Perfect for messy eaters. It doesn’t matter how careful you are, eventually it happens. If you wear white pants, sooner or later you spill a bit of coffee or soy sauce on them, forever ruining your pristine trousers. However, the Japanese apparel maker Factelier has developed a new line of white pants that promise to fix this pesky little problem. …

It’s that time of the year again. Despite April Fools’ not being from Japan, Japanese companies have fully embraced it. Every April 1 brings with it a whole new batch of silly jokes. Some are hilarious, some are genuinely interesting, and some are a little lackluster. This year was no different and so here’s a quick roundup (in no particular …

Ninja of the world, rejoice. Your day has come. For as long as ninja have existed, they have wanted one thing: to find a high quality wristwatch that can keep up with the rigorous demands of their profession. And now, it looks like ninja around the world will no longer have to worry about this because the Japanese watch manufacturer …

Here’s some advice. Don’t do this to your cat, or it will hate you for life. A company in Japan has created what may be one of the most redundant ways to make your cat cuter: cat ear hoods for cats. Created by Necos, a company specializing in costume apparel for cats, this line of feline headwear is guaranteed to …

This is the future of fashion. This past October 30, Fundoshibu (Fundoshi Club), an organization dedicated to promoting the use of fundoshi (traditional Japanese underwear), treated a group of more than 200 people in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya district to something the world had never seen before, a fundoshi fashion show. The Fundoshibu Team: Dedicated to “changing the world via fundoshi” …

In Japan they take foot odor very seriously. The Japanese cosmetics company Shideido has developed a new line of high-tech shoes that connect to your smartphone. However, unlike other high-tech shoes which collect information on how many calories you’ve burned and how many paces you’ve taken, these shoes tell you how smelly your feet are. The very appropriately named “Sensing …

At least there’s no anal probing involved… The Japanese retailer Felissimo has released their own unique version of a wearable blanket which is perfect for both those looking to stay warm on a cold winter day and UFO lovers. Felissimo‘s new product is called the “Abducting UFO wearable blanket” and just like the name implies it turns you into a …

Get ready to say goodbye to your underwear, and hello to fundoshi. Until the end of World War II the preferred undergarment of Japanese men was neither boxers nor briefs, it was that traditional form of Japanese underwear that looks like a cross between a little apron and a thong, the fundoshi. Although it might be hard to imagine, pretty …