20 emus escape from farm in southwestern Japan; half of the mob is still on the run
A resident of Kikuchi City, in southwestern Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, woke up this morning to find a mob of emus, large flightless birds native to…
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AI Vtuber Tsumugi Nen to make her 3D livestream debut on October 8th, 2021
Japanese Vtuber management and AI technology company Pictoria Co., Ltd. announced today that Tsumugi Nen 紡ネン, a unique Vtuber based on machine learning, will make…
Japanese icing cookie artist fashions amazing Laputian Robots out of sugar
Husband and wife icing cookie artist duo WHIP SUGAR (@YuicihiroG) have been sharing their homemade icing cookies on Twitter and YouTube for some time now….
Shinjuku’s giant 3-D cat will now regularly greet and speak to crowds every 15 minutes
Commuters in Tokyo most recently had their eyes fixated on the sky when a mysterious Junji Ito-esque floating head hovered over the city, but before…
SDGs food mall WakeAi collabs with auction site Mobaoku & anime SAKUGAN on charity auction
As previously introduced on grape Japan, WakeAi is an SDGs-minded “social contribution” mail order site seeking to promote the reduction of food waste among producers…
The Masked Singer comes to Japan! The show is now available to watch online
The Masked Singer is a popular show that features fantastic live performances of big stars without revealing their faces. The performers have to wear a mask…
Chinchilla in Japan has adorably dramatic way of saying he’s not interested in something
Adorable chinchilla Mou lives with his owner (@mou_1224 ) in Japan. Recently, Mou’s owner shared a video capturing a mundane everyday interaction between the two…
Phantom Breaker: Omnia trailer featuring an all-star English voice cast!
Rocket Panda Games released a new English dubbed trailer for Phantom Breaker: Omnia, which is the new entry in their bishōjo beat em’ up video…
Japan has a zany new commercial and it has bunnies dancing on the moon
When it comes to commercials, you just never know what to expect from Japan. Japanese advertisers are experts at making weird commercials that’ll leave a…
Japanese cat’s playtime takes a turn for the worse
You can find stuffed animals, feathers on string, bells, and all sorts of toys at pet stores. But oftentimes curious pets enjoy playing with people’s…
Bashful baby turtle in Japan is very self-conscious of his belly
Japan’s Ogasawara Marine Center (@mt_seaturtle) has shared a video of a tiny, palm-sized baby sea turtle on Twitter and people can’t get enough of it…
Japanese creator’s cute and lifelike canine plush puppets “never fail to surprise passers-by”
Talented Japanese creator albERich (@alberichnui) specializes in plush toys of real animals and creatures from fantasy worlds. One of their recent creations, which they intend…
It is now official! The SLAM DUNK movie will be released in Autumn 2022!
An animated movie of one of the most popular basketball series, Slam Dunk, has been announced for autumn next year. Furthermore, Takehiko Inoue, the manga…
A hilarious and stylish sushi action game is coming soon!
I found an unbelievably eccentric action game on Twitter. Its title is Sorosoro sushi wo tabenaito shinuze そろそろ寿司を食べないと死ぬぜ! and it means: “Devour sushi: I’m going…
Batman Ninja The Show is Japan’s first Batman theater production
2018’s hit “feudal Japan meets the DC universe” movie, Batman Ninja, is set to hit the stage, which means fans of the dark knight are…