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January, 2016 (Page 10)

Kyoto confectioner selling hemp-infused Buddha head chocolates

Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2016
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If you’ve got such a powerful sweet tooth that you worship chocolate, these might be just the treats for you.

Japan
(Buddha • chocolate • food • hemp • Kyoto • sweets)

Motonosumi Inari Shrine: a site of beauty in Japan that tourists are yet to discover

Oona McGee
Jan 18, 2016

There’s more to this unusual shrine than its stunning red torii gates that lead down to the Sea of Japan.

Japan
(beautiful • nature • secret Japan • shrines • torii • travel • Yamaguchi)

In a superhero punch out of manga/comic book greats, who would hit the hardest? 【Art】

KK Miller
Jan 18, 2016

So Saitama, Superman, Batman, Captain America and Iron Man all walk into a bar. What happens next is a little messy.

Internet
(art • Batman • Iron Man • Lee Woo-chul • One-Punch Man • Superheroes • Superman)

Necklace thief in India swallows stolen goods, police feed him 40 bananas to make him poop it out

Scott Wilson
Jan 18, 2016

Talk about dirty money.

S Asia
(banana • crime • funny • India • stolen • wtf)

Kit Kat taxis blessed by Shinto priest offer good luck to test-taking passengers

Oona McGee
Jan 18, 2016

Now you can boost your chance of passing an exam by calling for a Kit Kat cab in Japan.

Japan
(chocolate • cool • culture • examinations • Kit Kat • sakura • school • tests • tradition)

Snow Miku is back, and this time she’s collaborating with μ’s from Love Live!

Joan Coello
Jan 18, 2016

It’s less than a month till the Snow Miku 2016 festival! And even more fans will be delighted this year, as Miku teams up with μ’s from Love Live!

Japan
(Hokkaido • love live • Sapporo Snow Festival • Snow Miku • Vocaloid)

New wearable device reads your pet’s mind (to remind you they’re probably annoyed at you)

Mike
Jan 17, 2016

The pet wearables venture company, Anicall, promises a new device and accompanying smartphone app that can read your pet’s emotions.

Global, Japan
(animals • cats • dogs • pets • technology • wearables)

How far will 10,000 yen get you (fashionwise) at the convenience store Family Mart?

Master Blaster
Jan 17, 2016

In his ongoing search for the perfect affordable-but-stylish ensemble, our fashion reporter Seiji Nakazawa sets his sights on a major convenience store chain.

Japan
(clothes • convenience store • Family mart • fashion • shopping)

New Pokémon Center to open in Kyoto with exclusive goods featuring adorable Maiko Pikachu

Oona McGee
Jan 17, 2016

In Kyoto, Pikachu wears a kimono with a Ho-Oh design and a Vivillion-adorned hair accessory.

Japan
(anime • cool • cute • geisha • Kyoto • maiko • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center)

Man’s amazing Taiko Drum Master moves are sure to bring smiles to your face【Video】

Meg Murphy
Jan 17, 2016

After some terrible losses in the entertainment world this week, we could all use a little pick-me-up.

Japan
(games • Taiko Drum Master • Taiko no Tatsujin • talented • video)

Japan enchanted with kitties using head cones both to their advantage and to advance fashion

Krista Rogers
Jan 17, 2016

Because you might as well make the most of it if you’re stuck in the Cone of Shame, right?

Internet, Japan
(cats • cone of shame • Elizabethan collar • twitter • video • YouTube)

David Bowie drawn by Final Fantasy illustrator Yoshitaka Amano

Oona McGee
Jan 16, 2016

David Bowie’s creative genius even inspired works by a legend of the Japanese video game industry.

Japan
(art • Comics • David Bowie • Final Fantasy • gaming • illustrations • Neil Gaiman • playstation)

What do Japanese kids want to be when they grow up? Businesspeople

Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2016

It does pay better than being a superhero, after all.

China, Japan, Korea, SE Asia, Taiwan
(business • culture • jobs • kids • survey)

Celebrate the coming of spring by feasting on an enormous, $200 luxury Ehomaki roll!

Kay
Jan 16, 2016

Let’s see what tempting (and pricey) Ehomaki rolls are on offer at Tobu Ikebukuro Department Store this year to celebrate the coming of spring on Setsubun day.