If you search long and hard enough in Japan, you may just be able to find anything in a gachapon, or capsule toy machine. While…

When he’s not working a full-time job as a company employee, Japanese Illustrator Upar creates charming and mostly cheerful vignettes of fictional cities with apparent…

We have previously introduced the incredible works of Japanese painter Kei Mieno, whose women painted in oils are depicted on canvas with such skill and…

JAPAN Forward, Kaichi Iwamoto Tama’s Enduring Popularity The popularity of the endearing “station master” Tama, a female calico cat on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa…

One look at the Twitter and Instagram of Taishi Arimura will show you that the Tokyo-based graphic designer has a witty and creative style of…

In the Japanese workplace, being invited out to drink with a coworker can often be regarded as a burden as heavy as any job task….

Japan releases supplement line of sashimi in a bag Fitness fans in Japan now have an alternative to pills and powders when looking to get…

Japanese artist Keigo illustrates the sad but funny life of a Crocodile in human society Japanese illustrator Keigo has a talent for depicting absurd fictional…

In Japan, the term hikikomori (literally, pulling inward or being confined) refers to the phenomenon of reclusive teenagers and adults who cut themselves off from…

Last year, we wrote about an amazing pop-up penguin “bomb” made only of paper and rubber bands which had a surprising pop-up action. Made by…

For the longest time, sake has taken center stage around the world. However, shochu is in fact Japan’s national alcohol, enjoyed more commonly than sake…

In Japan, some of the most celebrated sightseeing areas are not simply tourist attractions, but what are known as “power spots”. Power spots are believed…

Twice a year, mostly amateur figure modelers and sculptors display and sell their latest “garage kit” creations at Wonder Festival in the Makuhari Messe convention…

Shonen Jump Exhibition Is A Must-See For Manga and Anime Fans Many manga and anime fans probably know that Weekly Shonen Jump has consistently published…

Twice a year in Tokyo, literally hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts of anime, manga and games, as well as countless other hobbies converge on the…