Teen Spirit Co., Ltd., a Japanese entertainment production company, will be holding open auditions for a new female idol group this Summer! To qualify for the auditions you must be 12 to 18 years old, and not have a contract with any other record company, production company, or music publisher. Oh yeah, you also have to like music and dancing, of course. Sounds pretty simple … Continue reading Free Japanese Idol Auditions For New Female Idol Group!

Marsh Co., Ltd, a Japanese marketing research company, recently conducted a survey in which they asked Japanese people how often they ate homemade bento (lunch box). And here are the results! About 41.3% of the people answered that they ate a homemade bento at least once a week, while about 49.9% said they almost never ate a homemade bento! This is surprising, as most American … Continue reading Japanese Survey Shows That 41.3% Of People Eat Homemade Bento Boxes!

Hey everyone, A few weeks ago, I was watching some Japanese TV when I came across a very popular Japanese “hidden camera” show. This time they had three Japanese Women who are Professional Eaters, and they were going to try and eat as much conveyor belt sushi as they could. Of course, the guys sitting next to them had some very funny reactions. You can … Continue reading Japanese Professional Eaters Eat 40 Pounds of Conveyor Belt Sushi!

Hey everyone, As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the best things about Japanese TV is all of the creative commercials they make in Japan. Honestly, some of the commercials are better than the shows, haha. Anyways, take a look at another round of some of the best Japanese TV Commercials! Continue reading Best Crazy, Cute, And Fun Japanese Commercials #2! (Spring 2018)

Hey everyone, One of the best things about being able to watch Japanese TV is getting to see all of those unique, crazy, and sometimes weird commercials. I know that in America many people try and avoid commercials, since they can be pretty boring–but that is definitely not the case in Japan! Here are some of the best commercials in Japan for Spring 2018! This … Continue reading Best Crazy, Cute, And Fun Japanese Commercials #1! (Spring 2018)

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’ works on a periodic basis, and it is a great … Continue reading NSFW Free Illustration Exhibit Of Manga Artist Atsuki Ogino!

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 outfit to wear after a long day of piloting your … Continue reading Japanese Company Wants You To Relax Like “Han Solo” At Home!

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 keep winning! But that’s not all. You see, Osako-san was … Continue reading The Samurai Blue’s Victory In The World Cup Brings Back Hilarious Japan Meme!