Katy Kelly

Katy has been enamored with Japan since she was a kid in Cheshire, England watching Digimon on old VHS tapes. Later, when she got into the Japanese independent music scene, she discovered it was so hard to learn anything about her favorite bands in English that she may as well start studying Japanese. After a year abroad at university in Tokyo she decided to return and work in the Kansai area, where she achieved minor superstardom amongst elementary and middle school students for knowing how to draw Crayon Shin-chan when prompted. In her free time, Katy can be found at home, tracking down the latest chocolate mint additions to stores and studying Japanese while her enormous tuxedo cat tries to smother her. She also does part-time translation for her own benefit, which mostly means researching the minutiae of mobile games or reading manga before anyone can spoil them for her. http://moonlitemuseum.tumblr.com

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Japanese sesame oil brand heats up their PR with love drama starring hot, fragrant, oily boys

Our lovestruck heroine is caught between two gorgeous men whose sweat smells exactly like Kadoya’s sesame oil.

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New cat café Neko Tapi in Kyoto combines bubble tea with beautiful cats!

Sit, sip, and be soothed by tabby cats and tapioca tea.

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Tokyo bento shop famous for jumbo orders offers a meaty sausage lunch for under 1,000 yen

The Internet is still reeling from the amount of oblong meat products they’ve crammed into a single lunch box.

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Cruise Tokyo in comfort for free with Suumo’s cozy taxis, hang out with their fluffy mascot

There are only three of these adorable verdant vehicles out on the streets — flag one down if you get the chance!

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Detective Conan collaborative cafés to open across Japan, will serve drug that turned Conan tiny

Get ready to settle the Case of Your Grumbling Stomach with a spread of character-themed dishes and drinks!

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This classic Japanese candy shop is a trove of nostalgic treats, sends us into the past【Photos】

We found a candy store/Showa-era time capsule in Fukuoka, and took lots of photos of its old-timey delights!

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Japanese kitty sculptor creates a new topical meme figure: a cat in a face-mask

The man who makes memes manifest makes his latest masked masterpiece known.

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Gorgeous Japanese Twitter art depicts the charm of everyday household life…with Pokémon

This talented artist let the sweet escapism of the Pokémon world seep into her real life living space.

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Japanese Valentine’s Day surveys: women likely to succeed at confessing, men split on chocolate

Dating website Matching App University brings us some sentimental survey stats, just in time for the year’s most lovey-dovey holiday.

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Harrowing video sees reckless drivers ignore pedestrian crossing in Japan【Video】

The fact that children are using the crossing doesn’t seem to register to all three of these drivers.

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A cup ramen for Zen Buddhists: New Shindo Ramen Zendo noodles are meat, dairy and egg free

These ascetic noodles taste like soy sauce, and leave out all animal products — as well as the five pungent roots!

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Japanese Twitter breaks down the perfect spot for a first date, and it’s surprisingly cheap

Flummoxed about where to take a prospective partner for the first time in Japan? Twitter, as always, has the answer (well, an answer).

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We get our hands and mouths on Korakuren’s Chocolate and White Chocolate Ramen【Taste Test】

Will Korakuen’s Valentine’s Day ramen leave us lovestruck or lukewarm?

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Japanese fans swept away by Nintendo’s gorgeous new “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” Switch model

The latest themed edition for the Nintendo Switch console has fans hoarding bells frantically for the chance to grab one!

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Fashionista comedian Naomi Watanabe becomes Kate Spade’s first Japanese brand ambassador

The “Japanese Beyoncé” is here to represent Kate Spade’s latest candy-colored Margaux satchels with her patented style and shimmying moves!

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And now, a spot of everyone’s favorite winter sport: Japanese cat curling【Video】

All you need for this sport is a cat and a recently cleaned wooden floor.

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Turn yourself into a dewy-eyed manga heroine with Kate Tokyo’s “Manga-Genic” eyeliner set

Cosplayers and casuals alike can look as cute as a comic book character!

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Japanese public phones are immortalized in this utterly perfect miniature model

This capsule toy model of a Japanese public telephone got a great reception on Twitter!

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Elementary student asks Nintendo when the new Animal Crossing comes out, gets a letter in reply

This little girl is frantically waiting for Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch… Sounds like a job for Nintendo’s legendary customer service!

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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.

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