Japan (Page 1029)
Sure, Garrett Popcorn is tasty whatever container it comes in, but this makes it extra special!
Cosplaying has never been easier with these ready-made collared shirt socks and matching platform wedges.
Japanese beverage company DyDo is celebrating its new blend of canned coffee and the release of Street Fighter V with these awesome, hanging character figures.
After reading through a mountainous pile of entries, we’re ready to announce the four lucky instant noodle/Pokémon fans who’ve won some Pikachu ramen. Are you one of them? Read on to find out!
Lucy, Lyon among those ready for their close-ups.
Panasonic, the Japanese electronics producer and one of the Olympic Games’ biggest sponsors, announces sweeping policy changes.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of noisy drinking straws is for good men to do nothing. Thankfully, Kotaro Takahashi is taking action, and Kyoto University has his back.
The limited-edition collaboration for 2016 includes bags, coin cases, pendants, bracelets, earrings, brooches and hair barrettes featuring transformation items and popular motifs from the series.
Believe it or not, there’s a Japanese Way of taking photos. We’ve compiled some cultural guidelines as well as language tips to help you take happy snappies on your next trip to Japan!
Whoever said cats and their owners look alike could not have anticipated a closeness like this.
Every day leading up to Ninja Day (February 22), Koka City public servants will come to work dressed as the secretive badasses!
Just because you love cats’ free-spirited nature doesn’t mean you have to put up with a messy apartment.
For those of us who don’t want a little thing like sleep getting in the way of our gaming.
Warning: our man P.K. Sanjun learning to strut his stuff may be a little NSFW… unless, that is, you work at a strip club.
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Seaside scenery, history, and so many desserts on Yokohama’s Akai Kutsu【Japan Loop Buses】
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Samurai chick pudding cake is Japan’s newest hard-to-buy, delicious-to-eat treat【Taste test】
No talking allowed, at all, at new Tokyo cafe, even when you’re ordering【Videos】
Mikado Coffee is a 76-year-old coffee chain with a major celebrity connection
Does Japan’s “Stinky but Tasty” tonkotsu ramen live up to its name?
Stay at a Japanese capsule hotel in Tokyo for less than US$20 a night
Weekly
- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Monthly
- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
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
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
Yearly
- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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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Samurai chick pudding cake is Japan’s newest hard-to-buy, delicious-to-eat treat【Taste test】
No talking allowed, at all, at new Tokyo cafe, even when you’re ordering【Videos】
Mikado Coffee is a 76-year-old coffee chain with a major celebrity connection
Does Japan’s “Stinky but Tasty” tonkotsu ramen live up to its name?
Stay at a Japanese capsule hotel in Tokyo for less than US$20 a night
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Why Sensoji temple in Asakusa is better at night
Manga artist Kenya Suzuki convicted of child pornography charges, given suspended prison sentence
Neo Shinjuku Atsushi: New cyberpunk restaurant bar serves post-apocalyptic food in Tokyo
The top 8 fast food chains in Japan
What’s it like to shop at Family Mart’s first “unmanned convenience store” in Japan?
Studio Ghibli and Uniqlo team up for line of beautiful T-shirts and bags, but not in Japan【Pics】
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
The best Japanese curry in Japan isn’t eaten at a restaurant
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