It wasn’t too long ago that a Japanese art teacher and designer unleashed wearable, hyper-realistic gigantic felt cats heads that both wowed and terrified the…

If you have a knack for UFO catcher games, this moogle could soon be blasting your favourite tunes on his horn. Source: © Grape Japan…

Studio Ghibli enthusiasts have a lot of ways to show off their fandom as they look forward to the opening of what appears to be…

Although Japan is known as the country where modernity and tradition collide, Japanese history has never been brought to life by technology quite like this…

You might be familiar with the creative designs of Japanese brand Mocolle, a name which mixes the Japanese word for “fantasy” (mousou) with “collection” for…

While green tea and products made with it continue to gain international attention, domestic consumption of simple green tea in Japanese households is sadly on…

A new Rilakkuma store is opening up in Oita, so they’ve teamed up with Japanese burger chain Freshness Burger to commemorate the occasion, by bringing…

Since the end of 2017 when they first made the announcement, Japanese pop culture news site and online store Tokyo Otaku Mode (TOM) has been…

As the year goes on, there’s one thing you can always count on in the world of Japanese fast food, and that’s seasonally-limited edition special…

Much like Kit Kats, Japanese potato chips tend to embrace seasonal and limited-time-only (期間限定) flavors, which often result in adventurous flavors such as Sukiyaki Pringles,…

Cirque du Soleil have dazzled audiences all over the world with their eccentric and spectacular shows, performing feats that push the boundaries of human possibility….

The legacy that Harvey Weinstein leaves behind will rightfully start and stop with the words “sexual predator”. That twisted legacy, however, is very closely tied…

Ever since voice actress Hiromi Tsuru sadly passed away last Fall, Dragon Ball fans and anime fans in general have wondered who would take over…

A trip to any local convenience store or supermarket in Japan will reveal a bewildering selection of canned alcoholic beverages, with new varieties appearing on…

The famous free-roaming deer of Nara Park in Nara, Japan (said to contain at least 1,500 wild deer) sometimes seem to be just as big…