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Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
- Casey Baseel
Feb 22, 2022 - Tweet
Looks better, tastes better, and it’s easier to make too.
Japanese train station returns lost item to customer with a heartwarming message
- Oona McGee
Feb 15, 2022
Rail staff know how bad it feels to lose an item during your travels.
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
- SoraNews24
Feb 14, 2022
Japanese granny, of course, knew things we didn’t.
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Sailor Moon fan in Japan shares her magical trick for when she needs an at-work confidence boost
- Casey Baseel
Feb 13, 2022
This looks like a job for the Sailor Senshi!
- Japan
- (anime • clever • cool • manga • Sailor Moon • Sailor Venus)
Anime fan’s husband builds an awesomely hilarious birthday present for her【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2022
Prince of Tennis pair shows off mesmerizing motions.
Oshi kamidana – Literal altars you can build to enshrine your favorite anime character or idol
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2022
Design includes feature to hook up altars for members you’d wish would hook up as well.
Japanese trains now even more convenient as new service lets you pick up groceries at station
- Casey Baseel
Feb 4, 2022
Allows commuters to skip supermarket detour and stay on the straight track to dinner.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • cooking • cool • East Japan Railway Company • food • Japan Railway • JR • JR East • shopping • stations • trains)
For the working otaku – Convertible bags you can take to work and anime/idol events【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2022
Clever design lets you transform from serious professional to hardcore fan in seconds flat.
For those who want it thick – Japanese vending machine allows you to choose drink thickness
- Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2022
It’s not just about personal preference, though.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • cool • drinks • Japanese vending machines • SNJO • vending machines)
Japanese design company combines human bed and cat tower, proves felines are who runs the home
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2022
Because really, your entire home is your cat’s playground, right?
It’s eco-friendly AND delicious! Popular Yamanashi sweet now comes in an edible container
- Dale Roll
Jan 2, 2022
This tasty sweet is now easier to eat…but the edible package version is harder to find.
- Japan
- (clever • cool • eco-friendly • food • mochi • monaka • omiyage • shingen mochi • sweets • Yamanashi)
Sustainable Otaku Goals: A framework to help you avoid fan burnout
- Casey Baseel
Dec 30, 2021
And also to avoid becoming the reason for someone else’s burnout.
Free anti-embarrassment bags to be handed out at Comiket
- Casey Baseel
Dec 29, 2021
Hazukashikunaibukuro hope to make the train ride home from Japan’s biggest otaku art gathering a little less awkward.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • Comiket • Comiket 2021 • Comiket 99 • doujin • doujinshi • manga • otaku)
Japan’s new fruit sandwiches turn the concept inside-out, we make them even better【SoraKitchen】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2021
They might look kind of funny at first glance, but now we’re laughing all the way to the kitchen.
- Japan
- (Aomori • apples • clever • cooking • cool • food • fruit sandwiches • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • weird)
Japan’s new Pie Maker kitchen gadget uses instant soup, curry packs to take you to pie paradise
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2021
And two slots mean you can make a dessert pie at the same time.
Japanese company starts paid service to attach protective film to your smartphone for you
- Casey Baseel
Nov 29, 2021
Docomo, Japan’s largest telecom provider, launches Film Attachment Support program, but it’ll cost you.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • Docomo • NTT • phones • protective film • Smartphones • technology • weird)
Japanese Twitter user gets heartwarming surprise from true ally when he starts his tax paperwork
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2021
Though maybe he should have seen this coming.
Japan doesn’t just have a gamer hoodie, it’s got a gamer hoodie specially designed for cat owners
- Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2021
Sequel parka gives you the best of both worlds by combining game time and cat time.
- Japan
- (animals • Bauhutte • cats • clever • cool • crazy • cute • funny • gaming items • pets • video games • weird)
Revolutionary technology: Japanese company’s new vertical monitor for social media browsing
- Casey Baseel
Nov 24, 2021
New design promises benefits for content creators too.
- Japan
- (clever • cool • monitors • Nojima • social media • technology • weird)
Japanese bag maker creates demon-slaying bag based on five-year-old’s sketch
- Shannon
Nov 19, 2021
No more demons are getting past this kid.
- Japan
- (bag • clever • cool • demon • fashion • kabuto • Katana • moving • samurai • touching • Tsuchiya Bag Co.)
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