Revolving sushi restaurants, called kaitenzushi in Japanese, are one of Japan’s favorite choices for a quick, affordable meal out. But cooking toy manufacturer Mega House is about to bring a different kind of revolving sushi to your home.

• 10 years ago

What better to celebrate Leap Day with anime characters? If your favorite characters are on this list, this is your only chance to celebrate their birthdays on the actual day (instead of the day before or after ><) for the next four years! How many of these anime Leap Day babies do you know?

• 10 years ago

A Little Bit Strange, Kawaii World Of Girls Is In Full Blossom!It’s “MILPOM★”, Their Everyday Life In Short-Form Doll-Animation. The On-Demand Str...

• 10 years ago

The smartphone game Neko Atsume has taken over the cat-obsessed world by storm, and this time round you’ll get to *actually* collect cats in real life … with the help of these toys!

• 10 years ago

As Japan’s mecca for anime, video games, cosplay, Tokyo’s Akihabar(a has long been thought of as a hobbyist’s neighborhood. But as otaku continue to grow in both number and economic clout, it’s becoming apparent that the Akihabara lifestyle can include work as well as play.

• 10 years ago

Because the magical blue cat can make even the weirdest scenarios a reality.

• 10 years ago

Want to feel a little special in the bath? These hot guys (ikemen) in anime form can help you with that!

• 10 years ago

If you’ve seen all of these, then count yourself among the most elite of Ghibli otaku.

• 10 years ago

The Wonder 500™ Project Management Office launched The Wonder 500™ campaign in New York to showcase unique Japanese products that are unfamiliar outside of the country.

• 10 years ago

Fans of Junji Ito sensei might be overjoyed while the rest of us get creeped out by these impressive make-up works that bring his characters to life!

• 10 years ago

A Japanese startup is working with Bandai Namco to rework the classic arcade game into an immersive virtual reality experience—using a touch-control V...

• 10 years ago

February 22nd is Cat Day in Japan and Japanese brands associated with cat characters were quick to take to Twitter to show off their cat pride!

• 10 years ago

Here is a collection of cat-related anime characters from our gallery as we join in the celebration of one of our favorite animals!

• 10 years ago

February 22 is Cat Day in Japan, so Ikumi Mama Animal Doughnuts is making delicious, adorable cat doughnuts. And we got some!

• 10 years ago

Japan has a long history of making sweets, most particularly tied to the tea ceremony, and further influenced by sugar imported during its feudal period.

• 10 years ago

What age is prime when it comes to being an idol?

• 10 years ago

From the large expansion of Comic Market, many otaku might understand the word *doujinshi*, and at the same time, some might have mistaken this word for the wrong meaning. What is doujinshi?

• 10 years ago

Uber-talented Korean food artist and YouTuber Sweet The MI shows us that cookies and milk can be a lot more kawaii than we could ever imagine! With ch...

• 10 years ago

Here are six of our favorite Osomatsu-san crossover art from Japanese Twitter artists!

• 10 years ago

Here are some of our favorites cosplay of these fiercely charismatic girls from Jump series!

• 10 years ago