The world of Pokémon Go got political in Asia this week. On the day the worldwide hit game finally came to Japan (which is incidentally the home of Pokémon), players in China started using GPS spoofers to take over Japanese … Read More
Summer in Japan is still in its early days, but the Japanese are already thinking of ways to keep themselves and their pets cool. One considerate hedgehog owner, wanting their prickly buddy to be comfortable at all times, bought a … Read More
Krispy Kreme fans in Japan will be able to get their hands on two new flavours that the doughnut brand has released for summer: watermelon and lemon. Looking more like cheery swimming floats than doughnuts, the fruity sweet treats will … Read More
“Please do not eat. Please store in a place that does not reach the hands of children.” That’s the disclaimer provided by Tokyo Kitsch — a Japanese online retailer selling knick-knacks — for their fake food stationery. SEE ALSO: This … Read More
A new picture of Jumpei Yasuda has surfaced, nearly a year after the Japanese journalist entered Syria and went missing a month after, in July. The 42-year-old Yasuda is believed to be held by a militant al-Qaeda branch, called the … Read More
Let’s face it, you spend quite a bit of a time in the day watching YouTuber Miniature Station cooking miniature food. We do too. Our latest obsession is the DIY Fake Food channel, where a Japanese guy painstakingly creates fake miniature … Read More
Japanese artist, Megumi Igarashi, who made global headlines when she created a vagina-shaped kayak back in 2014 has been convicted in an obscenity trial that lasted almost two years. On Monday, Tokyo District Court slapped the 44-year-old artist with a … Read More
A colourful procession of rainbow flag-waving supporters marched in downtown Tokyo on Sunday during one of its annual LGBTQ pride parades. According to local reports, about 5000 people marched the 3km parade route for Tokyo Rainbow Pride, which took them … Read More
“The Sleeping Girls in Japanese Bed.” Image: New York Public Library Photography was first introduced to Japan not long after its invention, when in the 1850s the nation was opened to Western trade and visitors for the first time in … Read More
Just days after violent earthquakes hit southern Japan, the country’s capital city of Tokyo is dealing with powerful gusts of wind. SEE ALSO: Drone footage reveals full extent of Japan earthquake damage On Sunday, people passing through Seiseki Sakuragaoka station … Read More