1,500 Pikachus Invade Yokohama For The Annual Pikachu Festival–This Time With Boats And Blimps!
In what has become an annual event in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai area, the The Pikachu Outbreak Festival runs for nearly a week long (8/9-8/15 this…
Japanese Designer And Welder Couple Team Up To Create Awesome Cardboard Mecha For Cat
We’ve seen some of Japan’s incredible cardboard artists apply their craft to feline goods, including an awesome DIY sushi restaurant house for their cat, as…
Have Your Cup And Eat It Too With Tokyo’s Cute Coffee In Ice Cream Cones
For those that have been to Japan, one lasting image of the country’s coffee scene may be the nearly endless selection of canned coffees found…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Welcomes Akira Comparisons With Projection Mapping Event
Whatever the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony turns out to be, it would be hard to imagine the proceedings not highlighting the many aspects of…
Japan’s Newest Online Trend Is Sticking Straws Through Cheeseburgers
Japanese social media trends can be adorably quirky, but for the most part are often limited to the confines of a special “holiday” and reported…
Japanese Twitter User Meets Stray Cat With A Cat-Shaped Spot Under Its Nose
It’s heart melting just being on the receiving end of affection from a cat, but many Japanese cat-lovers are seeking the attentions of felines with…
Creepy Evolving Japanese Baseball Mascot Hunted Down And Stripped By Other Mascots At All-Star Game
You may remember that the latest in Japan’s long line of bizarre but adorable mascots literally “evolved” on the baseball field. The newest mascot for…
Unbearable Summer Heat Inspires VR Work System Where Employees Are Replaced With Teddy Bears
“I’m starting to think it’s absolutely nuts to have to commute to work in this blazing hot weather.” This kind of thought has surely crossed…
Friendly Cockatoo Masters The Use Of Cat Teasers To Play With Kitten
As much as we’d love nothing more than to hang out all day and entertain our animals, we could always use a little help when…
McDonald’s Japan Is Releasing A Pokémon McFlurry
McDonald’s Japan is no stranger to taking advantage of regional ingredients to spruce up their frozen beverage menu, having released Matcha and even crunchy Sakura…
Daughter Asks Dad To Turn Her Drawings Into Adorably Unique Character Bentos
As many dads in Japan have proved, a little bit of creativity goes a long way when it comes to putting a smile on their…
Give The Illusion Of A Lunchtime Mishap With Spilled Miso Soup Smartphone Stands
Not many office workers in Japan enjoy miso soup at their desk from an actual bowl, but they can still fool their colleagues into thinking…
Perfect Pitch! Pianist Turns Cringe-Worthy Press Conference Into A Musical Performance
Do you have absolute pitch or perfect pitch? Perfect pitch is a rare auditory phenomenon that is characterized by the ability of a person to…
Incredibly Lifelike Robot Fish Swim At Japan’s Robot-Staffed Hotel
Japan’s Henn na Hotel, or “The Strange Hotel”, recently celebrated the opening of a second branch nearby the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture….
Japanese Model Artist’s Amazingly Detailed Recreation Of Spirited Away’s Bath House
There’s plenty of ways to relive the magic of the Aburaya bath house from Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away, whether it be heading to Japan to…