August, 2016 (Page 11)
The new hashtag offers a collection of some of the most unusually-named PokéStops in Japan, and some that just make us laugh.
Buff blade boys and sexy Squirtle catch the eyes of attendees at Japan’s biggest otaku event.
Several visitors to the doujin anime, game, and manga convention Comiket have reported peculiar clouds generated by the heat and sweat of everyone present.
Chef Yuji Ota shows us how to turn McDonald’s food into Ribollita, Carrozza, and Gattò di Patate with three easy recipes.
Comiket sizzled on opening day with hot beauties from favourites like One Piece, Love Live!, and even Pokémon.
Japanese phrase misheard by overseas anime fan inspires amusement across the twittersphere. We solve the mystery of what it actually means!
And it turns out he’s not the only suave sports car-driving hamster out there!
Why worry about surgery scars when you can just make(up) your worries away?
Thousands of passengers arrived at their destinations all over Japan last night, only to find that everyone’s bags were left behind.
SMAP, one of Japan’s most famous pop boy band groups, have announced they will disband at the end of this year.
A shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan shows consideration for all of its patrons, from the humans to the bees!
Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui has won herself plenty of new fans from around the globe with her delightfully candid interview at the Rio Olympics.
A new region, eight gyms, 150 new Pokémon, and the added Nuclear Type make for a completely new adventure.
Should we call this crazy accident a pileup or a pile-in?
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One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season
New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Night sky Studio Ghibli greeting cards are a beautiful reason to put pen to paper【Photos】
Kyoto’s breathtaking, mouthwatering matcha parfait bars get new autumn-only flavor
Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
Super-cheap, super-convenient rice-cooking mug is a new kitchen gadget all-star from 3 Coins
Are Family Mart’s new “exquisite” rice balls worth the high price tag?
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- Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range- New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
- Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
- Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
Hot spring facility’s beautiful views and all-you-can-eat sushi leave us clean, full, and happy
Starbucks Japan releases custom tumblers…that wear aprons
Abuse Cafe Japan: We get abused by waitresses in maids’ uniforms at Tokyo’s viral pop-up diner- Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
Studio Ghibli releases new wooden stand clips featuring cute cast of anime characters
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers- Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
- Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range
Japanese government suspends plan to pay Tokyo women 600,000 to move away to get married
Japanese government wants to remove tax-exemption limit for foreign tourists on consumables
Starbucks Japan unveils new limited-edition Frappuccino for autumn- New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
The heartwarming story of Japan’s “Weakling Gundam” and the fans who supported it in its hour of need
Foreign tourist in Japan arrested for having sex on shrine grounds in broad daylight- Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Kyoto’s breathtaking, mouthwatering matcha parfait bars get new autumn-only flavor
Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
Super-cheap, super-convenient rice-cooking mug is a new kitchen gadget all-star from 3 Coins
Are Family Mart’s new “exquisite” rice balls worth the high price tag?
Abuse Cafe Japan: We get abused by waitresses in maids’ uniforms at Tokyo’s viral pop-up diner
7-Eleven Japan’s new moon-viewing Ghibli-style “Laputa bread” has anime fans buzzing and chomping
“Pokémon with guns” game Palworld’s developer gets sued by Nintendo/Pokémon Company
Awesome Transformers 40th anniversary anime short created in famous studio team-up【Video】
Kyoto’s 100 Demons yokai monster parade returns!
Artificial sea of clouds made by luxury hotel in Tokyo during summer
Japan’s Sushiro revolving sushi chain stops revolving with conveyor-less food court branch
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