Lotteria is a fast food chain in Japan, which sells things like burgers, fries, and fried chicken. And beginning on January 28, 2019, you will be able to get all that fast food goodness in the form of chips! Calbee, the popular Japanese snack food company, has partnered with Lotteria to bring some of the Lotteria food flavors to their bags of chips. This time … Continue reading Calbee And Lotteria Collaborate On New Chip Flavors!

As we previously written, Japanese Hanko Seals, Hanko is a seal used in Japan, which is the same as your personal signature. Every Japanese adult has one, and uses it on official documents like bank accounts, contracts, and government paperwork. Well, now your Hanko can advertise your love of all things Ghibli with these Hanko covers. For 1,620 yen ($15 US Dollars) you can buy … Continue reading Now Your Hanko Can Show Your Love Of Ghibli!

Gundam continues to be very popular in Japan, and the models of Gundam–including the hobby of building and painting them–is known as Gunpla. But one Japanese Twitter user and YouTuber named @origami_GeeTee has taken his Gunpla to the next level with his stop motion videos that show the Gunpla assembling themselves! Take a look at his most recent film of the MSN-04 Sazabi: The Twitter-verse … Continue reading Gunpla Model Comes To Life With Stop-Motion Film!

On January 21, 2019, TV Tokyo announced that it will be posting 800 anime episodes on its YouTube channel. Some of the free anime will include fan favorites like “Yokai Watch”. TV Tokyo has already started to upload the free anime here: TV Tokyo Anime . Unfortunately, TV Tokyo’s YouTube Channel is not always viewable in the United States, so people overseas will not be able to … Continue reading TV Tokyo Announces 800 Anime Episodes On It’s Japanese YouTube Channel!

As reported by Japanese news outlets, a man was arrested on suspicion of stealing 50 yen ($0.50 US Dollars) worth of coffee. Here is what happened. Most Japanese convenience stores have self-serve coffee machines, to make it convenient for customers to buy a cup of coffee on-the-go. Customers will pay the clerk the correct price for the coffee they want to get, and then they … Continue reading Japanese Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Shoplifting 50 Yen!

As most people in Japan know, most convenience stores carry their favorite snacks, drinks, and other more “adult” items such as “adult magazines”. Well, that will soon be changing at two of the biggest convenience store chains in Japan: Seven-Eleven and Lawson. Seven-Eleven was the first to announce that they will be discontinuing the sale of “adult magazines” in their stores by the end of … Continue reading Seven-Eleven And Lawson Announce Stop To Sale Of “Adult Magazines”!

Calbee, the popular Japanese snack food company, has announced the second round of flavors in their “Love Japan” promotion, in which they celebrate the flavors of Japan’s prefectures. This time, the tastes being represented are those of Hokkaido, Aomori, Yamagata, Gumma, Chiba, Niigata, Yamanashi, Toyama, Shizuoka, Osaka, Nara, Tottori, Hiroshima, Ehime, Oita, Kagoshima and Okinawa. Hokkaido will have it “mountain wasabi” taste. Okinawa will have … Continue reading Calbee Releases 17 New Flavors Based On Japan Prefectures!

It all started with a Japanese entrance exam, and the above very strange-looking question. And yes, this is an actual exam question Most readers didn’t really care about the answer, and were more focused on the strange characters that were part of the question. I mean, look at those weird things! Is that a cucumber with a face and muscles?! And so the laughter and … Continue reading Strange Question On Japanese Entrance Exam Goes Viral And Laughter Ensues!

Androids, mechas, mobile suits, and more, anime in Japan has brought to life some of the most amazing mechanical warriors of all time. And Japanese ranking website “Goo Ranking” decided to ask its readers who they felt was the strongest robot of all time, and here are the results: First Place: NORIMAKI ARALE That’s right, most readers decided that the strongest robot of ALL TIME … Continue reading Ranking Of Strongest Robot In Anime History Leads To An (Un)Expected Winner!

Japanese clothing company, Original Stitch, has partnered with Nintendo to bring you very, cool hip “Pokemon Shirts”!   Now you can wear your favorite Pokemon to work with these stylish Pokemon Dress Shirts, that contain patterns using your favorite Pokemon. The company states that they can create any shirt using your favorite combination of the original 151 Pokemon. So let your ideas run wild! The … Continue reading Pokemon Dress Shirts Arrive For All Your Daily Work Needs!