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Once you hear this lady sing “Yooooooghurppe”, you may never stop hearing it

Master Blaster
Dec 10, 2025
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Sorry, I can’t hear you over this dairy girl in my head.

Japan
(commercials • cool • crazy • drinks • jingles • Minami Nihon Rakuno Kyodo • music • Yoghurppe)

Japan’s first hotel with a human washing machine is now ready for you to come and bathe in it

Casey Baseel
Dec 10, 2025

It’s the Future Human Washing Machine…today!

Japan
(bathing • baths • cool • crazy • Expo 2025 • Future Human Washing Machine • hotels • Human Washer in the Future • human washing machine • Japan travel • Osaka • technology • tourism • travel)

Real-world Koraidon and Miraidon Pokémon are ready for their close-ups【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Dec 9, 2025

We head to the Japan Mobility Show Kansai to take a closer look at the real, ridable Legendary Pokémon.

Japan
(anime • awesome • cars • COK • cool • crazy • Honda • Koraidon • manga • Miraidon • motorcycles • Pokemon • Pokémon Scarlet and Voilet • SNJO • TOYOTA • video games)

What’s inside the McDonald’s Japan fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?

Oona McGee
Dec 9, 2025

Join us as we take a pre-sale sneak peek at what the brand will be serving up for lucky customers at New Year.

Japan
(Big Mac • cool • fast food • food • Francfranc • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag 2026 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2026 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • merchandise • SNJO)

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.

Japan
(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.

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

Japanese convenience store chain has beer and sake dispensers that few people know about

Oona McGee
Dec 4, 2025

Shhh…don’t let anyone know we told you about the secrets you can find inside New Days.

Japan
(beer • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • cool • hidden gems • Japan travel • Japanese convenience stores • New Days • sake • SNJO • stations • trains • travel • Ueno Station)

You can now buy a Japanese train station clock in Japan

Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2025

Complete with departure bell alarms, this is a unique way to wake up for your train in the morning.

Japan
(alarm clock • alarm clocks • clock • clocks • cool • Japan Railways • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • JR • JR East • mook • stations • Takarajimasha • Tokyo • train station clock • trains • travel)

Godzilla-shaped ice cream on sale in Tokyo near the sight his most adorable rampage

Casey Baseel
Nov 30, 2025

You can eat Shin Godzilla’s Kamata-kun very close to Kamata.

Japan
(cool • crazy • cute • food • Godzilla • highway rest stops • ice cream • kaiju • parking areas • rest stops • Shin Godzilla • sweets • weird)

Final Fantasy Chocobo and Dragon Quest Slime street sweets on sale in Tokyo【Taste test】

Casey Baseel
Nov 29, 2025

We head to Shinjuku to encounter these Square Enix video game mascots turned tasty treats.

Japan
(Chocobo • COK • cool • cute • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • Final Fantasy • food • Pasela • slime • SNO • Square Enix • sweets • taiyaki • taste test • video games)

Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo

Casey Baseel
Nov 28, 2025

Soon, you could have a pod that washes your body for you in your home bathroom.

Japan
(bathing • baths • COK • cool • crazy • Expo 2025 • human washing machine • technology)

Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes

Casey Baseel
Nov 26, 2025

Sotetsu’s would-be scrap is going to be someone else’s treasure.

Japan
(cool • crazy • Sagami Railway Company • Sotetsu • stations • tourism • trains • travel • weird)

Hello Kitty says hello to Godzilla in new kaiju/Sanrio crossover collaboration

Casey Baseel
Nov 26, 2025

The King of the Monsters is the newest friend of the queen of cuteness.

Japan
(Cinnamoroll • cool • cute • Godzilla • Hello Kitty • kaiju • Kuromi • My Melody • pom pom purin • Sanrio)

Awesome jumbo PlayStation 1 and 2 cushions are warm fuzzy nostalgia that has to be won, not bought

Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2025

You’ll need skills at a different kind of game to get your hands on these video game plushies.

Japan
(awesome • Banpresto • COK.crane games • cool • cushions • interior • Mecha Mofu Gutto PlayStation • playstation • PlayStation 1 • PlayStation 2 • plushies • SNO • UFO catcher • video games)

Kyoto’s for-adults immersive samurai theme park announces opening date

Casey Baseel
Nov 21, 2025

Renovations are almost finished for Toei’s Uzumasa Kyoto Village.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • awesome • cool • culture • Edo period • Eigamura • history • Kyoto • Kyoto Studio Park • movies • samurai • theme parks • Toei • Uzumasa Kyoto Village)

Instagrammable library in Japan shelters the local community with forests of books

Oona McGee
Nov 20, 2025

Relax and unwind inside this aesthetically pleasing haven.

Japan
(architecture • books • communities • community • cool • Instagram • Instagrammable • libraries • library • reading • SNJO • social media • Tochigi • Tochigi Prefecture • tourist sites • travel)

Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】

Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2025

Artist behind 22-year project takes to the skies one last time on real-world version of Hayao Miyazaki flying machine.

Japan
(airplanes • anime • awesome • cool • crazy • glider • manga • Nausicaa • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli • video)

Tokyo trains add live in-car musical performances, including Ghibli anime themes

Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2025

Chuo Rapid Line’s first-class cars are extra fancy this month.

Japan
(anime • Chuo Line • Chuo Rapid Line • cool • East Japan Railway Company • Green Car • Japan Railway Company • JR • JR East • music • Studio Ghibli • trains)

Snuggle up to a fried oyster with ingenious cushion and cover set from Japan

Oona McGee
Nov 19, 2025

A soft and cuddly kaki fry, complete with lemon wedge for squeezing.

Japan
(accessories • cool • cushion • Felissimo • food • fried oysters • homewares • Japanese food • kaki • kaki fry • oyster • oysters • seafood • stylish • You + More)

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.

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

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