Category Archives: Animal

Baby Animals of Japanese Zoos

  Spring is the season when zoos get new members in their exhibitions. In this month, many animal babies were born or debuted in public at Japanese zoos.   Baby…

What a Soother! Japanese iPhone App “bijin-dog”

Do you know bijin-tokei ?   It’s the one with a girl’s picture on the right sidebar on this JAPAN Style page. When you see it closer, you can see…

KAWAII! Pair Mug Cup & Tray by Shinzi Katoh

  This is the Japanese Shinzi Katoh design mug cup and tray set.   Very KAWAII!!!     This is JAPAN Style!     You should follow me on Twitter…

How to make Animal with Sausage for Bento Lunch Box

Recently on newspapers, I often find articles about how Japanese style bento (lunch box) is popular in other countries; they say especially “character bento” is popular in America and Europe….

[VIDEOS] Singing Shiba Dog ??

  I am a cat owner but actually I like dogs better (^_^)   The other day, I found some funny videos of Shiba dogs, which JAPAN Style previously explained…

How Do Japanese People Name Cats?

Just in time for “Cat’s day” on February 22, a Japanese pet insurance company, Anicom Holdings, Inc. released “2010 Most Popular Cat’s Names Ranking”, which they conducted a surveyed of…

[VIDEOS] Japanese Funny Cats – Part 3

  This is a collection of funny cat’s videos!  To see the part 2, click HERE. “A Parakeet Teases a Cat”   Turn up the volume, and you can hear…

Ice Hole Fishing Wakasagi — Japanese Smelt

    During winter, a lot of fisher’s tents are seen on iced lakes in Japan. Their target is wakasagi (Japanese smelt), and it’s only about 15cm or smaller.  

Wasabi Stories vol.9: “Important Thing a Cat Taught Me”

  –Introduction– “Wasabi Stories” is a quotation and summary of a column which touches ones heart or not found on the internet. It is a Japanese famous person’s story extracted…

Kawaii! Ninja Dog Boo — Attracts Tourists in Kyoto

    White Pekingese dressed up as a NINJA DOG is getting popular among the visitors in the tourist spots in Kyoto. His name is Boo.  

Charismatic Station Master Cat, TAMA !

  While many people have lost their job during this recession, there is a cat who was officially installed as a station master in Japan.     Since 2007, Tama,…

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