Visit Japan’s otaku mecca, and stage giant monster fights in it, without ever leaving the comfort of your living room.
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From towering skyscrapers through to the world’s busiest station, this sprawling Tokyo ward took years to recreate in miniature.
Techniques developed in Kyoto hundreds of years ago make Pikachu as beautiful as he is adorable.
Semi-precious stone accessory maker helps previous boy give a gift to someone very special.
They say seeing is believing, but you’ll want to see it in motion before you decide what to believe.
This Japanese paper craft artist takes used-up, everyday product packaging and turns it into beautiful art.
Once you’re done with your cookies, you can always take a knife to the box and turn it into a beautiful clock tower.
The clock, made by a Chinese TikTok user, lights up and contains intricate overlays of Luffy, his friends and the emblematic anime ship.
A creative and decorative way to reward yourself for your hard work and remind yourself that good things can, and do, happen.
The man who can make knives out of pasta and underwear is back with his most beautiful idea yet.
The future looks bright for this budding artist, who made over 50 of the core PreCure cast out of acrylic beads.
The popular vloggers were forced to apologise after their actions sparked outrage in Japan.
Some Twitter users just want to watch the world burn. Others want their personal vacuum cleaner to have an unnerving cat’s head atop it at all times.
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