Ever since 1987, Japanese bra maker Triumph International Japan has released a concept bra inspired by something topical twice a year. What with everything that has happened this year, you might ...
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This is definitely the gray zone between cosplay and cosme. Japan's latest awesome face pack innovation is the Osamu Tezuka Face Pack. This time the skin-care mask transforms you into two ...
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Border Shirtsizer is a new type of musical instrument gadget that films the stripes on a shirt with a video camera and then converts the lines into sounds. The "player" stands in front of the camera ...
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While the Tokyo Motor Show is traditionally the event of the year to show off new cars, automobile makers also love to present their latest concepts and other mobility-themed ...
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If you thought the SpongeBob SquarePant and Yummy Mart was bizarre enough, wait till you see this. Yummy Mart's latest branded clothing line is Coca-Cola. The five items -- including a bra ...
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Pet-owners, rejoice! Japan's most innovative pet products brand Unihabitat has heard your prayers. The Mewgaroo Hoodie is part cosplay, part pet clothes for owners. It features a unique ...
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Sanrio are the most successful participant in Japan's enormous character industry, not least since they gave the world Hello Kitty. But they aren't happy to rest on the laurels of profits pouring ...
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It's not long until Halloween. Every year Shibuya transforms into a veritable smorgasbord of youngsters in wildly vibrant costumes, invading Scramble Crossing and Center Gai. But how about a ...
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Feline-themed board game and ornaments
The Damegi Suit may very well be the ultimate clothing item for lazy folk who want to lounge around at home all day long. The fleece-style pajamas, whose name means "no-good wear", covers your ...
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Japan is on the cusp of going all-out Godzilla crazy. First Godzilla arrived on top of a hotel in Kabukicho, Shinjuku Now we have been tantalized with the bare bones of a website for the ...
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Japan has a love for pets that manifests itself in ways that are almost always cute but also often bizarre. And so you get all manner of cat and dog fashion, plus genuinely inventive and clever ...
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Okay, fanboys, calm yourselves. Imagine two of the coolest things guys tend to get excited about: Star Wars and Japan's Warring States (Sengoku) Period. Combine them -- and you have something ...
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KDDI is developing a new series of projects engaging with the Internet of Things. The first results are two home interior items sold through its au WALLET Market arm from late October. The ...
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The Furoshiki Shoes are just brilliant: a combination of old and new in the very best sort of way. These wrap-around sole footwear are designed by Masaya Hashimoto for Italian brand Vibram, ...
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In April, the Internet got excited when ANA announced a R2-D2-themed airplane. Well, the fleet is expanding. ANA has announced two new plane designs. One features the new character BB-8, who will ...
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