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Nekomu Otogi’s boobs right at your fingertips with her new, busty accessories

Jamie Koide
Feb 3, 2016
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Japanese cosplayer Nekomu Otogi gives fans something that is sure to add a little “bounce” to their day: smartphone cases and mousepads resembling her cleavage.

Japan
(Amazon Japan • cosplayers • mousepad • Nekomu Otogi • smartphone case • twitter)

New Sailor Moon eyeliner gives you magical girl eyes with just a wave of your moon stick

Jamie Koide
Feb 3, 2016

Say, “Moon Prism Power, make up!” for a flawless finish with Moon Romance’s ever-growing line of Sailor Moon beauty products, including their all-new eyeliner collection.

Japan
(anime • Creer Beaute • eyeliner • make-up • Miracle Romance • Premium Bandai • Sailor Moon)

Japan going crazy for college girls after the release of a new photo collection

Jamie Koide
Feb 2, 2016

Move over dancing queen, here comes the “Campus Queen”!

Internet, Japan
(beauty contest • furisode • Japanese fashion • kimono • Miss Campus • photo book • photography • university)

Yakuza 6 lets you duke it out inside an ultra-detailed Japanese convenience store【Video】

Jamie Koide
Feb 2, 2016

Anyone who’s been to Japan knows that the convenience store is the prefect place to get snacks, pay your bills, buy adult material, and get into a fight. Wait, what?

Japan
(convenience stores • funny • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • video • video games • yakuza • yakuza 6)

Puppy as loyal as Hachiko saves young owner’s life in Siberia, gets a statue

Jamie Koide
Feb 1, 2016

This story of a three-year-old girl surviving over a week and a half in the woods with her pet dog has taken the Japanese Internet by storm, and is sure to give you a case of the warm fuzzies.

Russia
(art • dogs • moving • pets • rescue)

Dungeons & Dragons Pokémon fanart inspires incredible cosplay group

Jamie Koide
Jan 31, 2016

One artist takes Dungeons & Dragons battle armor to the next level with her playful Eevee class evolution designs, and cosplayers are taking notes.

Europe, USA
(cosplay • crossovers • Dungeons & Dragons • Eevee • fanart • gaming • Pokemon)

Singapore appears to have had a special place in David Bowie’s heart

Jamie Koide
Jan 31, 2016

Singaporeans remember David Bowie fondly, as well as his 1980s documentary in which the Southeast Asian city-state appeared.

SE Asia
(1980s • David Bowie • documentary • film • Ricochet • Singapore • video)

We try McDonald’s Japan’s new, as-yet-unnamed, Hokkaido hot potato burger

Jamie Koide
Jan 29, 2016

We got a sneak peek at McDonald’s Japan’s upcoming menu item: a burger topped with Hokkaido-grown mashed potato, cheese, and onion soy sauce.

Japan
(burgers • Burgers in Japan • food • Hokkaido • McDonald's • potato • taste test)

China’s extreme cold weather leaves buildings covered in ice both inside and out

Jamie Koide
Jan 28, 2016

A seriously cold snap in China leaves one residential community looking like it came straight out of Disney’s Frozen.

China
(Chinese New Year • extreme weather • freezing pipes • frozen stairway • ice • video)

Get a massage on the go with a smartphone-controlled AiraWear massage hoodie

Jamie Koide
Jan 27, 2016

Don’t have the cash or time for an appointment with a masseuse? No worries; this new massage hoodie promises to work out your knots while you sit back and relax.

Internet, SE Asia
(AiraWear • clothing • cool • hoodies • Singapore • T.Ware • technology)

This might just be the saddest Pokémon story we’ve ever heard【Video】

Jamie Koide
Jan 27, 2016

Sometimes catching them all just isn’t enough, especially if you happen to be Dota player SirActionSlacks.

Internet, USA
(Nintendo 64 • Pokemon • Pokemon Snap • SirActionSlacks • video games)

Popular impersonator and makeup magician shows off his Miss Universe makeovers

Jamie Koide
Jan 23, 2016

Filipino impersonator Paolo Ballesteros works his make-up magic yet again, this time transforming himself into the ladies of Miss Universe.

SE Asia
(beauty • celebrities • impersonators • make-up • Miss Universe • Paolo Ballesteros • Philippines)

Miss Universe contestants promote inner beauty with no-make-up selfies

Jamie Koide
Jan 15, 2016

Participants from the recent Miss Universe pageant tweeted photos of themselves au naturale to encourage women everywhere to love the skin they’re in.

Global
(beauty • beauty pageant • campaign • hashtags • Miss Universe • twitter)

Young limbo-skating prodigy has moves like Spider-Man, smashes world record【Video】

Jamie Koide
Jan 14, 2016

An insanely flexible young Indian athlete breaks the Guinness World record for limbo skating.

S Asia
(Guinness World Record • India • limbo • skating • sports • Tiluck Keisam • video)

Devoted David Bowie fan in Japan attempts to commit suicide following rock legend’s death

Jamie Koide
Jan 13, 2016

The announcement of David Bowie’s passing certainly came as a terrible shock, but perhaps just as shocking is the news of one Japanese fan’s attempted suicide in response to the star’s death.

Japan
(crime • David Bowie • Hokkaido • music • suicide • Suicide prevention)

Tourist ends up in hospital after being “kissed” by a snake in Thailand【Video】

Jamie Koide
Jan 13, 2016

What was supposed to be a fun reptile show in Phuket, Thailand, soon turned gruesome after a Chinese woman was attacked by one of the snakes in it.