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New Pokémon dress shirt line lets you dress like an adult in the company of all 151 Kanto species
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2019 - Tweet
Wearing a suit to the office isn’t so bad when you’ve got Pikachu, Eevee, and your other Pokémon pals with you.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • dress shirts • fashion • Original Stitch • Pikachu • Pokemon • shirts • video games)
Tech geek heaven: Japan’s first do-it-yourself keyboard specialist shop opens in Akihabara
- Koh Ruide
Jan 21, 2019
Design a truly unique keyboard just for you.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • calculator • cool • customization • keyboard • personalize)
Japanese netizens thrilled at the prospect of wielding adamantine claws like a certain superhero
- Koh Ruide
Jan 21, 2019
And all for just 55 bucks.
- Japan
- (Amazon • characters • claws • cool • Japanese Twitter • Wolverine)
The surprising source of the Ohmus’ voices in Ghibli’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
- Shannon McNaught
Jan 19, 2019
You’d never guess how the sound effect for an Ohmu’s voice was produced.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • guitars • Hayao Miyazaki • music • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • sound effects • Studio Ghibli)
Beloved Japanese paper craft wizard turns cookie box into a gorgeous sculpture
- Katy Kelly
Jan 19, 2019
Once you’re done with your cookies, you can always take a knife to the box and turn it into a beautiful clock tower.
This beautiful up-and-coming Japanese fashion model isn’t actually a person【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2019
Say hi to imma, although she’ll never know your name since she’s a CG virtual model.
- Japan
- (awesome • beautiful women • CG • cool • fashion • fashion models • ModelingCafe • technology)
Starbucks Japan gets ready for Valentine’s Day with heart-shaped check boxes
- Katy Kelly
Jan 18, 2019
Love is in the air, and the Starbucks paper cup is reflecting it with Valentine’s style boxes for syrup, milk, decaf and everything else!
- Japan
- (cool • cute • heart • Starbucks • Starbucks cup • Starbucks Japan • Valentine's Day)
“Real-world Pokémon” has Japanese Internet gushing, but what is the cute creature?
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2019
Some see a Pocket Monster, others see an animal ready to go Super Saiyan.
Kyoto massage parlor would like to offer you a head rub on a self-driving tatami reed floor【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2019
Company behind Tokyo’s steampunk massage parlor goes even more old-school with beautiful and relaxing innovation.
- Japan
- (AI • cool • Goku no Kimochi • Kyoto • massage • relaxing • self driving cars • tatami • technology • video)
This gorgeous, handmade One Piece clock light has TikTok fans putting their hands up【Video】
- Katy Kelly
Jan 17, 2019
The clock, made by a Chinese TikTok user, lights up and contains intricate overlays of Luffy, his friends and the emblematic anime ship.
- Japan
- (anime • arts and crafts • awesome • clock • cool • crafts • manga • One Piece • papercraft • TikTok • video)
There’s a Kingdom Hearts hotel room with a functioning Keyblade coming to Tokyo Disneyland【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2019
Special room at Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates release of the long-awaited release of Kingdom Hearts III from video game publisher Square Enix.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • hotels • keyblade • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts III • Square Enix • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • travel • video games)
Awesome Pokémon decorating idea: Turn your bathroom walls into a Pokédex!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2019
Relax your body and improve your Poké-knowledge at the same time.
Japanese Twitter shows us how to cool a beer in 10 minutes
- Dale Roll
Jan 12, 2019
Japanese Twitter always knows what’s important.
- Japan
- (beer • cool • Japanese Twitter • life hack • lifehack • science experiment)
Beautiful line of Kimono Pouches let you add traditional Japanese style to any outfit
- Casey Baseel
Jan 10, 2019
Authentic materials recreate the fashions of apprentice geisha, oiran courtesans, and even bridal kimono.
- Japan
- (bags • beautiful • cool • fashion • geisha • kimono • maiko • No. S Project • pouches • Village Vanguard)
Manga Art Hotel Tokyo welcomes foreign guests with over 5,000 manga, including English editions
- Casey Baseel
Jan 10, 2019
Hotel admits up front that you probably won’t get much sleep, but will thoroughly enjoy your stay anyway.
Japan goes from capsule hotels to capsule offices with free Wi-Fi, device charging in Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Jan 9, 2019
Three of Tokyo’s most useful stations offer individual-size offices free of charge.
- Japan
- (capsule hotels • COK • cool • free • Shinagawa Station • Shinjuku Station • SNOJ • technology • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • trains • travel • weird)
Drink like a fish, but with lizards and snakes, at Tokyo’s awesome reptile bar【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 8, 2019
Tea and cookies at a cat cafe too cutesy for you? We’ve got just the alternative for your next night out in Tokyo!
- Japan
- (alcohol • animal cafes • animals • bars • COK • cool • lizards • Nakano • reptiles • snakes • SNOJ • Tokyo • weird)
Origami memory jars: Japanese Twitter’s beautiful way to collect happy memories like a coin bank
- Casey Baseel
Jan 8, 2019
A creative and decorative way to reward yourself for your hard work and remind yourself that good things can, and do, happen.
Gamer in Japan turns the PlayStation Classic into a true, and awesome, portable system
- Casey Baseel
Jan 7, 2019
Month-long modding project lets him go back to the 32-bit past on the go.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • playstation • PlayStation Classic • Sony • technology • video games)
Cosmetic brand Kate to hand out exclusive cosplay makeup handbook for free at Winter Comiket
- Koh Ruide
Dec 28, 2018
If you’re planning to attend Winter Comiket this year, be sure to drop by their booth for some valuable cosmetic tips.
- Japan
- (Comiket • cool • cosmetics • cosplay makeup • cosplayers • makeup • tips • Winter Comiket)
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