August, 2025

Monster Hunter’s grossest monster is now a cute super-deformed room lamp【Photos】

Designers say Khezu will not electrocute you, but no promises about him not freaking your guests out.

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Discovering Paapo, the secret flavor behind the happosai enjoyed by Osakan families

It tastes just like what mom used to make.

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Krispy Kreme releases a special tsukimi moon-viewing doughnut in Japan

A sweet twist on a Japanese tradition.

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Dating app full of AI people very popular among 40-something married men in Japan

Meet the partner of your digital dreams.

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Beautiful cover artwork for Studio Ghibli tribute cover albums show Goro Miyazaki can draw too

Artists invited to put their own interpretive spin on Ghibli’s classic anime theme songs.

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New way to buy Shinkansen tickets, through messaging app, coming this fall

A speedy way to get tickets for Japan’s bullet trains.

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Firefighters called after overheating mobile battery placed in hotel fridge in Hokkaido

But is the fridge to blame?

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Nissan ends production of GT-R, but did the legendary sports car have to end like this?

Ceremony held at factory to say farewell to the R35.

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A bag of chips could save you from drowning, according to water safety experts

Have you hugged your chips lately?

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McDonald’s Japan unveils moon-viewing sukiyaki burgers and sweets for tsukimi season

This year brings new twists on the autumn culinary tradition.

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Starbucks releases a Kyoto Matcha Latte in Japan for a limited time

Japan-exclusive Starbucks drink will transport you to Kyoto… then Seattle, if you’re lucky.

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Japan’s Kirby Choco Eggs hide figures that are too cute to resist

Mystery toy chocolate eggs leave us with a surprisingly delicious dessert.

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Japanese toilet maker Toto launches new service that guides you to empty restrooms via your phone

When you gotta go, you gotta go, and this smartphone service will tell you where to go.

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Life imitates Osaka’s unique brand of comedic art in daylight theft arrest

Never accept offers to race from strangers.

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A Drop of Zen: New matcha drink stand opens in Kyoto

Green tea beverages topped with a Zen garden.

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Tokyo’s Vampire Cafe serving up blood-sauce burgers and sweets with fire and dark magic spells

Guilty Pleasure menu remorselessly targets meat lovers and dessert fans.

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What’s so “Japan mind” about Häagen-Dazs’ new “Japan Mind” ice cream?

Yuzu White Chocolate scratches the surface of what lies beneath Japanese society.

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Starbucks Japan releases a new hojicha mousse latte for autumn

Move aside, Frappuccinos, this autumn is all about the roasted green tea latte.

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Airport in Japan still reporting loss of tourists after manga’s disaster prediction

The prediction came and went, but the effects are still there.

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Is KFC Japan’s new Triple Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burger really as big as it looks?

Putting a new burger to the test, in the Mr Sato way. 

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