Watching Studio Ghibli’s first-ever all-CG anime was weird in weird ways【SoraReview】

These weren’t the bumps in the road I was expecting for Earwig and the  Witch.

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Creator of Japan’s first pole dancing manga talks with our pole-dancing reporter【Interview】

After Harukana Receive, manga artist Nyoijizai’s next series is all about the allure of the silver pole.

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Kyoto’s Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion finishes restoration, looks more beautiful than ever【Photos】

It’s not just gold that’s shining right now at one of Japan’s most beautiful historical sites.

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Studio Ghibli retail chain brings out a mystery fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year

Filled with awesome Ghibli character goods, Donguri Kyowakoku has some of the best lucky bags in all of Japan.

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20-year fan artist retires from Rei art after studio’s “No Evangelion fan porn please” request

End of the line for Mogudan.

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Japan’s new instant noodle Rubik’s Cube is fiendishly hard【Photos】

Solving this block of noodles is no piece of cake.

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Peer into Beard Papa’s lucky bag of cream

The Beard Papa tote bag is just the tip of this creamberg.

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Shibushi-shi Shibushi-cho Shibushi no Shibushi Shiyakusho Shibushi Shisho to change name

And I JUST learned how to say it!

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In Japan, even lifting weights is cute, Rilakkuma fitness goods prove【Photos】

Rilakkuma is here to help you be more physically active than he is.

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Poop Flinging Game – Literal weird crap from Japanese capsule toy machines【Photos】

Comes in anime-style and realistic poo versions!

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Japan’s leading manufacturer names 12th spokesperson.

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Date of Japanese holiday Setsubun changes to 2 February for first time in 124 years

Don’t shove sushi in your friends’ mouths on the wrong day. That would be awkward.

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Starbucks Japan unveils New Year’s drinkware range for 2021

Mt Fuji, daruma dolls, and zodiac year motifs are just some of the images featured in this limited-edition Japanese collection.

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Character created by Hayao Miyazaki pops up on manhole covers in Ghibli Museum neighbourhood

Ghibli director paints the town while another anime character waves at foreign visitors.

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Japan’s Mos Burger Dassai sake milkshake is here, but is it any good?【Taste test】

Japan’s most popular sake brand teams up with its most popular domestic burger chain for a dessert drink like no other.

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Please refrain from making Evangelion fan porn, anime studio officially asks

Studio Khara’s fan work guidelines want artists to keep it at least a little classy.

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McDonald’s releases an Oreo and Spam burger for a very limited time

Is tinned meat and chocolate cookies a hellish combination or a match made in heaven?

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Japan once again closes borders to foreign travelers with new entry restrictions

Business travel relaxation undone in less than two months.

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Demon Slayer breaks Spirited Away’s record, becomes number-one movie of all time in Japan

Mugen Train shows there’s no stopping the Kimetsu no Yaiba juggernaut.

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Photos show otaku district’s iconic Kitchen Jiro restaurant has been replaced by something very different.

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