Photo of praying mantis looks like scene from a Japanese monster flick
Twitter user お砂糖 Osatō (@Yaramari_Doukyo) posted a surprising photo, which was not digitally altered: Apparently, it was taken from inside a car. As you can…
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Terrifying orange in Japanese orchard “a dead ringer for Venom”
“There was a really scary mandarin orange.” A shocking photo was posted with this caption from the Twitter account belonging to ミカン専門店『のま果樹園』 (mikan senmonten noma…
Make baked sweet potatoes even tastier and sweeter with this lifehack
Autumn is the season of sweet potatoes in Japan. You may feel the season when you see sweet potatoes sold in stores or see baked…
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A Japanese sailor uniform that’s easy for boys to wear stirs up interest in Japan [Interview]
In recent years, a growing number of Japanese schools have been implementing gender-neutral school uniforms. Although there have been a few exceptions such as Sanyo…
Japanese company puts “America” in a bottle: a spice capturing the quintessence of a hamburger
At various times during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, international leisure travel to many countries has been restricted, and sometimes entirely curtailed. When it comes…
Makima from Chainsaw Man strikes her iconic pose in gorgeous new figure
The hype over Mappa’s anime adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hugely popular Chainsaw Man manga is in full swing as the amazing first episode just dropped…
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The best way to heat up a steamed bun in your microwave [lifehack]
In many parts of the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year, as the autumn wind blows and temperatures fall, thoughts turn to warm and…
Photo of crab restaurant looks “like a scene from a horror movie”
Sometimes a photograph will capture the unexpected. Saho (@urbex_34), a Japanese photographer of ruins, landscapes, and unusual architecture in Japan and abroad, posted a photo…
HUNTER×HUNTER manga resumes on October 24th in Weekly Shonen Jump
Today, October 11th, 2022, the Twitter account of Weekly Shonen Jump announced that manga artist 冨樫義博 Yoshihiro Togashi’s long-running manga HUNTER×HUNTER will finally resume serialization…
We found these awesome steamed cheese curry buns and now we can’t get enough
If you’re in the Tokyo area, then you probably know that the weather has suddenly gone from balmy to frigid. This week, temperatures as low…
Hololive Vtuber Shirakami Fubuki appointed “lifesaving supporter” by Japan AED Foundation
On October 7th, 2022, Cover Co., Ltd. announced that Shirakami Fubuki, a member of their Vtuber production agency Hololive Production, was appointed by the Japan…
Japanese husband’s massive Mont Blanc failure has netizens in stitches
Mont Blanc (meaning “white mountain” in French) is a French dessert with rich chestnut cream on top of a sponge cake, meringue or pie crust…
“Aikido high school girl” shows off amazing self-defense moves in instructional videos
Shirakawa Ryuji is one of the representatives of Japan in the aikido division of the 2013 World Martial Arts Festival. Aikido Shinburenseijuku, where Shirakawa serves…
Store clerk in Japan cracks up foreign customers with unusual English explanation of “squid”
Japanese blogger あとみ Atomi (@yumekomanga) conveys humorous and interesting episodes from her daily life in the form of manga. Since she works as a supermarket…
Black & white chocolate pies return to McDonald’s with “white king” update in Japan
Since 2007, McDonald’s Japan has welcomed the beginning of cooler temperatures every fall with 三角チョコパイ sankaku choco pai, literally “triangular chocolate pies.” These popular hot…