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Cat-paw-shaped Japanese delicacy encourages you to play with your food!【Taste Test】

Jamie Koide
Aug 24, 2016
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You’ll definitely want to give these paw-shaped fish cakes a squish before you bite into them!

Food & Drink, Japan
(cat paw • cats • cute • fish cake • Japanese food • kamaboko • Toyama Prefecture)

Why didn’t Japan include any Pokémon character cameos in the 2020 Olympic promo?

Jamie Koide
Aug 24, 2016

Netizens fear Japan may have missed out on capitalizing on one of its hottest current exports.
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Internet, Japan
(2020 Tokyo Olympics • ceremonies • Mario • netizens • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • rio olympics • Shinzo Abe)

The strange and funny nicknames Chinese netizens have given Western celebrities【Video】

Jamie Koide
Aug 23, 2016

Time for Western nicknames like Brit and JT for Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake to make way for Chinese monikers like “Queen of Starbucks” and “J Boss”.

China, Internet
(celebrities • Chinese language • funny • Humor • nicknames • puns)

How many members you should put in your RPG party, according to Japanese gamers

Jamie Koide
Aug 23, 2016

Japanese gamers weigh in on what prime party member number makes or breaks their RPG experience.

Games & Tech, Japan
(gamers • JRPG • netizens • RPGs • survey)

“Papakatsu”: More and more girls in Japan are turning to sugar daddies to wine and dine them

Jamie Koide
Jul 1, 2016

These girls claim having a middle-aged man pay for their lifestyle is different from compensated dating, but is it really?

Japan, Lifestyle
(compensated dating • dating in Japan • enjokosai • hostess • papakatsu • relationships in japan • trends)

This cute Licca doll-inspired eyewear line guarantees you’ll be looking cute, literally

Jamie Koide
Jun 24, 2016

Eyewear brand Paris Miki teams up with Japan’s favorite Barbie-like doll, Licca, to offer a cool and sophisticated glasses line for women.

Japan
(collaboration • cute • eyewear • fashion • glasses • Licca-chan • Mitsukoshi • Room Room)

Charismatic or creepy? Phrases women are likely to interpret different ways based on looks

Jamie Koide
Jun 23, 2016

Japanese netizens point out what they see as a huge double standard when it comes to how women react to certain comments and come-ons made by hotties or geeks.

Internet, Japan
(dating women • handsome guys • love and relationships • netizens • otaku • pick-up lines)

Add some subtle shine to your outfit with these Cardcaptor Sakura earrings

Jamie Koide
Jun 21, 2016

Carry a part of the Clow with you when you wear these beautiful earrings.

Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Japan
(Cardcaptor Sakura • earrings • fashion • jewelry • Movic • Sakura Kinomoto)

Our reporter gets a genderless makeover and turns himself into Harajuku model Ryucheru

Jamie Koide
Jun 20, 2016

Nakazawa takes on the genderless-style trend currently sweeping Harajuku.

Culture, Entertainment, Japan
(genderless-kei • Harajuku fashion • makeover • models • Ryucheru • Seiji Nakazawa)

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)

Twitter artist unknowingly makes her home popular with neighborhood stray cats, cuteness ensues

Jamie Koide
Jun 16, 2016

Hint: It isn’t her milkshake that’s bringing all the cats to the yard.

Cats, Cute, Internet, Japan
(animals • doujin artists • neko • Okome • Tatsunoshin Komejiru • twitter)

The trailer for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is finally here, and it’s absolutely breathtaking!

Jamie Koide
Jun 16, 2016

Fans have been waiting since the game’s 2014 announcement for a sneak peak at Nintendo’s new Zelda project, and we doubt they’ll be disappointed!

Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
(Breath of the Wild • computer graphics • cool • Legend of Zelda • link • nintendo • trailers)

We take on the “Giga Monster Burger” at Teddy’s Bigger Burger【Taste Test】

Jamie Koide
Jun 14, 2016

Two of our reporters try to tackle this 20-centimeter (8-inch) burger tower!

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(eating • giga monster burger • hamburgers • hawaii • taste test • teddy's bigger burgers)

New line of ball-jointed dolls include conveniently situated USB hub【Pics】

Jamie Koide
Jun 13, 2016

This doll is hiding more than just boobies under her shirt.

Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
(ball-jointed dolls • cool • Culture Japan • Danny Choo • Mirai Suenaga • smart doll • USB goods)

Sailor Moon character outfits modeled on high-fashion designs【Pics】

Jamie Koide
Jun 13, 2016

Not only were these heroines and villains granted super powers — they were also given a haute wardrobe!

Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
(Chanel • Dior • drawing manga • Naoko Takeuchi • Sailor Moon • shojo manga • Women's Fashion)

Learn to make realistic-looking, edible insects with these cool tutorials【Videos】

Jamie Koide
Jun 12, 2016

Here are some creepy crawlies we wouldn’t mind coming across in our kitchen.
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Entertainment, Internet, Japan
(cool • desserts • edible insects • japanese cooking • Nico Nico Douga • recipe • traditional sweets)

Hawaiian burger restaurant in Japan offers up a 5-in-1 monster burger

Jamie Koide
Jun 10, 2016

Say “aloha” to this 1.8 kilo (4 lb) bad boy.

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(hamburgers • hawaii • nom • teddy's bigger burgers • Tokyo • wow • Yokohama)

Japanese high school students hatch chick without an eggshell during class【Video】

Jamie Koide
Jun 10, 2016

While it doesn’t answer the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, this high school class experiment is a pretty amazing one nonetheless.