Japan (Page 470)
The singer’s latest promotional video shows her walking through a mystical landscape, holding hands with trees, and being lifted into a sunrise.
Multi-generational follow-up to the Rumiko Takahashi hit also has a confirmed premiere date.
When life hands you chocolate, wafer, and a special store to combine the two…it’s time to make your very own KitKat.
Beautiful salutes to nearly two dozen anime/manga franchises light the way to the newest otaku destination.
Real robot anime knows real life is hard these days, but challenges us to show the power of what we can do as long as we care and hold on to hope.
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Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
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After 21 years, Harajuku’s famous Lolita fashion and cosplay shop is permanently closing
Japanese government wants to acquire original anime and manga art for creation of national archive
Starbucks Japan releases first flower drink in exclusive, hard-to-find chilled cup series
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
New Pokémon Gaming Headset for Nintendo Switch will turn you into Pikachu
Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
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Pizza Hut adds a “Guilty Secret” sandwich to its menu for a limited time- Right now is the peak time to go to Tokyo’s most-beautiful-view beer garden【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro and Jiji blankets to keep you cosy this winter
Game over for Classic Mini Famicom and Super Famicom as Nintendo announces end of repairs
This Tokyo rice ball takes 20 years to make and 2,000 yen (US$14.30) to buy, but is it worth it?
Give yourself a Totoro belly with Studio Ghibli’s Marshmallow Haramaki belly wraps
Ultimate lazy sukiyaki – Can you make the king of Japanese hot pots in a rice cooker?【Taste test】
New Jimmy Choo x Sailor Moon collaboration brings anime magic to bags, shoes and accessories
Japanese chanko ramen restaurant contains a moving relic from the World Trade Center
Japanese woman subdues convenience store thief with headlock, credits anime for technique
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Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range
New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season- Pizza Hut adds a “Guilty Secret” sandwich to its menu for a limited time
- Right now is the peak time to go to Tokyo’s most-beautiful-view beer garden【Photos】
Matsushima restaurant offers all-you-can-eat sashimi in as many ways as you can dream it【Photos】
Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment- New Jimmy Choo x Sailor Moon collaboration brings anime magic to bags, shoes and accessories
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
New Pokémon Gaming Headset for Nintendo Switch will turn you into Pikachu
Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
Right now is the peak time to go to Tokyo’s most-beautiful-view beer garden【Photos】
Superhuman forces collide when three of our writers take on a pro in an 11-pound curry eat-off!
Why are the Los Angeles Dodgers wearing the caps from Nagoya’s professional baseball team?
Surprisingly strong Hokkaido woman arrested for poking holes in 13 expensive melons with finger
Godiva takes swipe at Japan’s obligation chocolate king, Tokyo chocolatier fights fire with smile
Our writer falls victim to Katsuya’s new Full Power Egg
Osaka zookeeper caught stealing chimpanzees’ food
10 crazy pizzas from Japan
With hand-painted faces, no two Totoro kamikogei traditional papercraft figures are the same
We predict 7-Eleven’s new Zero Cider Triple drink is gonna be the hit drink of 2022【Taste Test】
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