Shoes

New Pokémon Converse All Stars Designed For Both Kids And Adults

May 12, 2022 by Japan Informer

Converse has once again done it! The Japan department of the company keeps making announcements with unique limited-edition pop culture and anime-themed footwear and accessories that represent the franchises such as Kirby, Hello Kitty, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and this spring, they're teaming up with Pokémon to develop ten amazing shoe designs for kids and adults alike. A … [Read more...] about New Pokémon Converse All Stars Designed For Both Kids And Adults

Japan-Exclusive Hachiko Inspired Adidas Sneakers Will Be Out Soon!

September 16, 2021 by Japan Informer

Hachiko Inspired Sneakers Available from September 18 Hachiko is probably the most famous canine to receive such tremendous love and support all over the world. His story of loyalty and determination is famous worldwide. Especially in Shibuya, where you can find tons of Hachiko’s status, memorabilia, and now you can get Hachiko-inspired sneakers. Adidas has … [Read more...] about Japan-Exclusive Hachiko Inspired Adidas Sneakers Will Be Out Soon!

Why Scientists Are Stabbing Pig Carcasses with Samurai Swords

By Charles Q. Choi, Live Science Contributor Pay no attention to the person wielding a samurai sword and hacking away at a pig carcass — he’s doing it for science. The bloody exercise was done to analyze wounds from both machetes and Japanese samurai swords in order to better identify murder weapons from the […]

10 Truths You Don’t Want To Know About All-Girls Schools in Japan

Among many people, there exists a very “mystical” image of all-girls schools. They are even referred to as the “secret garden” among many Japanese people. Let’s take Nogizaka46 as an example. They are said to be produced with the theme of an all-girls school, and their costumes are made to look like school uniforms. However, […]

The Five Most Popular Cosplay Events in Japan That are Really Heart Melting !

Cosplayers are the most desirable eventmaker in Japan. For cosplayers, aspiring cosplayers and cosplay enthusiasts of all kinds (whether in front or behind the camera), Japan presents an astonishing number of opportunities. Some events are designed specifically for cosplayers, whereas others are originally focused on commercial and fan-made creations in the fields of anime, manga, […]

Japan and Singapore Now Have the World’s Most Powerful Passports

Japanese and Singaporean citizens hold the world’s most powerful passports in the final quarter of the year, being able to visit a respective total of 190 destinations without a visa. The ranking comes from the Henley Passport Index, which collects data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and supplements, enhances and updates through “extensive […]

6-year-old Girl Dead, Abusive Brother Is The Main Suspect

On August 1st, a 6-year-old girl passed away in the city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture. Cause of death? ..abuse she had suffered from her 17-year-old brother. The family was economically unwell, and the mother was absent most of the time. On the morning of August 1st, the brother came running to the closest house to […]

14 Golden Rules of Using Chopsticks in Japan

How to eat with chopsticks 1. Set the first chopstick on your ring finger and the gap between your thumb and index finger CHECK: At this moment, your hand should look like you are making a　peace sign. Your thumb pushes toward the back of your hand, and your ring finger pushes toward your palm to give it […]

Japanese artist draws amazingly lifelike cheetah with only color pencils

We’ve covered a few artists able to producing amazingly sensible works of art by analog means. For example, Kei Mieno’s photorealistic paintings of ladies and Kohei Ohmori’s pencil-drawn can of Asahi Super Dry which seems good enough to drink. And then there’s 19-year-antique Haru Otomi 音海はる (actual name: Haruki Kudo 工藤陽輝) (@huwahuwa1_25) who draws animals […]

MINISO, The Chinese Discount Retailer Apologizes For It’s Japanese Branding

It’s easy for people to mistake Miniso for an authentic Japanese brand. The discount retailer has made its mark all over the world, branding itself as a Japanese brand with more than 5,100 stores from the capital city of North Korea to Broadway Avenue in New York. It has boldly copied the look and feel […]

Russia’s Missile Hits Japanese Tanker In Black Sea And Injures A Crew Member

A Japanese-owned cargo vessel was hit with a missile the Black Sea, in the south of Ukraine and one of the crew member has been hurt. Reuters reports that a Russian missile struck the ship’s stern and set the vessel ablaze. On Friday, the Ukrainian defense ministry posted on Facebook that the Panama-registered cargo ship […]

Elderly Japan’s Workers Are Now Wearing Exosuits That Make Them Stronger

With the aid of high-tech robotic suits, more elderly Japanese workers are now taking on labor-intensive jobs previously handled by younger, abled bodies. Postponing retirement and continuing to work well into old age are not unusual things to do for many Japanese people. For a country with an increasingly aging population, Japan has depended on […]