Build-A-Bear Workshop will soon be expanding from bears to Pokemon. Pikachu will be ready to be stuffed and fluffed and loved starting in 2016 in several countries.
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In what looks like Frosted Flakes w/ strawberries - my uneducated guess - Hello Kitty is wearing a tiger costume on the front of the box to mimic the iconic Tony the Tiger. If this doesn't scream Kawaii, you need more puppies and kittens in your life.
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Check out the video below for the full clip of John Oliver's love of Japanese mascots, and his creation of 11 mascots for agencies in the US government.
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A mass migration of pikachus is coming back this year. August 8-16 will be the second time Yokohama is overrun with these adorable pokemon.
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It's called the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) because it needs to be very clear it is only for self defense. It's not an army, because Japan is not allowed to have an army due to the constitution Americans penned after WWII.
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National Dolphin Day was yesterday (I know, there's a day for everything) so it's time to celebrate the extra awesome albino bottlenose dolphin in the Taiji Whale Museum.
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