Super easy rice cooker recipe: KFC rice!
We’ve tried some dubious rice cooker recipes in the past, but this one looks like one of our tastiest yet, so click below to see the recipe for KFC rice! The ingredients for KFC rice are probabl…
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Every Season of Anime in the Past Decade (2010-2019), By the Numbers
If you have a specific season you are interested in, feel free to just search for the season (“Season 201x”). (399,922), A Certain Magical Index II (293,613), Yosuga no Sora (284,482)Advertiseme…
Starbucks releases limited-edition polar bear mugs, glasses, tumblers and plates in Taiwan
Over in Taiwan, they’re being treated to a range of limited-edition goods that pay homage to the polar bear. First up is a festive mug shaped like a polar bear wearing a red scarf that doub…
A Tour of Coffee Shop Storefronts of Japan — Atlanta Coffee Shops
Atlanta Coffee Shops was on an extended trip to Japan in November, and it was a blast! During the course of this adventure in Japan, a major part of the itinerary revolved around coffee shop exp…
These are the droids you're looking for: Softbank launches Japan cafe staffed by bots
If you thought the service at your local Starbucks was robotic and impersonal, you might want to give Softbank’s newest Tokyo cafe a miss. Working alongside the company’s meatbag workers are a s…
Angry anime shopper tells store employees to "Die” 3,852 times in death threat emails
Disgruntled 34-year-old woman says she wished the staff had died and Kyoto Animation workers lived. As Japan’s largest specialty retailer for anime merchandise, the Animate chain is lo…
Wacky Japanese bathers are taking their half-body bathing techniques to the next level
There’s a new health trend that has been sweeping through bathtubs across Japan since last fall: half-body bathing. A lot of people have been taking their half-body baths to the next l…
Tokyo's Shinjuku Station's west side: Quite possibly best spot in Japan for Pokémon GO
For example, masses of people could be seen congregating in Kinshi Park staring at their smartphones in search of the then-coveted Bulbasaur. had heard word of this place, known as “Pokémon…
Netflix Orders Animated Series ‘Line Friends’ Based On Characters From A Japanese Messaging App
Netflix is to turn a cast of characters made popular by Japanese messaging app, Line, into an original animated series. Netflix is working with Line Friends, the character brand that originally …
Jisei: the Japanese Death Poem
Jisei is the “farewell poem to life.” These poems were written by literate people just before their death. Instead, specific kinds of death are used: shinju, “lover’s suicide;” junshi, “war…