Japan Makes a Bid to Attract More Muslim Tourists

Trying to navigate yourself through a foreign country is hard as it is, but Muslim…

Buddhist Monks Strut Their Stuff at a Nara Fashion Show

An “enlightened” fashion show took place in Nara Prefecture last week. While most of the…

New Tokyo 2020 Stadium Design Faces Strong Disapproval

50 years after it was lit, the cauldron from the National Stadium, where the opening…

Spun into Life—The Making of Traditional Kokeshi Dolls

Our amazement with new technology and its creations grows and grows, but our fascination with…

OK Go Blows Fans Away with New Must-Watch Video

OK Go are back with another exciting video that will keep viewers glued to their…

Real-World Transformers Come One Step Closer to Reality

Your dream of owning a robot and a car is close to coming true. Meet…

Artist Makaon Turns Recycling into an Art Form

Do you separate your trash and make sure to recycle? This artist goes the extra…

Unsanitary Furry Pizza Features in Pizza Hut Japan’s New Ad

Although Pizza Hut’s crust and various toppings are mouthwatering as they are, wouldn’t they taste…

Tokyo Governor to Push for Smoke-Free 2020 Games

In 1964, Tokyo earned $1 million from official Olympics-branded cigarettes. Now, half a century later,…

Fly from Tokyo to San Francisco in 90 Seconds

Unfortunately this isn’t about a new aerospace engineering technique that a lot of travelers dream…

Visa Overstayers Seek Special Permission for Residence

A month-long campaign was launched on Monday by a group of visa overstayers, in which…

Artist Nobumichi Asai Creates Projection-Mapped, Moving Makeup

Makeup meets CGI in a groundbreaking new proof-of-concept video. Omote is the new project by…

Sleep Your Chin Up: Japan Firms Encourage Napping at Work

Japanese workers are known to get less sleep than those in any other country do—but…

Circle K Sunkus Offering Limited Edition Doraemon Buns

Smooth, round and cute. Those words can be used to describe many things, but they…

Nagoya Art Exhibition Covers Up “Obscene” Male Nudes

Last month, an artist was arrested for violating Japanese obscenity laws for distributing 3D printer…