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Meet Uni, the smiley Japanese Shiba Inu who loves to ride on playground equipment
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2016 - Tweet
The look of happiness on this adorable pup’s face makes us want to run out to the park and act like kids again.
Video of Japanese cat touching a cherry is a heart-melting example of adorable gentleness 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2016
This should really be the keystone of any anger management course.
Japanese cat cafe shut down permanently by Tokyo government for animal welfare violations
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2016
The discovery of more than 60 cats in a cafe space of 30 square metres (323 square feet) has prompted the first shut-down of its kind in the country.
- Cats, Japan, News
- (animal welfare • animals • cat cafe • cats • Neko no Te • PETA • Tokyo)
Otterly adorable otters are here to make your day【Photos】
- KK Miller
Jun 20, 2016
You otter stop what you’re doing and check these out. You’ll thank us later.
This adorably hilarious Japanese kitty totally wants you to buy some skinny jeans 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2016
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat. It just got him into the latest fashion trends.
Create 3-D artworks from hand soap with the Awamoko pen from Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2016
Now you can make frothy 3-D art in an instant with a cute new device from Japan.
- Art, Cute, Japan
- (3-D • animals • art • Awamoko • bath time • baths • cats • cute • fun • latte art • MoMA • rabbits • soap)
Happy news: Japanese NPO ships “poop protectors” to save swallow nests in train stations 【Pics】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 17, 2016
Just think of it as a very special – and very stinky – welcome mat.
Twitter artist unknowingly makes her home popular with neighborhood stray cats, cuteness ensues
- Jamie Koide
Jun 16, 2016
Hint: It isn’t her milkshake that’s bringing all the cats to the yard.
- Cats, Cute, Internet, Japan
- (animals • doujin artists • neko • Okome • Tatsunoshin Komejiru • twitter)
Dog sleeps in odd position, becomes a meme flying through a variety of dream worlds
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016
Where do you think this open-armed doge has gone to in his dreams?
Treat your feline like royalty with fancy cardboard cat baths from Felissimo
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016
Encourage kitty to step up its love for cardboard boxes with a new lineup of elegant bath designs.
Bring cute cats into your home with amazing new wall seals from Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2016
This is one clever workaround for animal-loving renters who aren’t allowed pets in their home.
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (animals • cats • cute • cute. cats • dogs • home decor • pets • stickers • wall stickers)
Why don’t black-and-white cats have light-coloured backs and black bellies?
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2016
Japanese Twitter alights over one of the great mysteries of the cat world.
- Anime & Manga, Cats, Entertainment, Japan
- (animals • cats • cell development • genetics • nature • science • twitter)
Cute hedgehog cup clingers from Japan join you for a drink in seven cute varieties
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2016
Drinking is a time for cute company in Japan.
- Cute, Japan
- (animals • capsule toys • cute • gacha • hedgehogs • Kitan Club • pets • vending machines)
U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s cat charms and surprises Japan by Tweeting in Japanese
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2016
Two months into his job, the feline Palmerston is already looking to expand his outreach to a global scale.
- Cats, Europe, Internet, Japan
- (animals • cats • funny • Japanese language • learning japanese • politics • U.K.)
GPS tracks cats all night, Japanese internet shocked by the results: “Do cats fly or something?”
- Scott Wilson
Jun 7, 2016
If you’ve never seen how far cats stray from home at night, then prepare to be just as shocked.
- Australia, Cute, Entertainment
- (animals • cats • GPS • roaming • surprising • track)
Napping Japanese cats make an adorable argument for why kitties need tails 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2016
If all you’ve got is arms and legs, you’re not maximizing your snuggling options.
New Japanese gacha capsule vending machine toys bring you sheep’s clothing to dress your cats in
- Oona McGee
Jun 7, 2016
Cats can now cosplay as their lamb spirit animal with five cute new bonnet designs.
- Cats, Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (animals • cats • cosplay • cute • cute. cats • gacha • gachapon • pets • toys • vending machines)
Japanese cat is either the world’s laziest kitty or cutest slinky substitute 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2016
Turns out cats aren’t always such perfect models of graceful poise.
Amazon Japan responds to man’s tweet about his furry online purchase, internet is in love
- Meg Murphy
Jun 1, 2016
An adorable tweet and a playful reply from Amazon has the Japanese net talking about both the cat and Amazon’s customer service.
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (Amazon Japan • animals • cats • cats in boxes • customer service • cute)
Cat in the desert becomes latest optical illusion to wow the internet in Japan
- Oona McGee
May 30, 2016
Even the pet’s owner was surprised to look down and see the cat become part of the environment like this.
- Cute, Japan
- (animal photos • animals • cats • cute • optical illusion • pets • photos • UAE)
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
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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
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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