Can sickness-fighting monster Amabie defeat COVID-19 from outer space?
By now, you’ve probably heard of Amabie, a plague-fighting monster from Japan that originated a few hundred years ago. According to an old Edo-period tale,…
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Hello Kitty unveils more collaboration sweets with plague-fighting yōkai Amabie
Hello Kitty or Amabie, if you had to, which would you choose? Ok fine they’re a little too incomparable and lacking in similarities of any…
Pandemic-themed Japanese Sweets “Gomitsu” to go on sale in February
The Wagashi / 和菓子 (Japanese sweets) maker Tōhōen 稲豊園 will release a new pandemic-themed set of five pieces in February, aimed to go on sale…
This ehomaki roll from Daimaru features an Amabie in every single slice!
Following up on the New Year and Seijin no Hi 成人の日(Coming-of-age Day), the next big event of the Japanese calendar is Setsubun 節分. Setsubun can…
Be prepared to fight off any virus with this punching Amabie figurine
This punching Amabie figurine is ready to fight off the coronavirus, or any virus that tries to come your way. The miniature figurine was designed…
Japan’s corona-fighting monster Amabie makes a surprise appearance in a fireworks festival
If you’re interested in Japan and have been following some of the news in the last few months, chances are you’ve heard of Amabie. The…
Sushi restaurant serves up shrimp with anti-plague demon’s blessing
The world has been in chaos ever since the outbreak of novel corona virus (Covid-19) started in January 2020. In Japan, they shifted the state…
Hello Kitty teams up with epidemic-fighting monster Amabie to hasten end of pandemic
If you’re interested in Japan and have been following some of the news in the last few months, chances are you’ve heard of Amabie. The…
Get your hands on an environmentally friendly DIY daruma set
With entertainment just a click of a button away these days, it can be hard for us to connect with our more creative and traditional…
Fight off the coronavirus with Amabie monster sake!
When COVID-19 first latched onto the world, nobody could have guessed how Japan would soon become overrun with the anti-plague yokai, Amabie. The fishlike, disease…
Move over Amabie, Japan’s list of virus-fighting “prophetic creatures” is growing
Although Japan seems to have weathered the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, at least in its first wave, many here are still understandably cautious and…
Japanese anti-plague demon Amabie now has its own pudding
Amabie, a humanoid fish yokai (demon or spirit from traditional Japanese folklore), has found itself the understandable recipient of a recent merchandise boom. The scaly…
Japan now has “coronavirus-fighting” beer, Amabie IPA, with a label by “Moyasimon” creator Masayuki Ishikawa
If you’ve been reading grape Japan lately, then there’s a good chance that you know about Amabie アマビエ. Legend has it the yōkai 妖怪 (monster)…
Join the fight against coronavirus with this Amabie camera effect
It seems Japan just can’t get enough of Amabie these days. Japan’s unofficial “mascot” in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, the half-man half-fish…
Japan’s anti-plague demon turned into pandemic-fighting rice cracker
Amabie is a fish an humanoid hybrid yokai (a spirit or demon of Japanese folklore) that has seen a very timely resurgence in popularity these…