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Awesome Pokémon osechi New Year’s meals elegantly blend Japan’s traditional and pop culture

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 8, 2016
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Pikachu is ready to help you ring in the new year with 24 auspicious dishes served inside a giant Poké Ball!

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • culture • food • New Year's • osechi • Pikachu • Poké Ball • Pokemon • video games)

Heavy snowfall comes early to Japan, creates beautiful images of snow-covered autumn leaves【Pics】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 8, 2016

An unexpected layer of white was added to the autumn foliage colours this year.

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• Japan
• (autumn • autumn leaves • beauitful • cool • fall • foliage • Hokkaido • snow)

Japanese Twitter user creates the ultimate steampunk watch with hologram clock face 【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Nov 8, 2016

It cranks, it spins, and it requires a glove just to wear.

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• Japan
• (clock • cool • hologram • steampunk • video • watch • wristwatchs)

Add some warrior armour to your outfit with a samurai satchel from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 7, 2016

This Japanese company creates bags and smartphone pouches using the same type of distinctive plates and stitching found on samurai armour.

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• Japan
• (bags • cool • fashion • iPhone • samurai • Village Vanguard)

Sega’s Mega Drive/Genesis lives again, is back in production 28 years after its initial launch

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 4, 2016

The first 16-bit video game console won’t be manufactured by Sega, though, or even in Japan.

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• Japan, S America
• (Brazil • cool • Genesis • Mega Drive • retro games • Sega • video games)

Japan set to receive amazing ribbon bow Coca-Cola bottles for Christmas this year【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 4, 2016

The ingenious design includes a tiny pull tab on the label that neatly folds itself into a spectacular festive bow with one smooth movement!

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• Japan
• (Beverages • Christmas • Coca-Cola • cool • drinks • marketing • Ribbon bottle)

Fan makes awesome, interactive Pokémon GO Halloween costume that lets you capture Pikachu【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 2, 2016

Usually we think of costumes as something to sew, but some clever construction was required for this amazing Pokémon outfit.

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• Internet
• (awesome • clever • cool • cosplay • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video)

Japanese toymaker celebrates Halloween with crazy animal and anime cosplay in the office 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 1, 2016

Yes, that is Cardcaptor Sakura diligently working with her fishmen colleagues.

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• Japan
• (awesome • Cardcaptor Sakura • cool • cosplay • crazy • funny • halloween • Takara Tomy • weird)

How to make awesome glow-in-the-dark jelly shots【RocketKitchen】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 1, 2016

With just four quick steps and a very special ingredient, anyone can make this spectacular fluorescent jelly!

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• Global, Japan
• (awesome • black light • cooking • cool • drinks • fluorescent • glow in the dark • halloween • jelly • recipes • RocketKitchen • tonic water)

Japanese roofers keep multiple nails inside their mouth in order to work as fast as possible【Video】

• KK Miller
  Oct 31, 2016

At least it should keep the amount of work-time chatter to a minimum.

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• Japan
• (cool • crafts • hammer • nails • videos)

Japanese astronaut shares breathtaking photo of Japan’s leaves turning red from space

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2016

Mars may be the one called the Red Planet, but this shot shows part of Earth turning a beautiful crimson.

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• Japan
• (astronauts • autumn • awesome • beautiful • cool • fall • fall colors • photography • red leaves • space)

Japan’s fantasy sword tweezers are now officially on sale, available online

• Meg Murphy
  Oct 27, 2016

No need to slay dragons or delve dungeons! You can now purchase Japan’s Tweezers of Legend with a few clicks of your mouse.

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• Japan
• (beauty • cool • funny • grooming • swords)

Swiss watchmaker releases new limited edition Pokémon watch priced at $20,000

• Oona McGee
  Oct 27, 2016

That’s a lot to pay for a time-telling Pikachu.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cute • fashion • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video games • watches)

Video shows dragon, or possibly CG modeling class project, flying near mountains in China 【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 26, 2016

It’s time to call either animal control or your online guild companions.

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• China, Internet
• (awesome • cool • dragons • video • weird)

Massive Godzilla figure stands more than six feet tall, costs more than $40,000

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2016

There’s a special reason it’s so big, and no, it’s not just because it looks awesome.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • Design Coco • figures • Godzilla • kaiju • movie • Premium Bandai)

24-karat gold Pikachu card released to celebrate Pokémon card game’s 20th anniversary

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 23, 2016

The game’s golden anniversary is still 30 years away, but you can get your hands on a pure-gold Pokémon card this winter.

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• Japan
• (anime • collectible card games • cool • gold • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

Hyundai turns kids’ car drawings into drivable realities at Brilliant Kids Motorshow【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Oct 22, 2016

How do you get kids excited about cars? By letting them design their own real ones.

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• Korea
• (cars • concept cars • cool • Hyundai • inspiration • kids)

Diabolically clever Kyoto style of writing “No bike parking” has Japanese Internet impressed

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 21, 2016

The famous hospitality of Japan’s old capital is being put to intimidating use to combat inconsiderateness outside this building.

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• Japan
• (bicycles • bikes • cool • funny • Kyoto • manners)

Japanese company makes jewellery from voices

• Oona McGee
  Oct 20, 2016

Whether you’re in love with your partner or an anime star, now you can capture their vocals forever with some very personal jewellery.

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• Japan
• (cool • fashion • jewellery • jewelry • music • rings)

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