January, 2020 (Page 5)

We test the cleaning power of the miniature washing machine from 100 yen shop Daiso

How well does this tiny washing machine from Daiso work? We give it a spin to find out.

Read More

According to this encyclopedia of Japanese otaku fashion, which one are you?

Are you the one in a shirt from junior school, the who wears an all-black outfit, or someone else?

Read More

Getting married or having a kid? Then into the flames you go!

Read More

Video surfaces of Mr. Sato’s days as an alternative rock bassist and amateur animator

He was apparently a big Degrassi fan too judging by his clothes.

Read More

“At this point, does it still count as clothing?”

Read More

Nara City apologises after employee jumps from platform to platform across railway tracks【Video】

Dangerous stunt by Japanese civil servant gets slammed online.

Read More

Perfect otaku gear: New hanging file case cover display merch for sale and trade at conventions

The case cover hangs from the neck which frees up your hands to trade, display, or easily stow your favorite character goods

Read More

Japanese boy’s real-world ninja animation on train warms hearts around the world【Video】

Little shadow warrior performs superhuman feats with his own shadow warrior.

Read More

Foreign travelers now spend more money in Japan than ever before, surprise country at top of list

Neither Chinese nor American tourists spent the most per person in Japan last year.

Read More

We ride Bridgestone’s new TB1e electric bike over 80 miles in Japan, barely wear down the battery

Even Bridgestone themselves were stunned at how much juice our Japanese-language reporter got out of this bike.

Read More

Mother of Kyoto Animation artst who died in arson wants on-site memorial, residents opposed

“I want them to build a monument. Not in some other place, but in the same place where the studio was.”

Read More

Pokémon collaborates with designers to sell cute merch at select ASOKO stores in Japan【Photos】

These conversation-starters range from tote bags to food containers to umbrellas.

Read More

Moving life-size Gundam statue’s debut date, new home in Japan announced【Video】

After leaving Tokyo, the original life-size Gundam is establishing a new base in another major Japanese city.

Read More

Tokyo man arrested for abandoning father’s remains in a subway station men’s room

That probably wasn’t mentioned in the will.

Read More

Studio Ghibli grants streaming rights to Netflix, but anime fans in three key countries left out

190 reasons to be happy, and three to be sad..

Read More

Cafe offers a beautiful way to start your day.

Read More

“Sweet pleasure for your mouth” with a play on the word for penis in Japanese. 

Read More

Newest, final short in the Gundam vs. Hello Kitty Project has Amuro and Kitty join forces【Video】

We also see exactly how Hello Kitty would attack if she were a Gundam: very, very cutely.

Read More

HALOP: The Japanese huggy pillow for people who already have a human boyfriend/girlfriend

A new kind of dakimakura designed to provide fantasies that are actually based in reality.

Read More

Japanese politeness is a myth: One person’s tale strikes a chord with people around the country

There’s one place in particular where Japanese people aren’t just not polite, they’re downright rude.

Read More

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12