Putting A Pattern: A Japanese Food Decorator Makes Some Of The Cutest Toasts Imaginable!
Eiko Mori is a food coordinator and a great cook. In particular, her “Patterned Toast” is being much talked about on SNS. “Wow, I’ve never…
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An Art You Can Lick: Watch And Taste The Intricate Flower Jelly Pop
Sweets that look and taste great This is the motto of “A’s sweet”, which runs sweets-making lessons in Japan. Mami Kobayashi’s “Flower Jelly Pops” has…
Footage Shows Abandoned Areas Of Fukushima Being Reclaimed By Nature 7 Years Later
Tetsuro Takehana, a photographer for the Asahi Shinbun, spent 10 years of his childhood in Fukushima Prefecture, recently returned to the region to capture photography…
Have Your Cup And Eat It Too With Tokyo’s Cute Coffee In Ice Cream Cones
For those that have been to Japan, one lasting image of the country’s coffee scene may be the nearly endless selection of canned coffees found…
Cat-Ear Hair-Band And Cat-Paw Foot Covers Make Post Bath Time A Feline Grooming Session
Japanese retailer Felissimo’s “Cat Club” department of goods never fails to show some creativity when releasing their feline-themed goods, including past adventurous hits such as…
Japan Opens “YouTuber Academy” Training Courses For Elementary School Students
In 2016, Japanese newspaper Mainichi News, reported the results of a poll conducted among fourth grade boys at an elementary school in Osaka that showed…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Welcomes Akira Comparisons With Projection Mapping Event
Whatever the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony turns out to be, it would be hard to imagine the proceedings not highlighting the many aspects of…
Japanese UV Ray Face Mask Is A Star Wars Style Declaration Of War On The Sun
If you’ve ever been to Japan, you likely didn’t have to walk around too long before encountering someone wearing a sickness mask. These are primarily…
Japan’s Newest Online Trend Is Sticking Straws Through Cheeseburgers
Japanese social media trends can be adorably quirky, but for the most part are often limited to the confines of a special “holiday” and reported…
Japan’s Latest Idol Unit Is A Group Of 60 Miner Mannequins
When it comes to regional promotions, Japanese towns in search of escaping the shadow of the bigger cities in the country and showing off their…
Foxy Kitsune-Mask Band Rocks Out To Utada Hikaru, Lupin, Arrietty, and More On Traditional Japanese Instruments
We’ve seen the wonderful sounds of traditional Japanese instruments fuse old and new in fantastic ways before, with several artists treating us to traditional Japanese…
Cause Noodle Slurping Inception With Cup Noodle Gag Shirts
Nissin Cup Noodle is no stranger to creative promotional campaigns. In the past, the college student appetite saving noodle maker has comically over-sized Ultima Weapon…
Live Action Fullmetal Alchemist Trailer, Posters, Reveal Homunculi And More Characters
On July 12th in Tokyo, a fan event for popular manga and anime series Fullmetal Alchemist showed off the third and latest teaser trailer for…
“World’s First” Anime Eyeglasses Shop Opens In Akihabara
Akihabara is often lauded as Tokyo’s Mecca of tech and otaku subculture, so the district is not exactly a stranger to innovation. The district boasts…
McDonald’s Japan Is Releasing A Pokémon McFlurry
McDonald’s Japan is no stranger to taking advantage of regional ingredients to spruce up their frozen beverage menu, having released Matcha and even crunchy Sakura…