Parents often stay involved in their children’s lives once they’re adults because they worry about their future. If they are unmarried, it’s not uncommon for…

You may have heard of たい焼き taiyaki cakes. As seen in the image below, these cakes are shaped like sea breams (鯛 tai), considered an…

“Cat now equipped with kayari buta armor!!” This is how Japanese Twitter user and cat-lover ネコランド Nekoland (@NEKOLAND13) prefaced a post that went viral recently….

Masks have long been worn in Japan as a common practice for a variety of reasons, but they’re obviously an everyday necessity these days as…

Kentucky Fried Chicken is celebrating half a century of business in Japan this year. © PR Times, Inc. And as they’ve done since 1984, KFC…

Gogatsu Ningyo(五月人形), literally translated as “May Dolls”, are displayed in Japanese houses in the honor of the household’s newborn sons. Spring comes with many festivals…

A series of stunning images recently posted by architect and photographer Atsushi Kobayashi (@atsushi_k_photo) have been trending lately, and understandably so. Representing a collaboration with…

Over the years, fans of the samurai armor aesthetic have found new accessories to show off their love beyond collecting an expensive ornamental suit with…

We’ve seen samurai armor slowly become a trend in accessories and handbags, most recently with a company that makes samurai armor for cats and dogs,…

If you grew up with a knack for arts and crafts, chances are you’ve made — or at least had a friend who made —…

Last month we introduced the Samurai Armor Hoodies — cozy hoodies realistically made to look like the actual armor worn by Japanese warriors. Well, we…

Let’s face it — we’ll never be able to hang real Japanese samurai armor in our closets, let alone wear them. But we can pretend…

Hoodies are probably the comfiest articles of clothing in the entire world, which is why we end up wearing them as often as we can…