More holiday season beverages and drinkware on sale exclusively in Japan for a limited time.
Oona McGee
Half-Japanese Oona McGee hails from Sydney, Australia, where she worked as a journalist and copywriter before making the move to Japan over a decade ago. Now she spends her days exploring the streets of Tokyo with her laptop and camera, always in search of new cafes, restaurants, events and stories to share with our readers. As an experienced food and travel reporter, Oona has travelled extensively through all 47 prefectures of Japan, and is constantly researching new destinations and drawing up itineraries for her next adventure.
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TEPCO seeks to redeem its reputation with the public by offering virtual tours of the site in Japanese and English.
Japanese fans react to the voice of Ryan Reynolds and the decision to give Pikachu so much fur.
We taste the new Pokémon doughnuts and get our hands on some exclusive merchandise before the official release.
New release, with unique packaging by a Japanese artist, set to be released internationally.
Exclusive “Wa Selection” range pays homage to some of Japan’s most beloved traditional flavours.
The regional-exclusive drinks pay homage to a local tea master who was forced to commit seppuku by order of a samurai lord.
Tokyo’s famous scramble crossing district came alive with hilarious, sexy, cute and genius outfits for Halloween.
Do-C provides Löyly and a warm pillar for an authentic Finnish sauna experience you won’t find anywhere else in Japan.
Japan’s spookiest yokai anime releases a range of gorgeous outfits just in time for Halloween.
More than 200 people lined up to be the first ever to get their doughnut fix on Japan’s northernmost island.
The Body Shop anthropomorphises a best-selling skincare item with Three Wizards and The Moisture Princess.
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Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
Sakura tree falls on man at Sannenzaka near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto 【Breaking News】
Stunning high-definition promotional short of Hokkaido city leaves jaws hanging【Video】
Limited-edition Carbonara Udon will anger noodle purists and pasta lovers 【Taste test】
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Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
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Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
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Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
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
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
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
Sakura tree falls on man at Sannenzaka near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto 【Breaking News】
Stunning high-definition promotional short of Hokkaido city leaves jaws hanging【Video】
Limited-edition Carbonara Udon will anger noodle purists and pasta lovers 【Taste test】
How to say “I love you” in Japanese – 47 different ways 【Videos】
Japan’s massive matcha parfait weighs 6 kilos, contains hidden surprises for anyone who eats it
Nope, these AREN’T eels — Gunma Prefecture’s ‘Nasu no Kabayaki’ blows our reporter’s mind
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
We slide down Osaka’s most famous tower and get free curry for it
Our visit to the coolest Book Off used Japanese book store that we’ve ever seen
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
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