Fan-Made Trailer For My Neighbor Totoro As A Japanese Horror Film
Studio Ghibli fan-favorite My Neighbor Totoro is often praised for its nostalgic charm as an animated film that simply depicts and innocent and fun romp,…
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Illustrator Mashes Up Donald Trump And Attack On Titan In Scary Political Cartoon
The unrelenting phenomenon of bombastic shadow lord Donald Trump seems as if it would fit seamlessly into the desolate and hopeless world of mega-popular anime…
Japan’s Candy Mascot Kinda Looks Like Poop, But That Won’t Stop Him From Hugging 7 Billion People
If you love the ultra-popular Japanese chocolate stick snack Pocky, then you are familiar with Glico, the Osaka-based confectionery company that produces many of Japan’s…
This Japanese 4-Year-Old Is A Little Advanced For His Age With Music Games
Children often just have more of a grasp for the gift of intuition than us adults. There’s a lot less complicated stuff clouding their minds,…
This Cat In Japan Learned The Cutest Trick By Watching Its Hamster Friend Everyday
Monkey see, monkey do. Cat see…hamster do? We’re not sure what the appropriate spin on that age-old adage would be in this instance, but one…
Cat Suspicious Of Dog Who Returned Home Sporting A New Haircut
Cats and dogs can sometimes have a natural distrusting nature when it comes to one another, but when you add a dramatic change of appearance…
Street Fighter V Glitch Is Taking Vega To New Heights
Fighting games have recently developed a reputation for being released in condition that is…well, incomplete. Glitches and server clashes are commonplace, and have passed the…
Japanese Twitter User Finally Finds Use For “Most Useless English Sentence”
If you speak at length with anyone familiar with English language education in Japan, whether they are a student or a teacher, you will eventually…
Japan’s “Cotton Wives” Are The Pillows That Double As A Partner
You probably have only one thing you ask of your pillow–to be a comfy rest for your head when you need it. That’s all well…
34 Seconds Is All You Need For A Sweet Stop Motion Gundam Battle
It’s just 34 seconds of footage, but anyone with an appreciation for some old-fashioned stop motion animation knows that it isn’t as simple as it…
Twitter User Trolled By Japanese Vending Machine
It’s not often that one can muster up the discipline and resolve it takes to turn down anything labeled “mystery flavor”, and that certainly wasn’t…
A Hilarious And Perhaps Drunk 4 Minute Summary Of The Yakuza Series, Just To Get You Caught Up
If you’ve ever wanted to play the popular Japanese video game series Yakuza and just never got around to it, it may be because you…
Be A Crazy Cat Lady (Or Dude) In Your Sleep With This Cat Futon
Cat lovers have always dreamed of falling asleep while being cuddled by cats, and now this cat futon will let you do just that–fur free!…
The History Of Japan, Wrapped Up In Just 9 Funny Minutes
Japan’s history is pretty nuanced and complicated. Regime changes and wealth of culture alone make it pretty difficult to condense into one tiny educational pill,…
Eight-Year-Old Sends Adorable Apology To Nintendo
Apologizing has some unique nuances in Japanese culture. People often use apology phrases as a means of expressing thanks and it’s not uncommon to apologize…