Fan-Made Trailer For My Neighbor Totoro As A Japanese Horror Film
Studio Ghibli fan-favorite My Neighbor Totoro is often praised for its nostalgic charm as an animated film that simply depicts and innocent and fun romp,…
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Instantly Make A Hot Bowl Of Miso Soup With These Miso Soup Balls
Miso soup isn’t hard to make, but it’s often the first to be abandoned when there’s not a lot of time to spend on cooking….
Hide Your Potato Chips At Work With This Chip Camouflaging File
Having a quick snack at work is normal, but eating bag after bag of greasy potato chips when you most crave them just isn’t feasible…
Japan Offering Job Openings For 6 Full-Time, Covert Celebrity Ninjas
If your lifelong dream was to become a ninja, it might finally come true. Currently hiring is Hattori Hanzo and the Ninjas, a group of…
Bento Watch: A Lunch-Box In A Watch That Shoots Out Chopsticks–We Can Only Dream
Watchmakers in Japan can do incredible things, but usually the ability to check your Twitter feed or count calories is where we top off our…
You Can Buy Real Attack On Titan Battle Gear For *Only* 880 Dollars
The Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear (or Omni-Directional Mobility Gear) used by the characters in Attack on Titan is possibly one of the most vital pieces…
AnimeJapan 2016 Offering Goods Merging Anime And Traditional Japanese Craft
AnimeJapan is the event to go to if you’re an avid anime fan looking to enjoy everything anime, and this year’s third annual AnimeJapan 2016…
Namco Bringing Potato-Chip Flavored Cola To Japan As An Arcade Prize
At this point, Japan’s reputation for combining unusual flavors is more of a badge of honor than a quirky trend in their confectionery and beverage…
A Mini Mushroom Forest So Beautiful It Might Actually Lure In Fairies
There’s something romantic about mushrooms popping out from the mossy carpet of a misty forest, and some have devoted much of their time and effort…
Japan’s Candy Mascot Kinda Looks Like Poop, But That Won’t Stop Him From Hugging 7 Billion People
If you love the ultra-popular Japanese chocolate stick snack Pocky, then you are familiar with Glico, the Osaka-based confectionery company that produces many of Japan’s…
This Comparison Of Anime Tokyo And Real Tokyo Is A Mind Flip
If you’re a fan of Japanese animation, particularly the work of Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimeters per Second), then you may be familiar with how The…
Gorgeous Washi Origami Paper Now In Seasonal Totoro Designs!
Run to the local craft store and you’ll see that washi products, such as washi tape and paper, are some of the most popular items…
SEIKO Creates Painstakingly Complex Rube Goldberg Machine With 1,200 Tiny Parts
It’s a shame watches aren’t worn as often as they had been before, but Japanese watch manufacturer SEIKO made an apparatus that will make you…
Cute Ditto-Themed Pokemon Goods Put A Smiley Twist On Your Favorite Characters
Whether you’re a casual Pokemon fan or a true Pokeball and badge-wielding die-hard, chances are you’ve seen pretty much everything when it comes to Pokemon…
Decorate Your Desk With These Adorable Neko Atsume Cat Figurines
If meeting your beloved cats via the Neko Atsume app isn’t enough for you anymore, you can now have your very own miniature Cat Metropolis…