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Japanese convenience store sandwiches get extra protection from new business backpack

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  Mar 15, 2026
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Work clothing brand makes it its job to keep your lunch out of harm’s way.

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

A robot joins the team at a fast-food restaurant, but in an unlikely city in northern Japan

• Elliot Hale
  Feb 6, 2026

OriHime arrives at a local Mos Burger to test the future of inclusive work.

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• (accessibility • Avatar Robot Cafe • cafes • clever • COK • cool • disabilities • fast food • food • Iwate • Morioka • Mos Burger • OriHime • OryLab • restaurants • robots • society • technology)

New anime mecha figure’s pilot is…you!?!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 7, 2025

Tokyo gift shop offers to put you in the cockpit of the very first anime mecha that had one.

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• (3-D Printing • 3-D scanning • anime • awesome • clever • cool • figures • manga • Mazinger Z • mecha • robots)

Nintendo releases Metroid-shaped ice cube/cooking tray and Samus arm cannon pillow【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 5, 2025

As newest Metroid game hits store shelves, Nintendo celebrates with cool and clever merch line.

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• (awesome • clever • cooking • cool • ice cube tray • Metroid • nintendo • Nintendo store • Nintendo Tokyo • pillows • sleep • video games)

Giant digital sumo wrestler now stopping trains at Tokyo station【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 13, 2025

Playful PlayStation team celebrates local Ryogoku culture and takes a PS5 to Kanda Shrine for a traditional autumn event.

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• (ads • clever • cool • culture • Kanda • Kanda Myojin • kanda shrine • playstation • Ryogoku • Ryokgoku Station • Shichi-Go-San • Sony • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • video games)

Tokyo Station’s ultra-rare cakes look, and taste, like a cup of coffee

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 13, 2025

Cleverly beautiful tiramisu sweets are only available three days a week.

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• (beautiful • cake • clever • coffee • COK • cool • food • sweets • tiramisu • Tokyo Station)

Uniqlo includes a cool Easter egg for Pokémon card game players bundled with its new T-shirts

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 20, 2025

If you’re picking up one of Uniqlo’s new Pokémon Trading Card T-shirts, you’re going to want to hold onto the tag.

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• (anime • clever • cool • fashion • manga • Pokemon • pokemon cards • Pokémon Pocket • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket • shirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo)

Elegant ghostly Ghibli curtain captures the ungraspable form of No Face【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 27, 2025

Clever design trick brings the Spirited Away star’s otherworldly appearance into your real-world home.

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• Japan
• (anime • clever • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • moviers • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Gacha Toilets aim to offer Japanese mountain climbers relief and trinkets

• Master Blaster
  Apr 5, 2025

I gacha toilet right ‘ere, pal!

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• Japan
• (capsule machines • clever • COK • gacha machines • Gatcha Toilet • hiking • Mountains • nature • outdoors • porta-potties • Toilets)

Japanese bar district to get bilingual wristbands to help start/avoid conversations while drinking

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 4, 2025

There are more than 600 bars and pubs in Noge, and these wristbands seek to help you find one that’s just right for you.

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• (alcohol • bars • clever • COK • Noge • pubs • society • Yokohama)

Japan’s Sleep Shelter is here to help gamers play all night and sleep all day【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 4, 2025

Designers say it also makes for a great shrine to your favorite game/anime character.

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• (bibi lab • Bibilab • clever • COK • crazy • interior • sleep • video games • weird)

Japan’s Gaming Wearable Blanket with built-in snack pouch: The ultimate lazy luxury outfit【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 4, 2024

Slip this on, fill up the snack pouch, and wait for spring.

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• (awesome • Belle Maison • clever • crazy • fashion • video games • warm • wearable blanket)

Turn clear files into works of art with cleverly designed Japanese scroll

• Oona McGee
  Nov 17, 2024

Make your anime crush the centre of attention with this unique new product. 

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• (anime • art • clear files • clever • cute • Felissimo • interior • Japanese art • Japanese scroll • manga • scrolls • shop • shopping • wall scrolls)

Three reasons why these Muji waffles are the perfect size

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 11, 2024

We’re ready to declare the start of stroopwafel season for our snack sessions.

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• (clever • COK • food • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • SNJO • sweets • waffles)

These Tamagotchi will take care of you, because they’re cool multi-balm cases【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 7, 2024

It’s like they’re saying thanks for all the times you remembered to feed them.

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• Japan
• (balm • clever • cool • cosmetics • cute • digital pets • gadgets • Tamagotchi • virtual pets)

Discovered: An even better way to open Japanese convenience store rice balls【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 4, 2024

Onigiri wrappers were secretly also onigiri holders this whole time.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • food • life hacks • Lifehacks • onigiri • rice balls • video • Zen-Noh)

Sip with Snorlax – Clever drinkware design creates Pokémon in your glass with every pour【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 3, 2024

Goodglas is back with a very good glass for Pokémon fans.

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• Japan
• (anime • clever • cool • cute • drinking glasses • drinkware • glassware • interior • manga • Pokemon • Snorlax • video games)

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