Naked sumo is the new law of the land. Change is not something that occurs quickly or unexpectedly in the ancient and highly conservative sport of sumo. However, that seems to be exactly what happened earlier today (Apr. 1) when the organization that presides over professional sumo in Japan announced that the sport’s top athletes will no longer be allowed …

Those suits may not be aerodynamic but at least they keep you warm… Japanese mascot characters are pretty amazing. Despite their strangely proportioned and cumbersome bodies, they seem to be capable of pretty much anything (except passing through doors). Just on Japankyo alone we’ve seen mascots that can score goals on entire soccer teams, play the drums like nobody’s business, …

If you’re afraid of giant origami cranes, this article is not for you. Much like in other countries, sports teams in Japan have mascots. Although most of these mascots tend to be cute characters based on animals, sometimes, such as in the case of a Japanese baseball team mascot named Mr. Black Eagle, they can be the opposite of cute, …

Knock over all the almost naked Japanese men and you get a strike! A team of Japanese Youtubers have used a bunch of almost naked Japanese guys, full body tights, and many bottles of lubricant in order to reinvent the classic game of bowling in a totally ridiculous way. Released last week (Sept. 15), the video below shows the guys …

Definitely not a good idea… The Japanese YouTuber Watanabe Mahoto, who is known for his many ridiculous videos, recently released a video in which he dressed up like a soccer ball and tried to get random people to kick him, all in an effort to show his support for the Japanese national soccer team. As Mahoto explains in the video, …

With the massive amount of mascot characters that exist in Japan, artists are often forced to make bold design choices in order to make their characters stand out and attain some degree of success. While this occasionally results in very interesting and successful characters, such as the lazy but cute egg themed Sanrio character Gudetama, other times it results in …