Last year, a new life-sized Godzilla was announced for Japan. Let’s check-in and see how it’s doing.
When PlayStation 5 pre-orders started on Amazon Japan, the hardware sold out immediately. Then, the scalpers moved…
You know meat buns? In Japanese, they’re called nikuman (meat bun) or butaman (pork bun). There are other non-meat…
Debuting in 1997, One Piece has gone on to become the most successful manga ever. And this year, it’s getting a…
Some of the greatest games ever developed were made in Japan. The institutional know-how and skills are there. But…
YouTuber Mirror Panel-3 spent four years creating an anime on Flipnote Studio 3D for the Nintendo 3DS.
Twitter user Granicoph, a 3D modeler based in Tokyo, has created impressive 3D models of Nausicaä of the Valley of…
This week Microsoft showed off the Xbox Series X and S, and revealed the next-gen consoles’ price tags. So how has…
When people in Japan buy masks, then typically shop at drug stores, purchasing disposable ones. But increasingly,…
The Mimaru hotel chain has locations in Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. While most of its rooms are apartment-type hotel…
This year sucks. 2021 will hopefully be better, but Tetsuya Nomura has his eye on 2022. It’s a big milestone in the…
In Super Mario 64, the Backwards Long Jump trick has been used to refer to a glitch that’s known in Japan as Ketsu…
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s former Defense Minister, is in the running to become the country’s next Prime Minister. This…
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The Japanese town that replaced humans with...scarecrows. YouTuber Tokyo Lens went to Nagoro Village in South-Western Japan. The town, with its decreasing population, is filled with around 300 handmade scarecrows, with each representing a real individual.
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One of the most iconic symbols of Osaka is the fugu (blowfish) paper lantern that hangs over the city’s Shinsekai…