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The Beloved Cat Stationmaster In The Southwest Japan City Of Taketa, Died In An Accident

Nya, the beloved cat stationmaster in the southwest Japan city of Taketa, died in an accident on the night of June 8. Nya, whose name means “meow,” began to appear around Bungo-Taketa Station on the JR Hohi Line in the Oita Prefecture city more than 10 years ago. With a friendly and gentle character, the […]

50 Illustrations Showing The Cultural Differences Between Japan And Other Countries

Eva is a comic artist who studied in Tokyo from 2010 to 2014. During her stay in the country, the artist noticed many cultural differences between her home country and Japan. To deal with this sudden cultural shock, Eva started creating funny comics about it. The artist hopes her comics will not only help foreigners […]

Meet Takimika, Japan’s 90-Year-Old Fitness Instructor who has inspired many

JAPAN| Fitness instructor Mika Takishima begins her exercise videos with a smile, raising her clenched fist and exclaiming, “Age is just a number!”She is 90 years old. “You stumble on a small step, right? Let’s do some ankle exercise to prevent a fall.”In one clip, she shows how to move the joints and shoulder blades […]

USA’s Suni Lee wins gold in the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final

Team USA’s Suni Lee won gold Thursday in the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final, defending the title despite the absence of the team’s reigning champion, Simone Biles. An American has now won each of the last five Olympic titles.Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won silver, the first medal for the country in women’s gymnastics. And Russian athlete […]

Bra That Grows Rice Showcased in Japan

JAPAN| Developed by Triumph, a company that has created other offbeat bras in the past, the rice bra reflects the interest more and more women show in agriculture. The weird rice bra features two cups that resemble plant pots, made from recyclable plastic. They can both be filled with soil and rice seeds, and watered […]

Two cats fall in noodle love with cup Japanese noodle beds

Food-shaped pet beds that turn your cats and dogs into napping treats have become popular lately (including this adorable fruit tart cat bed), but one of our favorites may be a series of instant noodle pet beds that recently turned a shiba inu into a fluffy bowl of udon. Japanese Twitter user and cat love […]

Maggie Mac Neil swims to Canada’s 1st gold medal of Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| Maggie Mac Neil won Canada’s first gold medal of these Olympics, capturing the women’s 100-metre butterfly in a Canadian record of 55.59 seconds on Monday morning in Tokyo. China’s Zhang Yufei (55.64) took the silver and Australia’s Emma McKeon (55.72) claimed bronze.Mac Neil, from London, Ont., is competing in her first Olympics and already […]

Japanese Artists Reimagined Countries And Their Flags As Anime Characters For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| While Tokyo is busy with the preparations for the 2020 Olympics, people are already psyched for it. Some Japanese artists have created an unofficial promotion campaign for the big event, drawing inspiration from a subject they are incredibly passionate about Anime. They’ve been reimagining the participating countries as badass characters who are ready to […]

Colombian Archer’s Innocent & Sweet Beauty Got Spotlight In Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| Valentina Acosta Giraldo was known as a swimming athlete and footballer. But in Tokyo Olympics 2021, she surprised a lot of people when competing in archery. More than that, her breathtaking beauty got the spotlight in this sports tournament. Colombian Archer’s Breathtaking Beauty Valentina Acosta Giraldo is only 21 years old now. She is […]

Meet Japanese Schoolgirl Gangs of 70’s That Become a Menace to Patriarchy

Nearly 50 years ago, Japan’s schoolgirl ga‌‌n‌‌gs known as the “sukeban” successfully defied the immaculate image of the Japanese sch‌oo‌l girl. The subculture of sukeban (loosely translated as the slang “girlboss”) emerged in the late 1960s and persisted throughout the 70s in Japan. While the term itself mainly refers to the female g‌a‌n‌g leader of […]