Japanese Idol and professional wrestler Haruka Aikawa recently tweeted that she is looking for a contract husband, so if you ever wanted a real-life waifu, this  might be your chance! 【戸籍上の夫募集】アイドルとヲタクの繋がりは、出会いのきっかけの1つで本気ならありやと思うのです🙆‍♀️なので、別居婚可・生活費40万/月くれる方は物販に、記入済みの婚姻届・給与明細・釣書を持ってきてください🐰我が家の長老が今年中に死ぬつもりなので、晴れ姿を見せてあげたいのです👰 pic.twitter.com/NPPUeuFU6X — 藍川はるか(南無)7/16コレガさん (@HarupyonTen6) January 1, 2019 In the above tweet Haruka-Chan says that she is looking for an Otaku who would be willing to marry her only “on paper.” In other words, you … Continue reading Japanese Idol Is Looking For A Contract Husband!

It is no secret that many Japanese people have a bit of an obsession for “oppai” or big breasts. Just take a look at most manga and anime–case in point is the picture above. Well, there is a Japanese urban legend that says that if a woman rubs her breasts 10,000 times, that her breasts will grow larger. This is the first I’ve hear about … Continue reading NSFW Japanese Urban Legend Says Rubbing Your Breasts 10,000 Times Makes Them Bigger! But Is It True?

Happy New Year everyone! It is 2019, and the year of AKIRA. That’s right, this is the year that the dystopian world of AKIRA is supposed to take place. For all those that need reminding, Akira is a Japanese manga created in 1982 by Katsuhiro Otomo, and later adapted into one of the greatest animes of all time in 1988. AKIRA is set in a … Continue reading This Is The Year Of Akira!

A Japanese do-it-yourselfer, going by the Twitter handle @NIWA channel, has announced the creation of a Portable PlayStation Classic Mini, which is a cool twist on the now discontinued PlayStation Portable. For those that aren’t familiar with the PlayStation Classic Mini, it is the newest release from PlayStation and a miniature version of the traditional PlayStation Classic from 1994. It comes loaded with 20 of … Continue reading Japanese Twitter User Creates Portable PlayStation Classic Mini!

For those of you that were watching the 69th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (69th Red and White Song Battle), you were treated to kendama history. During the performance of Hiroshi Miyama, a Japanese Enka singer, 124 people—including Miyama himself—attempted to land a kendama trick where you get the ball onto the big cup. And they did it! Officials from the Guinness Book of World Records … Continue reading Japan Sets New Kendama World Record!

Fans of AKB48 will have a great start to 2019, as the group has just announced a new competition in which 20 members of AKB48 will compete to see who is the best singer! The “AKB 48 Group Singing Power No. 1 Decision Battle” will air on Japanese TV Station TBS on January 11, 2019, and they just released a video about the final competition. … Continue reading AKB48 New Singing Competition!

HISTORY OF THE GUNDAM STATUE IN ODAIBA If you have visited the island of Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan recently, then I am sure you visited the giant Gundam statue located in front of the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza. But did you know that the mecha model you see today is not the original one? Do you know how this giant robot army came to land in … Continue reading History Of The Gundam Statue In Odaiba!