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Through the eyes of a ninja – Thrilling drone video recreates shinobi raid at historical temple
- Krista Rogers
Apr 20, 2020 - Tweet
Ninja and samurai duel inside the centuries-old “Temple of the Shogun” in Aichi Prefecture.
- Japan
- (Aichi • awesome • cool • Daijuji • drones • history • Ninja • Okazaki • samurai • temples • Tokugawa • video)
Today’s reason to stay home: You could make a gigantic 4.8-pound tower burger like we did【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2020
Food for a week, memories for a lifetime.
- Japan
- (awesome • Ayaka Idate • burgers • COK • crazy • food • hamburgers • meat • SNJO • SoraKitchen • Tower Burger)
Final Fantasy super fan recreates the Buster Sword in a single pencil lead to salute FFVII Remake
- Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2020
Big love for Cloud’s giant sword comes in a small package.
- Japan
- (art • awesome • Buster Sword • COK • cool • fan art • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • pencil • video games)
PlayStation 5’s newest controller revealed! We compare netizen reactions from Japan and the West
- Eli Pang
Apr 11, 2020
An exciting, fresh development for the PlayStation line, but also the end of an era for a controller many were fond of.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • netizens • playstation • PlayStation 5 • twitter • video game)
Time acceleration is occurring in Tokyo’s Skytree
- Casey Baseel
Apr 8, 2020
Atomic clock confirms that Tokyo’s tallest tower is also its most futuristic.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • crazy • science • Skytree • time • time acceleration • Tokyo Skytree)
Japan’s steampunk business card holder says “Let’s do lunch, and yes, I am from the future-past”
- Casey Baseel
Apr 5, 2020
Turns one of the most fundamental parts of life in Japan into an unforgettable event.
- Japan
- (awesome • business cards • cool • credit cards • steampunk • Village Vanguard)
How would Love Live! look as an early-‘80s post-apocalyptic anime? Awesome, video reboot shows
- Casey Baseel
Apr 2, 2020
Fist of the school idol festival?
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Fist of the North Star • idol singers • Idols • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • video)
All aboard Tokyo’s newest English-playable real escape game! We try Escape from the Runaway Train
- Casey Baseel
Mar 31, 2020
Nine rooms of puzzles and a countdown to disaster to get your team’s minds working and pulses racing.
- Japan
- (awesome • COK • cool • Escape from the Runaway Train • escape games • escape rooms • Nine Rooms • SCRAP • shinjuku • SNO • Tokyo Mystery Circus)
Japan’s Cats and Dominos video warms the heart, makes us want to stay home and watch it all day【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 23, 2020
Not going anywhere for a while? Let this awesomely adorable video keep you company!
The Lego Super Mario set is way more awesome than it needs to be【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2020
Team-up with Nintendo goes above and beyond by creating a new way to play that’s unlike traditional Legos or video games.
- Japan
- (awesome • clever • cool • LEGO • nintendo • Super Mario • toys • video • video games)
Tokyo’s Kabukicho turns into a deserted ghost town during coronavirus outbreak【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Mar 12, 2020
Looks like a yakuza fight is about to go down in Kamurocho.
- Japan
- (awesome • beautiful • cool • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Kabukicho • photography • photos • shinjuku • Tokyo • yakuza)
Awesome Japanese company wins Internet’s heart with its special coronavirus bonus for employees
- Casey Baseel
Mar 8, 2020
Management finds 30,000 ways to say thank-you.
- Japan
- (awesome • COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • moving • touching • working in Japan)
Japan has an awesome one-person bento box rice cooker, and here’s what we made with ours
- Casey Baseel
Mar 5, 2020
Essentially a portable rice cooker, this amazing gadget revolutionizes lunch in the office.
People in the Tokyo sky, and with no CGI! Photographer’s amazing photo tricks are all in-lens
- Casey Baseel
Mar 4, 2020
46th floor Shibuya observation deck turns out to be a uniquely beautiful place for people-watching.
- Japan
- (awesome • beautiful • clever • cool • observation decks • photography • Shibuya • Shibuya Scramble Square • Shibuya Sky)
Tokyo’s Akihabara looks otherworldly beautiful when all the people are gone【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 4, 2020
And no, Japan’s otaku mecca isn’t empty because of the coronavirus.
Japanese graphic designer finds his wife’s old notebook doodles, wows the Internet with their quality
- Katy Kelly
Feb 29, 2020
The pages are filled with intricate etchings of everything from talk-show guests to Shadow of the Colossus to Coraline.
- Japan
- (art • awesome • cool • cute • day planner • doodles • fan art • married life)
Modern Hollywood movies get a ‘70s/’80s Japan makeover with awesome retro film posters【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2020
Talented fan takes John Wick, Pikachu, and Marvel heroes back to the golden era of Japanese poster graphic design.
Ninja Castle in Tokyo has heartwarming message for foreign tourists in midst of coronavirus
- Oona McGee
Feb 26, 2020
Japanese shadow warriors work to “eliminate corona discrimination” in its tracks.
- Japan
- (anti-racism • Asakusa • awesome • cool • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Ninja • Ninja Castle • shinobi • tourism • tourist spots • tourists • travel)
Brain-breaking optical illusion from Japan is a lie within a lie, truly amazing【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 25, 2020
Animation is the art of tricking the eye, but this is one trick we never would have noticed.
- Japan
- (animation • awesome • crazy • optical illusion • reverse phi • science • video)
Cool automated Rubik’s cube found at Maker’s Faire floats, solves itself, blows our minds
- Dale Roll
Feb 19, 2020
How does it even work?!
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • Maker's Faire • programming • rubik's cube • self-solving Rubik's cube • technology)
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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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
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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