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• J-blip: Kokoro Scanner knows what’s in your heart of hearts

  Are you telling the truth? The Kokoro Scanner has the last word on that.

• J-blip: Cornered by strong men and sweet pudding at ‘kabe-don’ cafe

  Live out your ‘kabe-don’ fantasy with Morinaga’s suave silicone man.

• J-blip: You TOO can be a ‘konbini’ manager of your dreams

  A new Nintendo 3DS game lets players manage a Japanese convenience store with just their styluses.

• J-blip: Morphing time for Okamoto’s ‘Tower of the Sun’

  Bandai is turning Osaka’s iconic building into its newest transforming toy robot.

• Pulsations 9.25.14

  Theeeey’re back. Did you miss your Pulsations? This week we feature cosplaying wagashi and ramen made of yarn.

• We are the World Cup: anthems from pitches past

  Japan plays its first match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, against Côte d’Ivoire this weekend. Although the tournament kicks off two days earlier in São Paulo, for many the Samurai Blue’s opening game ushers in the event, along with the activities that would normally raise eyebrows but get a pass every four years, such […]

• UTme!: Want your own Uniqlo T-shirt? There’s an app for that!

  Uniqlo offers you the chance to design your own t-shirts directly from your smartphone with the new and easy-to-use app UTme!.

• Ultra Hawai’i: Even superheroes need a vacation

  Your favorite Ultraman characters finally get a break and hang ten in Hawaii.

• Pulsations 5.2.14

  Did you catch these stories about rockin’ Japanese girls, Pokémon trivia and The Pool Aoyama?

• My little pork industry can’t be this cute: ‘Pig Farm’ and ‘Slaughterhouse’ smartphone games

  Vegetarians may take offense, but the creators of the pig butchering game encourage eaters to give proper thanks for their pork.