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Hello Kitty Shinkansen looks set to be cutest Japanese train ever with special kawaii interiors
- Oona McGee
May 19, 2018 - Tweet
JR West has finally revealed what the new bullet train will look like inside.
- Japan
- (bullet train • cute • Fukuoka • Fukuoka Prefecture • Hello Kitty • Japanese trains • Kawaii • Sanrio • shinkansen)
Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train to debut in Japan this summer
- Oona McGee
Mar 15, 2018
The world-famous Sanrio character wants to welcome you onboard her very own high-speed train.
- Japan
- (bullet train • cool japan • Hello Kitty • Japanese trains • JR West • Kawaii • Sanrio • shinkansen • trains)
Kawaii Monster Cafe in Harajuku launches spring menu full of crazy kawaii-ness
- Kay
Mar 12, 2018
The Kawaii Monster Cafe Harajuku has just released a new seasonal spring menu, and it looks like the insanely colorful offerings won’t disappoint!
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2018】Celebrate New Year with Studio Ghibli merchandise from Donguri Kyowakoku
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2018
Totoro from My Neighbour Totoro and Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service are the stars of the show this year.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2018 • Ghibli • Kawaii • Lucky Bag Roundup 2018 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2018 • Studio Ghibli)
Japanese blood donation mascot loses her head at the ski ramp 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Nov 13, 2017
The snowboarding mascot had everyone in stitches after this tumble on the weekend.
- Japan
- (blood donation • cute • Japanese mascots • Kawaii • LOL • mscots • ski • skiing • snow • snowboard • snowboarding • videos • yoyogi park)
Japan’s Ministry of Defense unleashes the power of “Moe Marketing”
- Michelle Hughes
Oct 24, 2016
Are anime girls on aircraft and recruitment posters enough to moe-tivate you to join the Japanese Self Defence Forces?
China’s first suspended railway looks like a panda soaring through the skies
- Michelle Hughes
Oct 11, 2016
Maybe they’ll call it the Panda Express!
Toy Story’s Little Green Men have invaded a popular Tokyo Disney summer treat
- Michelle Hughes
Aug 16, 2016
It’s a limited-time alien takeover!
- Japan
- (food • Kawaii • Tokyo Disney)
Japanese capsule toy vending machine area for women includes Sailor Moon items for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Jul 30, 2016
The “Brilliant Capsule” sales area in Shinjuku is filled with plenty of adorable and ladylike anime goods!
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • capsule toys • cute • fashion • gacha • Kawaii • manga • Sailor Moon • vending machines)
Let Japan’s beloved anime cat keep an eye on the road for you with the Hello Kitty Drive Recorder
- Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2016
It’s the cutest dashboard camera we’ve ever seen!
- Japan
- (cameras • cars • characters • cute • driving • Hello Kitty • Kawaii • Sanrio)
New Yume Twins “Kawaii Monthly Box” from Tokyo ships cute Japanese items worldwide!
- Oona McGee
Jul 25, 2016
Now you can get a monthly supply of cute featuring characters from Sanrio, Neko Atsume, and Sailor Moon, all delivered straight to your door, no matter how far away you live!
- Japan
- (anime • characters • cute • gaming • Gudetama • Hello Kitty • Kawaii • manga • Monster Hunter • neko atsume • Sailor Moon • Sanrio • Tokyo Treat • Yume Twins)
“Cute Japanese girls blowing on hot coffee” immortalised in online photography project
- Evie Nyan
Jul 23, 2016
Cute Japanese girls blowing on your cup of joe? If that’s your thing, this website should be relevant to your interests!
- Japan
- (coffee • cute • girls • Japanese women • Kawaii • photography)
Hello, Hello Kitty Café! It’s about time we got some kawaii here in the US!
- Michelle Hughes
Jul 23, 2016
If this isn’t a good enough reason for you to make your way over to the Golden State, nothing will ever be!
Underwater Knee High Girls appear in new exhibition celebrating soft thighs and kaiju monsters
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2016
Nobody combines classic monsters and knee-high socks like Japan.
- Japan
- (cute girls • girls • Kawaii • knee-high • photography • socks • swimming • tights • underwater)
Adorable kitty stamps for your purr-sonal seal (of approval!)
- Evie Nyan
Jul 8, 2016
Stamp that paperwork in style with these pawesome personalized stamps!
Funko’s Pop! vinyl figure series adds Sailor Moon, more Dragon Ball Z characters
- Anime News Network
Apr 25, 2016
- Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (anime • Kawaii • merch • Sailor Moon • super deformed)
New Twitter trend: High school girls posing in noodle restaurants
- Anime News Network
Apr 18, 2016
The Japanese noodle restaurant chain Marugame Seimen, which specializes in udon (thick wheat noodles), has started a social media marketing campaign targeted at high school-age girls, JK Udon Kawaii (“High School Girls Udon Cute”).
- Culture, Cute, Japan
- (high school • Japanese trend • Kawaii • Noodles • pose)
4 new versions of McDonald’s anime shorts with AKB48 idols streamed
- Anime News Network
Apr 5, 2016
Chūgoku, Kyūshū, Hokkaido, Chūbu/Hokuriku versions streamed.
Mop up your spring sniffles with Rose of Versailles-themed tissues (plus, merchandise range)
- Evie Nyan
Apr 1, 2016
Blowing your nose doesn’t have to be boring! Take advantage of the hayfever season and soak up the snot with these cute, shojo-manga-themed tissues.
- Japan
- (cute • hayfever • Kawaii • manga • rose of versaille • shojo manga • tissues)
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