Japanese Capsule Toys – Gachapon, gashapon, and beyond!
What is gachapon? You probably remember raiding your piggy bank to feed to a capsule toy machine to get a bouncy ball or a…
What is gachapon? You probably remember raiding your piggy bank to feed to a capsule toy machine to get a bouncy ball or a…
What does “bishonen” mean? “Bishonen” (美少年) is a Japanese term that literally translates to “beautiful young boy” used to describe young boys whose beauty…
Tokyo is one of the fashion capitals of the world, famous for both its avant garde high fashion looks and home-grown indie talents. Modern…
Now summer is here the weather is heating up, so it’s time to eat some shaved ice, rewatch the “beach episodes” of your favorite…
There was nothing quite like ripping open a brand new set of Pokemon cards and being the envy of the schoolyard as you paraded…
The 30th of June marks the birthday of Sailor Moon herself, Usagi Tsukino! Usagi shares her birthday with fellow Sailor Scout Chibiusa, making this…
Are you excited for the next Animal Crossing game on the Nintendo Switch?! Nintendo kept the vault tightly shut when it came to Animal…
Yu-Gi-Oh! roughly translates as “King of Games” in Japanese, befitting a franchise that has sold over 22 billion trading cards since its debut. Most…