Aw, snow Pikachu is so cute! So small. And now, let’s see what he looks like in his evolved snow type. Yikes! This muscle-bound Pikamacho comes courtesy of Japanese Twitter user Haadoken. So, thank him for that. I guess? Here are some more strapping snow sculptures from Haadoken: ハードケン [HK2899] To contact the author of…
Last weekend, the twice yearly Wonder Festival got underway in Chiba, outside Tokyo. There were tons of figurines and statues! You love those, right? Some of these collectibles will be mass produced when they go on sale. Others are super limited edition items. They’re all pretty cool. Have a look (photos courtesy of Senaka Blog,…
If we are going to get technical, it’s not nipple fortune telling. Rather, it’s reading areolas, the area around the nipple. Yes, this actually exists in Japan. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. In Japanese, “areola fortune telling” is called “nyuurin uranai” (乳輪占い). A few years back, magician Eri Koizumi* (pictured,…
True love? Perfect match? Whatever! A commercial for a Chinese dating and matchmaking site thinks you need to stop being so darn picky and marry to please your family. Obviously, people think this is messed up. According to ChinaSmack, the recently aired television commercial for Baihe.com uses the catch phrase “Because of Love, Do Not…
This past weekend, Japan was hit with a snow storm. And like in 2013, people took to the street and created some wonderful snow sculptures. As The Japan Times reports, the heavy snow was the worst Tokyo has seen in 45 years Over a thousand were injured during the storm, and unfortunately, it claimed 11…
Somebody please cut George Washington’s leafy locks! He’s in need of a trim. That is, before things get out of hand. This is the Mount Rushmore replica in Shaping Park in Chongqing, China. The park has been around for years now, and according to website Dale in China, it’s apparently dedicated to the Americans who…
What happens when a symbol of freedom is portrayed in the most liberated way possible? This, apparently. In Japanese, The Statue of Liberty is known as “Jiyuu no Megami Zou” (自由の女神像) or literally “The Statue of the Liberty Goddess.” As in English, the word “jiyuu” (自由) can also refer to “unrestricted” or “as one pleases.”…
And if that wasn’t enough, shoveling snow in front of the Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama. Over the weekend, Japan was hit with a heavy snow storm. Traffic came to a halt. It was hard to get around. Even instant noodles were affected. The above photo was taken over the weekend by Twitter user Kyazupon_z,…
There is a battlefield. And tanks. The multiplayer is local, and you use a wheel controller, a headset, and a monitor. But this is unlike anything else you might’ve seen before. Welcome to the world of real-time remote controlled tank warfare. RC tank battles are held all over the world, but the Panzer Warriors RC…
Junko Suzuki loves cats. For the past forty years, she’s owned feline friends and collected cat memorabilia. She has so many cat-related items that she’s actually turned her Tokyo house into a cat museum. There’s even an entrance fee. Dubbed “Nyanyamoan” (にゃにゃもあん), the museum opened in 2012 and is located on the second floor of…
Iconic manga and anime franchise Patlabor is getting a series of live-action shorts and a feature film. Here’s the trailer for the first short. It looks great. 「THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー」第１章 予告 [The Next Generation Patlabor@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is…
This isn’t the only restaurant with robots. We‘ve seen that However, this Japanese restaurant in Thailand has samurai garb wearing robots. With two locations in Thailand, Hajime features booths with touch-screen displays, which customers use to place their orders. Then robots glide along a track in the middle of the restaurant and bring the food…
This morning, at the Tokyo offices of game developer GeePlus, two employees were injured in a knife attack. Their attacker was a 32 year-old temp worker at the same company. According to NHK, one of the employees was seriously hurt in the shoulder and the side, while the other experienced a minor finger cut. The…
It’s schoolgirls in sailor suits. Make that zombie schoolgirls in sailor suits. Oh, did I mention there’s dancing, too? There is. Namco Bandai’s newest arcade game is called Sailor Zombie: AKB48 Arcade Edition and stars Japan’s biggest girl group AKB48. Gpara reports that the game features seven members, including Yuko Oshima, Mayu Watanabe, and Yuki…
Animals are dangerous, especially wild animals. You do not want to mess with them. This, however, is not a wild animal. Today, at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, an animal escape drill was held. As Twitter users in Japan were quick to point out: The escaped gorilla does not look like a gorilla! It doesn’t…
Chinese money is not very humorous. Nobody pulls out a one hundred yuan note and goes, ha ha ha. Chairman Mao just isn’t a laugh riot. That is, unless anime Attack on Titan is involved. Because then, Chinese money quickly becomes quite amusing. Sina Weibo user Talim recently folded a 100 yuan bill, used some…
You can still walk into music stores in Japan and see albums released on cassettes. I’m not sure which is more amazing: Being able to walk into a music store or being able to buy new music on cassettes. As with the rest of the world, music has gone digital in Japan. There are still…
This month, Häagen-Dazs is releasing two special flavors in Japan to mark its 30th anniversary in the country. And, let me tell you, they look pink. But special Häagen-Dazs flavors are not new to Japan. The anniversary flavors are “Sakura” (which is Japanese for “cherry blossoms”) and “Rose” (which is English for, uh, “rose”). The…
Several of Korea’s hottest musical acts are coming under fire for sexually charged performances. And they’re essentially being told, hey, knock off the sexy! In particular, the groups Girl’s Day, AOA, and Rainbow Blaxxx (a sub-unit of the group Rainbow) are being singled out by the Korean media and commenters online for being “too sexy.”…
Just in case you were worried the country had lost its ability to sculpt amazing snow art, rest easy. It hasn’t. The 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival recently went underway in Hokkaido, Japan. As in the past, there is a “Snow Miku,” featuring the character Hatsune Miku. There’s also a “Miku Dayoo” (“It’s Miku”) snow…
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