Blowing your nose doesn’t have to be boring! Take advantage of the hayfever season and soak up the snot with these cute, shojo-manga-themed tissues.
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Who doesn’t love beer and edamame? But you can’t eat or drink these … because they’re candles!
Maru is becoming an Instagram sensation thanks to the adorable clothes it wears every day.
What better way to start the new school year than with a cake shaped like a Japanese elementary school student’s backpack?
Even Gudetama occasionally cleans up after himself, which is more than we can say about some of our roommates in the past.
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Spice up your breakfast orange juice by letting some of Japan’s freakiest horror characters hang off it.
Complete with pretty layers of vegetables, you won’t ever have to feel guilty about eating these slices of “cake.”
You won’t want to miss your chance to pick up the most recent issue of ViVi for this cute Sailor Moon pouch and mirror set!
Beloved Dutch character Miffy’s themed cafe in Tokyo is now open, and satisfied fans have been sharing pictures of the food that looks every bit as adorably delicious as we’d hoped it would!
Respect the Venusaur, and don’t blink while you’re doing it.
Having 159,000 followers when you’re just eight months old has to be some kind of record, right?
True “good boy” that he is, Jack-kun II is rewarded by his employers with full control to the front door of their business and a badge.
Sure, he could fly down from there, but that’s just what you’d be expecting him to do.
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