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We take a cat yoga class at a Japanese rescue cat cafe

• Oona McGee
  Jun 22, 2019
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Stretch and relax with some friendly felines just a short train ride away from Tokyo.

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• (cats • cute • exercise • gym • health • Kanagawa • Kawaii • kawasaki • yoga)

Wear a Japanese lantern on your head with the new Chochin Cap from Kyoto

• Oona McGee
  Jun 21, 2019

Who needs a baseball cap when you can shade your face with a paper lantern instead?

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• (00 • caps • chochin • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • cute • fashion • hat • hats • Japanese lanterns • Kawaii • Kyoto • lanterns)

Cosplay in the rain with a Snow White raincoat from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 10, 2019

Full length poncho turns rainy days into magical fairytales.

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• (COK • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • Kawaii • lolita • poncho • raincoat • Snow White • Village Vanguard)

Avril Lavigne speaks Japanese in new commercial for Laundrin’ 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jun 6, 2019

The singer sniffs her rooms and gives us a house tour for new nationwide TV ad in Japan. 

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• (ads • air freshener • Avril Lavigne • celebrities • house tour • Japanese • Japanese commercials • Kawaii • Laundrin • laundry detergent • music • video)

The cat returns! Giant cat sells sweet potatoes from a pussy wagon in Japan 【Pics & Video】

• Oona McGee
  May 19, 2019

This cat likes to pull peace poses, stand on two feet and make a living selling hot potatoes.

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• (animals • cats • cute • Kawaii • mascot • Mascots • Shimane • sweet potatoes • yaki imo)

Free Chiitan! Japanese otter mascot starts new English account after total Twitter suspension

• Oona McGee
  May 16, 2019

Campaign to free the Japanese fairy baby otter mascot from Twitter jail gathers momentum.

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• (Chiitan • cute • Japanese mascots • John Oliver • Kawaii • Mascots • social media • Susaki • twitter • yurukyara)

Chiitan needs your help! Japanese mascot suspended on Twitter after John Oliver feud

• Oona McGee
  May 15, 2019

Did British birb John Oliver just deliver a death blow to Chiitan the fairy baby otter?

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• (Chiitan • cute • Japanese mascots • John Oliver • Kawaii • Mascots • social media • Susaki • twitter • yurukyara)

Ikea makes tiny blue tote bags for storage, but in Japan they’re used for anime figurines

• Oona McGee
  May 13, 2019

Ikea’s iconic blue bag becomes the hip new accessory for all comic-book character figurines this season.

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• (anime • coin purse • cosplay • cute • figurines • ikea • Ikea bag • ikea japan • Kawaii • manga • miniature • shopping)

Carry your change in a rice cooker coin case from Japan!

• Oona McGee
  May 13, 2019

Who needs a boring coin purse when you can surprise shoppers at the cash register by popping the lid on your miniature rice cooker?

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• (capsule toys • COK • cute • gacha • gacha gacha • gacha toys • gachapon • Kawaii • Kitan Club • rice cookers • suihanki • toys)

Japanese Shiba Inu melts hearts with adorable swimming technique…above water 【Pics & Video】

• Oona McGee
  May 8, 2019

This cute pup thinks she can dog paddle through the air.

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• (animals • cute • dogs • dogs of Instagram • Instagram • Japanese dogs • Kawaii • pets • shiba • Shiba dog • Shiba Inu)

Baby penguin seeing sakura for the first time is all of us during hanami season 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Apr 18, 2019

You don’t have to be human to be captivated by the wonder of falling cherry blossoms.

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• (animals • cherry blossoms • cute • hanami • Kawaii • penguins • sakura • Tobu Zoo • twitter • videos)

Starbucks Japan releases cat tumblers as part of new drinkware range for summer 2019

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2019

Tumblers with cat ears and whipped cream lids are just some of the new designs in this gorgeous limited-edition collection.

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• (cats • COK • cups • cute • drinkware • Kawaii • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • summer • tumblers)

Japanese Shiba Inu runs a sweet potato stand, melts hearts everywhere

• Oona McGee
  Apr 1, 2019

Hot potatoes selling like…hot potatoes, thanks to this friendly doge.

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• (animals • cute • doge • dogs • Kawaii • pets • shiba • Shiba dog • Shiba Inu)

Lush Japan-exclusive bath bombs from Harajuku store coming to stores worldwide this spring

• Oona McGee
  Mar 27, 2019

Bathe with some famous Japanese icons, including sushi, ninjas, and Godzilla.

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• (bath bombs • bathing • beauty • COK • cosmetics • cute • Harajuku • Kawaii • Lush • shopping • sushi)

Turn heads under the cherry blossoms with a sakura hat from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 25, 2019

Pink hat perfectly resembles a traditional Japanese sakura sweet.

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• (cherry blossoms • cute • fashion • hanami • hats • Kawaii • LOL • pink • sakura • sakura 2019 • sakura mochi • sweets • Village Vanguard)

Hello Kitty celebrates her 45th anniversary at Sanrio Expo 2019 with cute plush and goods

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 16, 2019

We were on the scene to snap up shots of all the star-studded Sanrio stock!

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• (cute • Kawaii • Mariko Ohanabatake • My Melody • plush • Sanrio • Sanrio Expo 2019 • SNOJ)

New cyberpunk maid cafe opens in Akihabara, Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 15, 2019

Japanese maids in thigh-high stockings are ready to take you to the year 2045.

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• (Akiba Zettai Ryoiki • Akihabara • cafes • cosplay • Kawaii • maid cafes • maids • moe • otaku)

Panda sightings in Tokyo cause frenzy on social media

• Oona McGee
  Mar 15, 2019

After reading reports of an escaped panda on the streets of Tokyo, we headed out to find out what was going on.

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• (animals • COK • cute • Kawaii • marketing • news • Olympic Park • Oreo • Oreos • panda • pandas • SNOJ • zoos)

Japanese maid cosplay uniform transforms you into the fairytale anime character of your dreams

• Oona McGee
  Mar 13, 2019

High-quality details make you look like you’ve stepped out of an anime series.

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• (cosplay • Cosplay costume • cosplayers • cute • fashion • Kawaii • maid • maids costume • maids outfit • No. S Project • Village Vanguard)

Sakura Totoro: Official Studio Ghibli merchandise for cherry blossom season 2019

• Oona McGee
  Feb 19, 2019

Enjoy hanami flower viewing with some famous anime wood sprites this year.

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• Japan
• (anime • cherry blossoms • cute • Ghibli • Kawaii • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • sakura • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

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