Wherever you are in the world, Coffee Day is sometime this week! The official international holiday is October 1, but the United States and a few other countries celebrate earlier every year on September 29. That means lots of your favorite cafés may be giving away free …Read more »
If there’s one constant in life in Japan, it’s Gundam. And canned coffee. Wait, that’s two things. Okay, how about this: Gundam canned coffee. Georgia, a brand of canned coffee (owned by the Coca-Cola Company!) has just announced a new line of can designs based …Read more »
What do you get when you combine Japanese rock star Yoshiki, Attack on Titan and canned coffee? This commercial, that’s what. In the ad, released today, Yoshiki (he of X Japan and charitable giving), transforms into a Titan, slams on a giant drum kit, and …Read more »
One of the neat little things about living in Japan is being able to buy coffee in cans for vending machines. I’m more or less over the novelty value now, but man, when I first came over here, I was obsessed with trying out every …Read more »
25 years after the original Neon Genesis Evangelion hit Japanese airwaves, you might assume the NERV logo has been slapped on every possible product known to man. But the folks behind Evangelion licensing continue to surprise us. The latest Eva-branded piece of merch is a …Read more »
It’s April in Japan, and that means cherry blossoms, baseball, and a Detective Conan film, which have been appearing yearly since 1997. This year’s film in the long-running series, known as Case Closed in America, is being promoted by two pop-up cafes in Tokyo and …Read more »
Kara Dennison
Matt Schley
