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Spidey-cat “drops in” to check on its owner, saves the day with a dose of humor
- Jamie Koide
May 8, 2016 - Tweet
This cute superhero will stun you with his “kawaii-sense”.
- Cute, Internet, Japan
- (cats • cute • funny twitter post • lolcats • Spider-Man • Superheroes)
Would you like to see a video of a cat boy band? Of course, you would!
- Preston Phro
May 5, 2016
Forget K-pop — it’s all about the cat-pop!
- Cats, Cute, Entertainment
- (cats • dancing • music video • SHINee • SHINyan)
Learn English from cute anthropomorphic warships in KanColle parody textbook【Pics】
- Scott Wilson
May 5, 2016
These battleship girls could give New Horizon’s Ellen-sensei a run for her money!
- Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (dojin • Ellen Baker • Ellen-sensei • funny • KanColle • New Horizon • Parody)
Life goals: Find a love as pure as the one this Shiba Inu has for cake【Pics】
- Scott Wilson
May 5, 2016
Such sweet. Much zen. So love.
Don’t go! – Cute, clingy Japanese kitty melts the Internet’s heart by bear hugging owner’s arm
- Casey Baseel
May 5, 2016
If only we could all feel as needed as the person whose arm we see in this video.
These remote-controlled robot arms are the perfect complement to any skirt!
- Preston Phro
May 4, 2016
Who knew awesome fashion could be so functional!
- Culture, Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (awesome • fashion • robots • zettai ryoiki)
Traditional Japanese tea ceremony sweets now appear in the shape of Doraemon anime cats
- Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2016
Bandai is bringing some cuteness to Japanese tea time with these adorable characters from the popular manga and anime series Doraemon.
- Anime & Manga, Cats, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
- (anime • Bandai • cool • cute • Doraemon • manga • sweets • tea ceremony)
April showers bring May flowers, but June showers bring adorable paired Pikachu plushies!
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2016
Pokémon Centers embrace the rainy season, plus roll out new line of Migawari Substitute merchandise.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • cute • Monthly Pikachu • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • stuffed animals • toys • video games)
18 Japanese kids who are completely done with today【Pics】
- Philip Kendall
Apr 29, 2016
The weekend cannot come fast enough for these hilariously tired tots.
Sneak around in cat feet with cute new “soundless” kitten slippers from Felisssimo
- Oona McGee
Apr 29, 2016
These wide-eyed kitties will watch you with every step while you enjoy the comfort of padded soles.
Japanese book “nekotan” teaches foreign language the best way possible: by talking about cats
- Scott Wilson
Apr 28, 2016
Because cats are the true universal language.
- Culture, Cute, Japan
- (cats • cute animals • english language • funny • learn Japanese • learning English)
You have cat to be kitten us with these totally OTT kitty T-shirts!【Pics】
- Evie Nyan
Apr 28, 2016
Check out these pawsitively epic kitty shirts available on Ameowzon Japan! (Uh, we mean Amazon. Amazon Japan.)
Star Wars Tsum Tsum line expands to include adorably chubby Force Awakens plushies 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2016
The Tsum Tsum, they’re calling to you. Just let them in.
- Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (cute • Disney • plushies • Star Wars • The Force Awakens • toys • tsum tsum)
Japanese farmer discovers his chickens are helping raise a kindle of kittens
- Preston Phro
Apr 27, 2016
“One of these things is not like the others.”
Newborn baby capybaras and proud mama pose for pictures at Nagasaki Bio Park 【Photos】
- Scott Wilson
Apr 27, 2016
“Hello, I made these. You may tell me how cute they are now.”
- Cute, Japan
- (animals • baby animals • capybaras • cute • Nagasaki Bio Park • zoos)
Build your own micro burger with McDonald’s x Nanoblock collaboration
- Cara Clegg
Apr 27, 2016
McDonald’s celebrates launch of humongous burger with teeny tiny toys.
- Cute, Food & Drink, Japan, News
- (Big Mac • burgers • collaboration • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Nanoblock • toys)
If you’re going to worship your cat, you may as well make him a cardboard box Shinto shrine
- Casey Baseel
Apr 26, 2016
Simple craft project lets you tell your cat, in no uncertain terms, that he exists on a higher plane than you do.
Beefy backpacks are the perfect fashion statement for any meat-loving traveler
- Jamie Koide
Apr 26, 2016
Our mouths are watering just looking at ’em.
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RocketNews24’s giant teddy bear goes looking for some new friends at Costco Japan 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 26, 2016
Because it was either this or keep watching Sangelica drink alone.
- Cute, Japan
- (bears • Costco • crazy • cute • funny • P.K. Sanjun • sangelica • stuffed animals • weird)
Funko’s Pop! vinyl figure series adds Sailor Moon, more Dragon Ball Z characters
- Anime News Network
Apr 25, 2016
- Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (anime • Kawaii • merch • Sailor Moon • super deformed)
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Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
Life-size Gundam head going on display in Osaka, hopefully will find permanent home
Yesterday’s cooking oil powers 410,000 pink winter sakura lights along Tokyo’s Meguro River
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season
KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
Weekly
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
Japanese hoodie for cat-loving gamers will keep you and your feline friend warm and fuzzy [Pics]
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
Yearly
Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
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