (Video)
The people of Hokkaido will often make jokes about the chaos a little bit of snow can throw Tokyo into. They deal with an onslaught…
Yokai: 6 Bizarrely Specific Demons From Traditional Japanese Folklore
Japanese folklore is a treasure trove of beasts, demons, ghosts and ghoulies. The collective term for these beings is ‘yokai’. Ranging from the terrifying to…
Customers In Japan Use Car Sharing For Crying, Training Face Muscles, And Practicing Rap
In Japan, depending on where you live, owning a car can be more of a burden than a convenience. Having a car in the city…
New Sake Bar Targets “27-Year-Old Office Ladies” With Ad Featuring Drunken Foreigner
Are you a 27-year-old OL (office lady)? Are you curious about sake but never drink it because you don’t think it’s Insta-worthy and doesn’t fit…
Let’s All Take A Moment And Appreciate How Sumo Wrestlers Sign Autographs
As very modest compensation for their grueling training and dedicated lifestyles, sumo wrestlers enjoy a bit of a revered status in Japan, and along with…
Pokemon Fan’s Accidental Roast Pikachu Disturbs Japanese Twitter
As we learnt with the recent Mister Donut Pikachu face doughnuts, making a cute Pikachu shaped snack seems like a good idea, but the fantasy…