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Recent Posts

• Bump of Chicken x Hatsune Miku, plus two other ‘must-see’ J-pop music videos

  Besides news of a Bump of Chicken and Hatsune Miku collaboration, check out the latest from Babymetal and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.

• Pulsations 3.7.14

  Hello Kitty x Playboy, “fake cream art,” a detailed overview of Girl’s Day traditions and more await in this edition of Pulsations.

• Chocolate & honey mustard: the Valentine’s Day pair to avoid

  Has it been a while since we did a wacky burger? Not really, but this combo was not to be missed, if only so we could warn you to definitely miss it.

• Bandai’s projection-mapping candy toy: Hako Vision

  A toy, its cardboard box and your smartphone are all you need to projection-map at home.

• Pulsations 1.27.14

  A must-see video taken at Shinjuku Station, some potentially surprising factoids about the Japanese voice of Mickey Mouse and more.

• Marketers capitalize on university entrance exam time

  Special snacks, underwear, aquatic friends and more suddenly appear in support of academic victory for Center Test takers.

• Pulsations 1.13.14

  The first batch of Pulsations in 2014 features a twist on chopstick design, a spectacular holiday illumination in Osaka and more.

• Feelin’ lucky? The highs and lows of ‘fukubukuro’

  Some people got lucky “fukubukuro” this New Year’s and some got. . . well, something! We take a look at Twitter users’ “lucky bag” adventures.

• Pulsations (12.6.13)

  This collection of Pulsations brings holiday cheer in bento form, a must-see project for font-lovers, a solo stop-motion animation effort and more!

• Joysound’s top 10 karaoke songs of 2013

  Joysound karaoke announced their top songs of 2013! However, just because they’re popular does not mean they came out this year . . .