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The kind of boss Japanese millennials wish they had, shown in touching workplace manga
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2017 - Tweet
Managers in Japan often use the phrase “Imadoki no wakai mono ha…” to gripe about young people, but this time there’s a twist.
- Japan
- (cool • generation gap • karoushi • manga • moving • society • touching • working in Japan)
You can make a knife (yes, a knife) out of Japanese dried fish【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2017
Most people know katsuobushi as a bonito flake seasoning, but it can also be a blade.
- Japan
- (blades • bonito • cooking • cool • crazy • fish • food • katsuobushi • knives • video • weird)
Ultimate VR game capsule tickles players’ senses, lets them enjoy the scent of frolicking girls
- Koh Ruide
Dec 26, 2017
Experience the permeating heat of battle, the chilly atmosphere of a horror game, and many more.
- Japan
- (arcade games • cool • Koei Tecmo • virtual reality • VR)
Japanese police officer pursues, pulls over Lamborghini supercar…while on a bicycle【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 22, 2017
573 Italian horsepower vs. two legs of a Japanese cop.
- Japan
- (bicycles • cars • cool • crime • funny • Lamborghini • police officers • video)
Give in to the beautiful side of the Force with Japan’s new Star Wars skincare masks
- Casey Baseel
Dec 21, 2017
Face packs transform you into Star Wars’ heroes and villains, are just the thing to re-moisturize if your skin is dry from too much time on Tatooine.
- Japan
- (beauty • cool • cosplay • Darth Vader • face masks • Isshindo Honpo • skincare • Star Wars)
French artists transform World War II blockhouse into Dragon Ball’s wish-granting dragon【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 20, 2017
Shenron is summoned on the Normandy beach.
- Europe, Japan
- (anime • art • cool • Dragon Ball • dragons • fan art • france • manga • Shenron • video)
Star Wars’ BB-8 is a “Gundam?” According to one canonical scene, yes, he is
- Casey Baseel
Dec 19, 2017
Yep, there’s a scene in a Star Wars movie where someone calls BB-8 a “Gundam.”
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Gundam • J.J. Abrams • movies • robots • Star Wars • The Force Awakens)
Gundams take over interior of Tokyo shopping mall that already has a full-scale Gundam out front
- Casey Baseel
Dec 16, 2017
Rare chance to ice skate next to giant anime robot also part of winter festivities.
Japanese-style Snoopy art exhibit celebrates 50 years of Peanuts in Japan, sells samurai merch
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2017
Travelling exhibit is going on now.
Kotatsu with storage space solves the biggest problem with Japan’s awesome heated tables
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2017
We now know exactly where we want to spend the entire winter.
Traditional tabi socks let you sneak around like a modern ninja while providing maximum comfort
- Koh Ruide
Dec 13, 2017
Made by a well-established Japanese company, these authentic socks are sure to give your ninja career a head start.
- Japan
- (comfortable • cool • Ninja • socks • tabi • traditional clothes)
Who knew Daiso’s 100-yen kitchen knives can become shockingly sharp with the right tools?【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2017
The knife may be less than a buck, but it can hold an amazingly sharp edge if you’re willing to spring for a nice whetstone.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100 yen stores.cooking • awesome • blades • cool • Daiso • knives • video)
Japan’s Final Fantasy Christmas cakes are a holiday tradition we can totally get behind
- Casey Baseel
Dec 9, 2017
Why settle for boring strawberry shortcake when Square Enix video game franchise’s Chocobo, Moogle, and Cactuar are ready and waiting in edible form?
- Japan
- (cakes • Chocobo • Christmas • Christmas cakes • cool • Final Fantasy • food • Moogle • Square Enix • sweets • video games)
Hands-free holidaying: Robotic suitcases that follow you around unveiled【Video】
- Richard Simmonds
Dec 8, 2017
The world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, or maybe Pixar’s Wall-e, comes a step closer with the demonstration of suitcases with a mind of their own.
Hypnotic moving map of Tokyo’s crazy rush hour trains almost makes them relaxing【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 8, 2017
There’s definitely a beauty to the controlled chaos of the morning commute in Japan’s capital.
Black fried chicken appears in Japan with new Black Hole-flavor convenience store snack
- Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2017
A triple helping of dark ingredients creates fried chicken unlike any we’ve ever seen on Earth.
- Japan
- (black • black food • convenience stores • cool • food • fried chicken • karaage • karaage kun • Lawson • weird)
Crabs, umbrellas and the Kraken released: Winners of the 2017 Nanoblock Awards revealed【Video】
- Richard Simmonds
Dec 5, 2017
Video shows off international competition’s amazingly intricate entries, all made from the tiny Lego-like nanoblocks.
Amazing-looking library in Tianjin has us wanting to visit even if we can’t read anything【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 5, 2017
New home for books looks like something out of an awesome science fiction movie.
Japan’s Family Mart convenience store chain adding fitness clubs to select locations
- Casey Baseel
Dec 1, 2017
A convenient way to stay in shape.
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • cool • exercise • Family mart • fitness • gyms • health)
Coca-Cola adds new limited-edition design to their seasonal bottle range available only in Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 29, 2017
These bottles replicate the beauty of Japan’s four seasons.
- Japan
- (autumn • Coca-Cola • Coke • cool • drinks • limited edition • marketing • shopping • tourism • tourists • travel)
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New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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