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Crazy cockpit desk configuration is every lazy gamer’s dream come true
It’s so comfortable, you’ll be fighting enemies as you fight off sleep.
- Japan
- (comfortable • cool • gaming • gaming chair • gaming setup • interior)
New Kyoto Starbucks has the beauty, historical pedigree to be a sightseeing attraction itself
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2017
Century-old teahouse starts new life with tatami floors, zabuton cushions for customers.
Samurai chef serves ramen with a side of history at awesome restaurant in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jun 23, 2017
Ramen and samurai, two of Japan’s biggest cultural icons, combine forces.
Classic anime Magic Knight Rayearth kicks off new cosmetic line with sword, gauntlet items
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2017
“Sword of rouge” sounds like a fantasy weapon, but it’s an actual part of this makeup collection inspired by the hit Clamp anime.
- Japan
- (anime • Clamp • cool • cosmetics • Magic Knight Rayearth • makeup • manga • Premium Bandai)
Japanese fragrance maker now offers…the scent of a sumo wrestler!
- Kay
Jun 21, 2017
If you’ve ever wanted to smell as elegant as a sumo wrestler, this is the fragrance for you!
- Japan
- (cool • fragrances • J-Scent • perfume • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • weird)
Divinely beautiful phoenix appears in the clouds over god of manga’s childhood home in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2017
The bird that’s reborn in flames is reborn in the sky.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • beautiful • clouds • cool • manga • nature • Osamu Tezuka • phoenix • takarazuka)
Japanese high school student’s workshop project blows minds, hides things.
- Richard Simmonds
Jun 17, 2017
Looks like a simple block of wood? There’s a secret inside, or at least there could be!
- Japan
- (cool • design • highschool)
Kyoto’s modern samurai fashion label unveils summer lineup for fashion warriors
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2017
New designs and cool fabrics are part of the updated apparel arsenal.
Yukata summer kimono separates allow you to mix and match traditional outfits with everyday wear
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2017
This innovative new collection includes kimono that look great with jeans and tops too.
Samurai armor for pets turns your animal companions into adorable dogs and cats of war【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 13, 2017
Awwwww, who’s a good little bushido boy?
Japan’s greatest anime voice actress, one of its most popular bands team up in beautiful ramen ad
- Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2017
Megumi Hayashibara, Bump of Chicken, and one more contributor create amazingly inspirational anime short.
- Japan
- (ad • anime • awesome • Bump of Chicken • cool • cup noodles • Megumi Hayashibara • moving • video • voice actors • voice actresses)
Japanese architects give new meaning to the phrase “open-plan office”
- Richard Simmonds
Jun 10, 2017
Bright, fresh, breezy, and nowhere safe to pick your nose or scratch your arse?
- Japan
- (architecture • business • cool • design • Open-plan office)
Japanese commercial for upcoming Dragon Quest XI evokes nostalgia and excitement all at once
- Krista Rogers
Jun 8, 2017
“Now, the time for heroes has come again” …those very Heroes who used to stay up past their bedtimes and come to dinner late when on a quest!
- Japan
- (ads • cool • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest XI • moving • touching • video • video game)
Universal Studios Japan just built a real-life Super Mario level【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2017
First glimpse of theme park’s Nintendo World expansion looks as awesome as we’d hoped.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • awesome • cool • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Nintendo World • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)
Awesome videos show Final Fantasy theme music sending trains on the their way at Japanese station
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2017
Makes train ride feel like an adventure, passengers feel like victorious heroes.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • Final Fantasy • Minato Mirai • trains • video • video games • Yokohama)
Hike from the sea to the peak of Mt. Fuji with new bilingual English/Japanese guide map series
- Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2017
New maps let you experience all 3,776 meters (12,389 feet) of Japan’s tallest mountain.
Japanese Internet cafe chain evolves into Internet hotel great for backpackers, budget travelers
- Casey Baseel
Jun 5, 2017
Private rooms with lockable doors, showers, mail delivery service, and online reservations in English.
- Japan
- (backpacking • cool • hotels • Internet cafes • travel)
Sailor Moon’s Comic Heart Compact will transform your cheeks as a gorgeous blush container
- Casey Baseel
Jun 5, 2017
Anime heroine’s transformation item really can change the way you look.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cosmetics • cosplay • manga • Premium Bandai • Sailor Moon)
Luggage service lets travelers drop bags at cafes and shops in Japan via English-language website
- Casey Baseel
Jun 3, 2017
Boasts a number of advantages over taking your chances with coin lockers at the train station.
Poké Ball mobile battery will keep your phone fully charged for all this summer’s Pokémon fun
- Casey Baseel
May 31, 2017
Pikachu, of course, is also part of the electricity-delivering options.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • electronics • gadgets • mobile battieries • Pokemon • Smartphones • video games)
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Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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