Anyone with an Instagram or YouTube account can become a celebrity these days. And sometimes you don't even need to be human.
In fact, Japan has something of a tradition of turning animals into ...
Starbucks Coffee Japan has teamed up with Hiroshi Fujiwara's fragment design to offer a special series of collaboration cups and instant coffee sets on sale at branches of Starbucks in Japan and ...
Japanese summers are hot -- and we mean seriously hot and humid.
So it's not such a surprise that local innovators have come up with various gadgets to keep cool during the dog days. Our favorites ...
It is now exactly one year to go until the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games open in Tokyo. After a rocky start, including the cancellation of the stadium design and change of logo, preparations are ...
Frozen Beer Slushie Maker
Kirin Ichiban's machine puts an ice cap on your beer and helps keep your beverage cooler for longer!
The Neko Cup (literally "cat cup") is a beach and sandbox sleeping cat sand sculpture toy.
The hollowed-up cup mold, available in white, black, or beige, lets you make sand sculptures of sleeping ...
Since Japan is apparently a nation of workaholics and no one really seems to think this is a problem, railway operator JR East is attempting to meet the demand for spaces for professionals on the go. ...
A few weeks ago we showcased the incredible craftsmanship that transformed a Nissin Cup Noodle packet into a Japanese astronaut figure.
The latest example of this trend we have spotted is this ...
On May 1st, the era name changed in Japan from Heisei to Reiwa when Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as the new emperor.
Unlike the previous changeover of emperor, which was marked by a ...
Mount Fuji Eraser
The Mount Fuji Eraser is a fun and clever way to bring this icon of Japan into your home or work stationery set. As you use the cuboid eraser, the shape of Fuji gradually comes into view and you find yourself holding Japan's most famous peak.
Back in 2010, the Internet briefly went wild about the Potechi no Te and Popcorn no Te, two grabber toys from Takara Tomy that seemed like the perfect tool for coach potatoes too lazy even to pick up ...
Further proof if any was needed that Japanese craftsmanship, especially for things on a smaller scale, is both uncannily good as well as surprisingly inventive.
Following the ship model made from ...
As we write these words, the abdication rituals are underway in Tokyo at the Imperial Palace as Emperor Akihito prepares to step down from his role. This will end the Heisei era and, from May 1st ...
Did you know that Frieza is a businessman? Yes, the Vicious God from the imagination of Akira Toriyama is taking a change in career from battling Goku et al. He is now joining the team at your office ...
Hello Kitty Dog Pants
Japan's most famous cat... on your dog!
Last week we reported on the troubles faced by Fukushima sake in overcoming the reputation of the prefecture's nuclear disaster in 2011.
Here is one novel way to attract new fans to nihonshu. ...
It's now only a few weeks left until the Heisei period ends and a new, as-yet-unnamed era begins when Emperor Akihito abdicates and Crown Prince Naruhito takes the throne.
As such, we are seeing ...
East meets West. Old meets new. These are cliches but it's a fact nonetheless that Japan produces plenty of inventive examples of this intermingling.
We recently reported the release of the ...