What do you do when you want a Lamborghini but can’t afford one? You make one out of cardboard!
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Hello Kitty’s parent company launches Twitter account for group of five beautiful boys who love Sanrio characters (and their merchandise).
Police were luckily able to return all the fighters to Adventure Mode before any serious injuries were sustained.
Thanks to years of espionage and international intrigue, Hattifatteners and Snufkin were first brought to Japan.
We always thought basic math principles were useful, but who knew they could be funny too?
Who says sumo wrestlers can’t be sexy?
This is surely only the beginning. We must immortalize the defiant dog’s face in every product we can possibly imagine.
One mother brought a smile to Japanese netizens’ faces after mixing up Dale from Chip n’ Dale with a famous Hollywood actor.
Comic Con, a festival of pop culture and entertainment, will be coming to Tokyo next year, and they’ve already put on a huge announcement bash!
We asked Japanese people to tell us the things foreigners say or think about Japan that really gets their goat—and they were happy to oblige! How many of these faux pas are you guilty of?
Sliced ham? Sliced cheese? Sorry, but sliced chocolate is about to make everything else you can put on bread seem like chopped liver in comparison.
Tourism association makes change in response to complaints that original poster was inappropriate.
In terms of pronunciation Japanese is surprisingly easy to get to grips with, but some words can be real tongue-tanglers! Here are 10 of the worst!
If you’ve got the time and dedication, here’s one clever way to recycle your old analog TV monitor!
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