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Hippest grandpa in Japan stuns online with magazine-worthy photo shoots【Photos】

• Krista Rogers
  May 14, 2019
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The sweetest part is that “Silver Tetsuya’s” photographer is none other than his beloved grandson.

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• (aging • Akita • cool • fashion • grandfather • grandson • hip • photos • Tetsuya)

Japanese capsule toy vending machines now selling working capsule toy vending machines

• Casey Baseel
  May 12, 2019

That’s right, you can now own your very own gacha gacha gacha gacha.

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• (capsule toys • cool • gachapon • SNOJ • vending machine toys • vending machines • video)

Japanese tire company’s trendy tire print yukata prints rev back into the limelight

• Katy Kelly
  May 11, 2019

Far from their traditional association with burnt rubber, squealing brakes and gritty endurance, tires lend a spot of delicate geometry to these kimono prints.
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• (cars • cool • culture • cute • fashion • kimono • summer • tires • Toyo tires • yukata)

Half-dozen of manga’s greatest creators have at-home drinking party, make one-of-a-kind artwork

• Casey Baseel
  May 10, 2019

Creators of One Piece, Naruto, and My Hero Academia got together at friend’s place to get tipsy, created piece of manga history while they were at it.

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• (anime • art • awesome • cool • Eiichiro Oda • illustration • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • My Hero Academia • Naruto • Nobuhiro Watsuki • One Piece • Riichiro Inagaki • Rurouni Kenshin • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Who needs a real weapon? Salaryman makes awesome FX battle video using a traffic cone【Video】

• Dale Roll
  May 10, 2019

With the power of special effects and video editing, and awesome martial arts skills, you, too, can be a traffic cone master!

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• (awesome • cool • fight choreography • fighting • funny • martial arts • motion acting • special effects • traffic cone • video • weapon)

Massive manga mural appears in Tokyo station with nearly 100 feet of anime’s biggest stars【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  May 9, 2019

Commuting through Shibuya subway station just got a lot cooler.

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• Japan
• (ads • anime • art • Attack on Titan • awesome • COK • cool • Kodansha • manga • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • Shueisha • SNOJ • stations • trains • Weekly Shonen Jump • Weekly Shōnen Magazine)

Twin girls have awesome twin cosplays featuring creepy and cool anime, movie, and TV characters

• Dale Roll
  May 8, 2019

They may be young, but they can pull off some fantastic costumes. 

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• (anime • Anime Cosplay • cool • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayer • cute • Dragon Ball • spirited away • twins)

Japanese electronics store cleverly disguises its elevator to make it look exactly like a train

• Koh Ruide
  May 6, 2019

Feels almost like an amusement park ride.

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• Japan
• (advertisement • Bic Camera • cool • elevator • illusion • station • train)

Hungry? Want some chips? Too bad, you can’t, because that’s not actually a bag of chips

• Dale Roll
  May 4, 2019

This artist can fool you into thinking you’re allowed to snack.

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• Japan
• (amazing • amazing artwork • art • colored pencils • cool • hyperealism • realistic • snack foods)

What if Avengers: Endgame was an ukiyo-e woodblock painting series? It’d look awesome like this

• Casey Baseel
  May 4, 2019

Japanese artist reimagines Marvel’s all-star cast, creating storm god Thanos, “Widow Ninja Black Spider” and “Chivalrous Ant Thief.”

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• (art • Avengers • Avengers: Endgame • cool • Marvel • movies • Studio Ghibli • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano paints awesome portrait of Japan’s prime minister

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2019

One of these dashing samurai is actually Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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• (anime • art • cool • Final Fantasy • government • Liberal Democratic Party • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • video games • Yoshitaka Amano)

Adorable mascot bear Kumamon stars on the most popular new license plate in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2019

Kumamoto’s goodwill ambassador is even more popular than Mt. Fuji!

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• (cars • cool • cute • driving • Kumamon • Kumamoto • license plates • mascot characters)

Costume-less Chinese lion dance videos show real humans, real behind-the-scenes magic【Video】

• Koh Ruide
  Apr 30, 2019

Effortlessly twirling and leaping, these acrobats are amazing… even outside of their costumes!

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• (acrobat • amazing • Chinese New Year • cool • dance • lion dance • performance • somersault • training • video)

New anime fashion line combines stylish T-shirts with the glory of physical media packaging【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 30, 2019

Do you miss the amazing box art of anime VHS tapes, laser discs, and DVDs? Here’s a way to get it back while expanding your wardrobe.

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• (anime • art • clever • COK • cool • Cowboy Bebop • Devilman • fashion • Ghost in the Shell • Hayao Miyazaki • physical media • shirts • SNOJ • t-shirts)

This handsome anime-style security guard will be protecting actual homes and offices in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 29, 2019

Virtual Security Guard will come in customer’s choice of male or female version.

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• (AI • anime • cool • Security • security guard • technology)

How to make a McDonald’s hamburger twice as delicious: Turn it into a waffle!【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 28, 2019

Our boss’ mad genius gives birth to the Maffle.

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• (burgers • COK • cooking • cool • crazy • food • hamburgers • McDonald's • SNOJ • SoraKitchen • waffle iron • waffles • weird • Yoshio)

Japanese model shuns perfect beauty, says she just wants to be “f*****g REAL”

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2019

New self-love queen wants to show what reality is really like but she’s not really human at all.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • CG • cool • fashion • fashion models • models • technology • virtual models)

Spending a night in Tokyo’s most beautiful capsule hotel【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 25, 2019

The brand-new Hotel Zen Tokyo broadens our consciousness of what’s possible in a micro hotel.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • capsule hotels • COK • cool • hotels • sake • SNOJ • Tokyo • travel • Whiskey)

Japan is getting a Disney Mickey Mouse Shinkansen bullet train this spring!

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 25, 2019

All aboard the fastest Disney train ride ever.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • cool • cute • Disney • Japan Railways • JR • Kyushu • Mickey Mouse • shinkansen • trains • travel)

Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano illustrates exclusive Japan-only Magic: The Gathering card

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 24, 2019

Reimagined Liliana is one of 36 Japan-exclusive cards from 28 Japanese artists.

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• Japan
• (art • collectible card games • cool • Final Fantasy • illustration • Magic the Gathering • Yoshitaka Amano)

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