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Catch the Star Wars Chill: We check out the amazing R2-D2™ Moving Refrigerator in person!【Video】

Kay
Nov 24, 2015
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Remember the awesome, super-expensive R2-D2™ Moving Refrigerator we reported on last month? Well, we recently went to see an actual model on display!

Japan
(AQUA • films • fridge • Haier Asia • movies • moving refrigerator • photos • R2-D2 • Star Wars • tech • video)

Star Wars X-wing fighter docks at Singapore airport, travelers encouraged to sit in its cockpit

Casey Baseel
Nov 18, 2015

If you ever thought you’d have to go to a galaxy far, far away to sit in the cockpit of a Star Wars X-wing fighter, you were wrong. All you have to do is go to Singapore.

Japan
(airports • cosplay • Singapore • Star Wars • The Force Awakens • travel • video • X-wing)

EXO calls on the Force in their new Star Wars tie-in single【Video】

Jamie Koide
Nov 14, 2015

With just over a month until Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters, Star Wars fever has taken the world by storm, and Korea is no exception! K-pop group EXO has recorded a tie-in single, named “Lightsaber”, for the Korean release of the film, and a music video for the song was released on YouTube earlier this week. As you may expect, it quickly went viral, reaching almost two million views in the last few days.

Internet, Korea
(collaboration • Disney • EXO • Hollywood movies • K-pop • lightsaber • MV • Star Wars • YouTube)

A ‘Star Wars’-themed jet is flying across the world — here’s what it looks like inside

BUSINESS INSIDER
Nov 14, 2015

Japanese airlines All Nippon Airways (ANA) has teamed up with Disney to create an in-air experience that’s perfect for the ultimate “Star Wars” fan.

Covered in an R2-D2-like designs and a “Star Wars” logo on the outside, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft also has some fun galactic details inside, such as customized headrests, cups, and lighting. While in the air, passengers can even stream all six of the currently released “Star Wars” films.

Japan
(All Nippon Airways • ANA • cosplay • Japan • photos • Star Wars • Star Wars planbe)

New Star Wars home collection from Japanese manufacturer brings the Force to interior decorating

Oona McGee
Nov 13, 2015

If you’ve ever wanted to fill your house with Star Wars furnishings, now you can, thanks to the Star Wars/Premium Home Collection from Japanese furniture manufacturer IDC Otsuka.

The 150-piece plus collection includes cushions, rugs, tableware, ukiyo-e woodblock prints, coat hangers, and even a variety of bobbly-headed Japanese kokeshi dolls.

Japan
(furnishings • furniture • home decor • merchandise • movies • Star Wars)

Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction is now open at Tokyo Disneyland!

Krista Rogers
Nov 2, 2015

It’s been a long time coming, but Star Wars fans will soon get to see the seventh installment in the long-running franchise when Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters next month. While waiting for the theatrical release, fans living in Tokyo can experience the thrill of the series firsthand by venturing over to Tokyo Disneyland, where the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction is now open to the public!

Japan
(rides • Star Tours • Star Wars • theme parks • Tokyo • Tokyo Disneyland)

May the Chill be with you — with the $10,000 moving, life-size R2-D2 refrigerator!

Kay
Oct 30, 2015

With the release of Star Wars Episode VII less than two months away, fans (and merchandise manufacturers) are naturally hyper-excited about the myriad Star Wars related gadgets, as well as foods and drinks, that are hitting the market around the world.

Now, it looks like we may have found the ultimate collector’s item for Star Wars fans. It’s cute, it beeps, it’s a limited edition made-to-order item and best of all, it can bring you a cold can of beer—it’s the life-size, moving R2-D2 refrigerator, and it can be yours for a cool US$9,000!

Global, Japan
(cool gadgets • fridge • life-size • R2-D2 • Refrigerator • remote control • Star Wars)

Hold the Force in the palm of your hand with limited edition Star Wars plushies from Takara Tomy

Oona McGee
Oct 29, 2015

Japan is really putting on a show for the upcoming release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie. From cute, bite-sized character sweets to samurai figurines and even a special train, welcome celebrations in the Land of the Rising sun are proving to be the best this side of the galaxy.

Fortunately for us, the special releases just keep on coming. And now, Takara Tomy Arts have joined the party by metamorphosing our favourite characters into adorable plush toys that are small enough to sit in the palm of your hand!

Japan
(Darth Vader • plushies • Star Wars • Takara Tomy Arts • toys • yoda)

Japan mourns the loss of legendary illustrator Noriyoshi Ohrai

Oona McGee
Oct 28, 2015

It has been announced that Noriyoshi Ohrai—the Japanese illustrator best known for producing remarkable poster art for Metal Gear Solid as well as for films including the Godzilla series and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back—passed away from pneumonia yesterday morning at the age of 79.

With a career spanning over half a century and an impressive portfolio of artworks for novels, games and well-known international movie releases, fans around the world are mourning the loss of a great talent and taking a look back at his extraordinary body of work.

Japan
(art • games • Godzilla • Konami • Metal Gear Solid • movies • poster art • Star Wars)

Halloween parade invaded by the Dark Side with marching band stromtroopers and Star Wars floats

Preston Phro
Oct 26, 2015

Kawasaki Halloween is one of the largest Halloween celebrations in Japan, with numerous events towards the end of the month. Of course, the main draw is the parade, which was held just this past Sunday.

But this year’s parade featured something special, with cosplayers dressed as their favorite Star Wars characters. The Aomori Star Wars nebuta floats were even there, making their first appearance in the Kanto area! But the perhaps the coolest part was the stormtrooper marching band! Check out all the awesome photos below!

Internet, Japan
(Kawasaki Halloween Parade 2015 • Marching band • Nebuta • Star Wars • stormtroopers)

Travel from Kansai Airport to Osaka aboard the Star Wars: The Force Awakens express

Oona McGee
Oct 22, 2015

The Limited Express Rapi:t that shuttles passengers back and forth between Kansai Airport and Namba Station in Osaka has been offering some fun rides lately. The train’s distinctive deep blue exterior was given a red makeover last year in a Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn promotion and it even received its own superhero earlier this year.

Now passengers are in for another treat with news of the train’s next big adventure: as a jet-black ambassador for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens enterprise. With awesome interior and exterior details, including a wrap that features all the new characters from the upcoming movie, this is bound to be a welcome sight for visitors landing at the airport from November this year.

Japan
(Kansai International Airport • movies • Osaka • Star Wars • trains)

Limited edition Star Wars sweets are the cutest collection of edible characters in the galaxy

Oona McGee
Oct 22, 2015

Star Wars fans in Japan have to be the luckiest group of Padawans on the planet. From samurai figurines to cup clingers to ukiyo-e woodblock-style covers, limited-edition releases in the Land of the Rising Sun are blessed with extraordinary details that can’t be found anywhere else in the galaxy.

Now it’s time for Japanese confectionery chain Ginza Cozy Corner to weigh in on the celebrations, with a stunning lineup of cakes, tarts and limited edition tins that feature some of the cutest characters from the movie alongside some edible dark foes. We’ll need to summon up every ounce of the force within to bite into these because these are the most amazing sweets we’ve ever seen!

Japan
(cakes • films • Ginza Cozy Corner • Star Wars • sweets)

Star Wars cup clingers may or may not use the Force to hang on the rim of your glass

KK Miller
Oct 18, 2015

When you are kicking back in the theater on December 18 with a big bag of popcorn in one hand and a tall drink in the other, there’s only one thing you’ll be missing: appropriately themed cup clingers that will level up your movie game from Padawan to a Jedi Knight.

Japan
(Boba Fett • cup clinger • Darth Vader • Star Wars • Village Vanguard)

Buy this Star Wars PC featuring Darth Vader’s ugly mug, impress your nerdy friends

Evie Nyan
Oct 17, 2015

Since Star Wars fans tend to be a pretty die-hard bunch, it’s probably not a wise idea to openly express apathy towards the franchise whilst in the presence of the same. Since you’re reading this, you’re probably a bit of a Star Wars nerd – and that’s totally fine! But it’s also surely okay that, while I think I saw the original trilogy at some point in my childhood, they never really made a lasting impact on me. All I recall are some furry things, Harrison Ford looking suave, and Darth Vader’s creepy death mask.

But if you are one of those til-the-death Star Wars fans (what do they call you, anyway? Star Warians? Where’s your catchy collective noun?), then you’ll surely be drooling over this new fancy-schmancy Star Wars laptop from HP, featuring none other than the big cheese himself.

Japan
(cool • Darth Vader • laptop • Star Wars)

Get a taste of the Force with these two new Mets drinks from Kirin!

Kay
Oct 12, 2015

Here in Japan, people are just as excited about the new Star Wars movie coming out in December as the rest of the world. (Yes, this writer is all geared up to go see Episode VII in warm and comfy Darth Vader UGG boots come December.) People are so excited, in fact, that Kirin is releasing two Star Wars-themed carbonated drinks next month! Star Wars fans in Japan will be delighted to hear that the major Japanese beverage manufacturer is collaborating with the movie franchise in releasing the “Kirin Mets Red Force” and “Kirin Mets Blue Force” on November 10, and we think the concept behind the drinks is actually quite cool!

Japan
(beverage • Jedi • Kirin Mets • Star Wars)

Captain Phasma figure is the perfect way to get ready for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

KK Miller
Oct 1, 2015

Star Wars fans have been blessed recently with a veritable Imperial March of fantastic toys. Many fans dream of possessing the coolest, best action figure out there and Bandai has been making it pretty hard to choose just one. They’ve made the choice a little more difficult with their newest toy now, however, which is modeled on a new character from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Move over Fett clones, the troopers have a new captain in town. Fall in line for Captain Phasma.

Internet, Japan
(Captain Phasma • figures • S.H. Figuarts • Star Wars • Tamashii • toys)

If Darth Vader owned an iPhone, he’d probably keep it in a stunning wooden ukiyoe Star Wars case

Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2015

There’s always been a strong connection between Japan and the George Lucas-helmed Star Wars franchise. From the samurai-influenced Darth Vader and Stormtrooper costume designs through to the film’s storyline, which borrows heavily from Akira Kurosawa’s 1958 film Hidden Fortress, Lucas himself is the first to admit he owes a lot of his creative inspiration to the Land of the Rising Sun.

So it’s nice to see that Japan is reciprocating the love with a number of Star Wars creations of their own. From samurai-styled figurines to ukiyo-e woodblock prints, these Japanese-styled homages to the epic American film franchise are the perfect way to get ready for the December 18 release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And now you can carry the force wherever you go, with a gorgeous wooden iPhone 6 case that’s so beautiful even a Sith Lord would stand in line to buy one.

Japan
(art • Darth Vader • design • George Lucas • iPhone • movies • Star Wars • ukiyoe)

Chewbacca and Darth Vader show up in the mountains of Japan thanks to cosplaying outdoorsman

Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2015

There are certain things you expect to find when hiking through the mountains of Japan, like towering waterfalls, serene temples, and little stands selling soba noodles and dumplings. If you’re lucky, you might even run into some of those awesome hot-spring bathing monkeys.

And if you’re really lucky, you’ll bump into Chewbacca and Darth Vader if you happen to be on the same trail as this cosplayer and his awesome outfits.

Japan
(cosplay • crazy • funny • hiking • Star Wars • travel)

Fourth-generation ikebana artist displays mastery of the Force with amazing new lightsaber rings

Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2015

The world of custom jewellery has been impressing us lately, with Evangelion couples’ rings and designs based on Pokémon, The Legend of Zelda and even Sailor Moon.

Now it’s time to turn our attention to a galaxy far, far away, where lovers can carry the force on their fingers with matching Star Wars rings featuring gorgeous lightsaber details.

Japan, USA
(jewellery • jewelry • lightsaber • movies • rings • Star Wars)

Star Wars is going back to its sand roots in Tottori Prefecture with massive sand sculpture

KK Miller
Sep 15, 2015

Everything in Japan is coming up Star Wars right now. There was the amazing snow sculpture at the Sapporo Snow Festival in February, the stunning rice field art in July, beautiful Nebuta festival floats in August, and of course those amazing Samurai Star Wars figures that are about to go on sale. A new hope has risen for fans as this will be the first time in 10 years that Jedi Masters and our favorite droids will grace the big screen.

Another city in Japan has decided to strike back with a Force-inspired exhibit in the only place in the country that could match up to the desert planet of Tatooine. In the sand dunes of Tottori, a massive Star Wars sand sculpture is going to be erected. A return of the giant sculptures, if you will.