Category: COOL PRODUCTS

The Bridge has shared a story about Fukuoka-based startup Shikumi Design and their futuristic musical instrument, Kagura. While the name might imply traditional Japanese music, the "motion perform ...

Our love for all things Maywa Denki is no secret. We recently went wild about Mr Knocky, their unique drum toy, and also think their retro Otona no Kagaku Maywa Denki Automa-te Auto Writer Hand is ...

Japan's love affair with the pet rarely fails to impress. And now just in time for New Year and the winter, we have the Katatsu Mobile Kotatsu Cat Table. While not an actual kotatsu (a table with ...

You got the original Kabuki Face Pack. Then you got the Animal Face Pack, the Cats Face Pack, and the Fashion Face Pack. You probably also went and got the Hello Kitty Face Pack. Well, now how ...

Can't afford to go to those expensive Tokyo cafes where they serve up latte art? Haven't yet got your hands on the 3D Latte Art Maker Awa Taccino? Then try the Deco Latte Coffee Art ...

When Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo released Type at the start of the year it got a lot of buzz from both eyewear lovers and typeface fans. Japanese typology design is respected around the world and its ...

Here's a great Christmas gift idea and it likely doesn't get more Japanese than this. Turn your feet into raw fish now with the Sushi Socks. While the tattoo tights street fashion is sadly ...

Thanko are our favorite Japanese gadget makers, not least because their approach to the marketing is always so gleefully down-to-earth but also because they deliberately find everyday problems and ...

The au Unlimited Future Laboratory is phone carrier KDDI's experimental division for creating what could turn out to be the gadgets we all use in the future (or not, as the case may be). Here ...

No, those are not stars in a planetarium. They are watch parts. Spiral's trademark atrium space was transformed by Citizen into "Light is Time", a special installation that saw countless watch ...

JapanTrendShop is having a sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, offering 10% off on all items in its online catalog. Just use the code blackfriday2014 or cybermonday2014 to claim a discount on ...

Engimono are good luck charms and talismans, and come in all shapes and sizes, from Daruma dolls to Maneki-neko, the beckoning cat. They are particularly associated with the Eto (Chinese zodiac) and ...

If you like unusual RC toys and if you like yuru-kyaru (Japanese mascots), then these two things are about to come crashing together in amazing style with this R/C Tractor Kumamon from ...

First we had the Kabuki Face Pack, a skincare tool based on genuine Kabuki make-up. This was a hit and was followed by the Animal Face Pack (a charity model based on a real tiger and panda in Ueno ...

Nanoblock, Japan's homegrown answer to Lego, never stops evolving. Just when you thought the micro building blocks had been used to transform every famous monument or building around the world, ...