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We tried Japan’s Wobbly Beer Glass that forces you to drink water, and it humbled us

• Oona McGee
  4 days ago
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This classy drinking session didn’t go quite as planned.

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• (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
  5 days ago

Nintendo shows off its Switch 2 remake of the 1998 classic and plays songs three different ways.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • beer • clever • crazy • drinks • drinkware • video • weird • Yona Yona Ale)

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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • cool • crazy • fashion • funny • Ninja • skincare • Sunburn • UV)

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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Japan
• (Amazon • Amazon Japan • cherry blossom-viewing • cherry blossoms • clever • COK • convenient • cool • hanami • interior • outdoors • picnic • sakura • SNJO • table)

Japanese convenience store sandwiches get extra protection from new business backpack

• SoraNews24
  Mar 15, 2026

Work clothing brand makes it its job to keep your lunch out of harm’s way.

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• Japan
• (backpacks • bags • clever • convenience stores • fashion • food • sandwiches)

Sushi Push Pops aiming to be Japan’s newest sakura season snack sensation

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2026

Restaurant chain creates sushi you can eat with one hand, leaving your other free to toast the cherry blossoms.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • crazy • eel • food • freshwater eel • restaurants • sushi • unagi • weird)

How to make curry in a rice cooker with zero prep work and no water[Recipe]

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 19, 2026

Two steps, one piece of cooking equipment, and zero problems.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • cooking • cooking hacks • cool • crazy • curry • curry rice • food • Japanese curry • recipe • rice cooker • rice cooker recipe • SNJO • weird)

Playing Switch 2 games with just one hand is possible thanks to Japanese peripheral maker

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 17, 2026

Gametech wants you to be able to keep one hand free for doing other things while you play.

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • crazy • nintendo • Switch 2 • video games • weird)

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