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Japanese bookstore and oddity shop Village Vanguard has been having a lot of fun with “hyper-realistic” goods lately, with everything from giant anime masks to…
You can’t say Japan hasn’t tried when it comes to creative alternatives to standard bedding. A head bed that lets you pretend that Kirby is…
It’s no surprise that with the Netflix release of mega popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, we’ve been seeing a string of all new Evangelion…
More and more overseas tourists are visiting Japan every year. Naturally this results in many culture shocks and humorous misunderstandings which get shared on social…
Between super realistic “girlfriend hand” iPhone cases and AR simulated Pocky anime boyfriends, Japan has plenty of options for those in need of substitutes for…
Osaka’s reputation as the Japanese food capital stems from its delicious street food, and king among that may be the region’s soul food–takoyaki. Sometimes translated…
If you’ve ever been to a Japanese convenience store or bakery, you’ll quickly understand that Japan loves bread. But Japan especially loves shokupan, fluffy white…
Like many who watched Detective Pikachu, Japanese Twitter user Montomi (@shigemochi_kun) left the theater wishing for their very own world-class detective Pokemon to have adventures…
Anime characters taking up promotional duties in Japan isn’t exactly a new concept, as Luffy, Naruto, Goku, and others were officially named ambassadors for the…
When R&K Japan and Taiwanese goods retailer teamed up to mix traditional glass artistry with adorable pet aesthetics, tables around the world got a lot…
Cats might be united in their quirky cute nature, but it seems like each and every feline has their own unique habit or trait that…
Ocean Teabag has recently teamed up with bookstore and oddity shop Village Vanguard for a series of animal-inspired teabags, ranging from creepy giant isopods, jellyfish,…
Cats and hedgehogs don’t seem like the most natural of roommates, but @tikuwamaru0728‘s two pets seemed to have formed a literal “touch and go” friendship….
You don’t have to peruse Japanese online retailer Felissimo’s YOU+MORE! series (a play on the pronunciation of “humor” in Japanese) that long to find out…
Japanese Twitter user and floral artist inori（@kusabanaasobi）has a hobby of crafting decorations and animal figures out of plants. While she has quite a few fascinating…