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Pokémon guitars from Fender Japan come with 8-bit sound mode for covering retro game music [Vid]
- Casey Baseel
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Fender celebrates Red and Green’s 30th anniversary with guitars saluting the Pokémon world in both looks and sound.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • cool • Fender • Fender Japan • guitars • manga • music • Pokemon • Pokémon Red and Green • video • video games)
Tiny no-screen digital camera gives us near-instant nostalgia by making us wait to see our pics
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2026
Kenko Tokina makes us think about our shots and feel extra emotion when we finally see how they turned out.
- Japan
- (cameras • clever • COK • cool • digital cameras • Go Hatori • nostalgia • photography • SNJO • technology)
Viral Yokohama cafe tops teas with mini teapots with a clever smoldering secret [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 5, 2026
We head to Chazhong for a treat for our taste buds and our eyes.
- Japan
- (cafes • clever • COK • cool • drinks • milk team • SNJO • tea • Yokohama • Yokohama Chinatown)
Does washing rice in this Japanese pouch really make it more delicious?
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2026
We test the Okome Pouch, which uses a patented method to make rice more delicious… and easier to wash.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • Daiso • food • Japan travel • Japanese food • Japanese kitchen gadgets • kitchen • kitchen gadgets • rice • rice washing • SNJO • SoraKitchen)
We tried Japan’s Wobbly Beer Glass that forces you to drink water, and it humbled us
- Oona McGee
Sep 10, 2026
This classy drinking session didn’t go quite as planned.
- Japan
- (alcohol • beer • clever • COK • crazy • drinks • drinkware • glass • SNJO • video • weird • Wobbly Glass • Yo-Ho Brewing • Yona Yona Ale)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s remake can be played with an actual ocarina [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Sep 9, 2026
Nintendo shows off its Switch 2 remake of the 1998 classic and plays songs three different ways.
- Japan
- (awesome • clever • cool • Legend of Zelda • ocarina • Ocarina of TIme • Ocarina of Time remake • Switch 2 • video games • Zelda)
Japan’s double-decker portable rice cooker/bento maker is better than ever with new version
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2026
Now there’s even more to be thankful to Thanko for.
- Japan
- (awesome • bento • bento boxes • boxed lunches • clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • food • gadgets • one-persomn rice cooker • rice • rice cookers • Thanko)
Are Japan’s room-temperature curry packets the boxed lunch heroes we’ve been looking for? [Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2026
Packets of curry you can store and eat at room temperature could be the answer to our prayers for portable, smell-safe curry.
- Japan
- (bento • boxed lunches • clever • COK • cool • curry • curry rice • food • SNJO • taste test)
Japan’s new beer glass is designed to force you to drink…water [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2026
Yona Yona has a furatsuku idea to promote responsible drinking.
Air-conditioned dress shirts arrive in Japan to save working professionals from sweltering heat
- Casey Baseel
Aug 2, 2026
These dress shirts are sure to have fans.
- Japan
- (Air conditioning • air-conditioned clothes • clever • cool • dress shirts • fashion • gadgets • heat • shirts • technology • Yofuku no Aoyama)
Studio Ghibli Laputa figure looks like it’s really flying thanks to cool visual trick
- Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2026
Meanwhile, Totoro is as adorable as ever, thanks to being Totoro, in his own magnetic figure form.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • clever • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • interior • Laputa • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Don’t judge this Kiki’s Delivery Service book by its cover, because it’s not actually a book!
- Casey Baseel
Jul 4, 2026
Studio Ghibli pseudo-literature isn’t for reading, but is still something fans will want on their shelf.
- Japan
- (anime • books • clever • Donguri Closet • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • Studio Ghibli)
Even at twice regular Daiso price, this handy item is still great for summer travel in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2026
With the rainy season here, this umbrella companion is a Daiso-premium bargain.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • clever • COK • Daiso • Japan travel • rainy season • SNJO • tourism • travel • umbrellas)
And now, a crazy-looking way to stay cool this summer, from Japan’s crazy gadget company
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2026
Summer in Japan can be brutally hot, but thankfully, Thanko is here to help.
- Japan
- (air conditioner • clever • cool • crazy • electric fans • gadgets • heat • hot • Thanko • weird)
Japan has a new cute and clever sunblock for cat lovers
- Casey Baseel
May 20, 2026
The adorable bottle is only part of what makes this a fun and convenient way to protect yourself from UV rays.
- Japan
- (animals • beauty • Biore • cats • clever • COK • cute • skincare • SNJO • sunblock • sunscreen • wellness)
Howl’s Moving Castle’s scene-stealing dog is here to clean your home as a plushie mop
- Casey Baseel
Apr 10, 2026
Your home is your castle, and Studio Ghibli’s Heen will make it a clean one to boot.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Heen • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • manga • plushies)
Japan’s full-facemask Ninja Parka still lets you eat ice cream[Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2026
Perfect for the shinobi who wants to stay out of the sun and snack on sweets.
Japan now has a special desk for people who work at home with a pet cat[Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Mar 27, 2026
The Neko House Desk understands who’s really in charge of your home, and helps you convince them to let you have some space too.
- Japan
- (animals • bibi lab • Bibilab • cats • clever • cool • cute • desk • furniture • interior • pets • remote work • telework • work from home)
Public restrooms in Osaka to get in-stall video screens with ads
- Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2026
Video advertising seems contradictory to the digital signage’s originally intended purpose.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • crazy • Osaka • Public restrooms • public toilets • restrooms • techonolgy • Toilets • Umeda • Umeda Station • weird)
New cherry blossom party picnic essential: This super-handy folding cardboard table
- Casey Baseel
Mar 22, 2026
This might be the perfect hanami table.
- Japan
- (Amazon • Amazon Japan • cherry blossom-viewing • cherry blossoms • clever • COK • convenient • cool • hanami • interior • outdoors • picnic • sakura • SNJO • table)
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