These Tokyo train ticket machines have a cool way of helping you if you bought the wrong ticket

West Tokyo rail operator’s video shows clever design feature.

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Japan has a Ghibli train where you can travel by the sea with Spirited Away’s No Face and Chihiro

Like riding the magical anime seaside train in real life!

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Studio Ghibli releases new waffle bags for My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service fans

New range of pouches and bags is designed to soothe.  

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Right now’s the best time of year for a ride on Tokyo’s often-forgotten streetcar line【Photos】

Beautiful blossoms and a taste of the slow life are waiting on the Arakawa Line.

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Pizza Hut Japan’s pickled plum pizza is mercilessly aware of what it is【Taste test】

We try to wrap our head around the “Japanese Margherita” umeboshi pizza.

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Japan’s Mister Donut apologizes for selling “Meat Pies” that didn’t contain meat

Meat pies are a broad category, but there’s not supposed to be much wiggle room on the “meat” part.

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Japanese spoon puts electrical field in your mouth to trick you into tasting salt, now on sale

It’s like a party in your mouth, and electricity’s invited!

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Japan is changing its yen bills soon, so beware of scam artists, government warns

New bills go into circulation this summer.

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Studio Ghibli releases giant Totoro plushies in Japan

Two Totoros that are as big as their price tags.

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We went to Shibuya’s swanky Saunas to sweat away all of our troubles

Our reporter shows us how to find serenity in a very busy neighborhood.

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Domino’s courts controversy by releasing a pineapple crust pizza in Japan

People are making their opinions known in the “Pineapple x Pizza Yes or No General Election 2024”.

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Is the two-hour wait for Tokyo’s Yokota Gaijin Burger worth it?【Taste test】

And if you don’t wait two hours, it might be months until you get another chance to try it.

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Pikachu special kimono plushie is only available one way, hopes to spread love of Japanese chess

Pokémon mascot pays tribute to shogi’s first-ever octuple crown holder.

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Open-air public toilet at Sensoji temple in Tokyo is waiting to be discovered by foreign tourists

Famous Asakusa tourist site has a very public place to pee…for those who know where to find it.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new Banana Brulee Frappuccino to save ugly fruit

Limited-edition drink and sweets will save three million bananas from the reject bin. 

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Godiva Japan’s new canned cakes are works of art filled with luxuriously rich chocolate

Cake in a can, cans of cake…we don’t care what they’re called as long as we get our spoons into them soon!

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Studio Ghibli unveils cool Japanese fans for summer

No Face and Totoro will keep you looking and feeling cool all summer long!

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Uniqlo releases T-shirt collaboration with K-pop group Treasure

Six t-shirts for six iconic Treasure songs.

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Kanagawa woman arrested for calling police 1,200 times in 8 days, saying “Merry Christmas, Die!”

I think she’s confusing Christmas with Easter.

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Mt Fuji Lawson view now blocked by screens, but will it stop bad-mannered tourists?

First look at the new screens makes us wonder if this is a good enough deterrent.

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