Buff bear bread Ran (@konel_bread) is a bread artist who teaches baking classes and creates various original designs of sweet and savory breads. She’s most…

It’s December already, and the temperature is getting lower. In the northern areas of Japan, it already started snowing, and more people opt for hot…

In the last few years, game meats have become quite popular in Japan. With winter approaching, Shinjuku san-chome restaurant Pan to Sākasu (パンとサーカス Bread and…

The kawaii culture (or “cuteness culture”) in Japan is so entrenched in the country that shops and restaurants are constantly finding ways to make their…

Children’s Day is a holiday in Japan when people celebrate children’s happiness and wish them good health. Taking place every May 5th, it’s not uncommon…

(Updated on 3/7/19 for Spring version) If he wasn’t sweet enough already, San-X’s ever-popular character, the perennially relaxed and laid-back bear Rilakkuma, is going to…

You’d never see a bear getting attacked by a herd of rabbits in the wild, but at Kahoku Children’s Zoo in Yamagata Prefecture, the tables…

Japanese online retailer of cutesy home-decor and personal goods Felissimo had a huge success with their children’s sleeping bags based off of popular picture book…

Kumasan No Attaka Shiruko (Mr. Bear’s Warm Red Bean Soup) is a cute, bear-shaped version of one of Japan’s traditional sweet soups. Known as oshiruko,…

If you’re sick of people interrupting your sleep, this new sleeping bag will make sure you’re protected from any pesky visitors (unless you’re sleeping out…

Maria Williamson (26) was sitting inside her car in Mobile, Alabama, waiting out a red light when somebody approached her vehicle and shot her in…