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Japanese violinist covers Super NES soundtracks AND sound effects in amazing videos【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 23, 2020
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Beautiful selections from Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda, and more stir the heart and the nostalgia too.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • Mario Kart • music • nintendo • Super Famicom • Super Mario • Super NES • video • video games)

Japanese upcycle brand makes ’80s obi sandals in collaboration with United Tokyo 【Photos】

• Shannon
  May 22, 2020

Traditional Japanese fashion in a sustainable, wearable form? Yes, please.

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• Japan
• (cool • culture • fashion • kimono • obi • sustainable fashion • upcycle)

Fukuoka Museum offers Japanese art treasures right in your own home via AR

• Master Blaster
  May 21, 2020

Why not virtually spruce up your living room with some 16th century samurai armor?

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• Internet, Japan
• (AR • art • cool • culture • Fukuoka • Fukuoka City Museum • history • samurai • Steampunk Digital • technology • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Yoichi Kojima)

J-rock band One OK Rock self-parodies with awesome “Complete Stay Home Dreamer” video

• Casey Baseel
  May 20, 2020

One change in the lyrics, and some big changes in the video, help fans power through the new normal of coronavirus safety.

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• Internet, Japan
• (cool • coronavirus • funny • J-rock • Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer • Kanzen Zaitaku Dreamer • music • One OK Rock • stay home • video)

A terrifying, tasty Japanese dessert you can make with just two ingredients and a sushi bazooka

• Casey Baseel
  May 20, 2020

Today in the SoraKitchen we’re firing off a gigantic, super easy-to-make yokan.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • cool • crazy • food • gadgets • ryokans • SNO • SoraKitchen • sushi • sushi bazooka • sweets • Yokan)

Hatch dinosaurs by saving your money in new line of Japanese toy coin banks

• Krista Rogers
  May 19, 2020

It will be easier to resist the urge to spend that pocket change when you know that you can hatch a prehistoric reptile instead.

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• Japan
• (children • clever • coin banks • cool • dinosaurs • money • piggy bank • toys)

How to make a mask out of a coffee filter in just seconds

• Casey Baseel
  May 19, 2020

In less time than it takes to brew a cup of java, you could have a new face covering.

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• Japan
• (100-yen stores • clever • coffee • COK • cool • Daiso • DIY • do it yourself • face masks • Go Hatori • life hacks • masks • SNJO)

Uniqlo teams up with Billie Eilish and Takashi Murakami for exciting new UT collaboration【Videos】

• Oona McGee
  May 17, 2020

The fashion collection we’ve been waiting for. 

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• Japan
• (anime • art • Billie Eilish • cool • design • fashion • limited edition • marketing • music • music videos • Takashi Murakami • Uniqlo • UT)

Nintendo releases nearly 50 new video chat backgrounds from Animal Crossing, Zelda, and more!

• Casey Baseel
  May 16, 2020

Now you can telecommute from Isabelle’s office, the mountains of Hyrule, or the halls of Garreg Mach Monastery.

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• Internet, Japan
• (Animal Crossing • backgrounds • cool • Fire Emblem • nintendo • online chat • Super Mario • Super Smash Bros. • telecommuting • telework • the legend of Zelda • video chat • video conferences • video games • Zoom)

Busty cosplaying pianist returns to steal our hearts with cover of one of anime’s greatest themes

• Casey Baseel
  May 16, 2020

Wherever she goes, the spotlight always belongs to Fujiko Mine.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful women • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • Fujiko Mine • lupin III • music • piano • Riyoko Takagi • video)

Japan’s Pokémon manhole covers travel to you in new line of mugs, replicas, and other merch【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  May 14, 2020

Can’t make a pilgrimage to see your favorite Pokémon? You can now enjoy Pokéfuta in the comfort of your own home.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cute • drinkware • Eevee • interior • manhole covers • Pikachu • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • video games • Village Vanguard)

It’s Pennywise remade as busty anime girl figure strikes fear in heart, funny feelings elsewhere

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2020

We’re all kawaii down here.

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• Japan
• (anime • clowns • cool • figures • Horror Bishoujo • IT • Kotobukiya • movies • Pennywise • scary • toys • weird)

Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs nine-year medley of his routines, but not on the ice【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2020

“This is the journey I took with my programs since March 11 2011” says gold medalist in unique substitute for suspended sporting events.

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• Japan
• (cool • figure skating • ice skating • Olympics • skating • sports • video • Yuzuru Hanyu)

You can control your air conditioner with a Game Boy Color, genius inventor proves【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 12, 2020

It takes a bit of tinkering, but the handheld that was Nintendo’s cool new tech in 1998 can still keep you cool today.

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• Japan
• (air conditioner • Air conditioning • awesome • cool • gadgets • Game Boy • Game Boy Color • nintendo • technology • video • video games)

Huge Pikachu plush heavy enough to use as exercise weight, other Pokémon as big as a person

• Casey Baseel
  May 11, 2020

New Gigantamax Poké-plushies are here to steal our hearts, crush our bodies.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • crazy • cute • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • stuffed animals • video games)

How to make an origami face mask【Video】

• Oona McGee
  May 7, 2020

Like a beautiful folded paper crane…for your face.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • cool • face masks • life hacks • masks • origami • paper towel • papercraft • SNJO • SNO • weird)

Final Fantasy fans around the world share musical creations with Home de Chocobo challenge【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 7, 2020

Square Enix’s organizes stay-home salute to the lovable fantasy steed.

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (Chocobo • Chocobo Theme • cool • Final Fantasy • Home de Chocobo • music • Ouchi de Chocobo • stay home • video • video games)

Japanese train station installs chalkboards for people to write their post-corona hopes and dreams

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2020

Old-school design feature promises that happy days will come again and encourages community to share what it’s looking forward to.

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• Japan
• (blackboards • chalkboards • COK • cool • coronavirus • moving • retro • society • stations • touching • trains)

Anime pro’s awesome video shows how to beat stay-at-home boredom: Imagine you’re fighting a ninja

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2020

Dragon Ball and Fullmetal Alchemist veteran mixes real-world environment with amazing hand-drawn animation.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • clever • cool • illustration • Ninja • video)

New GU Pokémon collaboration: Worth the risk of catching coronavirus?

• Oona McGee
  May 5, 2020

Japan might be under a state of emergency, but the only emergency these customers are worried about is not catching limited-edition Pokémon fashion.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • coronavirus • fashion • GU • Pikachu • Pokemon • shopping • social distancing • video games)

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