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Studio Ghibli adds My Neighbour Totoro futon bedding to its anime store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2026 - Tweet
Famous character plays strawberry thief in this new bedtime adventure.
- Japan
- (anime • baby • baby goods • bedding • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Belly Couture, a sparkling new maternity photo studio, opens in Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
Jun 20, 2023
This one-of-a-kind new studio is for soon-to-be mothers who also want to shine as women.
- Japan
- (baby • Belly Couture • Gotanda • jewelry • maternity • mother • photo studio • photoshoot • pregnancy • Tokyo)
Soup Stock Tokyo now offering free food for babies, sparks debate online
- Katie Pask
May 2, 2023
Giving parents in Tokyo peace of mind with their meals, but not everyone is impressed.
- Japan
- (baby • child • food • restaurants • society • soup • Soup Stock Tokyo • Tokyo • twitter)
That time a stranger gave us money on a Japanese train
- Oona McGee
Dec 2, 2021
We’re still not quite sure why it happened.
- Japan
- (babies • baby • crying baby • heartwarming • Japanese trains • kindness • money • mothers • pay it forward • trains • transport • travel • wow • wtf)
Does this “Mother Milk” eau de toilette really smell like a newborn baby? We ask a baby
- Dale Roll
Jun 14, 2021
A sniff test reveals surprising results.
- Japan
- (babies • baby • beauty • beauty products • eau de toilette • perfume • scent)
Japanese mother creates life-size cardboard cutout of herself to soothe her child 【Pics & Video】
- Shannon McNaught
Dec 12, 2019
Parents can and will go to great lengths to get some shred of (quiet) privacy.
- Japan
- (baby • cardboard • cardboard cutout • creative • creative solution • crying • Japanese parenting • Parenting)
Hideo Kojima stopped by U.S. customs for attempting to bring in unnerving plastic baby pod
- Koh Ruide
Jul 28, 2019
“Now let’s scan his luggage… wait, why’s there a baby in there?!”
- Japan
- (airport • baby • customs • death stranding • Hideo Kojima • replica • San Diego Comic-Con • video game)
An otaku is born! Japanese Twitter goes gaga over adorable one-year-old baby loving anime【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 15, 2019
“Whenever I watch anime, I lose the ability to speak too. It’s quite powerful.”
This luxurious maternity hospital makes us want to have all the babies in Japan
- SoraNews24
Mar 24, 2019
This maternity hospital makes having a baby in Japan look like a trip to Tokyo Disneyland.
6 surprising things about having a baby in Japan
- SoraNews24
Mar 19, 2019
No pain relief, umbilical cord keepsakes, modesty curtains and a sushi free-for-all – what’s it really like to have a baby in Japan?
- Japan
- (baby • birth • gender • motherhood • women's issues)
Japanese mother receives innocent baby toy as gift, turns out to be a bouncing head from hell
- Koh Ruide
Oct 22, 2018
This is one toy you should stay clear of.
Thai mother endures more than 30 hours of labor to deliver stillborn baby in the name of science
- Koh Ruide
Sep 24, 2018
May her noble act one day help eliminate a rare genetic disease that occurs in one out of every 6,000 pregnancies.
Japanese teen idol singer impregnated by manager gives birth to healthy baby boy【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2018
Following accusations of “betrayal” from angry fans, couple starts a new, happy chapter in their lives.
- Japan
- (Asuka Kiraboshi • baby • idol singer • Idols • pregnancy • scandal)
Diaper Sushi gets an upgrade, is still the best gift for moms-to-be
- Meg Murphy
Jul 14, 2017
This beautifully presented gift set is all fun and no carbs!
- Japan
- (baby • diaper sushi • gifts • sushi • unique gifts)
Darling dog can’t stand to let a poor baby cry alone【Video】
- KK Miller
Nov 15, 2016
If the unhappy baby doesn’t get the parents’ attention, the friendly canine sure will!
Sinister cat trips up toddler walking past【Video】
- Corey Gold
Nov 4, 2016
Either this cat doesn’t like children or it has a very sadistic sense of humour.
- China
- (baby • cat • cruel • cute • evil • fail • fall • girl • Kitty • mean • nasty • pets • toddler • trip • video)
Cute baby cries every time someone takes the remote control from his left hand【Video】
- Corey Gold
Jul 21, 2016
A baby in Japan has become an overnight Internet sensation after showing a strange affinity for the remote controller in his left hand…but not the right.
Young girl’s reaction to her first Ghibli movie brings internet to collective squeals of delight
- Krista Rogers
Jul 11, 2016
Someone really seems to think they’re too cool for Ghibli movies here!
Meet the world’s cutest quality control manager! 【Video】
- Kay
Jun 15, 2016
We and the rest of the Japanese internet were completely charmed by this tweet showing off the world’s cutest and youngest quality control manager in action!
- Cute, Entertainment, Internet, Japan
- (baby • cute video • twitter)
Nagasaki Bio Park has a brand new friend to share with the world: A baby Malayan tapir!
- KK Miller
Mar 28, 2016
How can one creature be simultaneously this cute and this silly looking?
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
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