Gundam-shaped tofu with golden curry paintable sauce released in Japan
Mobile Suit Gundam has an apparent infinite number of partners when it comes to collaborative creative releases. Just recently we’ve seen team ups between Gundam…
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Security guard and cat locked in standoff have touching reunion after museum reopens
Just a few years ago, the Onomichi City Museum of Art in Hiroshima, Japan became a bit of a viral internet sensation–although not particularly for…
Japanese convenience store now serves sweet custard pudding sandwiches
While Japanese convenience store offer a wide variety of delicious sandwiches, lately many have found themselves enamored with the initially surprising, but delicious and beautifully…
Tongue-Tied Singles Turn to High-Tech Matchmaking Services to Help Break The Ice
Dating is hard, especially early on. It’s awkward, stressful, and expensive. I would know. If there were video footage of any of my many first…
Crazy Japanese Game Show Flashback
As a teenage suburbanite, I spent many a weekend flipping endlessly through daytime television because I had already finished every video game I owned and…
Marie from The Aristocats version of therapy robot has white fur and pink ribbon
As we introduced before in grape Japan, Qoobo, designed by Yukai Engineering, is a “tailed cushion that can heal your heart,” and is marketed as…
Pac-Man sake lineup celebrates video game legend’s 40th anniversary
Japanese roots Although it gained international fame and turned into a cultural phenomenon, some people forget that Pac-Man is a Japanese creation, developed in 1979…
Japanese beef bowl chain celebrates “Meat Day” with all star yakiniku bowl
In Japan, restaurants will often celebrate the 29th of the month as “Meat Day” because in Japanese, two is “ni” and nine can be pronounced…
Tommy Lee Jones gives pandemic advice as coffee-loving alien in Japanese commercial
For many, the defining example of a Hollywood actor advertising products in Japanese commercials may not even be an actual one, but the character Bill…
Animal Crossing player brilliantly retells Spirited Away scene-by-scene
Whether it’s because of so many people staying at home these days or simply the inventive nature of the game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players…
Fulfill your dango desire with triple-sized mitarashi dango at Lawson Store 100
One of Japan’s favorite and affordable traditional sweets are dango 団子, dumplings made of mochiko glutinous rice, and prepared with various flavors, toppings and seasonings….
Neon Genesis Evangelion razors released for “Shave Impact”
Despite the delayed releases of the latest Neon Genesis Evangelion film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, the celebratory merchandise wave in Japan hasn’t been…
Japanese illustrator reimagines Animal Crossing characters as cute anime girls
As most of our readers surely know, “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” is very popular these days. As reported by Business Insider, the game is Nintendo’s…
It’s time for Japanese convenience store fried super sweet corn and chicken sticks
The hot food corner of a Japanese convenience store is often filled with surprising limited edition treats, such as Final Fantasy fried chicken and pudding-filled…
Life goes on despite COVID-19: Penguins born at Sumida Aquarium!
With the world being ravaged by COVID-19 – businesses closed, the streets lying empty and with the death tolls rising – seeing new life thrive…