Beginning on June 29, 2018, Akihabara’s Toranoana Store will hold a FREE Exhibit of Manga Artists Ogino Atsuki’s illustrations. As you can see, most of his work is “not safe for work”, so if you’re reading this on your work computer you might want to close your office door. Toranoana holds exhibits of manga artists’…
Japan always seems to thing of some funny, and sometimes weird, ideas. So it’s no surprise that with all of the new Star Wars movies, they wanted to bring us some great Japanese products. Enter the Han Solo comfort wear! Japanese Company “Belle Maison” is selling a Han Solo fleece vest, which is the perfect…
This is Osako Yuya, a striker for Japan’s Soccer Team, the Samurai Blue. And his goal in the 73rd minute of yesterday’s match against Columbia was the winning goal against a team that was supposed to crush Japan. But of course Japan won, and now all of Japan is cheering for the Samurai Blue to…
Today, the AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 Single World General Election) was held in the Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, Japan. This is where fans of Japanese and World Idols get to vote for their favorite idol. This year was a little bit different, as it was the first time that international idol groups…
Hello everyone! Today we have another fun video for everyone, and this time its all about the weird, funny, and strange commercials that could only come from Japan! But that’s not all, we want you all to challenge yourselves, and your friends, to try and figure out what these commercials are about before the end.…
It seems that finding a cheap flight to Japan may no longer be the biggest problem for those wanting to travel to the land of anime, Jpop, and ramen. Over the past months, Airbnb has removed 80% of their home listing in Japan, making it more difficult to find an affordable place to stay during…
It looks like today we are talking robots, because Bandai announced the release of their Mobile Suit Gundam “Gunshell Haro” AI robot! Beginning July 2018, you can get your own Gunshell Haro to have some fun conversations with. This robot has artificial intelligence, so it can hear your voice and answer all of your Mobile…
Beginning August 4, 2018, you can buy your very own pocket-sized Pikachu robot, because everyone needs a Pokemon friend, right? The robot, called “HelloPika”, will shiver and shine when you speak to it. And if you say his name, Pikachu will turn his head and shout “Pika Pika”! But that’s not all, because it will…
If you own a pet, and love really great deals, then get ready for one of the cutest collaborations you’ve seen. Beginning on June 11th, 3 Coins in Japan and Sesame Street are teaming-up to bring you some Sesame Street-themed pet items. For those that don’t know, 3 Coins is a chain of stores in…
Hello again everyone! I’m sure most of you will recognize this week’s Famous Japanese Person. It’s Pikotaro! PIKOTARO Pikotaro, whose real name is Kazuhiko Kosaka, is a Japanese comedian from Aomori, Japan. He is best known for his catchy song “PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)”–which has been viewed on YouTube over 128 million times! Pikotaro is doing pretty…
Hello again everyone, Here is this week’s Japan Circuit! Please enjoy!
Hello again everyone! As I mentioned in my previous post, JapanSauce.net has been hard at work bringing you some amazing new things, and we are proud to announce that we have started an Artwork Series on Famous Japanese People! Our own resident Artist–Julian Davila–has been preparing some great art pieces that I’m sure everyone who…
