Stray Cat Manga’s Satisfying Twist Ending
Regardless of whether you’re a cat lover or not, (though if you clicked on this story I bet you are) you’ve certainly come across 野良猫…
Correlation between COVID-19 and Vtuber population revealed in groundbreaking report
The novel coronavirus pandemic is providing an opportunity for people to discover ways in which they can practice physical distancing while bridging social distance, and…
Pink blob hug therapy PC cushion sees spike in male customers
This pink and expressionless, but cuddly character, is MAMO. MAMO is one of many PC cushions sold in Japan. They’re meant to be a cute…
Designer turns legendary beasts into cuddle buddies with Baby Nessie and Yeti dolls
It’s fair to say that although many are fascinated by the possible existence of legendary creatures such as the Loch Ness Monster or the Yeti,…
Clay artist crafts Inteleon figure to be their Pokémon cup ramen assistant
If you were told that Inteleon was going to help you cook your instant ramen somehow, you might imagine that the water-type Pokémon would be…
Adorable Shiba dog gets in on the act as little sister plays ‘peekaboo!’
Ringoro lives with his human family. Spending all day in the company of humans, it’s only natural that the adorable Shiba dog has started to…
Revamped Kawaii Monster Cafe has birthday plan with “manga meat,” takeout & delivery menu
The Kawaii Monster Cafe is an icon of Harajuku fashion culture, blending the charmingly kawaii as well as the delightfully chaotic. It is always popular…
Baki manga artist Keisuke Itagaki draws Rambo movie poster as only he can
Keisuke Itagaki is the manga artist behind popular martial arts and combat series Grappler Baki and its four sequels (and thus Netflix’s Baki anime series)….
Pokémon characters get shiny new renditions through artist’s illustrations on Instagram
At only 18 years old, Jane Chong has created a unique art style that truly shines. She’s known online as catface.exe, and often posts brightly-colored,…
Pachinko: a brief guide to a Japanese obsession
Source: Tischbeinahe / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) One of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus epidemic in Japan has been the pachinko business. When the…
Unperturbed by COVID-19 Japanese LGBT Community Continues Fight for Equality
We recently covered YouTuber Moa and More’s experience coming out to his family. The vlogger sat down with a video camera and his mother, father,…
Daredevil cat rescued from extreme climbing stunt
Kinki Daigaku PR (@kinkidaigakuPR) What goes up must come down, right? That certainly seemed like an impossibility to this fluffy fellow when he got stuck…
Offer the best of Japanese fruits with JUICY Co.’s premium jelly gift box
With Father’s Day rapidly approaching, and the Chugen gift-giving season not far behind, many people in Japan are thinking about summer gift ideas. Fruit jellies…
Black Lives Matter March in Osaka Draws Crowd of Over 1,000
The death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, was captured on video and circulated widely, sparking protests…
20 sumo wrestlers save woman who plunged from a bridge in Tokyo
Due to the ongoing pandemic, members of the general public don’t have too many opportunities to see sumo wrestlers up close these days as tournaments…