Revisit Sweet Trends Of Heisei Era With Kawara CAFE&DINING’s “Heisei A La Mode” Parfaits
In the thirty year span of the Heisei Era, Japan has seen quite a few dessert trends come and go. In 1990, tiramisu was the…
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True-to-Character Eyewear Inspired by SSSS.GRIDMAN’s Akane Shinjo and Sho Utsumi
Fortunately for fans of last year’s hit series SSSS.GRIDMAN, goods related to the anime are finally coming out in decent quantities. For example, as we…
Experience The Breathtaking Beauty of Hanging Wisterias at Ashikaga Flower Park
Every year in late April, visitors from all over the world congregate at the Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi Prefecture to experience the wondrous sight…
First Impression Working Women Want to Make Is Clear Skin, Japanese Survey Reveals
April is the beginning of the fiscal year for many companies in Japan, and the time of year when many new employees begin to work….
Shiba Inu Design By Illustrator Ponkichi Is Our Favorite Alternative To Japan’s New Banknote
On April 9th, Japan’s Finance Ministry announced new designs for Japan’s banknotes with advanced anti-counterfeiting measures. Scheduled to go into circulation in 2024, the banknotes…
Photographers Are Sharing The Beautiful Snowy End To A Special Cherry Blossom Season In Japan
As Japan’s beautiful sakura season begins to approach its end and people wrap up their hanami, or cherry blossom viewing parties, photographers have flocked to…
Behold The “Painfully” Awesome Otaku Bags Of The 5th Ita-Bag Contest
A painful prefix: Ita- Some of our readers may be familiar with the term itasha 痛車 (literally meaning “pain(ful) cars”), the term for cars with…
Transparent Presence and Ambiguous Words: The World of Acrylic Artist Yuna Kimura
Yuna Kimura is a multi-talented creator whose acrylic plate artworks and accessories have been getting noticed, of late. A graduate student at Kobe University who…
My Neighbour Totoro Bag Wrapped Like Mei’s Corn is Perfect Mother’s Day Gift for Ghibli Fans
Studio Ghibli movies are loved the world over and have given us many memorable, heart-warming moments. One of these moments is in My Neighbour Totoro,…
Japanese CG Crime Reenactment Maker App Released, Hilarity on Twitter Ensues
If you’ve ever watched Japanese news, you may have seen CG crime reenactments using cookie-cutter humanoid forms in blue for men and pink or red…
‘Beautiful Harmony’: Japan Releases Official Translation of ‘Reiwa’ After Mixed Reactions to New Era Name
(Written by JAPAN Forward) On the day the government announced the name of the new imperial era on on Monday, April 1, people all around…
A Beautiful Spring Rhapsody Of Sakura and Nemophila Flowers in Fukuoka Prefecture
In Hakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, there’s a large, sprawling, family-oriented national park stretching about six kilometers on a narrow sandbank called Uminonakamichi Seaside Park 海の中道海浜公園….
Manga Artist Reveals Why Shiba Inu Are Misunderstood By Other Dogs
Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to 世界の終わりに柴犬と (literally, “Together with my Shiba inu at the end of the world”) is Japanese manga artist Yū…
Starbucks Japan’s New Strawberry Frappuccinos: Pledge Instagram Allegiance to Red or White
At any given time in Japan, there will be a special, limited time only Frappuccino on the menu in Starbucks. The coffee chain seems to…
Peculiar Collaboration Teams Idolmaster Game, Horror Manga Artist Kazuo Umezu and Snickers
The Idolmaster franchise is no stranger to strange (or at least, unexpected) collaborations, having already tag-teamed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, for example, and partnered with…