Japan lovers! Rejoice! It’s the most magical time of the year in Japan right now! That’s right, it’s cherry blossom season! So get your camera ready, your friends together, and a whole lot of sake to drink, because it’s time to sit under a tree and enjoy the beauty of the blossom. More »

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From Girlybubble: Hello Kitty contacts, vibrators, tattoos and now Hello Kitty Wine. It’s true, Innovation Spirits really understands me as a person and all of my needs. My needs being wine and…Hello Kitty. Innovation Spirit’s Hello Kitty wine is making its debut this week at the 2010 Nightclub & Bar Convention in Las Vegas. More »

While you were off watching the Olympics on regular TV, Japan was watching the Olympics on insane Japanese TV. This includes such wonders as faxes from athletes, an awesome ice set, and being NHK we also get some Domo-kun thrown in. More »

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From Ningin: Everyone loves Hello Kitty. Even evil villains. Take Star Wars‘ Darth Vader for example. For the next spinoff of the series, Star Wars: The Kitty Wars, Vader chooses Hello Kitty to be the official mascot of his empire. He even ditched his old costume for one that’s more suitable for the empire’s image. More »

From Girlybubble: Japanese illustrator Mokaffe really loves combining two of the things I love the most into her illustrations: dessert and girly art! A lot of my favorite works by her involve dessert. Not that you’re surprised or anything. For the record, I’ll have you know that I do not drool over my laptop all day or lick my screen all day. You might want to restrain yourself when you see these babies: More »

Let it be said that Japan is kind of pervy. It’s not an insult, it’s a fact of life. Too often the streets of Japan have been plagued by weird men trying to steal underwear. Now the market has responded with a toy just for those men. More »

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Bad news Sumo fans, seems that it’s now going to be even more difficult for foreigners to become part of the wonderful world of sumo thanks to some new laws thrown down by the Japanese Sumo Association. Your dreams of becoming a Sumo god are through! More »

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From Ningin: Today’s Music Video of the Day will feature an insane music video directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation), produced by artist Takashi Murakami, and starring a blue haired Kirsten Dunst covering The Vapors‘ Turning Japanese song. More »

From Girlybubble: Not only is there a Hello Kitty Party Magazine, there now exists a Hello Kitty Party game for Nintendo DS. I’ve recently myself become a Nintendo DS owner and it is with great confidence that I say that Nintendo DS, by itself, is already a party. I can’t imagine what playing Hello Kitty Party on DS would be like. More »

From Ningin: In Japan if you can read manga and a horror story on toilet paper, why not sharpen your Japanese skills with it too? More »