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Sony patents new headset with motion-sickness alert features, fans cautiously optimistic

Katy Kelly
Sep 27, 2018
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We all love the idea of immersing ourselves in a fantasy, but the dizziness and nausea is too much for some to handle. Can Sony’s new patent help?

Japan
(motion sickness • playstation • PlayStation VR • Sony • technology • video games • virtual reality • VR)

We test out Japanese megastore Don Quijote’s new mega-affordable smart watch

Dale Roll
Sep 27, 2018

You can get this new smart watch with a heart rate monitor for just 3,980 yen, or less than US$40!

Japan
(cheap • COK • Don Quijote • fitness tracker • smart watch • SNOJ • technology • watch)

We’ve fallen in love with this quirky but yummy Okinawan rice “soul drink”

Koh Ruide
Sep 27, 2018

Why bother eating rice when you can have it as a thick and scrumptious beverage instead?

Japan
(COK • cool • drinks • Okinawa • rice • rice drink • SNOJ)

Spicy Mexican Flavor added to KFC Japan’s fried chicken lineup

Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2018

The tri-nation crossover has our stomachs growling already.

Japan
(COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC)

Nagoya City Council debates: Is toilet paper really needed in public restrooms?

Master Blaster
Sep 27, 2018

This is why it’s important to vote in city council elections.

Japan
(government • hospitality • Nagoya • parks • Public restrooms • society • toilet paper • Toilets • weird)

The amazing amateur cosplayers of Tokyo Game Show 2018【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2018

They may not be being paid to be there, but these cosplay enthusiasts skills are anything but beginner-class.

Japan
(beautiful women • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • SNOJ • TGS 2018 • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2018 • video games)

Kitty Rollcake Tunnel and Fruits Tart Cushion promise purrfectly pampered (and palatable) pets

Krista Rogers
Sep 27, 2018

These sweet-treat accessories will add a decorative and mouth-watering flair to your pet’s home just in time for the winter holidays.

Japan
(animals • cake • cats • cute • Felissimo • interior • pets • sweets)

Bowsette/Princess Koopa is getting her own dedicated fan event next month in Japan

Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2018

Artist exhibition, cosplay contest organized to honor the current ruling monarch of the fanart kingdom.

Japan
(Bowsette • events • fan art • Koopa-hime • nintendo • Princess Koopa • Super Mario • video games)

Japanese reporters’ lame questions to tennis star Naomi Osaka embarrass netizens

Dale Roll
Sep 26, 2018

The Japanese media is under criticism for its lack of interest in the actual sport of tennis.

Japan
(controversy • interview • Naomi Osaka • Pan Pacific Open • sports • tennis)

Beautiful hotel on Japan’s northern island has frozen rooms, ice outdoor bath【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Sep 26, 2018

Hokkaido gets cold in the winter, and this hotel gets incredible.

Japan
(awesome • baths • beautiful • cool.crazy • Hokkaido • Hoshino Resort • hotels • travel)

The Place Where Totoro Was Born: New Studio Ghibli book includes art by Hayao Miyazaki’s wife

Oona McGee
Sep 26, 2018

After working on My Neighbour Totoro, animator Akemi Miyazaki steps out from her husband’s shadow to show us Totoro’s real-world birthplace.

Japan
(Akemi Ota • anime • art • books • COK • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • SNOJ • Studio Ghibli)

In Japan, you can now get issued an official license plate with adorable cat prints on it

Casey Baseel
Sep 26, 2018

Japan’s love of silly puns merges with its love of cute animal motifs.

Japan
(animals • cats • cool • cute • license plates • Yamaguchi)

Sailor Moon teams up with trinket company to bring trend-setting treasures to fans, fashionistas

Katy Kelly
Sep 26, 2018

Sailor Moon’s anniversary goods continue: accessory maker Casselini brings us Moon Crystal Power-packed charms, clips and caps

Japan
(casselini • cute • fashion • hair accessories • Sailor Moon • Usagi Tsukino)

Japan’s famous Great Buddha of Kamakura, Shirakawa village grace beautiful new Coca-Cola bottles

Casey Baseel
Sep 26, 2018

Six new designs unveiled in continuing series that salutes Japan’s natural beauty and cultural legacy.

Japan
(art • beautiful • Coca-Cola • cool • design • drinks • soft drinks • travel)

Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of Commando’s Japanese TV debut at special screening in Tokyo

Master Blaster
Sep 25, 2018

You’ve never seen Commando until you’ve seen it surrounded by rabid Japanese fans in costume with firecrackers and tambourines.

Japan
(Arnold Schwarzenegger • Commando • cosplay • crazy • dubbing • event • funny • Mika Doi • movies • Tessho Gendo • Tokyo • weird)

Japanese university graduate students solve 2,000 year mathematical problem

Katy Kelly
Sep 25, 2018

Keio University researchers have solved the problem of a pair of unique triangles with the same perimeter and area. Laymen remain confused!
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