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• The next time you’re feeling stressed out, you could relax on a Pokémon Psyduck chair from Japan
  March 16, 2026

  Before you erupt like Psyduck, take a seat on Psyduck. Pokémon is, at its core, an adventure series. It’s set in a wo...

• 7-Eleven Japan’s giant fried chicken skewer would be too big to eat, so it’s really for cuddling
  March 16, 2026

  Comfort food to snuggle up with is just one of the crazy prizes in the 7-Eleven Happy Kuji collection. There are a lo...

• We asked our Japanese team of writers how they deal with seasonal allergies in Japan
  March 15, 2026

  When you’re all choked up and there’s nose way out, take a leaf out of our book to get yourself out of the throes of ...

• Train station platform ramen store closes its doors on half a century of history in Tokyo
  March 15, 2026

  Sayonara to an old-school traveller’s way to eat noodles. The constant sound of trains arriving and departing. A stre...

• Japanese convenience store sandwiches get extra protection from new business backpack
  March 15, 2026

  Work clothing brand makes it its job to keep your lunch out of harm’s way. Japan’s convenience store sandwiches are o...

• Studio Ghibli adds new Mother’s Day gift sets to its anime collection in Japan
  March 15, 2026

  Say I love you with the magical charm of characters from My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service. In Japan, M...

• Starbucks Japan opens new Kyoto store in Place of Scenic Beauty
  March 14, 2026

  A new type of teahouse cafe opens in Kyoto’s popular historic tourist area.  When you hear the words “Starbucks” and ...

• Sushi Push Pops aiming to be Japan’s newest sakura season snack sensation
  March 14, 2026

  Restaurant chain creates sushi you can eat with one hand, leaving your other free to toast the cherry blossoms. The c...

• Starbucks Japan’s Cream Puff Frappuccino is here! Did it make Friday the 13th lucky? [Taste test]
  March 14, 2026

  Our Frappuccino expert brushes aside fears of bad fortune to taste test two new drinks. Friday the 13th is supposed t...

• Number of foreigners living in Japan has grown 50 percent in four years, hits historic high
  March 13, 2026

  Japan’s foreign resident population surges past four million for the first time in history. Though it’s been 2026 for...

• Komachi Shokudo: Japanese mum’s-style cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Tokyo
  March 13, 2026

    Shhh…don’t let anyone know we told you about this secret cheap eat destination loved by locals. It’s often said tha...

• Is this Japan’s most extreme cherry blossom viewing? Leap, cycle and climb through 2,500 sakura
  March 13, 2026

  Why sit on a tarp when you can zoom through flowers on a 100-meter slide or risk falling into the trees from 370 mete...

• The top 10 graduation songs in Japan as chosen by current Japanese high school students
  March 13, 2026

  From covers of classics to altogether newer songs, these are the melodies that Japanese youth associate with graduati...

• Virtual idol Hatsune Miku redesigned with look that adds new elements and brings back old ones
  March 13, 2026

  New version of Vocaloid software is arriving with a new Miku design. As a virtual idol, Hatsune Miku doesn’t age. How...

• As rumors swirl of 7-Eleven shorting customers on rice ball fillings, we check on their sujiko
  March 13, 2026

  Viral tweet claims have shoppers wondering if they’re paying premium-filling prices for almost-plain onigiri. Consume...

• Giant pipe mysteriously rises up through street in downtown Osaka
  March 12, 2026

  That’s not supposed to be there… If you happened to be passing through Osaka’s Tsurunocho neighborhood on Wednesday m...

• Every Japanese pro baseball team to play with Mario question block bases once this year
  March 12, 2026

  Players should get power-ups each time they pass one, too. Last autumn saw the 40th Anniversary of everyone’s favorit...

• Man in Japan falls into hole with a bear in it
  March 12, 2026

  Sunday morning hike takes a bizarre and terrifying turn. On Sunday morning, a 69-year-old Japanese man was on Iwakami...

• Heinz Japan finds its perfect pitchman: Pokémon’s Pikachu!
  March 12, 2026

  There’s no question that this is a case where the celebrity endorser really is a fan of the product. There’s often qu...

• Häagen-Dazs Japan releases new ASMR ice cream called “Rocky Crunchy!”
  March 12, 2026

  Meet the new stars of your next viral ASMR video. In Japan, Häagen-Dazs is constantly looking for ways to thrill ice ...