Last year's six-month-long Osaka-Kansai World Expo was a resounding success, drawing visitors from around the globe to experience its unique atmosphere in Osaka. With the Expo now over, attention has ...
Got a massive collection of your favorite hobby items? Ever wonder what happens to all that awesome stuff when you eventually kick the bucket? Let's face it, these treasures can't follow you to the gr ...
We've previously featured Japanese modeler Popogorilla (@changumu55), known for crafting incredible Pokémon-themed Gunpla builds like the "HG Mega Gardevoir" and "HG Greninja." Now, Popogorilla is ba ...
A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake rocked Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on July 28, 2026, and rescue efforts are still underway to help the region recover and return to normalcy. Even the venerable Tsūj ...
Reisalin Stout from "Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout," a character who captivated players from her debut and became renowned for her "thicc thighs" in the ACG community, has always be ...
A recent discussion about the income of adult doujinshi artists has exploded on X (formerly Twitter) in Japan. The frenzy kicked off after a user pointed out that Manno, the artist behind the chart-to ...
A bizarre discussion about Uma Musume: Pretty Derby recently blew up on X in Japan. One user kicked things off with the provocative statement, "It's only natural that *Uma Musume* is in decline," befo ...
A "super-long" escalator in Japan has recently sparked a massive buzz on X (formerly Twitter) in Japan. A netizen shared their experience riding the escalator inside Hotel Urashima in Nachikatsuura, W ...
The VTuber craze has been white-hot for years, with people from all walks of life and every corner of the globe eager to get a piece of the action. It's a field many are desperate to break into. Howev ...
Japanese pair figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, known as the "RikuRyu" duo, are still incredibly popular after their career-best performance and gold medal win at this year's Milan Winter ...
MLB, the pinnacle of baseball, recently saw a game on August 22 that unexpectedly grabbed the attention of anime fans worldwide. St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jorden Walker stepped up to the plate ag ...
He's just a 35-year-old salaryman who seriously stresses about lunch every day, but somehow, as an action figure, he exudes an aura of "about to enter a boss battle." Good Smile Company planner Kahota ...
It's a pasta sauce, clearly labeled for pasta, but lately on Japan's Threads, hardly anyone is actually using it for noodles! Instead, users are either dumping the whole packet into a rice cooker or m ...
Gunpla builders, you know the drill! From painting and cutting to weathering effects, there are endless ways to customize your kits, and that's what makes Gunpla so much fun. Creator Sorimachi (@yonon ...
Every summer, Japan's massive doujinshi convention, Comic Market (or Comiket), becomes a hotbed of discussion around doujinshi and cosplay. But another topic inevitably heats up every year: the overpo ...
The first-ever animated feature film for Chiikawa, titled Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island, hit the big screen on July 24, 2026, to massive box office success. Nearly a month into its ...
Japan's Ministry of Justice Rehabilitation Bureau has recently teamed up with the Netflix dating reality series Badly in Love Season 2 for a promotional campaign centered on offender rehabilitation an ...
At 75 years old, composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi has officially bagged three Guinness World Records, thanks to his performances last year at the Tokyo Dome, and in the US at the Hollywood Bowl and ...
During the biannual Comic Market (Comiket) events held every summer and winter in Japan, dining establishments around Tokyo Big Sight are inundated with massive crowds of attendees. Among them, the ne ...
In recent years, generative AI has been widely adopted across advertising, design, and promotional materials. In Japan, an increasing number of food and beverage businesses—and even major convenience ...
