The Japanese convenience chain store Lawson has teamed up with Evangelion for special ATMs that were meant to coincide with the movie Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time coming out in theaters. The movie’s debut has been held up because of COVID, but Lawson is …Read more »
Last year the Tokyo arcade Taito Station Fuchi Kururu won the Guinness World Record for having the most crane games in a single place, with an astonishing 454 crane games in their establishment. But 2021 is a new year, and Taito Station Fuchi Kururu already …Read more »
Japan’s recent State of Emergency declaration, which expanded and also includes Osaka and additional areas as of January 13, means that Universal Studios Japan and other parks must abide by the rules. That also means that the planned February 4 opening of Super Nintendo World …Read more »
The Japanese man known on Twitter as Yukidaruma Shokunin Toshinyan doesn’t just play in the snow — he makes amazing art in the snow. In fact, his name in English is “Snowman Artist Toshinyan.” In the past few weeks he’s been pretty busy making snow …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has been showing off Hayao Miyazaki’s hands — the hands that have drawn and written so many things that have made so many people happy. First up is Miyazaki’s hand on his latest book.
Hatsune Miku has been busy in the fight against COVID, but fans want more for her. The Okadama Airport is thinking about ways to build up its business, and it might just change its name to the Hatsune Miku Airport. The Okadama Airport is located …Read more »
What’s a way to celebrate the upcoming Tokyo Olympics that merges both Japanese history and modern Japanese pop culture, while also working to bring countries together and educate people about them? If you said, “Personify country flags as anime samurai characters,” you got it. “World …Read more »
In Japan, they really love cats. So it was really no surprise when Japanese company AmiAmi came out with figurines of the main Naruto cast as felines. They even have a cute name — “Nyaruto” — because in Japanese “nya” is the onomatopoeia for the …Read more »
In December we got our first glimpses into wedding planning company Arc en Ciel’s Sailor Moon themed wedding, as they released photos of cakes and meals. Now that we’re in the new year, more images have been released. First up, look at these options for …Read more »
The opening of Super Nintendo World is still about a month away, but you can take a “virtual trip.” Its website allows you to go around the theme park that looks suspiciously like a video game brought to life. During the virtual tour, you can …Read more »
The Japanese company U-Treasure is coming out with Jigglypuff necklaces. This is following their foray into other Pokémon jewelry, including Snorlax necklaces and Eevee engagement rings. You have a choice of three colors: light pink, gold, and silver. Whichever color you pick for your necklace, …Read more »
Even with so many things closed down, Japan has managed to make a train-themed Demon Slayer event to coincide with the movie: Demon Slayer: Mugen Train. According to Japanese news outlet Mainichi, this is taking place “at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Shimogyo Ward, as …Read more »
Last year the Tokyo hotel Asakusa Tobu Hotel created very pink Hello Kitty themed hotel rooms. Not wanting to be outdone, the Resi Stay hotel in Kyoto has created its own Hello Kitty room. But the Hello Kitty hotel room in Kyoto is quite different. …Read more »
A common New Year’s Resolution for people is to get healthier in the new year. Well, relaxed bear Rilakkuma is here to help — in the form of kawaii exercise equipment. Rilakkuma, Kiiroitori, Korilakkuma, and Chairoikoguma have all been turned into 1.1 pound weights by …Read more »
The giant Gundam robot in Yokohama, to no one’s surprise, has been included in the Guinness World Records. According to Anime News Network, the moving robot has set records for “Largest mobile humanoid robot and Largest mobile Gundam.” You don’t say? “Thank you so much …Read more »
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