japanese culture

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A cosplayer on Reddit is being praised for their meticulously faithful Dead Space costume—right down to the glowing…

In Japan, bukkake udon is a traditional noodle dish that’s especially popular in the summertime. The word “bukkake”…

After being delayed by technical issues that resulted in a conference call full of screaming Fortnite children, the…

There haven’t been any cosplay conventions in over a year, which sucks! But when life gives you lemons, you can make…

This is Yekaterina Lisina, a bronze medal-winning Olympian with the Russian basketball team, and now model, with…

Japanese whisky isn’t yet one hundred years old. The country set up its first proper whisky distillery in 1923. And…

While the majority of the year was a complete write-off, for obvious reasons, we did actually squeeze a few big…

Meet the Violin Samurai. The YouTuber dresses up as iconic characters in ramshackle costumes and then plays video…

It’s fitting that in a year where traditional shoots and shows are going to be off the table, one of our first…

Currently, anyone in Japan is free to dress as their favorite characters. But it might not stay free for them to do…

Last year at the Fancy Frontier manga and anime expo in Taipei, a Taiwanese cosplayer got in trouble with the law…

The Yokai Watch games are hugely popular in Japan. For good reason, they’re a lot of fun. The third numeric entry…

Anime might be popular in nerd culture, but that doesn't mean people always understand what anime is all about. In…

Godzilla and his atomic breath are one of the most recognizable metaphors for the atomic bombings of WWII—and…