Live together with your favorite anime character as your personal hologram assistant. When Gatebox Lab announced it’s ambitious project to design a “Hologram Communication Robot”…

Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train unveiled in Japan. Last month, Hello Kitty fans around the world rejoiced when Japan West Railway Co announced it would…

Andreza Giant Panda crushes Japanese mascots with pro-wrestling power. There seems to be no limit to the variety of Japanese mascots, affectionately known as yuru-kyara…

‘Eggs are yummy… boiled, baked or raw. There are many ways to make an egg, but eggs are so lazy (gude gude in Japanese). Look…

Fans of Japanese hot springs, better known as onsen or sento, may remember that the allure of a relaxing bath can be so great that…

No boyfriend on Valentine’s Day? No problem! The quintessential Japanese chocolate stick snack, Pocky offer you a complementary AR anime boyfriend with every pack bought…

Japan has a great love for yuru-kyara, or yuru-characters (“”gentle characters”) in the form of mascots. So much that they hold an annual contest to…

If there’s one thing that’s better than taking a bite of a cake as soft as a cloud, it’s eating a kawaii chiffon cake of…

You may have noticed that whoever runs the fast food chain Wendy’s Twitter account has a lot of fun. They don’t seem to take the…

In recent times, Japanese ukiyoe artists have used the traditional Japanese art form to depict influential personages in modern pop culture. Musicians have been represented…

It’s no secret that Japan’s favorite lethargic egg character, Gudetama, has an uncanny ability to look just as cute in food form. After all, he…

Japan’s love mascots (known as “yuru” or “gentle” characters) has been well documented, evening making its way onto Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, but…