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We visited Tokyo’s samurai-period style cat cafe, and here’s why you should too【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2018
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The Edo Neko Chaya has a beautiful interior, charming kitties, and a heartwarming mission.

Japan
(animal welfare • animals • cat cafes • cats • COK • cool • Edo Neko Chaya • Edo period • moving • pets • rescue animals • rescue cats • SNOJ • Tokyo • touching)

We try cold soba with a creamy and delicious soy milk broth. It’s better than it sounds!

Dale Roll
Dec 15, 2018

An unlikely pairing makes for delightful flavoring, and it’s vegetarian-friendly too!

Japan
(Asakusa • Maguro Soba • soba • soy milk • vegetarian • vegetarian cuisine)

Five lies to help you get out of Japan’s dreaded end-of-the-year office parties

Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2018

Attending the company’s “forget the year party” is all but required in Japan, but there are ways out, say the people who came up with these five fibs.

Japan
(alcohol • bonenkai • COK • end of year parties • forget the year parties • society • working in Japan)

Calendar sales of a certain foreign world leader are surpassing those of native stars in Japan

Krista Rogers
Dec 15, 2018

Perhaps even stranger still, this particular person has achieved an almost cult-like status among some Japanese women.

Japan, Russia
(calendar • Putin • Russia • sales • weird • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Otaku dating service’s secret to success: Courting guys who’re accepting of boys love

Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2018

Tora no Ana’s matchmaking parties see an attendance spike as they respond to women who want a boyfriend who’ll leave them alone and let them fangirl out.

Japan
(anime • boys love • dating • dating services • fujoshi • matchmaking parties • otaku • relationships • romance • Tora Con • Tora no Ana)

A Japanese idol got married so his management asked Twitter to decide if he should be fired

Dale Roll
Dec 14, 2018

It’s a rough life for Japanese idols, a fact which was recently made crystal clear for Amatou Danshi member Kazuma Muroi.

Japan
(Amatou Danshi • boy bands • idol dating ban • idol singers • Idols • male idols • music)

New Japanese Kit Kat features premium Tokyo Banana flavour…with crushed crepes

Oona McGee
Dec 14, 2018

New premium Kit Kat comes with a premium professional pastry ingredient.

Japan
(chocolate • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • limited edition • Nestle • Nestle Japan • souvenirs • Tokyo Banana)

Pokémon movie reboots look to continue with announcement of Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution

Casey Baseel
Dec 14, 2018

Pokémon’s first movie villain is coming back to theaters this summer.

Japan
(anime • Mewtwo • Mewtwo Strikes Back • Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution • movies • Pokemon • video games)

New “Maple Smoked Bacon” Cup Noodle mixes Japanese noodles with “American” indulgence

Katy Kelly
Dec 14, 2018

Nissin Cup Noodle takes some inspiration from maple bacon and turns it into a tasty noodle experience.

Japan
(American culture • cup ramen • food • maple bacon • maple syrup • Nissin)

And now, the story of a smelly fart on a crowded Japanese commuter train

Casey Baseel
Dec 14, 2018

Poor triangulation skills lead to a heated argument with a surprising solution to the mystery.

Japan
(crazy • crowded trains • farting • funny • gross • trains • weird)

Nine places to take unforgettable social media photos in Japan

Casey Baseel
Dec 14, 2018

From modern art to Shinto shrines, Data analysis group releases its list of top photography spots from 2018.

Japan
(Kyoto • photography • photos • shrines • social media • temples • travel)

Attack on Titan laundry detergent on sale in Japan for a limited time!

Shannon McNaught
Dec 14, 2018

Who can aid you in doing “laundry with no regrets” better than Captain Levi?

Japan
(Attack on Titan • Captain Levi • collaboration • laundry • laundry detergent • Levi Ackerman • Shingeki no Kyojin)

Aquarium in Japan encourages guests to call its fish “delicious-looking”

Casey Baseel
Dec 14, 2018

Staff says it takes the audible appreciation of its residents’ imagined flavor as a compliment.

Japan
(Aquarium • food • funny • science • weird)

Masi Oka and the Everyst team tell us about the art of making manga that exists solely on Twitter

Master Blaster
Dec 14, 2018

SolarFlare is among the list of manga titles flying off the printed page and into the Twitterverse.

Japan, USA
(Everyst • interview • manga • Masi Oka • Solar Flare • twitter)

Your Name’s Makoto Shinkai announces new anime film, reveals title, plot details, release date

Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2018

Director reveals he got the initial idea for Weathering with You before Your Name was released, is aiming to make a “massively entertaining” movie.

Japan
(anime • Makoto Shinkai • movies • Tenki no Ko • Weathering with You • your name.)

City Hunter returns to the big screen, fans prepare to “Get Wild” over ending theme!

Kay
Dec 13, 2018

Ryo Saeba, aka City Hunter, is returning as a feature-length anime, and best of all, they’re keeping the same ending theme, “Get Wild”, from the old TV series!