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Our reporter gets a genderless makeover and turns himself into Harajuku model Ryucheru
- Jamie Koide
Jun 20, 2016 - Tweet
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)
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)
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)
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)
Ichiro’s lookalike “Nichiro” is cheering him to 3,000 (and more) in his own special way【Video】
- KK Miller
Jun 17, 2016
If you are going to pick someone to impersonate, there’s no one cooler than Ichiro.
- Culture, Entertainment, Japan, USA
- (3000 • 4256 • baseball • copycat • Ichiro • nichiro • Super human)
[Updated] Live-action One Piece movie announced by Chinese production company
- Casey Baseel
Jun 17, 2016
Investment groups says it has “bought the copyright” to the hit anime and manga franchise, plus cast Chinese idol singer in a key role.
- Anime & Manga, China, Entertainment, Japan
- (anime • Live action • manga • movies • One Piece)
Nintendo unveils two new limited-edition Pokémon 3DS units, and true fans will want both 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2016
Because it’s just too hard to choose between cute and cool.
- Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (3DS • anime • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video games)
Pikachu teams up with popular ketchup maker for cute prize giveaway in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2016
The electric pokémon reveals his fondness for tomato sauce in this latest home-grown collaboration.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • competitions • cute • kagome • manga • merchandise • Pikachu • Pokemon • recipes • video games)
“Titanic Slide” available for rent in Japan, ready to offend at your next birthday party 【Pics】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 16, 2016
Inflatable iceberg not included.
- Entertainment, Japan, Lifestyle
- (bizarre • insensitive • slide • Titanic • wtf • wtf Japan)
Frozen senbei packaging “looks like Anna hailing a cab for drunk Elsa” 【Pic】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 16, 2016
“No Elsa! Please don’t ‘let it go’ all over my dress!”
- Entertainment, Japan
- (Anna and the Snow Queen • Disney • drunk • frozen • funny • senbei)
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)
Meet the world’s cutest quality control manager! 【Video】
- Kay
Jun 15, 2016
We and the rest of the Japanese internet were completely charmed by this tweet showing off the world’s cutest and youngest quality control manager in action!
- Cute, Entertainment, Internet, Japan
- (baby • cute video • twitter)
Think kids can’t enjoy a rock festival? Facilities at Fuji Rock Fest will make you think again!
- Meg Murphy
Jun 15, 2016
Just because you have a little one in tow doesn’t mean you can’t take a family outing to Japan’s biggest rock music festival.
Enjoy an Alice In Wonderland afternoon high tea party with Cozy Corner bite-size character cakes
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016
The Mad Hatter and all his loveable friends are invited!
- Cute, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
- (afternoon tea • Alice in Wonderland • Alice Through The Looking Glass • cakes • cosplay • Cozy Corner • Disney • high tea • sweets)
Former Ghibli Producer Apologizes: ‘Gender Has Nothing to Do With Making Movies’
- Anime News Network
Jun 15, 2016
Former Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura (When Marnie Was There) has apologized for his comments published by British newspaper The Guardian last week, both for the possible association with Studio Ghibli and stating that they were sexist.
- Anime & Manga, Culture, Entertainment, Japan
- (Studio Ghibli • Studio Ponoc • When Marnie Was There • Yoshiaki Nishimura)
Japanese Twitterers ask “who dunnit?” in hilarious collection of random photos
- Meg Murphy
Jun 14, 2016
Strange things are happening around Japan, and no one seems to know who’s responsible!
- Entertainment, Japan
- (funny • twitter • who dunnit • wtf)
Oddly satisfying: watching sumo wrestlers in this hand-stamp assembly line 【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 14, 2016
Who knew listening to hypnotic hand-prints could be so relaxing?
- Culture, Entertainment, Japan
- (autograph • Hakuho • oddly satisfying • Sumo • sumo wrestler • tegata • yokozuna)
Trailer for Death Stranding – Kojima’s first game after Konami – is here and it’s amazing【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 14, 2016
Hideo Kojima proves yet again that he’s the master of making us want more.
- Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (death stranding • Hideo Kojima • Kojima • Kojima Productions • Playstation 4 • Sony)
Here’s why you’ll never want to hit a hole-in-one in Japan
- Master Blaster
Jun 14, 2016
Japan may be the only country in the world that insures golfers in the event they hit a hole-in-one during a round of golf.
- Culture, Entertainment, Japan, Lifestyle
- (culture • Golf • hole-in-one • Insurance • sports)
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