DIY Samurai Armour, 19 Years On: From Rubbish Bins to EVA Foam
Our 2007 post about samurai armour made from rubbish bins drew 21 pages of people asking for the pattern. Here's where to start now.
Tuesday 27 October 2026 · picked by Mark
TODAY'S PICKS
Curiosities
Odaiba's Amphibious Bus Will Drive You Into Tokyo Bay to Look for Godzilla
From 3 November, the SKY Duck bus runs Godzilla-hunting tours of Tokyo Bay for Godzilla Minus Zero, and a mall next to the bay is putting up a statue of the new Godzilla.
Godzilla bus tours start 3 Nov
Diaspora
Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee Bring Breathmarked to a Close With Mark of the Warrior
Mark of the Warrior, the second and final Breathmarked novel by Bruce Lee's daughter Shannon Lee and fantasy author Fonda Lee, is out in the UK and US on Tuesday 27 October.
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Train to Busan's Yeon Sang-ho Brings Paradise Lost to US Cinemas
Well Go USA opens Yeon Sang-ho's psychological thriller Paradise Lost in US cinemas on Friday 6 November, and no UK release has been announced.
In US cinemas Fri 6 Nov
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Toys
The Apothecary Diaries' Maomao Gets Her Own Licca-chan Doll, Freckles and Bandage Included
Toys
Gundam Assemble Shrinks Gunpla to 5cm and Hands You the Dice
Toys
Hello Kitty Will Be 107 Apples Tall at the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Toys
Prime 1 Makes the Katamari Prince Life-Size, All 5cm of Him
Style
Kitakyushu's Loudest Coming-of-Age Outfits Are Coming to Kensington High Street
Toys
Peach Riot Learn How It's Done in a KPop Demon Hunters Plush Drop
Screen
Jackie Chan's Food Truck Hits 4K in Eureka's Wheels on Meals
Toys
Burger King Crowns Hello Kitty and Friends in a Blind-Box Kids' Meal
Toys
Pomni and Jax Turn Into Cookies for CookieRun's Circus Crossover
Curiosities
Haneda Airport's 40-Metre Godzilla Is Only Booked Until Late December
Style
Verdy's Wasted Youth Gets Into GUESS's Underwear Drawer
Screen
Nora Miao Leads Two Early Golden Harvest Wuxia Titles on Arrow Blu-ray
Toys
Hello Kitty and Friends Float Out of a LEGO Bag, With Sets Due in 2027
Toys
Honami Sato's Yetis Get Carabiners in Ken Elephant's 夜行 Capsule Toys
Toys
SKULLPANDA Dresses for the Runway in Robert Wun's The Innocence
Make
Fold a Sumo Wrestler and Design a Kimono at Japan House This Half-Term
Diaspora
Silicon Valley's Asian Pacific FilmFest Opens With The Rose, Then Serves Dinner and a Free Film
Martial Arts
Young Donnie Yen and Director Jet Li Both Land on Hi-YAH!
Style
My Melody and Kuromi Move Into Converse Chuck 70s, From £90 in the UK
Diaspora
A 92-Year-Old Nightclub Dancer Gets Back on Stage at Boston's Asian American Film Festival
Martial Arts
Seattle Puts Up Bruce Lee Way Signs, and the Deputy Mayor Takes a Jab at the Bay Area
Screen
Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Soccer Reaches UK Cinemas on 23 October, Slightly Less Bloody
Toys
Seoul Toy Festival Squeezes 30 Tables, a Folklore Creature Show and a Resin Zone Into a Shopping Mall
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