Just like the painting above declares, the scene at the Tenderloin’s two opposite streetside galleries, Kokoro Studio and Gallery Heist for the Rise Japan benefit was FRESH. With my
Ayako Takagi has created a special edition of her UAMOU character to benefit Hope Japan. 100% of proceeds from each 3000 Yen figure will go to the Japanese
If you’ve seen the film, Dirty Hands, you know about David Choe‘s special relationship with Japan. The artist says: “Hopefully, I can make amends and at least help
Junko Mizuno, who is from Japan, has donated 16 original comic pages from Pure Trance to the “Help Japan” art fundraiser. These are the original pages from Pure
Gargamel has decided to support victims of the Japanese earthquake with a new character, “Mitari-chan”. They have produced 65 pieces of “Mitari-chan” and 65 pieces of “Mitari-chan (Obake
[Disclaimer: This is a blog about toys. This post in no way seeks to make light of the devastating situation in Japan. For current information on the Sendai
Filed under “You Can Customize Anything” and “Everything is Cuter in Japan,” Pink Tentacle has a selection of Japan’s finest customized gas tanks. Local gas companies occasionally add
I traveled all the way to Japan’s Tokyu Hands to get one of Maywa Denki’s Otamatones in 2009. Now you can get them pretty much everywhere (including ThinkGeek for
I know what you’re thinking: kaiju and fixies; it’s just like chocolate and peanut butter, right? Not really actually, but that didn’t stop Hiro Hayashi from curating a
Kidrobot teamed up with Japan’s wacky purveyors of great Engrish, Shelterbank, for these Charlie and Cosmic Garbage designer toys. Limited to 300 pieces worldwide, this rotocast soft-vinyl 2-pack sports a half-dozen