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Forget dog-earing and bookmarks that fall, make your own easy origami bookmark instead!

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 1, 2016
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We’ll show you how to never again lose a page number to the dreaded “bookmark slip.”

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• Japan
• (arts & crafts • bookmark • cool • DIY • fun • origami)

Four-century-old Japanese leatherworker creates stylish line of Pac-Man lacquer wallets, pouches

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2016

Forget Pac-Man fever, it’s time for Pac-Man fashion!

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• Japan
• (cool • crafts • fashion • lacquer • leather • pac-man • pouches • tradition • video games • wallets)

Did you know your electric kettle is also an instant noodle-maker?

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2016

Cooking udon, or any other kind of fresh pasta, just got a whole lot easier.

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• Japan
• (cooking • cool • electric kettle • kettle • Noodles • T-fal • udon)

Nestlé Japan to release sake-flavoured Kit Kats this February

• Oona McGee
  Jan 29, 2016

Now you can enjoy a break with a Kit Kat and a shot of Japanese rice wine all rolled into one.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • chocolate • cool • Kit Kats • Nestle Japan • news • nihonshu • sake • souvenirs)

What would Star Wars: The Force Awakens look like as an anime opening sequence?【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 29, 2016

The otaku Force is strong with this one.

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• Internet
• (anime • cool • funny • movies • Star Wars • The Force Awakens • video)

This hotplate from IKEA Taiwan works only once diners surrender their smartphones【Video】

• KK Miller
  Jan 29, 2016

This customer experience is blowing up all over social media, or it would be if anyone could get to their cell phones.

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• Taiwan
• (cool • food • hot plate • hot pot • ikea • phones • Smartphones • video)

Japan is about to get baked cheesecake-flavour cornflakes—breakfast will never be the same again

• Oona McGee
  Jan 28, 2016

Stop everything you’re doing because we have three very important words to say: cheesecake flavoured cornflakes.

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• Japan
• (breakfast • cereal • Cheesecake • cool • cornflakes • Japanese breakfast • strange food • wtf)

Get a massage on the go with a smartphone-controlled AiraWear massage hoodie

• Jamie Koide
  Jan 27, 2016

Don’t have the cash or time for an appointment with a masseuse? No worries; this new massage hoodie promises to work out your knots while you sit back and relax.

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• Internet, SE Asia
• (AiraWear • clothing • cool • hoodies • Singapore • T.Ware • technology)

Machine that perfectly plays Taiko Master is totally mesmerizing and totally cheating【Video】

• KK Miller
  Jan 27, 2016

Machines will completely rule our lives someday, so why not have them help us with our video games now?

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• Internet, Japan
• (cool • taiko • taiko master • Taiko no Tatsujin • technology • video • video games)

Tokyo Dragon Quest ad made entirely with Lego lets commuters remove blocks to defeat the bad guys

• Scott Wilson
  Jan 26, 2016

Now you can be a hero, one brick at a time!

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• Japan
• (ads • cool • Dragon Quest • dragon quest builders • Japan news • LEGO • Shinjuku Station • video games)

Japanese photographer captures beauty of Tokyo after dark in atmospheric photo collection

• Oona McGee
  Jan 25, 2016

Stroll through hidden alleyways filled with lights and lanterns in this beautiful homage to the night in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (cool • night photography • photography • photos • street photography • Tokyo • travel)

Japanese company develops unique “Air Bonsai” that floats and rotates in mid-air【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jan 24, 2016

This is the first time we’ve ever seen a levitating bonsai.

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• Japan
• (bonsai • cool • culture • Kickstarter • Kyushu • magic • traditional arts • weird)

Awesome cosplay tour offers photos shoots with explosions and blazing flames! 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 23, 2016

Don’t try this at home!

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • cosplay • Explosions • fire • travel)

“Poison Apple” from sacred mountain in Japan is said to grant your wishes this Valentine’s Day

• Oona McGee
  Jan 22, 2016

Snow White and the Wicked Queen cosplay is now complete with this specially grown black “poison apple”.

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• Japan
• (apples • cool • cosplay • food • magic • Snow White • Valentine's Day • Yamagata)

Censored cosplay tights: A new concept in keeping your undies hidden at anime conventions

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 22, 2016

Looking to keep your cosplay TV-broadcast compliant?

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• Japan
• (anime • censor • clever • cool • cosplay • fashion • tights)

New glassware from Japan uses condensation to create sakura cherry blossom imprints on your table

• Oona McGee
  Jan 21, 2016

Because you might be too old to play with your food, but you’re not too old to play with your glasses.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossom • cool • cute • design • drinks • glasses • hanami • sake • sakura • snow)

Traditional craftsmen create smartphone case fit for a legendary samurai warrior

• Oona McGee
  Jan 20, 2016

It’s a modern-day sheath made in honour of the samurai known as the “Crimson Demon of War”.

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• Japan
• (cool • craftsmen • crowdfunding • Makuake • Osaka • samurai • Smartphones • taiga drama • traditional crafts • Wakayama)

Paper cup manga: artist creates stunning 3-D moving images from the world of Doraemon【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jan 19, 2016

Three paper cups is all you need to create your very own moving manga.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • coffee cup • cool • design • Doraemon • manga • video)

Combat math – Professional sumo wrestler’s throw follows the golden ratio

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 19, 2016

The golden ratio has been seen in mathematics, architecture, music, natural phenomena…and now sumo wrestling.

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• Japan
• (cool • golden ratio • golden rectangle • math • sports • Sumo)

93-year-old Japanese grandma becomes Instagram smash by modelling granddaughter’s creations

• Oona McGee
  Jan 18, 2016

This beautiful grandmother shows the world there’s no age limit when it comes to having fun.

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• Japan
• (cool • crafts • cute • family • fashion • heartwarming • Instagram)

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