Japan’s Cat Lovers Try to Dethrone Meat Day and Declare November 29th Cat Toe Beans Day
Japan loves a good pun, in fact there are a plethora of unofficial national days based around date puns. There are so many different ways…
15-Year-Old Japanese Artist’s Tricky 3D Coca Cola Art Is Good Enough To Drink
We’ve seen optical illusions used in everything from special shirts to give appearance of a bigger breast size and bringing anime characters to life, but…
Professional Anime Artist Continues Transforming His Sons’ Sketches Into Amazing Characters
In the past we’ve had the pleasure of introducing Tokyo-based French anime artist Thomas Romain (Symphogear, Space Dandy, Aria, Macross Delta, and Basquash!) and the…
These Are The Best And Brightest Of Japan’s Shiba Inu Internet Overlords
Since its inception, Shiba Inu and Akita run the canine corner of social media in Japan, with thousands of daily posts of adorable antics and…
Japanese Papercraft Artist Expertly Turns Empty Pringles Cans Into Dashing Potato Chip Boyband
You may remember super talented Japanese university student and papercraft art enthusiast @02ESyRaez4VhR2l (Haruki), who just last month impressed Twitter and even garnered national television…
Stunning and Heartwarming Photography From the ‘Bubble Uncle’ Who Spreads Joy Around Japan
A man who calls himself Bubble Ojisan (a word meaning a middle aged man or uncle) on Twitter has been spreading joy with the simple…
Japanese Artist’s Charming Bunny Illustrations Will Hop Into Your Heart
It’s hard to express the joy of living with a pet unless you actually have one, but Japanese illustrator and bunny lover Schinako (@schinako) may…
Idolmaster’s New AR Feature Lets You Take Interactive Anime Idol Girls With You…Everywhere
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage, made by Cygames and Bandai Namco Studios for the Mobage mobile social network platform, is a free-to-play simulation game…
Smart Dog Owner Gets His Own Back on Stubborn Shiba Inu
As online shibe superstar Hana-chan proved time and time again, when a shiba inu says the walk is over, that walk is over. No amount…
Unbelievably Fast Japanese Cat Has People Wondering if it’s a Reincarnated Ninja
Cats aren’t well known for their discipline. Many people try to train their cat to no avail and in the end, cats will probably just…
Japanese Priest’s Breakfast Time with Four Cats is Charming Everyone on Twitter
One of the most wholesome things on the internet right now is this Twitter account (@nasu_chourakuji) dedicated to documenting the four adorable cats resident at…
Famous Shibuya Crosswalk Halloween Party Falls To Chaos After Truck Flip, Groping, And Up-Skirt Photography
While celebrated and enjoyed by as many as 70,000 people in one night as Tokyo’s biggest unofficial Halloween, the massive gathering of costumed party-goers at…
This Instagram Account Of Wool Felt Kitty And Puppy Adventures In Japan Is Just Too Cute
Whether it be award-winning felt and wool creations of Shiba Inu and corgis, or these creepy but cute gigantic wearable cat heads, Japan seems to…
Enoshima Beach Marred by Litter After Fireworks, Angering Japanese Twitter
During the World Cup this year, the Japanese fans made international news several times due to their efforts to clean up not just their own…
Japanese Udon Noodle Mascot Posts Brilliant Banksy Parody
The anonymous graffiti artist-slash-provocateur Banksy was all over the news recently when he pulled off his latest stunt. At a Southeby’s art auction he set…