How many otaku penlights do you need to survive a blackout in Japan?

Light up the darkness with a little love from your idol. 

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Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best negitoro sushi?【Taste test】

”They’re all pretty good!” was NOT our taste-tester’s verdict this time.

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Every Eevee evolution in one awesome neon sign? Please make this Pokémon concept a reality【Vid】

If you’ve got space for all of the Eevee-lutions in your heart, but not a lot of space to show them off in your home, this is the solution.

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In Japan, you can buy bloom-at-home cherry blossom bouquets for super-easy hanami【Photos】

All you need is a vase and some water to bring sakura season to your living space.

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Japanese lingerie brand now selling underwear embroidered with a famous renaissance painting

Now you can wear your love of classical art on your chest with The Birth of Venus panties and bra!

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Japanese company develops a door within a door, and it’s a great idea

When is a door not a door?

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Video game maker Capcom promises to increase worker salaries by 30 percent

New hires to get paid more too following very profitable year.

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After reopening, Japan to require foreigners to eat *daily* sushi to revitalize tourism industry

Will it taste as good when shoved down our throats?

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Undertale’s Toby Fox composed the music for newest Japanese commercial for Pocari Sweat

Game developer collaborates with two Japanese artists for video with actress returning from last year’s amazing ad.

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Burger King roasts McDonald’s with cryptic message on poster jabbing huge new store in Akihabara

Longstanding tongue-in-cheek rivalry between chains continues in Tokyo’s otaku mecca.

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We try Mister Donut’s new collab with Kyoto matcha sweets specialist Gion Tsujiri 【Taste Test】

Are the new matcha and hojicha donuts as good as they sound?

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Mos Burger’s new French toast: A delicious breakfast with a side of linguistic challenges

Taste-testing the treat with a name that’s a mouthful and a confusing condiment.

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Live-action Spirited Away stage play to stream online this summer

Adaptation of Studio Ghibli masterpiece will hold live streams on the final days of its Japanese tour.

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‘Butter mochi’ flavoured chocolate may be the best kind of Tirol we’ve ever tasted

We can’t believe it’s not butter, and that it’s actually chocolate-y goodness!

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Tokyo bento shop giving away 2,205 pounds of free food to help negi farmers

Kitchen Dive continues to be the most generous bento boxed lunch shop in Japan.

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Manga creator/politician Ken Akamatsu opens political office/art gallery in Akihabara【Photos】

Creator of Love Hina is gearing up for a run at Japan’s upper parliament house to protect freedom of expression.

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Yokohama man arrested for stealing car navigation system, blames Vladimir Putin

Geopolitics is way more complex than I thought.

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McDonald’s pink pie vs. KFC pink pie: Which one does it better?

Two very different takes on springtime in Japan.

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Japanese supermarket entrusts customers with unusual discount sticker system

A new way to make the customer feel like God in Japan.

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The beautiful masked booth models of the Tokyo Motorcycle Show【Photos】

After a two-year pandemic break, Japan’s biggest motorcycle show makes its long-awaited, thoroughly masked return.

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