Well, at least that is what you will think after you see Oregon’s latest travel advertisement. It almost seems like whoever worked on this art and animation might have been working with Miyazaki himself. Checkout the cool short movie here: Who knew you wouldn’t have to go to Japan to be in a Ghibli movie? All you have to do is go to Japan and … Continue reading Oregon Looks Like A Ghibli Movie!

If you haven’t heard yet, Japan is taking cuteness to another level by bringing a Hello Kitty-themed Shinkansen (bullet train) to Japan this summer! That’s right, JR West will be launching the Hello Kitty train on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line this summer, and the train will feature a cool Hello Kitty design outside–inspired by Hello Kitty’s trademark red ribbon. And of course, there will be … Continue reading Hello Kitty Bullet Train Coming This Summer To Japan!

Hell again everyone! We are coming to you from the SXSW 2018 Tradeshow again, and today we had the opportunity to meet the cool team at AirDJ! Checkout our interview with Reika Ishii, part of the team at Dmet Products Corp., as she tells us more about how you can become an AirDJ! AirDJ is a small wearable DJ controller, which lets you control music, … Continue reading Japanese AirDJ At SXSW 2018!

HEY EVERYONE!!! We have some amazing news for you today! Our team at JapanSauce.net was able to get a hold of some awesome tickets to the BABYMETAL concert at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre for May 10, 2018 in Austin, Texas! But here is the super news for you….WE ARE GIVING AWAY TWO (2) TICKETS TO THE CONCERT FOR FREE!!! That’s right, all you … Continue reading JapanSauce.net’s BABYMETAL Free Ticket Giveaway!!!

We are back again from the SXSW 2018 Tradeshow, where we visited another Japanese exhibitor–SUSHI TELEPORTATION! Checkout our interview with Ryosuke Sakaki, Design Strategist and Art Director at Dentsu, Inc., as he tells us more about this cool new 3D food printing robot, and read on to learn more! Sushi Teleportation uses a special robot arm 3D food printer, the “PIXEL FOOD PRINTER”, which converts every … Continue reading Sushi Teleportation at SXSW 2018! Cool 3D Food Printing Robot!

This year at SXSW 2018 in Austin, Texas, we had the opportunity to see “biblle” from Tokyo, Japan. Checkout our interview with Ken Inoue, Co-founder and CEO of George & Shaun, LLC, as he tells us more about the concept behind this cool device, and read on to learn more! Biblle is a location information service, which allows you to track people (like children going … Continue reading Biblle at SXSW 2018! Cool new tracking device from Japan!

Hello everyone, Today we are coming to you from SXSW 2018 in Austin, Texas! There were so many great new products, prototypes, and ideas from Japanese companies. One of the visitors at SXSW this year is AI: Gochan! Checkout our interview with Kazuki Morozumi of Nextremer here, and keep reading to learn more about AI:Gochan! Gochan is TV Asahi’s mascot character—he is an alien panda … Continue reading AI: Gochan at SXSW 2018! Japanese Rapping Robot!

A lot of people like to drink tea while eating donuts, but don’t you ever wonder if there is an easier way to do both…at the same time?! Well, Mister Donut in Japan has exactly what you need–the “Mannan Black Tea Stick”! The Black Tea Stick is a donut that has Earl Gray tea leaves kneaded into the dough. The result if a donut stick … Continue reading Mister Donut In Japan Releases Black Tea Donut!

Some of you may not know, but Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump–the magazine that has brought together manga like Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, and more–is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. And as part of that celebration, they are opening a limited-time library of almost all of their 50-years of weekly magazines. And you can read them for free!!! Once you step inside, … Continue reading Limited-Time Shonen Jump Library To Open In Roppongi!