It’s that time of year again. YouTube has unveiled a list of the 10 most popular music videos in Japan for 2017. Released this past Sunday (Dec. 17) at YouTube FanFest 2017 in Tokyo, the list features plenty of appearances by some of this past year’s most talked-about artists and idol groups. The massively popular girl group TWICE for example, …

The cleanest beats around. As with pretty much any major endeavor, getting good at playing an instrument takes many long hours of solitary practice and hard work. However, every once in a while you just gotta have some fun. It’s at times like these when you call over your friends to have a nice jam session. But what do you …

Sexy legs and big boobs, she is the embodiment of every guy’s fantasy, right? From middle-aged eagle men to giant pink dog poops, Japankyo has covered a number of bizarre Japanese mascots in the past but the one we’ll be looking at today may just take the cake. Who is Paiko-chan?   The name of this bizarre mascot is Paiko …

The latest dance craze to hit Japan, the “omusubi.” Dance Studio Native, a dance studio located in the Hokkaido city of Sapporo has released a tasty new dance video based on one of Japan’s most delicious portable food, the  rice ball. Set to the tune of the hip hop song “Just Like That” by E-Rock & Clayon Willam, this carbohydrate-laden …

It’s remix time, udon style. Udon is a wonderful and absolutely delicious type of Japanese noodles that is beloved by people around the world. However, udon also happens to be the name of an interesting Japanese composer/remixer who seems to have an affinity for store jingles, video game themes and the various sounds generated by many of today’s most popular …

Feel Gaina’s Aloha Spirit. Nerfy Guiner Bieber, a.k.a. Gaina, has released her third music video and this time it seems she drew inspiration from the tropicl paradise of Hawaii. Gaina, whose real name is Hina Nagai, is a member of the Japanese female pop idol group Cheeky Parade (a.k.a. Chikipa). She took on the identity of Nerfy Guiner Bieber in …

The most sentimental rendition of PPAP yet. Leader and co-founder of the legendary Japanese rock band X Japan has posted a video to his Instagram account in which he teams up with Pikotaro to create one of the most haunting and hilarious renditions of PPAP yet. The video below was posted to Yoshiki’s Instagram page on Monday (Sept. 4) and …

A Japanese music producer/composer is starting to generate some buzz online thanks to a truly revolutionary product that he is trying to get made via Kickstarter. That product? An electronic crotch drum that will make you the envy of all your friends. Called Banggos, this unique little drum machine was posted to Kickstarter on July 13 by Japanese music producer …

These are some foxy ladies. Have you ever wondered what the Pirates of the Caribbean theme would sound like if the movie was about samurai rather than pirates? You probably haven’t but thanks to a group of Japanese musicians you’re about to find out. Take a listen below. This cover of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme is the work …

This guy gives Nyango Star a run for his money The masked Japanese YouTuber/drummer dainashi has released an epic and absolutely amazing video in which he shows off his impressive drumming skills by covering the entire soundtrack of that classic fighting game Street Fighter II. Although he may look like some sort of bizarre scrawny lucha libre wrestler, dainashi is …

It’s anison beatbox time. Daichi is an extremely popular Japanese YouTuber who is known for his amazing beatboxing skills. Since starting his channel about eight years ago, Daichi has managed to amass quite the library of impressive beatbox cover videos. Today, we’re going to take a look at three of these beatbox covers. Specifically we’ll be focusing on his anime …

The Japanese guitarist and YouTuber Kikori has released a trio of videos in which he uses several unusual items as guitar picks. The first of these videos was released last month (May 23) and in it Kikori uses a fidget spinner to show off his amazing guitar skills. In the second of these videos, which was released on June 7, …