Despite what many think, the most crucial ingredient in sushi is the shari (しゃり), or sushi rice, and neta (ネタ), the ingredient used as topping,…

Whether it be performing funeral rites, staffing a hotel, or simply being a terrifying poop demon, Japan seems to have a robot for everything. When…

It’s not uncommon to see dogs in Japan wearing pet-sweaters to brave the colder seasons (and sometimes chilly indoors), but lately we’ve seen some cats…

It’s very common for regions of Japan to have their pride for local specialties showcased, in both limited edition food and decoration. When those regions…

Sakura (@kawauso_sakura) is a one-year old otter, and it’s pretty fair to say that she is the lead star of an otter popularity boom on…

With a little creative imagination, it’s been shown that talented fans can create some pretty great would-be anime openings, even if they don’t have a…

Nestlé Japan hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down when it comes to releasing adventurous Kit Kat flavors, recently hitting Japan with interesting flavors such…

You can always count on Japanese Studio Ghibli goods store Donguri Kyowakoku for some cool and quirky Spirited Away themed goods, including a No Face…

When it comes to adventurous headgear in Japan, very few things match up to these creepy hyper-realistic gigantic felt cat heads, but eccentric book and…

By now you may be familiar with the work of Tokyo-based French anime artist Thomas Romain (Symphogear, Space Dandy, Aria, Macross Delta, and Basquash!), who…

Ukiyo-e, which translates to “image(s) of the floating world,” is a genre of Japanese art that thrived from the 17th to 19th centuries. Artists produced…

Japanese online retailer Felissimo‘s YOU+MORE! series (a play on the pronunciation of “humor” in Japanese) tends to gravitate toward feline goods, such as scratch and…

Japanese robot Pepper introduces robot funeral services in Japan. Japanese robotics can range from downright horrifying, such as this demonic poop robot that spews fecal…

In that past, we’ve seen some incredibly intricate and beautiful work produced by the art form of kirie, or traditional Japanese paper cutting, which is…

A “mysterious phenomenon” happened at art historian Momoe Kanazawa’s (@momokanazawa) home. She woke up one morning to see this object. A drastic white object that…