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The Super Mario Bros. are back to jump, flip and spin their way through another real-life level.
Celebrity inventor and “Greatest Scientist in History” Dr. NakaMats throws his support behind the Republican front-runner in the form of the mightiest weapon known to man: Guard Wig.
First television anime based on work of Voices of a Distant Star creator to air as part of spring TV season.
The beloved Pokémon continue to unstoppably, and adorably, expand their territory.
These cute, playful kitties have won the Japanese internet over, and are sure to melt your heart, too.
Luckily, it’s just the rock band rather than an actual Powerman5000, but this could still mean big trouble for the game’s makers.
Shiro and friends are back, this time modeling headwear out of empty containers of Calbee’s Jagarico.
Kick back and listen to Luna Lee gorgeously plays hits like “Stairway to Heaven,” “Voodoo Child,” “Back in Black,” and Adele’s “Hello” on a 1,500-year-old Korean instrument.
IBM Japan wants 208 people to be scanned into 3-D avatars and put into a virtual world designed after the one depicted in anime Sword Art Online (and hopefully return).
Maybe the U.S. presidential candidate doesn’t have as much otaku cred as some people think he does.
Bear sacrifice, female tattooing and fish-skin boots are all hallmarks of Ainu culture. Join us as we learn about Japan’s indigenous people and watch an intriguing video about their way of life.
Tokyo Disneyland is filled with loveable costumed characters, but last Friday the whole cast got upstaged by this little costumed guest.
Ninety seconds is all you need to reach the “happily ever after” ending of this super-cute video.
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