Japanese Sushi Chain Issues Apology, Bans Photography After Viral YouTube Video
Earlier this month, Tokyo-based American YouTuber TkyoSam placed a GoPro on the conveyor belt at Sushiro, a popular revolving sushi restaurant chain in Japan. After…
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Awesome Functioning Steampunk Wrist Watches and Other Creations by Japanese DIY Artist
Japanese social media channels can be an adventurous source for DIY projects, whether it be revealing a $3 rusty knife to be a high quality…
Japanese Band Send Up Trump with New Robot Dance Video Called ‘Let’s Start WW3’
You may have seen WORLD ORDER’s signature salary-man suits and robotic dance before when the video for their song ‘Have a Nice Day’ became a…
Japanese Farmers Deploy New Terrifying ‘Super Monster Wolf’ Robot Scarecrow
In an agricultural area of Japan, economic losses due to animals damaging crops was rising at an alarming rate. So farmers did the sensible thing…
Kyoto’s “Good Enough To Shag” Otokomae Tofu Celebrates 20th Year With Retro Promo Video
If your idea of variety when it comes to tofu is limited to “soft” and “hard,” you may not have heard of Kyoto’s Otokomae Tofu…
Japanese Instant Noodle Company Imagines Cabbages as Cats to Get People to Stop Throwing Away Their Veggies
In the moment of anticipation after your instant yakisoba packet has finished cooking, and you’ve poured the excess water out, you likely never considered yourself…
New Oregon Tourism Promotion Channels Beautiful Studio Ghibli Movies
Just recently, we saw a tourism promotion effort led by Destination Canada tap into the aesthetic appeal of anime to show off the splendor of…
Let These Very Good Boys Take You on an Adventure in Akita with Google Dog Street View
These days Google Maps has become an invaluable tool for tourists. Now we can step fearlessly into the wilderness of unknown countries, knowing that it’s…
Maker of Pocky Uses 72 Actresses Living Out a Woman’s Life 1 Second at a Time in Beautiful Commercial
The Japanese are often lauded for their healthy lifestyles and long life-expectancy, which sometimes results in outstanding feats by the country’s elderly such as 82-year…
Worldwide Auditions for New Anime Looking for English Speaking Singers
Is it your dream to star in a Japanese anime but thought you would never get the chance due to your language? An amazing opportunity…
Yahoo! Japan Releases Touching Online Video to Commemorate Tohoku Earthquake
This year is the seventh anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake (also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake). It was a powerful magnitude 9 and…
Why Russian Olympic Skater’s Japanese Akita Dog Could Be Both Troublesome and Endearing
There are many things a teenage girl would do to get a puppy, and Alina Zagitova, the Russian figure skater, showed that winning a gold…
Smart Bonsai Follows You Around, Quotes Goethe, in TDK’s Vision of The Future
Bonsai. The ancient Japanese art of producing miniature trees in small containers. Contemplative and philosophical (the art was associated with Zen Buddhism in its early…
Meet The New Tokyo Olympic Mascots…Who Have Superhero Powers
On Wednesday, a committee of organizers announced the two official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Ryo Taniguchi, a character designer and…
Studio Ghibli And Anofuku Embroidery Collaboration Launches Official Apparel
Studio Ghibli enthusiasts have a lot of ways to show off their fandom as they look forward to the opening of what appears to be…