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Our Japanese-language reporter dishes on the differences between cool guys in Tokyo and Osaka
- Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2017 - Tweet
Seiji Nakazawa, our Osaka-raised correspondent, shares what he thinks the region-based criteria are for ikemen in Japan’s two major cites.
Mouth-watering customized Japanese cooking sauces offered by mail-order company
- Jessica
Apr 11, 2017
Because Sriracha was so last year.
Amazing Pringles flavours exist in Japan
- Oona McGee
Apr 10, 2017
Come with us as we take you through the ultimate collection of all the Pringles flavours ever produced in Japan.
- Japan
- (cool • crisps • Japanese potato chips • limited edition • potato chips • Pringles)
Crazy cool product ideas designed by Japanese Twitter that we wish were real
- Scott Wilson
Apr 9, 2017
Necessity is the mother of inventions… and we need these!
- Japan
- (cool • funny • inventions • product design • twitter)
Marvel Age of Heroes Exhibition opens in Tokyo, and we stop by to experience the heroic display
- Casey Baseel
Apr 8, 2017
Giant statues, themed food, and exclusive merchandise are all part of the event at Roppongi Hills.
- Japan
- (art • Captain America • comic books • cool • Iron Man • Marvel • Mori Tower • movies • museums • Roppongi Hills • Tokyo)
Mister Donut teams up with Kyoto tea specialist for new premium matcha doughnut range
- Oona McGee
Apr 7, 2017
The collection includes half a dozen delicious doughnuts and two powdered green tea beverages.
- Japan
- (cool • donuts • doughnuts • green tea • limited edition • matcha • Mister Donut • sweets • wow)
Starbucks Japan brings out new American Cherry Pie Frappuccino
- Oona McGee
Apr 5, 2017
The amazing new beverage is set to provide customers with a whole new drinking experience.
- Japan
- (coffee • cool • drinks • Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Kanamara Penis Festival draws huge crowds from around Japan【Photos】
- ロケットニュース24
Apr 3, 2017
It’s all in the name of Japanese culture and tradition.
- Japan
- (cool • culture • fertility • festivals • Japanese religion • Kanamara Festival • religion • shrines • temples • travel • weird • wtf)
Crazy Kyoto train will have a giant lens motif taking up its entire front end
- Casey Baseel
Mar 31, 2017
Set to go into service next year carrying passengers from downtown Kyoto to Buddhist mountain temples.
Potted plant that grows tiny leaping dolphins is the latest botanical muse to enchant Japan
- Casey Baseel
Mar 30, 2017
Adorable houseplant is a relative of the hot dog cactus.
- Japan
- (cool • cute • dolphin necklace • dolphins • gardening • plants • Senecio peregrinus)
Shin Godzilla visual effects team creates new monster video for Japanese tourism campaign【Video】
- Oona McGee
Mar 30, 2017
A fearsome giant is no match for a powerful travel spot in this impressive video.
- Japan
- (cool • Godzilla • kaiju • Kanmon Straits • Kyushu • monsters • Shin Godzilla • tourism • travel • video • wow)
Enjoy the beauty of sakura cherry blossoms at new onsen hanami event in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Mar 30, 2017
One of the most magical events of the season combines traditional bathing with the iconic blossoms of spring.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • cool • hanami • hot springs • odaiba • Oedo Onsen Monogatari • onsen • sakura • Tokyo)
Latest Japanese lifehack shows how to store exercise balls … with nothing but a corner ceiling
- Oona McGee
Mar 29, 2017
It might look like magic, but these balls can actually be stored in the ceiling without the use of any racks, hooks or netting.
- Japan
- (cool • crazy • exercise • exercise ball • exercise equipment • Japanese homes • lifehack • weird)
Octopus balls become octopus planets with amazing tweak to takoyaki recipe
- Casey Baseel
Mar 28, 2017
Takoyaki dumplings are a ubiquitous snack in Japan, but we’ve never seen them like this before!
How to travel from one end of Japan to the other by train for less than 25 bucks
- Casey Baseel
Mar 28, 2017
For the price of a couple beers in a Tokyo bar, you can go all the way from the eastern capital to the southwestern island of Kyushu.
“Drunk Mode” added to Japanese rail navigation smartphone app
- Casey Baseel
Mar 24, 2017
Too tipsy to type? One tap will find the way home for you, plus tell you how much time you’ve got before your night out becomes an all-nighter.
- Japan
- (alcohol • apps • cool • drinking • last train • smarpthones • subways • technology • trains)
Send a free drink to a friend with Japan’s newest coinless vending machines【Video】
- Oona McGee
Mar 23, 2017
We try out the new system at a high-tech digital vending machine in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (apps • cool • drinks • Shinjuku Station • Smartphones • technology • Tokyo • vending machines)
All-night, all-free cosplay event to be held at Tokyo bookstore, applications now being accepted
- Casey Baseel
Mar 23, 2017
Love of anime, light novels, and/or costuming essential, desire to actually sleep optional.
J-rocker Gackt further proves his coolness with surprise performance at middle school graduation
- Casey Baseel
Mar 22, 2017
In what’s become an annual tradition, the star musician gave a group of teens the surprise of their young lives.
- Japan
- (cool • Gackt • graduation • J-Pop • moving • music • musicians • schools • surprise • touching)
Anime pro father and sons’ collaborative artwork series has somehow become even more awesome
- Casey Baseel
Mar 21, 2017
Two young boys’ imaginations and one loving father’s artistic skills continue to combine with amazing results.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • cool • family • illustration • kids • Thomas Romain)
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