AKB48, the uber-popular idol group in Japan, just announced that the largest group of members to ever take part in the New Adult celebrations in Japan! How many? Well, a total of 44 members! January 14th is seen as “Coming of Age” day in Japan, and this is when everyone celebrates and congratulates those that have reached the “age of maturity”—20 years old—in Japan. So … Continue reading AKB48 Announces Largest Group Of New Adults!

It looks like lonely Otaku may be able to find their very own idol very soon, but in the form of a robot idol! Japanese robotics company, Speecys, recently revealed the completion of the World’s First Motion Figure, Kosaka Cocona. You can see her in a demonstration clip here: Plans for this robot include being a singer, dancer, animation character, actress, and theme park attendant. … Continue reading Japanese Company Develops World’s First Life-Sized Motion Figure!

One of the toughest times of the day is when you have to put down your Pokemon GO to catch a quick bath, but one Twitter user has figured out a way to make sure that this doesn’t stop her from her love of Pokemon. Japanese Twitter user @lexia980 recently showed the Twitter-verse her fix for this problem: ポケモン図鑑と化している実家の風呂 pic.twitter.com/PxuJE1YgOt — Alexia🐛 (@lexia980) January 12, … Continue reading Japanese Twitter User Doesn’t Let Bath Time Keep Her Away From Pokemon!

In what I thought was an impossible task, Japanese Twitter user @Yossy_hoho_2 and his team @plarail_bot just finished recreating the complex Tokyo Subway system in miniature form. And as you can see, it looks crazy! You can see the original post here: 遂にプラレールで東京都内の地下鉄全路線が完成しました‼️写真だと伝わりにくいのですが、間近で見ると迫力満点です‼️#プラレール東京地下鉄完全再現 pic.twitter.com/kWAfVBUrFD — kokutetu103 (@yossy_hoho_2) January 11, 2019 But if looking at the model isn’t enough, then you can checkout this post where … Continue reading Japanese Twitter User Recreates Tokyo Subway System!

As a gamer myself, sometimes things get very tense during a match or when you are doing everything you can to win. The result is that some games can become very toxic. One of these games is CSGO, which is notorious for being a very intense game. However, as Japanese Twitter user @don3play recently noted, some American gamers can be very openly supportive of their … Continue reading Japanese Gamer Hopes Japanese Players Would Have American Gamer’s Positive Attitude!

One Japanese Twitter user came across a crane game with a very strong toy, but in reality it was glued! Twitter user @Waclyy went to “Round One”, a Japanese Arcade center, recently and was trying to get a Snoopy doll out of one of the games. But after 3,000 yen ($28 US Dollars), Snoopy was not going anywhere. And that’s when he had enough and … Continue reading “Round One” In Japan Caught Gluing Prizes In Crane Game!

In a recent post (Kura Corporation Begins Selling Whole Sardine Sushi!), I told you about “Setsubun”, the annual celebration that occurs the day before the beginning of Spring in Japan (February 3rd). One of the traditions on this day is the eating of “Eho-Maki”, which are “lucky direction rolls”. You eat them on the night of Setsubun, while facing the “lucky direction”–which is different each … Continue reading Japan’s Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry Fears Mass Disposal Of Eho-Maki Rolls!

Weekly Shonen Jump, the weekly shonen manga book, has launched a new mobile phone application which allows you to use location services to read manga! The app allows you to look at a map of your area and you can “pick-up” manga that you find on the map and read an e-book version. It will contain over 600 manga you can read for free, including … Continue reading “Weekly Shonen Jump” Launches New Location Manga Reading App With Over 600 Free Manga!