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June, 2016 (Page 8)
We’re not sure if these cat’s eye contacts are cute or creepy
Cosmetics company Eye Style teams with popular Japanese cosplayer Nekomu Otogi to release these cute but disturbing cat’s eye contact lenses.
Shiba Inu watches humans on YouTube, internet has officially come full circle 【Videos】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 20, 2016
So that’s who’s been making all those YouTube comments….
Otterly adorable otters are here to make your day【Photos】
- KK Miller
Jun 20, 2016
You otter stop what you’re doing and check these out. You’ll thank us later.
Japanese photographer captures the lives of cats in Tokyo with beautiful results
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2016
It’s amazing to see what a cat can get up to in the city during the night and day.
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (cats • cute • cute. cats • Instagram • Masayuki Oki • photography • photos • Tokyo)
The future is now! Star Wars circuit board phone and train pass cases light up without batteries
- Meg Murphy
Jun 19, 2016
See this, you must!
Always keep some cats hanging around with these Neko Atsume hanging cup figures
- Jamie Koide
Jun 19, 2016
Decorate your drinks with this adorable Kitty Collector, six-figure set.
- Cute, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
- (apps • cat figures • cute • hanging • Kitty Collector • neko atsume • Puttito)
Japanese lingerie maker Peach John charms us with line of Alice in Wonderland themed loungewear
- Kay
Jun 19, 2016
Now you can relax in comfortable loungewear while feeling like you’re in Alice’s Wonderland!!
Japanese family lives and works in a milk carton house in Hiroshima
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2016
Forget the little old lady who lived in a shoe; there’s a Japanese family who lives in a milk carton.
- Culture, Cute, Japan
- (architecture • buildings • country life • cute • Hiroshima • houses • milk)
This adorably hilarious Japanese kitty totally wants you to buy some skinny jeans 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2016
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat. It just got him into the latest fashion trends.
Katana coasters! Samurai sword tableware brings bushido to your home
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2016
Just like their inspirations protected swordsmen’s hands, these coasters will guard your kitchen table’s varnish.
Popular Japanese cafe chain apologises for using detergent instead of oil to fry their doughnuts
- Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2016
Afternoon Tea TEAROOM is recalling the affected batch of fried items after customers complained of numbness in their tongues.
- Food & Drink, Japan, News
- (afternoon tea • cafes • donuts • doughnuts • food scandal • recall • Sendai • sweets)
Cuddly Pikachu PC cushion will steal your heart, absolutely ruin your productivity
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2016
Plushie is half anime ergonomic aid, half heart-warming distraction.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • computers • cute • PC cushions • Pikachu • Pokemon • stuffed animals • video games)
Cat crashes through sliding paper door and right into the internet’s heart 【Pics】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 18, 2016
“Oh hi, you’re home early.”
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (cats • cute • cute animals • funny • funny animal photos • funny animals • funny twitter post • pets)
Turn heads with new Japanese sailor-style school uniform swimsuits
- Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2016
Whether you’re a man or a woman, now you can swim like a sailor thrown overboard and look cute while you do it.
- Cute, Japan
- (cosplay • cute • fashion • Moira • sailor uniform • School Uniforms • swimsuits • Village Vanguard)
Pepper the robot suggests what haircut is best for you at Japanese barber shops【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 18, 2016
“You know that robot with the bald white head?” “Don’t worry, I got you, fam.”
Japan’s most famous talking pear is getting the most “fun” café in Osaka-nassyi!
- KK Miller
Jun 18, 2016
If you’ve been wanting to eat Funassyi, here’s your chance!
- Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
- (Funassyi • Osaka • Restaurant • themed cafe • yurukyara)
Japanese restaurant serves up noodles in stunning ice cube bowls
- Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2016
Sometimes there are restaurants you want to keep a secret all to yourself, and this is definitely one of them.
- Culture, Food & Drink, Japan
- (Arashiyama • ice • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Kyoto • Noodles • restaurants • soba • summer • udon)
The cutest Rilakkuma toy will make you squee for cuteness and hunger
- KK Miller
Jun 17, 2016
The most relaxed bear in the world and his family make adorable goods.
- Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (cafe • dango • goods • Rilakkuma • stuffed toys)
Junior high school in Japan introduces trial afternoon nap time for students
- Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2016
Requested by the students themselves, the afternoon siesta is designed to improve concentration levels and protect the environment.
- Culture, Japan, Lifestyle
- (Hyogo • junior high school • school • school life • sleep • sleeping • students • studying)
Japanese kids finally reclaim right to go to video game arcades at night with their parents
- Casey Baseel
Jun 17, 2016
After-dinner family sticker pictures will soon be A-OK in the eyes of the law.
- Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan, Lifestyle
- (Arcades • crime • family • kids • law • legal • video games)
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