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Recently, the virtual world and the real world are becoming seamless. At least, the virtual avatars which I’m going to introduce today are close enough…
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Odakyu Department Store comes up with a fully edible Romancecar Christmas cake
While Japan might not have a strong belief in saints or Christianity, customs like Valentine’s Day and Christmas have become commonly observed in the country….
Fashioning Japan’s ancient mizuhiki artform into modern accessories using the AROMA Cord
What is mizuhiki? apple | © PIXTA Estimated to have been around from as early as the 9th century, the decorative art form of mizuhiki…
Swallows Cap Remarkable Turnaround With Japan Series Victory Over Buffaloes
Pinch hitter Shingo Kawabata delivers the key hit for Yakult in the 12th inning. Jim Armstrong, for JAPAN Forward From worst to first to Japan…
Popular series Tokyo Revengers teams up with Salon Kireimo for Hair Removal Revengers!
The hair removal salon, Kireimo, has announced a collaboration project with the popular anime series Tokyo Revengers this autumn. The project’s name: Hair Removal Revengers～ Don’t allow the appearance…
Jujutsu Kaisen printed cakes for Christmas 2021 are now available for pre-order!
Sakaedōri Co., Ltd., which operates the Priroll printed cake service, is now accepting reservations for the limited-edition Christmas cakes. This year they are bringing to life the…
The popular series Tokyo Revengers will get an exhibition in Tokyo and Osaka next year!
The manga series by Ken Wakui, Tokyo Revengers, has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2017 and, ever since, sold incredibly well, now exceeding 40 million copies! In…
Cough drop maker AsadaAme releases retro-kawaii tin illustrated by Yusuke Nakamura
The long-established Japanese cough drop brand AsadaAme 浅田飴 announced the release of a new limited-quantity kawaii-retro design tin for their AsadaAme Sugar Coat R cough drops (浅田飴糖衣R asada ame tōi…
Ward off the curse of plastic waste with these Jujutsu Kaisen ecobags
With the release of the prequel Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie set to hit Japanese theaters on Friday, December 24th, the supernatural action-adventure anime series…
Iida City in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, known for yakiniku, to set world record for ‘longest griddle’
The Iida Yakiniku World Record Challenge Executive Committee, which aims to revitalize the region by utilizing the yakiniku culture of Iida City 飯田市, Nagano Prefecture,…
Kanji “trick” for writing complicated Japanese family name draws laughter online
“It looks rather natural.” “It doesn’t look out of place at all!” “I don’t think they’ll notice. I’ll try it next time!” In case you’re…
Vtuber Linca Tojou launches crowdfunding campaign to support Matsudo City, Chiba Pref.
Linca Tojou 戸定梨香 is a local idol and Vtuber in support of Matsudo City 松戸市, Chiba Prefecture, affiliated with the Vtuber production agency VASE operated…
Cygames’ Mega-Hit Umamusume Captivates Horse Racing Enthusiasts and Anime Fans Alike
Umamusume’s popularity is partly because it faithfully recreates scenes of real-world horses and races, while adding “what-if” stories for players to imagine other outcomes. Koichi…
Japan’s winter comfort food gets a wild twist in the Gibier Oden Course at HOSHINOYA Karuizawa
Oden: Japanese winter comfort food A familiar sight at Japanese convenience stores, and a popular menu item in izakaya gastropubs, oden (おでん or 御田), a…
Peanuts collaborates with Hiroshima artisans on makeup brush set using traditional techniques
Nestled in the middle of a prefectural capital and two other major cities, the town of Kumano appears as an unassuming blip on maps of…