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People in Japan are swooning after discovering the many talents of this foreign-born gardener who gave up his original nationality to become Japanese.

Japan
(bodybuilding • bonsai • citizenship • cool guys • gardening • Handsome men • ikemen • Instagram • Japanese gardens • Tatsumasa Murasame)

Our Japanese-language reporter dishes on the differences between cool guys in Tokyo and Osaka

Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2017

Seiji Nakazawa, our Osaka-raised correspondent, shares what he thinks the region-based criteria are for ikemen in Japan’s two major cites.

Japan
(cool • culture • ikemen • Osaka • society • Tokyo)

11th annual Mister International contest crowns its most handsome winner【Photos】

Meg Murphy
Feb 17, 2017

Out of the 35 contestants, where does Japan place?

Global
(beauty contest • Handsome men • ikemen • Mister International)

Female anime fans reveal the Studio Ghibli character they most want to date in real life

Oona McGee
Jan 23, 2017

Surprisingly, the male stars of Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away don’t top the list, according to this survey.

Japan
(anime • Howl's Moving Castle • ikemen • Kiki's Delivery Service • Princess Mononoke • romance • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Surveys • The Wind Rises)

Welcome the New Year with a calendar of hunky Japanese farmers 【Pics】

Shannon McNaught
Dec 19, 2016

If this is what Japanese farmers look like, you can stick me on a train to the nearest country town.

Japan
(Amazon Japan • calendars • farming • handsome • hot guys • ikemen)

Pac-Man rickshaw rides available for a limited time around Asakusa’s famous Senso-ji temple

Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2016

The magical rides include mysterious “invisible” ghosts chasing the carriage, which can be seen by passers-by.

Japan
(Asakusa • cool • ikemen • pac-man • rickshaws • Senso-ji • Tokyo • tourism • travel • video games • wow)

Personified drinks are are singing, dancing and “Making Love” as Cocktail Princes in Japan

Joan Coello
Jul 23, 2016

If there’s any trend our posts in the past couple of years have shown, it’s that the Japanese can and will personify absolutely anything.

Japan
(anthropomorphized • cocktail • ikemen • mobile game • personification)

Hearts are a-flutter over the handsome man behind Japanese city’s hero mascot【Photos】

Meg Murphy
Jul 9, 2016

Forget the mascot – we want the man behind the mask!

Japan
(eye candy • ikemen • Japanese mascots • KitaQman • super heroes)

Hot and handsome rickshaw pullers poised to become the newest crush of women across Japan

Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2016

These guys don’t need a cool car to catch a girl’s eye.

Culture, Japan
(Asakusa • Handsome men • ikemen • rickshaws • shafu)

Meet your “Bath Time Boyfriend” and let these hot guys pamper you in the bath!

Kay
Feb 22, 2016

Want to feel a little special in the bath? These hot guys (ikemen) in anime form can help you with that!

Japan
(bath time • Bath Time Boyfriend • ikemen)

Japanese chocolates come to life as ikemen “hot guy” anime characters

Oona McGee
Feb 12, 2016

Say hello to six chocolates in handsome human form.

Japan
(bizarre • chocolate • cool • hot guys • ikemen • Morinaga • only in Japan)

“Real Boyfriend” rental service offers dates with more realistic types of men aged from 19 to 57

Oona McGee
Feb 8, 2016

Forget about renting an obviously unbelievable hottie; these rental boyfriends charm with more attainable good looks.

Japan
(boyfriends • dating • Handsome men • hosts • ikemen • romance)

Lotte’s anime “Gum Boys” protect teeth as samurai from the Shinsengumi

Oona McGee
Feb 7, 2016

Lotte’s gum brands become samurai warriors from the Shinsengumi and fight to protect a tooth that claims to be a high school girl.

Japan
(anime • chewing gum • dating sim • hot guys • ikemen • Lotte • otome • samurai • shinsengumi)

Shabani the gorilla is so handsome he’ll be appearing on sweets in Japan this Valentine’s Day

Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2016

From chocolates to primate “poop”, fans of Shabani the handsome gorilla have a lot to look forward to this Valentine’s Day.

Japan
(animals • gorilla • handsome guys • ikemen • Shabani • sweets • Valentine's Day • zoos)

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