Japanese Super Realistic Orangutan Masks Let You Lounge and Terrify as Dr. Zaius
Japan has no shortage of variety when it comes to interesting masks. Whether it be Japanese horror movie beauty masks or humongous, terrifying felt cat…
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Japan Releases Cafe Latte Flavored Water
Japanese Clear Latte explores flavored water trend with coffee fusion. When you think of unusual Japanese beverages, your mind may wander to adventurous options such…
Japanese Housewife’s Adorably Lifelike “Cat Bags” Are The Perfect Friend To Cuddle With
Adorable and lifelike cat hand bags to cuddle with! Lifelike replications of animals often walk the line between cute and creepy, as seen with adorable…
Failure to Transform: Manga Creator Asano’s Chilling Portrayal of a Magical Girl’s Misfortune
Magical Girl Anime The magical girl genre in manga and anime was born in 1960s with titles like Himitsu no Akko-chan (1962), picked up momentum…
Clever Crow Nabs Credit Card Trying to Buy Train Ticket in Japan
Crow in Japan tries to buy a train ticket from a machine with a credit card. Crows are often praised for their intelligence, known to…
Japanese Deer Rejecting Crackers After Eating Too Much Over Holiday Is Surprisingly Cute
Nara Park’s famous deer might have overstuffed themselves during Japan’s Golden Week. While thousands of tourists from within Japan and around the world flock to…
Sushi Chef Kurosawa’s Artistic Vegetarian Creations Will Surprise And Delight You
Vegetarian sushi in Japan When a group of friends go out to eat at a typical sushi restaurant, the vegetarian in the group usually resigns…
Super Realistic “Beauty Dolls” Bring Japanese Folklore to Life
Ultra-realistic dolls bring characters from Japanese folklore to life. There’s been quite a bit of surprise at how “creepily” realistic Japanese “love dolls” have become…
Japanese Convenience Store Finds: Mixed Up Snack Mayhem
We’re back for the third round of our Japanese convenience store roundup, where we find bizarre and unusual snacks, candy and drinks in the aisles…
Osamu Tezuka-Inspired Artist Kae Tanaka Portrays Girls And Their Restless Spirits
If the girls populating the illustrations of Kae Tanaka, with their long limbs and large hands, their small heads and big eyes, remind you of…
Interview with Survival Game (Airsoft) Idol Kasumi Takara
In our report on Akiba Base Shooting Cafe & Bar earlier this month, we brought along survival game idol Kasumi Takara to help us out….
Japan Releases New Umeshu Kit Kats Using Premium Sake and Plum Wine
Japan releases new umeshu (Japanese plum wine) flavored Kit Kats. When not asking you to vote on and create the latest Kit Kat flavor or…
Golden Kamuy Manga Wins 2018 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
The Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize The highly anticipated results of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize were announced yesterday. A yearly manga prize for the development…
First Official Concept Art Revealed For The 2022 Studio Ghibli Theme Park
The Studio Ghibli Park will open in 2022, and feature attractions from My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Howl’s Moving Castle. Fans…
22,000 People Throng To Edo-Tokyo Museum Reopening Event “Edo→Tokyo Vision”
Reopening of the Edo-Tokyo Museum Celebrating its reopening after a six-month closure, the Edo-Tokyo Museum held a spectacular series of events from April 1 to…