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3 months ago - Deep-fried “Let’s just be friends” chocolate tempura appears in Japan for Valentine’s Day
3 months ago - One Piece bodybuilding contest in Japan looking for ripped anime fans to dress, pose like Luffy
3 months ago - Totoro Ghibli drawstring kinchaku pouches are big on cuteness, come with a little treasure inside
3 months ago - Japan’s wagyu heart-shaped steaks are the perfect alternative to Valentine’s Day sweets【Photos】
3 months ago - 64 Sanrio characters, decades of kawaii culture history all on one cup from 100-yen store Daiso!【Pics】
3 months ago - Book of over 200 Hayao Miyazaki Totoro pre-production illustrations, some never published, now on sale
3 months ago - Foreign tourist arrested in Japan for striking convenience store clerk over 3-yen bag altercation
3 months ago - Hide-and-seek game to be held on snow-covered mountain in Japan seeks 100 players【Video】
3 months ago - Japan’s Sleep Shelter is here to help gamers play all night and sleep all day【Photos】
3 months ago - Want the noodles without the noise? This is the perfect place for you to try wanko soba
3 months ago - Totoro’s Catbus is back to once again not overstay its welcome with adorable figure line【Pics】
3 months ago - Life-size Pokémon plushie is here for big Gardevoir fans who want a big Gardevoir in their life
5 months ago - Ghibli Museum coffee now available to purchase online
5 months ago - One Japanese man has eaten at the same beef bowl restaurant for over 1,800 days in a row
5 months ago - Studio Ghibli releases trilingual warning criticizing sales of illegally copied artwork
5 months ago - Biking around Tama Lake: A super-easy, super-relaxing afternoon getaway from downtown Tokyo【Pics】
5 months ago - Japan’s top 10 food travel destination prefectures【Survey】
5 months ago - Price to climb Mt. Fuji will double, trail gates will close earlier if new plan is approved
5 months ago - Drink hot sake at Tokyo train station’s “phantom platform”
5 months ago - Starbucks Japan is calling it quits with paper straws
5 months ago - This might be the simplest restaurant ramen in all of Japan, but it’s still something special
5 months ago - Shibuya’s Hachiko statue will be covered up for New Year’s Eve, pedestrian barricades installed
5 months ago - Japan’s most popular castle raising ticket prices by up to 200 percent for non-local tourists
5 months ago - Scarier than a haunted house? Kyoto hidden-meaning “mean” manners escape house on the way
6 months ago - Should DJs be the next big thing in Japanese preschools? This principal seems to think so
6 months ago - Overwhelmed by modern social media? Japanese company is bringing back pagers with an emoji-twist
6 months ago - Shibuya Halloween had a very different feel this year
6 months ago - Professional basketball player cosplays as Studio Ghibli’s No-Face for Halloween in the U.S.【Vid】
6 months ago - Totoro stamp collection lets you add adorable Ghibli touches to cards and letters【Photos】
6 months ago - Japanese communities giving their skylines a spring clean and saying goodbye to power lines
6 months ago - We try carving a Halloween pumpkin… to eat【SoraKitchen】
6 months ago - What’s it like in Shibuya on Halloween this year?
6 months ago - Nintendo launches new Nintendo Music service with decades’ worth of iconic game tunes【Video】
6 months ago - Starbucks Japan unveils new Holiday goods for 2024
6 months ago - Burger King Japan creates Kyoto Whopper, its most Japanese burger ever, with Kyoto rice merchant
6 months ago - All-female musical stage adaptation of Castlevania video game series on the way in Japan
6 months ago - New Akita Inu and Hachiko marshmallows are the best and squishiest souvenirs from Japan
6 months ago - Beautiful Naked digital art event comes to Kyoto’s Nijo Castle after dark (contains no nudity)【Pics】
6 months ago - Japanese job-hunters reportedly dismayed by requests for “photos showing who you are as a person”
6 months ago - Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
6 months ago - Starbucks Japan reveals new Holiday Frappuccino for 2024
3 years ago - Hello Kitty and AKB48 collaborate for the ultimate fan merchandise from Thank You Mart
3 years ago - Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best iwashi sardine sushi?【Taste test】
3 years ago - Japanese school bag collaborates with a limited express train company for one awesome bag
3 years ago - Japanese jam jar lids close on their own, as if by magic
3 years ago - Alcoholic sake butter appears in Japan
3 years ago - We visit a place where you can rent a private sauna room, achieve the height of relaxation
3 years ago - This Tokyo coronavirus quarantine facility’s bento boxed meals are amazingly good【Taste test】
3 years ago - Daiso’s Standard Products store — what’s worth buying and what’s not? Our expert weighs in
3 years ago - Japanese Twitter user spots moms showing fighting spirit during kids’ Pokémon card battle in park
3 years ago - Studio Ghibli-themed photo contest is showcasing and giving away adorable Ghibli merch
3 years ago - Coca-Cola Japan are testing “fill your own bottles” water dispensers to help reduce plastic waste
3 years ago - Naomi Watanabe produces new line of comfortable yet supportive ‘at home’ bras, sizes up to 5L
3 years ago - Cat becomes head priest at Japanese shrine
3 years ago - Japanese full armor cosplayers head to their local Adventurer’s Guild for a fantasy feast【Photos】
3 years ago - Starbucks Japan’s final sakura Frappuccino for 2022 gives us a new cherry blossom flavour
3 years ago - Survey shows that not many people are into the idea of Sapporo hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics
3 years ago - Gamer sake Gaming Rainbow coming this spring, cans illustrated by past and present greats
3 years ago - We visit a train station in historical ninja town, see ninja trick art, and become ninjas ourselves
3 years ago - Milk Tea Maker from Japan is a life-changer
3 years ago - Lindt Japan keeps the sakura sweets coming with new cherry blossom dessert drink, macarons
3 years ago - American’s Japanese calligraphy gets called “cultural appropriation,” Japanese Twitter disagrees
3 years ago - Studio Ghibli reveals mystery hidden on coat of arms and outdoor signs at Ghibli Museum
3 years ago - Man breaks into Japanese high school, steals desk to “get taste of the world of Love Live” anime
3 years ago - Mr. Sato turns into a historical figure through his first-ever wet plate photography session
3 years ago - Taste-testing every single sakura sweet and cherry blossom drink we could find at Mujirushi
3 years ago - Ghibli fan wins Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Studio Ghibli memorabilia
3 years ago - Japanese pro gamer kicked off e-sports team after saying short men shouldn’t have human rights
3 years ago - This Nagoya cafe offers a private room to enjoy tea, meditation, and solitude in total darkness
3 years ago - Burger King releases the King Yeti on Japan
3 years ago - These special Starbucks sakura drinks can only be found at three places in all of Japan
3 years ago - Optimus Prime and Megatron are now officially cute anime girls with Transformers Bishoujo【Photos】
3 years ago - Oshi kamidana – Literal altars you can build to enshrine your favorite anime character or idol
3 years ago - “Hey, Japanese taxi driver, take us to the best Sapporo ramen place!” – Things don’t go as planned
3 years ago - We try Ajinomoto’s new frozen gyoza, come up with a dangerously delicious way to eat them
3 years ago - Demon Slayer teams up with beef bowl chain to excite fans, test their dexterity with Tanjiro bowl
3 years ago - We spend a night alone in a stylish hotel that is also storage facility for works of art
3 years ago - Studio Ghibli releases wallpapers for Ghibli Park, introduces us to two new forest characters
3 years ago - Snoop Dogg’s cookbook gets a rebrand in Japan
3 years ago - Japanese trains now even more convenient as new service lets you pick up groceries at station
3 years ago - Our Starbucks “Nothingness” Frappuccino proves you can’t customise out flavour in Japan
3 years ago - Cyber Chakai aims to make Japan’s tea ceremony traditions more accessible with modern technology
3 years ago - Sega creates free digital omamori good luck charms to help you succeed at school and work
3 years ago - Everyone in the office works together to make a “Dark Ehomaki Sushi Roll” for Setsubun
3 years ago - Ghibli Museum becomes “Hot Wind Museum” for traditional Japanese range with No Face and Totoro
3 years ago - Japanese lingerie saleswoman gives Internet a lesson in what bust sizes look like in real life
3 years ago - We visit Osaka’s newly dubbed Koreatown for the first time and set our sights on all of the food
3 years ago - We can’t stop eating this chicken ramen noodle and chocolate snack we made【SoraKitchen】
3 years ago - Japanese festival says thank you and goodbye to daruma good-luck dolls…with fire【Photos】
3 years ago - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu bento sold for 10th anniversary tour
3 years ago - Japanese Twitter user documents month-long crusade to buy a drink from a vending machine
3 years ago - Japanese elementary school teacher under fire after selling students’ personal info online
3 years ago - Japanese company asks fans to refrain from sending Valentine’s chocolate to game characters
3 years ago - Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way: The first driving test a few more times
3 years ago - Have we been making pancakes wrong this whole time? Japan’s Zen-Noh shares the best technique
3 years ago - “Let’s leave it to Goro” – The moment Hayao Miyazaki was truly convinced about Ghibli theme park
3 years ago - Studio Ghibli stores start selling super adorable clasp bags with Totoro-patterned fabric
3 years ago - Blast from the past as this year’s makeup trends inspired by looks from the ’80s and 2000s
3 years ago - New Japanese mascot character: A train station monster that grabs children who don’t mind the gap
3 years ago - Sega name to be removed from all of its arcade branches in Japan as part of rebranding
3 years ago - 7 new winter 2022 anime (besides Attack on Titan and Demon Slayer) our otaku reporter recommends
3 years ago - A random stranger (or possibly a river spirit) gives us a ramen recommendation by a frozen stream
3 years ago - Discount super market’s super cheap bento wows us with its looks, confuses us with its taste
3 years ago - Ghibli Park: Opening date, first photos, and a new promo video produced by Studio Ghibli!
3 years ago - Retired pro wrestler Riki Choshu greets you at the door in this new line of sound gachapon toys
3 years ago - Lost at the nengajo lottery this year? Get a second chance by winning your way to onsen instead
3 years ago - A paradise for beer lovers — Yokohama combini has over 300 different kinds of beer for sale
3 years ago - Japanese chocolate company sells Valentine’s Day school desks, tents, and more for nostalgia
3 years ago - For those who want it thick – Japanese vending machine allows you to choose drink thickness
3 years ago - 70-year-old arrested after brawl with over 10 bikers
3 years ago - Here’s what happens when you take medicine and supplements for baldness for two years straight
3 years ago - Two men hit by woman falling out of window… who was looking at another man who fell off rooftop
3 years ago - How to cancel a floor on a Japanese elevator
3 years ago - Japan’s Mini Stop rolls out “Addictive Kitchen” hash browns to satisfy Japan’s “potato refugees”
3 years ago - We sigh and swoon over the adorable Year of the Tiger Starbucks goods sold in the rest of Asia
3 years ago - Sailor Moon’s Senshi get Sanrio partners, English fighting phrases in crossover merch line
3 years ago - Former Nintendo headquarters reopens as hotel in Kyoto
3 years ago - Tokyoites don’t recognize legendary manga artist as Akira creator goes for stealthy stroll【Video】
3 years ago - New Japanese KitKat is…a Heartful Bear!
3 years ago - We find what looks like an alien species at a fish market so of course we make sashimi out of it
3 years ago - Sales of My Melody merchandise featuring Sanrio character’s mom’s life advice get cancelled
3 years ago - Japan’s Hardcore Gamer General Election generates different results from casuals survey…sort of
3 years ago - Lace boxer briefs for men: Japanese company creates underwear that’s beautiful and functional
3 years ago - Japan’s Capybara Long Bath Championship 2022! Upstart powerhouse vs. original dynasty【Video】
3 years ago - Japanese man breaks into school to recover stuff teacher took from him…over 40 years ago
3 years ago - How to eat a kebab without making a godawful mess – Advice from an Akihabara kebab merchant
3 years ago - Touken Rambu chocolates are a treat for anime fans and a test of how well you know the characters
3 years ago - Japanese design company combines human bed and cat tower, proves felines are who runs the home
3 years ago - Tokyo Disney Resort is set to bring back the snacks and sweet treats at limited park stores
3 years ago - Japanese hot spring charges almost 35 bucks for bucket of uncooked carrots, otaku likely to pay up
3 years ago - 64-page book about panda butts selling out fast in Japan
3 years ago - French fry war escalates with a 300-percent larger Bucket Potato from Ministop convenience stores
3 years ago - Turn your water bottle into a Japanese toilet!
3 years ago - Japanese company engineers soft toys that will nibble your finger, for folks who are into that
3 years ago - Sakura forecast 2022 released! Cherry blossoms set to bloom even earlier in Japan this year
3 years ago - Mother of Sanrio character My Melody gets flak online for dispensing horrible love/life advice
3 years ago - Limited-edition Kukure Curry-flavored potato chips coming to celebrate its 50th anniversary
3 years ago - English for otaku – New book provides fans with skills to internationalize their oshikatsu
3 years ago - Live action Attack on Titan actress Satomi Ishihara confirms pregnancy, due date in spring
3 years ago - Nintendo issues warning about scam sites pretending to be the company’s official homepage
3 years ago - Official Initial D/Toyota videos bring together and anime and real-life drift kings【Videos】
3 years ago - As McDonald’s Japan restricts French fry sales, rival boosts its fry sizes by 25 percent, for free
3 years ago - Which of these Beppu-themed bath salts make your home bath feel most like the famous onsen area?
3 years ago - We visit the Paris branch of Muji in search for some minimalist products only found in France
3 years ago - Japanese rail fans heartbroken as Tokyo-area Keikyu chooses to retire its last pata pata sign
3 years ago - Spirited Away x Loewe pop-up store in Harajuku whisks visitors away to the world of Studio Ghibli
3 years ago - Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
3 years ago - Do men in Japan stand or sit to urinate?
3 years ago - Osaka restaurant has ramen for those who like it spicy, cold, sweet, hot, creamy, salty and meaty
3 years ago - Most of Japan’s new adults hope to fall in love and get married, according to recent survey
3 years ago - Stay warm with Gelato Pique’s new line of Animal Crossing loungewear coming out this week
3 years ago - Hash browns disappear from McDonald’s Japan branches as country’s potato shortage continues
3 years ago - Power up with this positively scrumptious kakuni braised pork Pac-Man manju from Nagasaki
3 years ago - Naruto Shippuden x Mizuno sneaker collaboration delights with subtle nods to main ninja trio
3 years ago - One of Japan’s coolest castles looks even cooler this winter with laser mapping art event【Video】
3 years ago - Japanese government now officially allowed to use question marks and exclamation points
3 years ago - Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s seijinishiki ceremony
3 years ago - Studio Ghibli answers Spirited Away fan questions, reveals exciting facts and trivia behind the film
3 years ago - Studio Ghibli unleashes Turnip Head on the world
3 years ago - Gray-sky Gundam photo will brighten the hearts of anyone who loves anime or awesomeness
3 years ago - Japan’s great at imitations, Japanese man hears U.S. coworkers say, then decides to hear them out
3 years ago - Gundam lingerie is a way to show your love for giant robots and their handsome anime boy pilots
3 years ago - Starbucks Japan’s seasonal food menu recommendations are full of delectable sweets and sandwiches
3 years ago - Yep, that’s a whole ice cream cone as a ramen topping, as this restaurant in Japan offers【Pics】
3 years ago - Can our 30-something reporter pull off the fashions of this hit lucky bag for Tokyo teens?【Pics】
3 years ago - Tokyo changes age limit for kids going into opposite sex’s bath at hot springs and sento
3 years ago - Pokémon Café celebrates upcoming release of Pokémon Legends game with new limited-edition menu
3 years ago - New Year lucky bag from makeup giant Shu Uemura may disappoint makeup buffs but thrill otaku
3 years ago - Sunshine Aquarium’s 2022 lucky bag is a true rarity
3 years ago - Tokyo’s yuki chazuke: An ultra-rare delicacy you can only get right now (and that we made up)
3 years ago - Our cat mom reporter learns how her cats truly feel about her through a cat translation app
3 years ago - Japan one of only two countries where Twitter beats Facebook in social media market share
3 years ago - Masked stranger in Tokyo secretly takes down someone else’s Christmas lights, puts them away【Vid】
3 years ago - Hayao Miyazaki draws Year of the Tiger illustration for New Year’s card to Studio Ghibli fans
3 years ago - The Akihabara ? Bag lucky bag may disappoint you if you yourself are a pretty weird guy
3 years ago - This lucky bag of anime models is also a decades-long history lesson for our mecha newbie
3 years ago - The Muji “Fukukan” puts a disappointing spin on Japan’s New Year’s lucky bag tradition
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