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Awesome Captain America and Iron Man Ramen now being served at Tokyo restaurant 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2016
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We could eat this all day.

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• Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
• (awesome • Captain America • Captain America: Civil War • cool • food • Iron Man • Marvel • movies • ramen • superhero)

Kendo mask chopstick rests bring samurai spirit to any meal

• Oona McGee
  May 12, 2016

Now you can practice your master swordsmanship skills with chopsticks and a miniature ceramic opponent.

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• Culture, Food & Drink, Japan
• (ceramics • chopstick rests • chopsticks • cool • culture • Kendo • martial arts • samurai • sports)

Frozen fruit used as ice cubes: Colorful, fun, and deliciously refreshing! 【Taste test】

• Kay
  May 11, 2016

Using frozen fruit as ice cubes in your drink sounded like an awesome idea, so we tried it with seven different fruits, and here’s how they turned out! 

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (cool • drinks • frozen fruit • fruits • ice)

New gachapon vending machine capsule toy range features miniature sweaters for water bottles

• Oona McGee
  May 11, 2016

Move over water bottle panties, it’s time to dress up your drinks with a fashionable over-the-shoulder sweater that takes its styling cues from Beat Takeshi.

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• Culture, Cute, Japan
• (Beat Takeshi • capsule toys • cool • cool japan • cute • funny • gacha • gachapon • PET bottles • pop culture • vending machines)

Japanese stockings now come with ready-made nail polish

• Oona McGee
  May 11, 2016

Now you can change your nail polish as often as you change your stockings! 

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• Cute, Japan
• (cool • cute • fashion • nails • only in Japan • pedicure • stockings • weird)

Toast and milk “breakfast” potato chip flavours set to debut in Japan this month

• Oona McGee
  May 11, 2016

The new potato chip varieties are set to change the way we eat breakfast in the mornings.

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (breakfast • chips • cool • crisps • Koikeya • limited edition flavors • marketing • potato chips)

Don’t cry, cosplayers! Japanese company now has fake tear gel just for you 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 10, 2016

There’s no need to sweat, either, even as you sweat the details.

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• Anime & Manga, Japan
• (anime • Assist Wig • cool • cosplay)

Kung Fu Motion Visualization video blurs the line between reality and digital art 【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  May 9, 2016

Artist digitally manipulates videos of kung fu masters practicing their craft to create sequences of mesmerizing motion.

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• Art, China, Europe, Internet
• (art • cool • digital • Hong Kong • kung fu • martial arts • video)

Japanese Twitter user transforms his home into the inside of a video game using glow tape

• Scott Wilson
  May 6, 2016

Are you ready to live the virtual dream?

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (cool • cyber • decorating • tape • video games • virtual reality)

Elderly Japanese man can’t be bothered to care about violent earthquake simulator【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2016

Hair of gray. Nerves of steel.

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• Japan
• (cool • earthquake • earthquake simulator • funny • seniors • video)

Vans to release line of Nintendo 8-bit sneakers this summer【Pics】

• Jamie Koide
  May 6, 2016

We can’t wait to lace up a pair of these cool, retro-looking kicks.

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• Entertainment, Europe, Japan
• (43einhalb • 8-bit • cool • fashion • footwear • NES • nintendo • sneakers • Vans)

Why use chocolate or nuts when you can top your ice cream with gold like these Japanese cafes?

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2016

Taking a page from traditional artisans, these treats shine like gold near the Sea of Japan.

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (beautiful • cool • crazy • food • gold • gold leaf • ice cream • sweets)

Godzilla/Evangelion crossover figure: Two giants of Japanese storytelling in one awesome package

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2016

Get in the damn kaiju, Shinji.

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• Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • Evangelion • figures • Godzilla • Hideaki Anno • kaiju • movies • toys)

Epic Chinese wolf and eagle underwear lets you show off your alpha status in style 【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  May 1, 2016

When your manliness cannot be contained by boxers intended for mere mortals.

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• (amazing • animals • cool • fashion • manly • men's fashion)

Traditional Japanese tea ceremony sweets now appear in the shape of Doraemon anime cats

• Oona McGee
  Apr 30, 2016

Bandai is bringing some cuteness to Japanese tea time with these adorable characters from the popular manga and anime series Doraemon.

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• Anime & Manga, Cats, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
• (anime • Bandai • cool • cute • Doraemon • manga • sweets • tea ceremony)

Sneak around in cat feet with cute new “soundless” kitten slippers from Felisssimo

• Oona McGee
  Apr 29, 2016

These wide-eyed kitties will watch you with every step while you enjoy the comfort of padded soles.

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• Cute, Japan
• (cats • cool • cute • fashion • Felissimo • pets • slippers)

Look out! Here comes the Samurai Spider-Man

• Oona McGee
  Apr 28, 2016

Bandai and Tamashii Nations have outdone themselves again with the latest addition to their samurai series of pop culture figurines.

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • Bandai • collectibles • cool • figurines • manga • Marvel • samurai • Spider-Man • Tamashii Nations)

Samurai Armor Hoodies smash crowdfunding goal, now available to preorder for a limited time

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 28, 2016

Even if you didn’t back their campaign, these awesome pieces of bushido fashion can now be yours.

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• Japan
• (cool • fashion • hoodies • jackets • samurai)

Official 2020 Tokyo Olympic logos possess a little secret you might not have noticed

• KK Miller
  Apr 28, 2016

Could the clever designs also hold an undisclosed message?

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• Japan
• (2020 Olympics • cool • official design • Olympics • paralympics • Tokyo Olympics)

New Suntory beer cans feature 15 different Shinkansen bullet trains and local landscapes

• Oona McGee
  Apr 28, 2016

Now you can enjoy the beauty of a high-speed rail journey through Japan with this collection of exclusive picture-perfect cans.

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (beer • bullet train • cool • design • shinkansen • tourist sites • trains • transport • travel)

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