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Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture is the scene of a curious natural phenomenon which results in ridges of ice erupting out of the frozen surface. Read More

Japan
(awesome • cool • ice • Lake Suwa • Nagano • nature • scary • shinto • video)

Pro player reaches top 8 in Dragon Ball FighterZ competition using piano keyboard as controller

Koh Ruide
Feb 12, 2018

Tap that C, D sharp, and F sharp to unleash Goku’s ultimate!

USA
(cool • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball FighterZ • fighting games • keyboard • weird)

Otaku crowd control could be changing with new “anime character voice” megaphones

Casey Baseel
Feb 10, 2018

Device seeks to fire your voice straight at the bull’s eye in anime fans’ selective attention.

Japan
(anime • anime conventions • Comiket • cool • otaku • technology • video • vocie actors • voice actresses • weird • Wonder Festival)

Puma teams up with Hello Kitty in Japan for limited edition sneakers and sportswear

Oona McGee
Feb 9, 2018

Hello Kitty swaps her cute image for some cool street cred.

Japan
(cool • fashion • Hello Kitty • limited edition • Puma • Sanrio • sneakers • sportswear)

Amazing Sailor Moon smartphone case recreates anime heroine’s transformation sequence【Video】

Casey Baseel
Feb 9, 2018

Clever superfan shows how you too can easily replicate the most famous scene from the most famous magical girl anime.

Japan
(anime • awesome • clever • cool • fan art • manga • Sailor Moon • smartphone cases • Smartphones • video)

Japanese vending machines set to become cooler than ever by selling sub-zero soft drinks

Casey Baseel
Feb 8, 2018

New machines to go into service in time for Japan’s steamy summer months.

Japan
(cool • drinks • Mitsuya Cider • soft drinks • vending machines)

Stray cat in Japanese mountains guides visiting humans out of woods in the dark of night【Video】

Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2018

Kind-hearted feline proves to be more useful than blank-screen car navigation system.

Japan
(animals • cars • cats • cool • cute • driving • video)

It’s selfie time! Mr. Sato wins our hearts with Instagram poses popular among Japanese women

Koh Ruide
Feb 7, 2018

Our crack reporter gained a handful of fans for his efforts, might have driven away more.

Japan
(cool • handsome • Instagram • model • Mr. Sato • selfie • social media)

Huge Final Fantasy snow sculpture creates epic dragon battle with awesome projection mapping【Vid】

Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2018

Come for the fire-breathing dragon vs. Dragoon action, stay for the iconic victory fanfare.

Japan
(awesome • cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • Hokkaido • Sapporo • Sapporo Snow Festival • Sapporo Snow Festival 2018 • snow • Square Enix • video • video games)

New line of super-Japanese chocolates comes infused with wasabi, sake, and even seaweed

Casey Baseel
Feb 6, 2018

Plus tried-and-true dessert flavors like green tea and cherry blossom.

Japan
(cherry blossoms • chocolate • COK • cool • food • green tea • sake • sakura • sweets • weird)

Taiwanese ice skating fans come to the rescue when power blacks out during skaters’ performance

Dale Roll
Feb 2, 2018

What do you do when the power goes out during your favorite sport? Bust out your cellphone, of course!

Taiwan
(cool • figure skating • four continents figure skating championship • ice skating • moving • smart phones • sports • touching • video)

Anime fan creates stunning character artwork using nothing but Microsoft Excel

Casey Baseel
Feb 1, 2018

You can skip buying that expensive graphic drawing tablet as long as you’ve got the ubiquitous spreadsheet program and some serious skill.

Japan
(anime • art • cool • crazy • excel • fan art • illustration)

Cool traditional Japanese inn lets customers tidy up their room with a click of a button【Video】

Koh Ruide
Jan 31, 2018

Thanks to several items outfitted with self-parking systems, we get a glimpse into the future of Japanese hospitality.

Japan
(cool • Hakone • hotels • inns • nissan • ryokans • technology • travel • YouTube)

We tried the awesome battery-free, instant photo printer for smartphones and came away impressed

Koh Ruide
Jan 28, 2018

Harken back to the days of instant photography with this nifty gadget.

Japan
(COK • cool • film • Go Hattori • photography • printer • SNJO • Takaratomy • toy)

129-year-old photo of Nintendo headquarters shows company hasn’t always been run from a gray box

Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2018

The oldest known photograph of the video game company’s offices is pure Kyoto.

Japan
(architecture • cool • history • Kyoto • nintendo • photography • video games)

Tokyo’s stylish laundromat cafes are worth a visit even if your clothes are already clean

Casey Baseel
Jan 24, 2018

And if you’re a traveler or a local with a full load of laundry to do, there’s no more relaxing way to get it done.

Japan
(cafes • COK • cool • fashion • laundromats • laundry • restaurants • Tokyo)

Possibly Japan’s most convenient apartment building, thanks to train station on its first floor

Casey Baseel
Jan 24, 2018

In Japan, it’s all about finding an apartment that’s close to the station, and they don’t get any closer than this one outside downtown Tokyo.