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Taste the rainbow with Hong Kong shop’s colorful grilled cheese sandwiches 【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Apr 23, 2016
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If you ever wondered what unicorns eat, now you have your answer.

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• China, Cute, Food & Drink
• (colorful food • delicious • Hong Kong • rainbow • sandwich • sandwich maker)

New summer kimono from Felissimo features cats playing with flowers

• Oona McGee
  Apr 23, 2016

This year, the ajisai hydrangeas that bloom in June can blossom on your summer kimono along with some playful white cats.

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• Cats, Cute, Japan
• (bags • cats • cute • fashion • Felissimo • yukata)

Always-adorable Rilakkuma is now tasty too as new Japanese mochi sweets 【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 22, 2016

Lawson convenience store shelves are about to get an extra dose of laid-back cuteness.

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• Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
• (anko • convenience stores • cute • mochi • Rilakkuma • sweets • taste test)

Pooch with places to be disappointed to find he’s not allowed on the subway

• Jamie Koide
  Apr 22, 2016

The priceless expression on one dog’s face as he was carried off a train platform in Japan has us in stitches.

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• Cute, Japan, News
• (animals • cats • cute • dogs • funny • JR • trains in Japan)

New sleeping bag Pikachu plush toys coming to game centres in Japan this May

• Oona McGee
  Apr 20, 2016

Pikachu plushies snuggled up in Pokémon sleeping bags are the prizes we’ve all been waiting for!

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• Cute, Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • arcade games • Arcades • games • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • toys • UFO catcher)

Pet iguana mistakes fruit-patterned plate for tasty treat, with adorable results【Pics】

• Evie Nyan
  Apr 20, 2016

Iguanas make great pets. They’re scaly, chilled-out, and they can be SO CUTE! Don’t believe us? Check out this derpy iguana blissfully licking at an empty, fruit-patterned plate.

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• Cute, Japan
• (animal • cute • iguana • lizard • pet)

Japanese retailer releases three cute & comfy high school “uniforms” to wear around the house

• Jamie Koide
  Apr 20, 2016

This new high school room wear collection is aimed at adult women—but wouldn’t it feel weird wearing the uniforms so long after graduation?
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• Culture, Cute, Japan
• (cosplay • cute • fashion • high school uniform • Japanese fashion • Nikukyu Ayato • room wear • Yukkey)

Make a bold fashion statement by swapping your briefcase for a teapot bag!

• Oona McGee
  Apr 19, 2016

This unusual teapot-shaped bag is creating quite a stir in Japan.

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• Art, Cute, Japan
• (accessories • bags • cool • crafts • cute • design • fashion • handbags)

New Twitter trend: High school girls posing in noodle restaurants

• Anime News Network
  Apr 18, 2016

The Japanese noodle restaurant chain Marugame Seimen, which specializes in udon (thick wheat noodles), has started a social media marketing campaign targeted at high school-age girls, JK Udon Kawaii (“High School Girls Udon Cute”).

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• Culture, Cute, Japan
• (high school • Japanese trend • Kawaii • Noodles • pose)

We try cute Sailor Moon-themed drinks and food at the new Chibiusa Cafe in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Apr 17, 2016

From star compact burgers to “beauty charge” juices, this is the best way to consume a bit of Sailor Moon magic.

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• Anime & Manga, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
• (anime • cafe • cool • cute • food • manga • new opening • Sailor Moon • taste test)

Enhance your texting with new Line stamps featuring Totoro, Catbus, and more!

• Preston Phro
  Apr 17, 2016

Let Totoro do the talking next time you’re at a loss for words!

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• Anime & Manga, Art, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Internet, Japan
• (Catbus • line • Line stamps • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

New gachapon set introduces capsule toy cat toys for your capsule toy cats!

• Preston Phro
  Apr 16, 2016

It’s capsule toy-ception!

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• Cats, Cute, Entertainment, Japan
• (capsule toys • cats • Gachappon)

No cat naps for this awesome Japanese kitty who’s ready to leap, flex, and pose for the camera

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 16, 2016

This little guy is always prepared to literally rise and shine.

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• Cats, Cute, Japan
• (animals • awesome • cats • cool • cute • funny • pets)

Sanrio characters Gudetama and Pom Pom Purin are now sweeter than ever as donuts 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 15, 2016

Gudetama the fried egg looks just as good as a completely different kind of food.

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• Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
• (cute • donuts • food • Gudetama • Ikumi Mama • pom pom purin • Sanrio • sweets)

Japan’s most covetous kitty is back, and he’s in no mood to share his newest treasure 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 15, 2016

Don’t you even think of trying to take it away from him.

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• Cats, Cute, Japan
• (animals • cats • cute • funny • pets)

Adorable kitten adopts kanji pose, shows us how to truly relax【Video】

• KK Miller
  Apr 13, 2016

This cute fur ball seems to have no worries and lets it all hang all out.

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• Cats, Cute, Japan
• (animals • cats • cute • kittens • sleeping • videos)

Adorable cat paw analog stick and button covers let you upgrade your PS4 to PSCat

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 13, 2016

This do-it-yourself enhancement is easily as big an upgrade as the rumored PlayStation 4.5

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• Cats, Cute, Games & Tech, Japan
• (cat paws • cats • cute • playstation • PlayStation4 • video games)

Laser-cut art allows you to combine, transform multiple pictures with just two sheets of paper!

• Preston Phro
  Apr 12, 2016

What do you get when you combine a cat and a robot?

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• Cute, Games & Tech, Internet, Japan
• (art • Doraemon • Hello Kitty • laser • laser cutter)

Seems like everyone wants to cuddle this adorable kitten in Japan, even the other cats! 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 11, 2016

Double-dose of kitty cuddles is a heart-melting display of layered cuteness.

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• Cats, Cute, Japan
• (animals • cats • cute • pets)

Let Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma greet your wedding guests, make your special day too cute to forget

• Preston Phro
  Apr 11, 2016

And you can decide which one’s the groom and which is the bride!

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• Culture, Cute, Japan
• (cute • Korilakkuma • Rilakkuma • twitter)

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