Tapioca onigiri brings boba to the world of rice balls
People in Japan are going crazy for boba ball rice balls. Now it’s time to try boba onigiri rice balls, which are currently being sold exclusively at Japan’s Aeon retail chain. What makes t…
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CEO Of Japanese Indie Publisher Steps Down After Harassment Allegations
Screenshot : Official SiteThe CEO of indie publisher Dangen Entertainment Ben Judd has stepped down in the wake of allegations against him that intensified last month. It’s a messy, complicated …
Polly Hudson: Show the whole world what you are dealing with – on a badge
In Japan, women have started wearing Period Badges at that magical time of the month to “encourage bonding and sympathy”. There are many more human conditions that it would be better if everyone…
Elon Musk Names Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as First Tourist on SpaceX's BFR
Elon Musk and Yusaku Maezawa at a SpaceX event on Monday. Photo : Chris Carlson ( AP )SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the first paying tourist that the company plans to fly around the moon on a 2…
Japan takes DIY to a new level with a funeral “Kit”
Funeral prices in Japan are sky high at around 2 million yen( $18K). A company called Tsubasa in the Nagano prefecture have decided to make things a little easier on the pocket by offering a DIY…
Hiroshima buildings that survived atomic bomb to be demolished
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The atomic bomb destroyed thousands of buildings in HiroshimaIwao Nakanishi, 89, was in one of the buildings when the city was bombed. "These …
KDDI, Lawson form capital tie-up, cooperate on mobile payments
KYODO NEWS - 29 minutes ago - 18:05 | All, JapanMobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. and convenience store operator Lawson Inc. said Monday they have agreed to form a capital tie-up and coo…
Gaijin Buys 1 Liter Of ‘Milk’
A foreigner has bought what was believed to be one liter of fresh milk yesterday in Shizuoka Prefecture. “Yep, I just katta me some oishii gyuunyuu,” thought 32-year-old gaijin James D…
The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami
I’m a writer, and I’m writing, but at the same time I feel as though I were reading some exciting, interesting book. When I’m writing a novel, I wake up around four in the morning and go to my d…
Butt without body – Strange new anime figure line is all about the backside【Photos】
Design allows owners to mix and match upper body art, and also has a practical purpose. But a new line of products being sold by Japanese company Bell Fine is mixing 2-D and 3-D elemen…