Publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha has released its annual list of the 60 most popular Japanese expressions of the year. The words and phrases (liste....
16 Nov 5:07 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan has unveiled a new concept bra designed to appeal to the hardcore female golfing enthusiast. Cal....
11 Nov 2:55 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 

In the 1970s and 1980s, the sci-fi art of Japanese illustrator Shusei Nagaoka graced numerous album covers and appeared in a variety of adve....
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The fierce beauty of classic Japanese movie monsters is dramatically captured in these black velvet paintings by artist Bruce White. Gamera....
7 Nov 12:40 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The illustrious Rinpa Eshidan art crew has re-emerged with a dazzling new time-lapse painting performed on a skate ramp. + IFO x Rinpa ....
30 Oct 2:15 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 

In the late 19th and early 20th century, enigmatic photographer T. Enami (1859-1929) captured a number of 3D stereoviews depicting life in M....
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Special effects studio Tsuburaya Productions has released some video of a fancy new animatronic Gomora suit being tested in a parking lot. ....
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This month, in the spirit of Halloween, Fukui-based yōkai painter Matt Meyer is creating daily portraits of Japan’s traditional monsters ....
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In 1969, Shōnen Sunday magazine featured a series of illustrated articles entitled “Computopia,” which depicted life in a pleas....
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In Hakodate, the battle rages on between alien squid from the planet Ikaaru and giant robots shaped like the city’s landmarks. In the....
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