Sendai Baseball Team Unveils Strange Middle Aged Man As Their New Mascot
With the massive amount of mascot characters that exist in Japan, artists are often forced to make bold design choices in order to make …
Japanese Monster Robot Scarecrow Wolf Tested In Sapporo (Video)
Thanks to a Hokkaido company, farmers may soon be making use of mechanical wolves to keep their crops safe from pesky hungry wildlife. Called …
Car Headed To ‘Haunted Place’ Goes Off Cliff, 18 Yr Old Driver Dead (Video)
On April 22, the 18-year-old male driver of a car headed to a location known for being haunted died after he accidentally drove the …
Kyoto Man Caught Shooting Long Distance Upskirt Video Of High School Girl (Video)
A 26-year-old male part-time worker from the Kyoto city of Nantan was arrested on Thursday (Apr. 20) after a police officer caught the man …
Mr. Japan 2017 Has Been Crowned! Congratulations Kyoto (Video)
Image source: Kyodo News The final round of the Mr Japan competition was held on March 14th in Tokyo and a 27-year-old from Kyoto …
New Device Lets You Open Bottles With Your Phone! Behold The SMART PET BOTTLE (Video)
Because unscrewing things with your hands is so old fashioned. Last week (Mar. 3) the Japanese electric motor manufacturer, Nidec Corporation (nihon densan kabushiki-gaisha), …
Man In Chimp Suit Goes Wild In Tokyo Zoo, Taken Down By Tranquilizer Dart (Video)
A rel life ape escape. On Tuesday, a Japanese zoo conducted an interesting earthquake drill, which involved police and firefighters chasing after a man …
Buddhist Temple Uses Mind Blowing Techno Music And Psychedelic Lights In Their Memorial Services (Video)
Trance inducing electronic beats and psychedelic lights, two things that people wouldn’t normally associate with Buddhist temples. However, thanks to a former DJ turned …
Mom Helps Police Take Down Panty Stealing Son
Don’t you hate it when your mom goes into your room without your permission, finds your secret stash of over 400 pilfered panties, and …
Meet Nyango Star: The Apple Drummer From Aomori (Video)
One hardCORE drummer. Nyango Star (にゃんごすたー), an unofficial apple themed mascot character (yurukyara) for the city of Kuroishi in Aomori Prefecture, has been getting …
Does Japan Have the Cutest Winter Solstice Tradition? Why Capybaras Take Yuzu Baths to Celebrate the Start of Winter in Japan
Capybara + yuzu baths = A cute modern tradition in Japan You know it’s winter in Japan when you start seeing capybaras taking yuzu …
How To Use Toilets In Japan
Educate yourself. The Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DcCoMo has released an English language comedic video aimed at people visiting Japan. The video, …
