Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa announced today, March 3rd, 2021, that he is recruiting eight passengers from around the world to join what is planned to…

The Otamatone is an electronic musical synthesizer developed in Japan by the CUBE toy company and the Maywa Denki design firm. Shaped like an eighth…

From March 21st, 2021, Shiseido will launch a limited-edition package of “Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Milk” in collaboration with the world-famous franchise Pokémon, featuring Pikachu,…

With giant wearable cat heads and even a service that creates realistic wearable replicas of your pet’s head, it seems like a good time to…

Tatami (畳) has been used in Japan from as early as the classical Nara period (710-794). They were traditionally made using rice straw, but in…

For those who have visited or lived in Japan, it’s often mentioned as a favorite sweet and one of the foods that they miss once…

It’s very well-known fact that dogs often express their feelings with their tails. For example, when they are lowering their tails while wagging, it means…

Many of talented Japanese clay artist and YouTuber Nendozaiker SNAIL (@nendo_snail)’s amazing works take inspiration from popular video game characters, as seen with this Pokémon…

On February 16, Panasonic announced a new project in development, called NICOBO. NICOBO is a companion robot with a strong personality. It even talks and…

YUSASOBA YUSASOBA has been performing throughout Japan since 2014, hoping to bring more of Japan’s soba culture to the world with the music they play….

Everyone is familiar with the childhood game hide and seek. If you were anything like me, your older siblings always wanted to play whenever you…

Today, we were given the first look at Mamoru Hosoda’s upcoming film, BELLE (in Japanese: 『竜とそばかすの姫』Ryū to sobakasu no hime), with a 30-second teaser. Following…

Angel Heart Spring/Summer 2021 Angel Heart, a brand of wristwatches developed by Ueni Boeki Co., Ltd., has released five new watches with easy-to-read watch faces…

Cat lovers and fans of Neon Genesis Evangelion were delighted last month when the original singer of the hit anime’s iconic opening theme song, “A…

As the 4th Anniversary of NieR:Automata approaches on February 23, we have an entirely new installation into the NieR franchise to look forward to: NieR…