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Pokémon Colors interactive digital art exhibit returns this summer, makes first stop in Yokohama
Play with Pokémon in a highly colorful world!
- Japan
- (colorful • cool • digital art • fun • interactive art • Pokemon • Pokemon Colors • Yokohama)
Crazy affordable Sailor Moon lifestyle line unveils new items, almost all less than three bucks
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2023
3 Coins brings out new items with Sailor Moon and the Sailor Senshi to celebrate the finale of the anime’s reboot.
- Japan
- (300 yen shop • 300 yen store • anime • cool • interior • lifestyle products • manga • Sailor Moon • Three Coins)
Starbucks unveils a new type of matcha latte in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2023
“For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.”
- Japan
- (chilled cup • COK • convenience stores • cool • drinks • green tea • hojicha • Japanese convenience stores • limited edition • matcha • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • tea • Uji Matcha)
Studio Ghibli releases a Totoro wind chime with a century of craftsmanship behind it
- Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2023
Anime studio’s love for traditional processes extends to its newest merchandise offering.
- Japan
- (anime • brass • cool • craftsmanship • culture • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Nousaku • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Toyama Prefecture • tradition • wind chime)
Ramen restaurant in Saitama offers handshakes for 10 yen, and much more
- Master Blaster
Jun 14, 2023
The ramen is so good, they’ll shake on it.
- Japan
- (chicken ramen • COK • cool • food • funny • handshake • Mr. Sato • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • Saitama • Sayama • SNJO • tori paitan ramen • weird)
It’s not Gunpla, it’s Gunele! Witch from Mercury fan builds awesome Gundam Aerial from Legos【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 13, 2023
And there’s even a secret hidden inside.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Gundam • Gundam Aerial • Gundam models • Gundam Witch from Mercury • Gunpla • LEGO • manga • mecha • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury • plastic models • robots • Witch from Mercury)
Japanese convenience store Lawson releases light-up sign stand, tote and pouch in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2023
Shut up and take our money!!!
- Japan
- (clever • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience stores • cool • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • lights • merchandise • pouches • tote bags)
Tuna sushi transforms into a robot in Sushiro x Bandai collaboration
- Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2023
The Unitrobo Tuna Sushi Fire Engine commands you to play with your food!
- Japan
- (Bandai • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • food • Japan Toy Show • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • maguro • restaurants • revolving sushi • robots • sushi • Sushiro • toys • Transformers • tuna • Unitrobo)
Starbucks Japan’s Matcha & Crushed Almond Milk Tea Latte tastes better as a float
- Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2023
Who says you can’t have tea with ice cream?
- Japan
- (almond milk • almonds • COK • cool • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • green tea • ice cream • ice cream float • limited edition • matcha • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea)
Studio Ghibli releases new bags and letter fans for anime fans
- Oona McGee
Jun 12, 2023
My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away are all represented in this show-stopping new collection.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • Calcifer • cool • cute • fans • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)
Hello Kitty sings official cover of Sailor Moon theme song “Moonlight Densetsu”【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 12, 2023
And for those who know who Hello Kitty’s voice actress is, this is two amazing covers in one.
- Japan
- (anime • anime songs • anison • cool • Hello Kitty • manga • Megumi Hayashibara • Moonlight Densetsu • Moonlight Legend • music • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Cosmos • Sanrio • video • voice actors • voice actresses)
Yu-Gi-Oh card bath towels in Japan keep duelists’ backs dry, if they have the skill to obtain one
- Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2023
Three classic Yu-Gi-Oh spells gain a new effect: drying you off after a shower.
- Japan
- (anime • card games • COK • collectible card games • cool • interior • manga • towel • Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Do Shibuya’s new Pizza Waffles taste as good as they sound?
- Oona McGee
Jun 9, 2023
Move aside, waffle and pizza chains — Waffle Khan has arrived in town.
- Japan, Korea
- (COK • cool • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • pizza • pizza waffle • restaurants • review • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Waffle Khan • waffles)
Visiting Kunozan Toshogu, the shrine where the first lord of Japan’s last shogunate was buried
- SoraNews24
Jun 7, 2023
The site of Ieyasu’s grave also has an amazing hidden-gem museum that far too many visitors skip.
- Japan
- (beautiful • cool • history • Katana • samurai • shinto • Shizuoka • shogun • shrines • swords • Tokugawa • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tokugawa shogunate • travel)
Mess-free ink paw print kit makes over 1,000-percent of goal in Japanese crowdfunding project
- Shannon
Jun 6, 2023
Add some purr-sonal flair to your documents.
- Japan
- (cool • crafts • crowdfunding • crowdfunding campaign • cute stamps • pet supplies • pets)
Freaky face found in Japanese playground’s sandbox is as impressive as it is terrifying
- Casey Baseel
Jun 5, 2023
Instead of building a sandcastle, someone built a monster.
Japanese rural airport’s Reluctant Goodbye Phone makes sorrow of parting a little sweeter【Photo】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 5, 2023
Akita welcomes back the Onagori Phone.
Attending Japanese women’s pro wrestling live for the first time ever–and having an absolute blast
- Dale Roll
Jun 4, 2023
We went home major fans–and that’s without having any prior knowledge!
- Japan
- (awesome • COK • cool • crazy • Japanese pro wrestling • Japanese women's pro wrestling • joshi purores • Kouhey • pro wrestling • puroresu • SNJO • sports • women's pro wrestling • wrestling)
My Neighbor Totoro tie pins and neckties are ready to be presents for your father (or yourself)
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2023
Studio Ghibli teams up with classic Tokyo menswear company for stylish collection arriving in time for Father’s Day.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Father's Day • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
New Japanese KitKat captures the flavour of Baskin Robbins’ choc mint ice cream
- Oona McGee
Jun 1, 2023
This tie-up collaboration swings both ways, with new KitKat items at the ice cream chain for a limited time as well.
- Japan
- (31 • 31 Ice Cream • Baskin Robbins • choc mint • chocolate • COK • cool • food • ice cream • Japanese chocolate • Japanese KitKats • KitKats • limited edition • marketing • mint • mint chocolate • Nestle • new • promotion • sweets)
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