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Final Fantasy characters become giant plushies, take over Tokyo’s Shibuya Station 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 17, 2016
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Some of the video game franchise’s greatest heroes appear in promotion for its latest title.

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• Japan
• (cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy X • Shibuya • Square Enix • trains • video games)

Evangelion kimono are an awesome blend of modern and traditional Japanese beauty 【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 16, 2016

Survey being held to determine which of six different furisode designs will go into production.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • Evangelion • fashion • kimono)

Japanese company creates range of stylish outfits for modern day samurai

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2016

Traditional fashion meets contemporary cool in a variety of eye-catching fabrics and patterns.

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• Japan
• (cool • fashion • hakama • kimono • samurai • Wazigen Shizukuya)

Animated GIFs of traditional Japanese woodworking joints are mesmerising to watch

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2016

Exploring the many ways wood pieces can slot into each other is the most strangely satisfying experience we’ve had today!

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• Japan
• (castles • cool • crafts • culture • GIFs • temples • tradition • woodworking)

Life hack from Japan unveils a clever way to display anime figurines

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2016

Keep your figurines dust-free and set up in beautiful environments with this easy idea from Japan!

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cute • figures • figurines • interior • life hack • otaku • Tiger & Bunny)

Japan’s amazingly realistic CG schoolgirl learns how to kiss 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 14, 2016

Saya puckers up while showing off a variety of uncannily lifelike facial expressions.

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• Japan
• (art • CG • cool • Saya • schoolgirls • technology • video)

New “All Night Cat Watch” toy series created in Japan to keep late sleepers company

• Oona McGee
  Oct 13, 2016

You’ll never be lonely burning the midnight oil with one of these exhausted kitties diligently working by your side!

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• Japan
• (capsule toys • cats • cool • cute • cute. cats • gacha • Kitan Club • LOL • pets • toys • vending machines • wtf)

Japanese cosplayer steals the show at New York Comic Con with awesome Iron Man costume 【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 13, 2016

Iron Man’s photo account of Comic Con in New York is a beautiful reminder of the bonds that tie fans and cosplayers together.

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• Japan, USA
• (cool • cosplay • Iron Man • Marvel • New York Comic Con • Stan Lee)

Internet goes crazy for custom-made desk built by Japanese animator

• Oona McGee
  Oct 12, 2016

The DIY project, complete with an embedded graphics tablet, is inspiring digital illustrators everywhere.

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• Japan
• (animation • anime • art • cool • design • DIY • graphics tablet • illustration • illustrators • interior)

Pokémon becomes fine art with series of two hand-crafted Pikachu woodblock prints fans can buy

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 12, 2016

Pokémon look more distinguished than ever in authentic ukiyo-e that pay homage to a pair of feudal Japan’s greatest artists.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • beautiful • cool • culture • Pokemon • ukiyo-e • video games • woodblock prints)

You can now make chocolate scrambled eggs, blur breakfast/dessert line with Japan’s Choco Tama

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 12, 2016

”How can we get more chocolate in our eggs?” is a question we’d never have thought to ask, but we sure are glad this Japanese company did.

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• Japan
• (awesome • chocolate • cooking • cool • eggs • food • sweets)

Modern samurai coats from Japan are back for winter with new colors, fabrics, and paired pants

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 10, 2016

Contemporary take on traditional fashion will have you looking cool while fighting the cold.

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• Japan
• (coats • cool • fashion • haori • jackets • kimono • samurai)

Beautiful cherry blossom-shaped Japanese pencils have a special surprise when sharpened

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2016

You might think they’re too gorgeous to use, but then you’ll miss half the fun.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • cherry blossoms • cool • pencils • sakura • stationery • writing)

Japan’s hyper-realistic CG schoolgirl moves for the first time in new video【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2016

Saya is now one step closer to her creators’ goal of having her become a full-fledged actress.

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• Japan
• (art • CG • cool • Saya • schoolgirls • technology • video)

Real gems from Japanese arcade UFO catchers: Crane-caught riches, or a shiny scam?

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2016

We hit the arcade, then turned our winnings into cold, hard cash.

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• Japan
• (Arcades • cool • gems • jewels • UFO catchers)

Anime song-playing, lightning-shooting Tesla coil is world’s coolest high school science project

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 4, 2016

One of anime’s most famous opening themes, but like it’s never been heard before.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime songs • awesome • cool • K-On! • music • science • Tesla coil)

Tokyo’s new Square Enix Cafe is open, and we just stuffed our faces at the video game eatery

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 4, 2016

The makers of Final Fantasy are also now the makers of awesome burgers and cake at this Akihabara restaurant and gift shop.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • burgers • cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XV • food • restaurants • Square Enix • sweets • Tokyo • video games)

Black “Ninja Takoyaki” is Japan’s latest must-try cuisine from Osaka

• Oona McGee
  Oct 3, 2016

The black octopus balls are available at only one popular tourist location in Osaka.

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• Japan
• (cool • cuisine • food • Japanese cuisine • local cuisine • Ninja • Osaka • Osaka Castle • street food • takoyaki • travel)

Game Boy-ify your pictures with this cool web app!

• Andrew Kane
  Oct 3, 2016

We take a look at a Japanese website that lets you transform your photos into 8-bit, Gameboy-style works of art!

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• Japan
• (cool • filter • Game Boy • Gameboy • image • internet • web apps)

Japanese resident gets a scary visitor through the air conditioner

• Oona McGee
  Oct 1, 2016

This is something you definitely don’t want to see poking its head out from your air conditioner.

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• Japan
• (Air conditioning • animals • cool • cute • Japanese houses • reptiles • scary • snakes • twitter • video)

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