Japanese pancake house teams up with Sanrio on adorable menu featuring Pompompurin and more
Sanrio’s cute characters and sweet desserts are the perfect combination. Thanks to this, fans of Sanrio in Japan have been treated to plenty of adorable…
Baskin Robbins Japan to mark ‘shincha’ season by releasing brand new caramel matcha flavour
‘Shincha’ is an important time of the year for green tea purveyors. The word literally means ‘new tea’, and it refers to the first harvest…
Coca-Cola Japan to release anniversary Super Nintendo World bottle design featuring Mario
Coca-Cola Japan has amazed us before with their limited edition runs of artistic can and bottle designs. These designs have featured seasonal motifs to celebrate…
Fire Pokémon come to life with incredible life-sized Cyndaquil fireworks stand
Nendoyorishin (Twitter, YouTube) is what you would call a Pokémon clay artist. That may be putting it a bit too modestly however. The talented artist…
Who knew that fast food could be brain food?
Japanese Twitter user 佐藤 Sato (@Sato_OxOU) heated up a hamburger in the microwave, but the result was something he didn’t expect. The hamburger stayed a…
Original “spice mix for food terrorism” supervised by solo camper & Vtuber Lilo-Shi
Some of our readers may remember Japanese solo camping enthusiast, skeet shooter, game hunter, and Vtuber Lilo-shi ﾘﾛ氏 when we introduced his “self-sufficient grilled sandwich.”…
Japanese man who took 9 years to enter top university looks completely different on graduation
In Japan, as in many other parts of the world, not all students who take university entrance examinations are admitted to their first choice of…
Cup Noodle traumatizes with terrifying sea monster Seafood lid
Nissin has been known to be pretty playful on their Twitter account, teasing the release of Cup Noodle bath bombs and earphones, and with the…
From rust to riches: Japanese “treasure creator” restores tools that have rusted beyond hope
What would you do if you found your old tools in a rusted condition? Many people would throw them away if they were rusted beyond…
You can now carry your goods with a clingy Japanese giant salamander backpack
The Japanese giant salamander typically isn’t something you spot in the wild a lot, but after heavy flooding or rainfall, the third-largest amphibian in the…
Detective Conan’s iconic dark ‘Criminal’ figure makes debut as wagashi in cute sweets trio
Wagashi, meaning traditional Japanese sweets, can come in a wide range of shapes, colours, and flavours. This even includes some impressively detailed tributes to popular…
Japanese confectionery shop continues Disney cake set series with adorable Peter Pan desserts
Japanese dessert chain Ginza Cozy Corner are known for their colourful and beautifully presented sweet treats. They often collaborate with Disney to create mini-cake sets,…
Dog in Japan overturns the theory that only cats can turn liquid
Cats are liquid, as the “theory” goes Because of the flexibility of cats’ bodies, a theory that cats are, in fact, liquids, has been making…
How to make Doraemon’s favorite snack, dorayaki
YouTube Channel “Emojoie” is very popular. As of April 2022, 2.14 million people have subscribed to watch the Japanese chef living in France make all…
Japanese authors of works with film adaptations jointly condemn sexual abuse in movie industry
As reported in a number of weekly magazines, on April 4th, 2022, several women testified that they were pressured by Japanese cult film director Sion…