Pharrell graced the cover of GQ’s “New Masculinity” issue and revealed that he’s embarrassed about the lyrical content in his 2006 mixtape, Gangsta Grillz. In the mixtape, Skateboard P flexed about his cars, clothes, and bling bling in great detail. “Blow a hundred grand on L.V. leather goods / Lift up the doors, open trunk, […]
After a gleaming 25th anniversary collaboration with Swarovski, Supreme is continuing to roll out its SS19 offering with a new capsule alongside Japanese artist Sekintani La Norihiro. Advertisement The Osaka-born creative is known for his trippy, surrealistically bizarre artwork that will completely distort the way you look at the human body again. His works have […]
Floyd Mayweather couldn’t let 2018 close without making some easy money first. Mayweather defeated 20-year-old Tenshin Nasukawa on Monday at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. According to the Mirror, Mayweather knocked down his opponent three times in the opening round before Nasukawa’s corner threw in the towel and ended the exhibition fight. Floyd Mayweather vs. […]
Floyd Mayweather is returning to the fight game, but in a move, nobody could have seen coming. The undefeated boxer will square off with 20-year-old Tenshin Nasukawa, a 27-0 kickboxing sensation, on New Year’s Eve at a Rizin event in Japan. Rizin is an MMA fight federation based out of Japan. The fight will be Mayweather’s first […]
It may not feel like it right now, but sweater season will soon be in full effect out here. Of course, the good folks over in Japan know how to prepare for the occasion in style, which we can see clearly with this super cozy bespoke capsule collection by The North Face Purple Label and […]
N.E.R.D has always connected with Japanese culture on a special level, going back to Pharrell’s days of rolling around with BAPE’s former head honcho NIGO, and now the Hip-Hop/rock infusion band is collaborating yet again with Billionaire Boys Club on a Japan-exclusive set of tees. Advertisement While not as vibrant as the band’s BBC New […]
Heavy rainstorms in southwestern Japan have ravished entire towns and killed over 100 people. The AP reports there are at least 80 people who are missing after a system slammed the area with floods and mudslides. The torrential downpours caused residents in cities like Okayama, Kurashiki, and Hiroshima to their rooftops and balconies to avoid […]
The former leader of Aum and several other members of the Japanese doomsday cult that carried out a deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995 were executed on Friday, public broadcaster NHK reported. Chizuo Matsumoto, who went by the name Shoko Asahara, was the first of 13 scheduled to be hanged for the […]
SUPRA has a style that’s both known and respected by sneakerheads worldwide, so it makes perfect sense for the footwear stalwart to pay homage to the brand’s world-spanning reach. Advertisement The Chad Muska-curated collection features the Skytop V silhouette in nine colorways that each represent a specific country. Portugal, Mexico, France, Germany, Japan, Argentina, Chile, […]
300 artist and Youtube success story, Famous Dex previewed his first studio album to a crowd of fans in downtown New York City. One of the reigning princes of Youtube music, Famous Dex shows off his growth in his very ambitious studio album at Gold Bar, NYC. Goldbar being perfect place for industry titan Kevin […]
As the holiday season approaches, Pepsi is is celebrating the holidays with an odd new flavor. Residents of Japan can look forward to a new cake flavored soda titled the “Christmas Cola”. Packaged in a holiday themed bottle, the Japanese exclusive iteration of cola is set to ring in Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year. […]
U.S. President Donald Trump struck a hard line against North Korea’s nuclear weapons program Monday and urged Japan to do the same as he closed out two days of talks, dinner and golf diplomacy with ally Japan. The president refused to rule out eventual military action against the north and exhorted dictator Kim Jong Un […]
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its latest act of aggression against a neighbour and key Western ally amid a escalating war of rhetoric with the United States. The missile launch will prove a stern test for both President Doanld Trump and the UN who have so far failed to get Pyongyang […]
The US will launch a “massive military response” to any threats from North Korea, Pentagon Chief James Mattis has said, after the Asian country conducted its most powerful nuclear test yet. James Mattis’ strong warning came just hours after North Korea carried out its sixth nuclear test – the most powerful blast to date. “Any […]
Donald Trump and Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe have vowed to increase pressure on North Korea after the regime launched a missile over Japan on Tuesday morning. The Japanese prime minister denounced the launch as an “unprecedented and grave threat” to the country’s security. In a 40-minute phone call with the US president they agreed to […]
From what we hear, this Chi-Town/Cleveland collabo is a real thing. According to a report from The New York Post’s Page Six, Kanye West and Kid Cudi have been cooking up a collaboration project overseas in Japan according to a source close to the two artists. “They’re going to drop some surprise project on everybody. […]
North Korea has test-fired a missile into Japanese waters, the latest in a series of launches that have ratcheted up tensions over its nuclear weapons program. It was North Korea’s third ballistic missile test in as many weeks and the 12th this year – carried out in fresh defiance of UN sanctions warnings and US […]
Authorities are saying a seven-year old Japanese boy left on the side of the mountains by his parents as a form of discipline was found on Friday It was last Saturday [May 28, 2016] that the boy, Yamato Tanooka, was left on the northern island of Hokkaido about three miles from the military base where he was […]
Any beer drinker in the world would be elated at the thought of free beer. Former MLB infielder Brandon Laird just got his ticket to beer heaven, winning an entire year’s supply of beer thanks to a home run. Now playing for the Hokkaido Hippon Ham Fighters in Japan’s baseball league, Laird hit a home […]
You may have never heard of her before, but she’s famous in Japan. No, seriously.
