Adventurer’s Guild Tavern opens in Japan, provides fantasy RPG food and actual guild quests
When starting out on a fantasy RPG adventure, there’s no more surer way to make your mark as an adventurer than to join up with…
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Chauffeur service in Japan keeps cherry blossom viewing parties alive with luxury limo hanami
Hanami, or cherry blossom flower viewing parties, are one of Japan’s favorite ways to celebrate the beautiful sakura season of spring. Gathering under sakura trees…
New Naaan bread clocks made from real bread take inspiration from Dali and a Japanese pun
PAMPSHADE by Yukiko Morita is a brand of handmade goods that literally light up the life of bread lovers. The company’s name, a hybrid of…
Farmer wows Twitter with impossibly dramatic action hero carrots he harvests
Farming doesn’t always yield produce just the way we’ve imagined it. Recently a farmer whose “ugly duckling” tomatoes went touchingly viral as well as Japan’s…
Tokyo hotels open up rooms to use as satellite offices during pandemic for just 500 yen
As a countermeasure to conditions caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus, many Japanese businesses have adopted telework models allowing their employees to work…
Japanese chain launches all-you-can-eat “silent yakiniku” for customers to shut up and eat
Yakiniku, or Japanese grilled meat barbecue cuisine, is often regarded as a communal dining experience. Friends and family gathering together over a grill incorporated into…
Horror manga master Junji Ito teams up with fashion brand for terrifying Tomie T-shirts
For over 30 years, master of manga horror Junji Ito (who we had the pleasure of interviewing) has been showing fright fans around the world…
Hayao Miyazaki’s and Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’ to be adapted as stage play
Fans of beloved animation giant Studio Ghibli have no doubt enjoyed a viewing of legendary director Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning classic, Spirited Away, on multiple…
Bandai unsheathes Demon Slayer character PC and fashion eyeglasses
Hit anime and manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba didn’t need its feature film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train to become…
Burger King Japan dubs its Strong Magma Super One Pound Beef Burger the “spiciest meat wall”
Despite unveiling plant-based Whoppers recently, Burger King Japan seems fully committed to the meat train. Last year, they launched a new series of Strong Super…
If Final Fantasy 7’s Midgar exists, it may just be in Saitama, Japan
The Mako reactor-powered city of Midgar in FF7 remains one of the most iconic and endearing opening settings in a game to Final Fantasy 7…
Felt artist’s terrifyingly real Roomba cat creation glides and meows when summoned
With giant wearable cat heads and even a service that creates realistic wearable replicas of your pet’s head, it seems like a good time to…
Japan’s secret base privacy tent gives you an infinite loop of laziness
While many of Akihabara-based retailer Thanko’s products can be seen as gags and oddities, many of them carry a unifying theme of practicality, such as…
University student crafts gorgeous naturally colored stone sushi down to delicious detail
Of all traditional Japanese dishes, sushi is often thought of as being the country’s most emblematic cuisine. Aside from being perhaps Japan’s most popular foodie…
Make a romantic rice ball proposal with these onigiri filling ring and case sets
Maker Kitan Club may be one of Japan’s leading reasons the country’s capsule toy machines are stocked with toys that cover just about every niche…