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A whole new batch of Pokémon can now be part of your legal signature in Japan with Gen III hanko
- Casey Baseel
Nov 7, 2019 - Tweet
”Yes, I accept this contract. Also, I love Mudkip.”
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cute • hanko • Hankos • inkan • personal seals • Pokemon • video games)
Beautiful Zelda, awesome Pokémon/Mario crossover merch are Nintendo Tokyo shop exclusives【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 4, 2019
Extra-cute Animal Crossing kitchenware also on offer at Japan’s first-ever dedicated Nintendo store.
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • awesome • cool • cute • fashion • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Nintendo Tokyo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Shibuya • stationery • Super Mario • video games)
Massive 120-meter Godzilla statue being built as part of Japanese theme park’s newest attraction
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2019
If you’ve ever wanted to zip-line through the King of the Monsters or save Japan from one of his rampages, this is your new happiest place on earth.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • awesome • cool • Godzilla • kaiju • life-size • movies • Shin Godzilla)
Japanese Hermione cosplayer goes with something much more terrifying for Halloween【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2019
So…so many teeth. Dear God, why are there so many teeth?!?
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • halloween • Harry Potter • Hermione • scary)
“Otaku” YouTuber confronts Tokyo tough-guy litterers, who’ve got no idea who they’re dealing with
- Casey Baseel
Oct 31, 2019
Litterbug smokers aren’t so eager to brawl once they find out they’re picking a fight with a guy who beats people up for a living.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • funny • hidden camera • Kabukicho • litter • martial arts • mixed martial arts • otaku • shinjuku • smoking • Tokyo • trash • video)
Skynet sends a Terminator to Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station to future-freak-out commuters【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2019
Cyberdyne adapts to local marketing trends.
- Japan
- (ads • awesome • COK • cool • Metro Promenade • movies • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • stations • Terminator • trains)
Japanese mom/hardcore Zelda fan makes huge hand-drawn map of Breath of the Wild’s world【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 24, 2019
And what’s even more amazing is the incredible way she made it.
- Japan
- (awesome • Breath of the Wild • COK • cool • crazy • moms • nintendo • the legend of Zelda • video games • Zelda)
Nintendo announces grand opening date for new official shop in Tokyo, shows off exclusive merch
- Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2019
Japan’s first-ever official Nintendo store is almost here, but you can start putting together your shopping list right now.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • nintendo • Nintendo Tokyo • Shibuya • shopping • Tokyo • video games)
White Curry Udon: A new take on noodles discovered at a Japanese airport
- Oona McGee
Oct 18, 2019
Part curry, part noodles, part Shepherd’s Pie, this is a unique dish worth travelling for.
- Japan
- (airports • awesome • COK • curry • deals • food • Fukuoka • hakata • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • travel • udon)
Japan’s craziest, most terrifying video game arcade is going out of business【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2019
Warehouse Kawasaki is like nowhere else in the video game industry, and if you want to see it for yourself, you’ll have to move fast.
- Japan
- (Arcades • awesome • crazy • kawasaki • Kowloon Walled City • scary • video games • weird)
Using Final Fantasy’s Buster Sword to cut your wedding cake is the best way to start married life
- Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2019
Cosplayer’s wedding video has Final Fantasy VII weaponry and music, feels like a romantic RPG cutscene.
- Europe, Japan
- (awesome • Buster Sword • cake • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • swords • video • video games • weddings)
This just might be the best affordable hotel breakfast buffet in all of Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 6, 2019
Business hotel makes breakfast a pleasure with morning cutlets, hot pot, and miso.
- Japan
- (awesome • breakfast • buffets • business hotels • COK • deals • food • hotels • Miso • Nagoya • SNJO • travel)
59-year-old Japanese master swordsman shows off awesome two-sword samurai slash【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2019
Kyoto swordsmanship teacher was asked to replicate video game attack.
Kid’s mom says video games are pointless, kid grows up to be part of new Zelda game’s soundtrack
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2019
26 years after having to hide under his bed sheets to play Link’s Awakening, this musician is part of the game’s remake.
- Japan
- (awesome • flute • Link's Awakening • moving • music • nintendo • the legend of Zelda • touching • video games)
An up-close look at one of Japan’s five Ryuseito swords, forged from meteorites【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2019
One of Japan’s most beautiful blades is now on display, and owes its existence to some dude who just wanted to eat some potatoes and pickles.
Tokyo typhoon video captures amazing blackout-causing lightning strike【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 14, 2019
Bolt lights up the sky, blacks out the neighborhood.
Amazing One Piece high school anime video shows Nami as hungry, hard-working teen with big dream
- Casey Baseel
Sep 13, 2019
Hungry Days’ second short shines the spotlight on the Straw Hat Pirates’ navigator.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Cup Noodle • Hungry Days • manga • Nami • One Piece • video)
Lobster ramen in Tokyo is amazingly good and amazingly cheap【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 9, 2019
A new restaurant in Shibuya takes the flavor of Hokkaido-style ramen upmarket, but leaves the price low.
- Japan
- (awesome • COK • crazy • food • lobster • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • Shibuya • SNJO • Tokyo)
Cruel angels, beautiful blades: The amazing sword of the Evangelion and Katana exhibition【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2019
Master katana craftsmen and anime mecha designer team up to will Evangelion to life in katana form.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • cool • Evangelion • events • exhibitions • Katana • swords)
Japan’s greatest papercraft artist tackles popsicle boxes, makes an icy cool superhero
- Katy Kelly
Sep 2, 2019
Garigari-kun, engage!
- Japan
- (art • awesome • cool • crafts • Gari-Gari Kun • Garigari-kun • packaging • papercraft)
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First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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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
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