Rare Restored Footage With Sound Of Kyoto In 1929
It’s always fascinating to take a look back in time to newsreel footage from Japan’s earlier years, particularly footage in vibrant cultural areas such as…
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Japanese Baby With Famously Epic Hair Gets Modeling Deal
Baby Chanco’s hair isn’t the only thing growing. It seems the 1-year-old baby sensation’s career prospects are as well. View this post on Instagram 髪記録…
Muslims Can Enjoy Halal Okonomiyaki and Other Osakan Delicacies at Chibo Diversity
For Muslim travelers to Japan, dining out can sometimes be stressful. Although the number of halal restaurants in major Japanese cities have increased, it can…
No Mural? No Worries! Japanese Lifehacker Invents Instagenic Angel Wings To-Go
By now, most people have seen images of people posing in front of angel wing murals. Either through Colette Miller’s Global Angel Wings Project launched…
Videos Show Japanese Monks Protest Driving Law by Performing Awesome Feats in ‘Restrictive’ Robes
The traditional soi robes worn by Japanese Buddhist monks may be traditional, but that doesn’t mean they cramp the wearer’s style. A monk in Fukui…
beeat Sushi Burrito Tokyo Serves Delicious Sushi Burritos To Go In A Futuristic Setting
(Updated on Feb. 4, 2019 with information on in-store eating area and new space rental options) Once upon a time, a burrito fell in love…
Tokyo Residents’ Claim Child Counselling Centre Will Affect Their Upmarket Town’s ‘Brand Image’ is Met with Backlash
This year Japan was shaken by a high profile child abuse incident. Despite being on the radar of the authorities, a five-year old girl, Yua…
Osaka World Expo Targets 8 Billion Visitors — Thanks to Virtual Reality Technology
by Yuya Hosoda The city of Osaka’s dream for the 2025 World Expo is to use cutting-edge technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), to welcome…
Japanese Twitter Amazed by Hokkaido Residents’ Adorable Penguin Walk on Icy Roads (Video)
The people of Hokkaido will often make jokes about the chaos a little bit of snow can throw Tokyo into. They deal with an onslaught…
Tokyo Disneyland Tease New Attraction in Behind the Scenes Video
Tokyo Disneyland have previously announced their plans for an ambitious expansion project, the most expensive in the park’s history. Brand new themed areas will be…
Let’s All Take A Moment And Appreciate How Sumo Wrestlers Sign Autographs
As very modest compensation for their grueling training and dedicated lifestyles, sumo wrestlers enjoy a bit of a revered status in Japan, and along with…
Virtual Singer YuNi To Have Her First Live VR Concert on Xmas Eve
(Updated: 12/13/18) A rising virtual star Virtual YouTuber and singer YuNi, whom we had the pleasure of interviewing earlier this year, has seen her channel…
Wearing a Mask to Terrify Children Recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Japan
Japan is not a country short on UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Properties and Cultural Heritages. In the most recent additions to the list of UNESCO…
Japanese Couple Have Shiba Inu Ring Bearer at Cutest Wedding Ceremony Ever (Video)
A Japanese couple lived the meme dream when they enlisted their adorable pet dog to be the ring bearer at their wedding. 昨日はパパとママの結婚式だったの！柚子ねリング運んだんだよー！頑張ったのー！#柴犬 #黒柴 #結婚式…
15-Year-Old Japanese Artist’s Tricky 3D Coca Cola Art Is Good Enough To Drink
We’ve seen optical illusions used in everything from special shirts to give appearance of a bigger breast size and bringing anime characters to life, but…