Life goes on despite COVID-19: Penguins born at Sumida Aquarium!
With the world being ravaged by COVID-19 – businesses closed, the streets lying empty and with the death tolls rising – seeing new life thrive…
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Japan’s most famous penguin and brush craftsmen team up for penguin makeup brushes
Known for its traditional handmade crafting of brushes used in calligraphy and cosmetics, the city of Kumano in Hiroshima is sometimes called the “capital of…
Video Shows Penguin’s Reaction to Seeing Japanese Cherry Blossom for the First Time
Every cherry blossom season in Japan we get not just beautiful scenery, but some pretty precious animal and sakura interactions too (like this shiba inu…
Evolving Penguin Plushie Goes From Egg To King But Stays Cuddly All The Time
Japanese retailer Felissimo‘s YOU+MORE! series (a play on the pronunciation of “humor” in Japanese) has a habit of releasing bizarre pouches and stuffed animals, as…
Anime Fan Is Now Reporting From Antarctica, Furthest Anime Pilgrimage Site On Earth
An acclaimed anime with a far-away setting A Place Further than the Universe or as it is known in Japanese, Sora yori mo Tōi Basho…
Japanese Artist Illustrates Gigantic Animals Comforting Humans In Hard Times To Warm Your Heart
Most people seem to only refer to spirit animals when watching a viral video of a particularly lazy pug or hungry otter, but Japanese illustrator…
Get Up Close and Personal with Penguins on Japanese Trainline
Have you ever thought your morning commute could be improved by the pitter patter of tiny penguin feet? The Kintetsu train line and Shima Marineland…
Japan’s New Enema Mascot Can’t Wait To Try Herself Out On You
Japan has a great love for yuru-kyara, or yuru-characters (“”gentle characters”) in the form of mascots. So much that they hold an annual contest to…
The Amazing Pop-Up Penguin Bomb And How To Make It
People in Japan have been buzzing with simple amazement and jealousy ever since Twitter user phil0x0 off this cool video demonstrating the quick pop-up action…
Dumped By His Girlfriend, Penguin Falls In Love With Anime Cardboard Cutout
You may remember Grape (great name, btw), an adorable and seemingly confused Humboldt Penguin living at the Tobu Zoo in Saitama prefecture. The story seemed…
Hokkaido Aquarium’s Penguin Show Is Absolute Chaos
Despite the controversies that surround them, animal shows still remain as one of the most popular events at aquariums all over the world. The reality…
Japan’s Christmas Penguin March Park Is The Cutest Way To Spend The Holidays
In Japan, ringing in the New Year is considered the primary Winter time holiday, with Christmas taking a bit of a backseat. That doesn’t mean…
These Penguins Were On The Verge Of Escape, But Footprints
If you don’t want your penguins to get any “ideas,” you probably wouldn’t want to show them Penguins Of Madagascar, just to be safe. Undoubtedly…