Have you ever looked at a vending machine in Japan and had no idea what the strange, kanji-labelled drinks were? Now there’s a new interactive service that will explain everything for you!
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Now you can enjoy a vacation in cool anime style with Sailor Moon travel accessories in six character designs.
One YouTube vlogger explores some of the greatest tech Shenzhen, home to what many consider to be the world’s best electronics market, has to offer.
Check out this unbelievably simple yet detailed “three paper cup One-Punch Man cartoon art!”
These holiday greeting cards from Japan are so cool you have to see them to believe they’re real.
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Video showing the making of new PlayStation game’s commercials goes behind the scenes, and under the water, of cosplay.
Ever wondered where Bruce Wayne would crash during a visit to Tokyo? You’d find him here in the Bat Cave, of course, and now you can stay here too!
Experience the samurai spirit first-hand with original swords and armour at the recently opened Samurai Museum.
Ditch the dining room table and sit at a Japanese-style one with a heater, like at this ingenious Tokyo restaurant.
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.
If you’ve got the time and dedication, here’s one clever way to recycle your old analog TV monitor!
Both foreigners and Japanese folks agree, Calbee’s new cola-flavored chips are a big win. But you’ll have to be pretty lucky to get some for yourself!
In a short, short time from now, this awesome Star Wars lantern could be in a room very, very close to you.
Or should that be awesomely eerie?
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