Soooooo cute! A female train conductor in Osaka is proving that some people in Japan actually do sound like anime characters. Tweeted out by Twitter user @aito_momomo on December 1, the video below shows a female train conductor on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chuo Line who has gotten Japanese Twitter users to go crazy over her super high pitched voice …

Where’s Yajirobe? A cat in Japan with an uncanny resemblance to a character from the popular manga/anime series Dragon Ball has gotten the attention of a whole lot of Japanese Twitter users. The character in question is Korin the cat, a.k.a. Karin-sama in the original Japanese, a.k.a. Whisters the Wonder Cat in the infamous Harmony Gold dub. In case you …

Tonari no To-to-ro, To-to-ro A Japanese bird who apparently is a big fan of the classic Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro), is getting quite a bit of attention online. Tweeted out on September 29 by Twitter user @J_grandiflorum the video below shows an interesting little cockatiel named Emi-tan doing something last week during a broadcast of the …

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 …

Erina, I think you have a little something on your face. Chii-tan☆ is an adorable 5 month old female Asian small-clawed otter that over the past couple of months has become a major Twitter celebrity in Japan and even to some extent internationally. Cute videos like the one below in which Chii-tan☆ almost appears to be trying to talk to …

When you put your mind to it you can overcome any challenge… well, except a screwdriver… Japanese Twitter user yuiii (@yy221126) has a problem. She has three cats, Gris, Noir and Blanc, but they just won’t stay in the room she leaves them in. Why? Well, apparently Blanc, who seems to be the ringleader of this band of rebellious kitties …

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 …

Apparently, Twitter really loves mosquitoes. As convenient and fun as social media can be, there’s also an ugly side to it. Things like cyber bullying and stalking are problems that social media platforms are struggling to find ways to effectively combat. Unfortunately, with so many people on social media it’s impossible for actual people to look over every single picture, …

It’s the circle of life. Visitors at an aquarium in the Japanese city of Yokohama, were recently treated to a free demonstration of how the food chain works when one of the facility’s stingrays got hungry and decided to make a meal out of a squid that was being kept in the same tank. This shocking scene took place on …

The cutest Shinto priest you’ll ever see is in Kanagawa. A relatively unknown Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture has suddenly become faamous due to its “substitute Chief Priest” having the head of a panda. Located in the Kanagawa city of Ebina Aruka Shrine (有鹿神社, aruka jinja) is a somewhat out-of-the-way shrine that despite being Kanagawa’s oldest shrine – records indicate …

This is one NSFW little doggie. Social media is filled with pictures and videos of cute animals doing cute things. However, sexy pictures of sexy animals are a lot harder to come by. That is, until now. Her name is Roco (ロコ) and she is an almost 2 year old shiba inu (Japanese dog breed) that is burning up Japanese …

Kyū Kyū Tama, Tama Tama Kyū Kyū The ending sequence for the latest installment in the Super Sentai series of shows is getting quite a bit of attention online for its use of a horribly infectious song and a totally ridiculous dance. The outer-space themed, Uchū Sentai Kyūranger (English: Space Squadron Nine Ranger) is the 41st entry in the long-running …