Temptations of smartphones, high-calorie foods mean no new horse racing jockeys for Japan next year

Horse racing school says nay to those who were looking to debut in 2026.

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Is Kyoto really as crowded with foreign tourists as they say?

Assessing the state of overtourism firsthand reveals some surprising results. 

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Space pilot under attack turns out to be con artist who stole 1 million yen from Sapporo senior

That’ll be the last astronaut she’ll trust.

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Japanese convenience store showdown: Who’s got the best red rice sekihan rice balls?【Taste test】

It’s a red-letter day for sekihan fans.

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Man who woke up with amnesia, a mohawk, and 600,000 yen in rural Japan may have found his home

His identity may have been found, but what happened is still a mystery.

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Parents of 10-year-old in Kyoto who spent 4.6 million yen on TikTok and more seek reimbursement

Them’s the breaks…even when you’re breaking the bank.

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Wendy’s Japan’s mochi moon-viewing burger don’t just have mochi, they are mocchi too

Another part of tsukimi traditions gets drawn into the gravtional pull of moon-viewing burgers.

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How a Gundam Wing pilgrimage had our lapsed anime fan feeling all warm and fuzzy【Photos】

She was looking forward to a reunion with her favorite G-boy, but the new people she met were just as special.

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Mr. Sato takes on two of Muji’s most powerful Chocolate Mint ice creams*

*One of them actually sacrificed the “ice cream” designation to be more powerfully minty.

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Foreign tourist steals offering and chugs booze in Japanese cemetery, sparking police investigation

People both living and dead in Japan have reason to be very angry at this moron.

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Game over as 33-year-old landmark arcade closes in Tokyo’s Akihabara district【Photos, video】 

The shutter and curtain come down on the first arcade Sega ever opened in Japan’s biggest gamer neighborhood.

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Japanese Arita ware porcelain converted into jewelry to reduce waste from the traditional art

One person’s trash is another’s treasure.

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Upcoming themed cafe answers the question “What if Hokusai had opened an eatery?”

The tie-in cafe to a Hokusai exhibition at the Creative Museum Tokyo will feature a menu that pays homage to the beloved artist’s famous works.

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Pizza Hut Japan unveils new matcha pizza, crafted with a Kyoto tea shop founded in Uji in 1860

The chain’s first-ever Japanese-style sweet pizza has some very surprising ingredients. 

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Rent-a-scary person company appears in Japan, seems an awful lot like a straight-up gang

If you’re paying people to intimidate others into doing what you want them to do, doesn’t that make you a mobster?

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Hiroshi Abe’s legendary ultra-fast webpage to lose some accessibility in 2026

Some things never change, even when they do.

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Mini PlayStation game case capsule toys deliver big nostalgia in tiny packages【Photos】

A micro-sized trip back to the glory days of the PS1 and 2.

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Osaka police to trial bodycams, sometimes on the side of their heads

To serve and protect and vlog.

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With prices in Japan rising for everything else, one beef bowl chain announces price cuts

Sukiya swims against the economic current by permanently reducing gyudon prices.

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Manga is More than Just Reading, It’s a Cultural Experience – Expo 2025 with The Seven Deadly Sins

Japanese manga is one of the most popular types of reading material around the globe, but manga isn’t just something you read. For fans, manga is something you experience, and a way to connect with Japan’s rich culture.

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