We get our hands on one of Japan’s most sought-after souvenirs to find out what makes them so popular.
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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These responses prove that when you’re spoiled with the best anime in the world, you really can have too much of a good thing.
It’s like Transformers with Japanese schoolgirls, only with panties, bras and breasts playing a key role in each transformation.
The fast food giant is currently asking customers to guess which weird and whacky Pokémon flavour they’ll release.
With their mother also looking unbelievably young, Taiwanese media are calling them “the family of frozen ages”.
Our Japanese reporter refrained from saying “excellent” when he met the Hollywood star, but what he said instead was equally embarrassing.
These adorable clips and characters will help you memorise kanji symbols and make you smile at the same time.
We’ve seen some crazy trends in fashion come out of Japan, but this is definitely one of the most unusual yet.
Sometimes you find crazy things on the streets of Japan, but this is just insane.
This year, customers can enjoy a citrus ingredient not often found on the Japanese mainland in Starbucks’ signature beverage.
Pikachu runs and leaps over obstacles as he chases after Team Skull in this epic Alola Island adventure.
Characters from Mary and the Witch’s Flower team up with prominent brands for a spectacular promotional campaign.
Their amazing speed has them joining the ranks of other incredible record-holding skippers from Japan.
One of Japan’s most distinctive flavours is blended into a McDonald’s milkshake for a limited time.
The peek-a-boo details on the back are said to be particularly thrilling for a certain subset of Japanese fetishists.
The story behind this traditional Japanese knife makes the dramatic restoration even more satisfying.
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