March, 2020
Interested in Japanese home cooking? Then why not learn together with Japanese actor and media personality Hiro Mizushima!
Video game studio is told it doesn’t have to close, but decides to make worker safety its priority.
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Tokyo’s governor hopes having firm start date will allow athletes and organizers to better focus on preparing for the delayed Games.
Nine rooms of puzzles and a countdown to disaster to get your team’s minds working and pulses racing.
Roughly one third of the planet expected to be unable to travel to Japan as part of expanded coronavirus countermeasures.
Surprise snowfall in Japan transformed springtime hanami into a winter wonderland on the weekend.
Pretty much everyone who visits Nara stops by the park to feed crackers to the deer, so are the smaller crowds leaving them hungry?
These Azumanga Daioh sweets are older than many anime fans, and they’re not the only uneaten collectors’ food otaku have hung on to.
Two Tokyoites take top titles in annual contest.
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Studio Ghibli releases new “komorebi” plush toys from Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away
Tokyo pub explicitly soft-bans customers older than 39 from entering
British man arrested for biting Japanese police officer during shokumu shitsumon questioning
Time to open the final Village Vanguard Luck Bag of 2026, the magical girl Red Lucky Bag
Heart/body-warming anime video is a beautiful love letter to family and miso soup【Video】
Japan releases first official sakura cherry blossom forecast for 2026
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Tokyo day-trip hot springs: Beautiful Mt. Fuji-view bath is just one highway bus stop from Shibuya
Question reveals how foreigners feel about speaking Japanese, getting English in return
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Weekly
- Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
- Japan releases first official sakura cherry blossom forecast for 2026
Visiting Japan’s Gyarados Pokémon park in the city with a special connection to Magikarp【Photos】
Majority of Japanese women in survey regret marrying their husband, but that’s only half the story
Massive manga collaboration bringing 100 years of Shueisha manga to Uniqlo T-shirts【Photos】
Totoro cream puffs and Catbus cookies are finally available in downtown Tokyo
Japan’s kid-friendly ski program is now selling Pikachu snowboards for a limited time only
Japanese vending machine serves up unique drinks at four Tokyo train stations
Japan’s foreign tourist numbers projected to fall for first time in years in 2026
Racing into our stomachs this winter are motorcycle fuel tank-shaped bento
Monthly
- Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
- Japan releases first official sakura cherry blossom forecast for 2026
10 times to avoid traveling in Japan in 2026
Starbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】
Starbucks Japan releases new Frappuccino and latte for Valentine’s Day
Our 52-year-old pole dancing reporter shares his tips for achieving your New Year’s exercise goal
Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo
Ramen restaurant’s English menu prices are nearly double its Japanese ones, denies discriminating
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
Yearly
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo- Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
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Japan releases first official sakura cherry blossom forecast for 2026
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Tokyo day-trip hot springs: Beautiful Mt. Fuji-view bath is just one highway bus stop from Shibuya
Question reveals how foreigners feel about speaking Japanese, getting English in return
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Tokyo’s Shinjuku is looking very different with its giant westside skyscraper torn down【Photos】
Visiting Japan’s Gyarados Pokémon park in the city with a special connection to Magikarp【Photos】
Naruto’s favorite noodle shop Ichiraku Ramen is real, and we just visited it!
Giant hotel rooms in Osaka reflect the new non-niche face of travel in Japan.
Chinese classroom introduces roller coaster-style desks, hopes to protect kids’ eyesight
Japanese vending machine serves up unique drinks at four Tokyo train stations
Studio Ghibli fans surprised to find hidden images in Grave of the Fireflies anime poster
11 different ways to say “father” in Japanese
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