Not only is otaku fashion taking over Japanese streets, it’s quickly becoming the go-to dress code for popular places like Disneyland and Universal Studios.
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Yoshinoya’s very first store in Tsukiji will be closing later this year, and their tribute website offers plenty of nostalgic content, including some awesome videos!
As Japan continues to make an ice cream flavor of every conceivable thing, the limited Ottotto Ice is now only available at Family Mart.
Not a fan of the boy wizard? Maybe you’d prefer to hold your meeting in the Wonderland room instead.
“Matto,” as he’s called in Japan, seriously impresses with his delicately colored illustrations of Tokyo shops.
These utra-stylish dinky indoor plants have deodorising properties which will neutralise unsavoury smells in your home!
Osaka theme park doubles down (48-times down?) on its Japanese appeal with daily performances by members of four Japanese idol supergroups.
The news just keeps getting better and better for fans of manga creative team Clamp’s beloved magical girl.
With spectacular views both day and night, you’ll definitely want to add this destination to your itinerary for your next trip to Japan.
Actually, he sort of found them.
Face off with two of the horror world’s most terrifying characters as they make you look both shocking and beautiful at the very same time.
Read about the adventures of Narutoe – a ninja toe – and his friend Sauceke – a jar of tomato sauce.
On July 15, the King of the Monsters is set to trample all over Japan’s southern city of Fukuoka! Er, well, maybe just the art museum…
Something to wear, something to eat, and something to wear that looks like something to eat, all for fans of anime’s most famous team of magical girls.
For when you finally get tired of staring at a cat tail coming out of the back of your child.
Depending on how cynical a gamer you are, this is either the last thing you expected, or the first.
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Japan’s Vampire Smoothie arrives with semi-coagulated blood looks for Halloween【Taste test】
90-year-old Japanese gamer grandma breaks world record, praises Grand Theft Auto 5【Video】
New Jimmy Choo x Sailor Moon collaboration brings anime magic to bags, shoes and accessories
Japanese manhole covers become a hit with foreign tourists in off-the-beaten path Tokyo area
How to properly eat a traditional Japanese tonkatsu meal
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