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If you guessed the prank is that the model in this picture is actually a man, he makes no secret about that, and the real trick is something else.

Internet, Japan
(April Fools' Day • crossdressing • cute • fashion • gender • genderless • Instagram • model • Yutaro)

It’s selfie time! Mr. Sato wins our hearts with Instagram poses popular among Japanese women

Koh Ruide
Feb 7, 2018

Our crack reporter gained a handful of fans for his efforts, might have driven away more.

Japan
(cool • handsome • Instagram • model • Mr. Sato • selfie • social media)

Meow! Japanese Internet comes together to appreciate “artfully” posed nude cat photos

Richard Simmonds
Aug 5, 2017

At long last, photogenic kitty pics that are SFW.

Japan
(art • cats • funny • Instagram • Japan • model • photos • strange • twitter • weird)

Malaysian man pays over US$46,000 to look like Final Fantasy’s Squall Leonhart【Photos】

Richard Simmonds
Jul 20, 2017

A shed-load of plastic surgery and cosmetic products later, the model looks (a bit) like his Final Fantasy VIII video game mercenary inspiration.

SE Asia
(FFVIII • Final Fantasy • model • Musa • plastic surgery • Squall Leonhart)

“Animals as Art” releases incredibly realistic, life-size polar bear figures 【Video】

Shannon McNaught
Jan 15, 2017

Trick your friends into thinking that you own an actual polar bear, all while supporting WWF.

Japan
(animals • lifesize figure • model • polar bear • realistic)

Catalogue featuring only “ugly” hair models helps us feel less awkward at the salon

Evie Nyan
Oct 27, 2015

Hands up everyone who hates getting a hair cut! The awkward small talk; the staring at your own mush in a mirror for an hour or more; feeling the need to pretend you love your finished cut even when you’re actually going to put a hat on the second you leave the salon—it’s all too much to bear sometimes.

While some people manage to have fun at the salon, others find it difficult simply communicating to their stylist the look they want. Sure, you could just take a cutout from a magazine with you, but what if the person in the photo is so much better-looking than you are? Cringe!

Luckily, the “Busa hair” (lit. “ugly hair”) catalogue—which features only less-than-good-looking hair models—is here to save you some embarrassment the next time you go for a trim!

Japan
(busa hair • hair • model • salon • ugly • wtf)

Thai-American model born without legs smashes beauty standards: “I don’t need legs to feel sexy.”

Scott Wilson
Oct 7, 2015

Different cultures may have different beauty standards, but one beauty requirement that was thought to be universal in the world of modelling is having a set of long, shapely legs.

But now even that idea is being challenged. Thai-born model Kanya Sesser was born without legs, but she hasn’t let that hold her back. She currently works as a lingerie model, and she’s transforming people’s notions about what it means to be “beautiful” all over the world.

USA
(beauty contest • beauty standards • inspirational • lingerie • model • skateboarding)

Plastic model based on Hayao Miyazaki’s as-yet unreleased manga “Teppo Samurai” goes on sale

Krista Rogers
May 20, 2015

Since Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli fame announced his retirement in September 2013, many fans worldwide were left wondering what the prolific director – known to be a notoriously hard-worker – would be doing with all his free time. If you’re one of those people, listen up, because we’ve got some good news and bad news.

First, the bad news–one of Miyazaki’s first new projects post-retirement, a manga series titled Teppō Samurai (鉄砲侍/”Matchlock Samurai”), is currently stuck in indefinite limbo. But here’s the good news–a plastic figure modeled on the titular character has already been released, even without the manga being completed.

Japan
(figure • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • model • Shizuoka Hobby Show • Teppo Samurai)

Pay to have a cute girl squeeze your rice balls at “Galmusu”, Akihabara’s onigiri idol cafe!

Evie Nyan
Apr 23, 2015

Onigiri are the perfect Japanese snack food. Portable and (generally speaking) healthy, they consist of a small ball or triangle of rice containing one of a huge variety of fillings, wrapped in seaweed or coated with some kind of seasoning. While most of the onigiri you can buy at convenience stores here in Japan are probably filled and shaped by machine, it’s traditional to roll ’em yourselves by making a squeezing motion with your hands. And now you can combine your love of onigiri with your love of cute idol girls by heading down to “Galmusu”, a new cafe where, for a small fee, a cutie will squeeze your rice balls for you right in front of your eyes!

We sent one of our Japanese reporters to investigate this new form of edible performance art!

Oh, but before you read on, we should probably mention one thing: our reporter usually can’t stand anyone handling his food…

Internet, Japan
(Akihabara • cafe • culture • cute • Japanese food • Kawaii • maid cafe • model • onigiri)

Eat like a supermodel with Rola’s Apple and Avocado Dishes 【Recipe】

Master Blaster
Apr 16, 2015

One of Japanese most popular TV personalities is Rola, a fashion model of mixed Bengali, Japanese, and Russian descent. If you live in Japan you’ve undoubtedly seen her on TV or billboard advertisements numerous times. But who knew she was also harboring delicious and easy recipes?

Not only are they stylish looking but Rola’s Apple Fried in Coconut Oil and Avocado Scrambled Egg Toast and surprisingly simple to make…so we did. But can we really trust a model when it comes to delectable home cooking?