Ikea Japan closing two downtown Tokyo flagship stores — Why couldn’t they make it in the big city?

It’s not a total withdraw, but the chain’s downtown Tokyo footprint is going to get a lot smaller.

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Japan’s newest (and craziest) energy drinks are energy cards you drink from【Pics】

Creators team up with Street Fighter franchise, say speedy energy delivery is great for gamers and students.

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Is McDonald’s Japan’s Mushroom Mountain and Bamboo Shoot Village McFlurry worth the hype?

A very Japanese McFlurry, in more ways than one. 

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Who is this mysterious large man who’s suddenly showing up on giant signs in Japan?

Self-proclaimed monarch with strange finger pose raises questions in the Kanto region.

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Kyoto shrine holding beautiful after-dark cherry blossom event this spring

No need to shove Heian Shrine into a crowded daytime itinerary while this breathtaking event is going on.

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Lawson convenience stores selling drinkable mapo tofu, spicy meat and tofu

But just because you say something is “drinkable…”

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East Japan’s 10 most magical winter scenery experiences, as chosen by travelers

Grab your coat and scarf, we’re headed out to see the best cold-weather scenery east Japan has to offer!

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China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning looks to be affecting tourist crowds on Miyajima

We head to one of Japan’s top travel destinations to see the situation and take cafe recommendations from a deer.

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New interactive Pokémon attraction coming to Universal Studios Japan

Reenergized partnership project will start in Japan, then spread to Universal Studios parks in other countries.

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Studio Ghibli adds new Kiki’s Delivery Service notebook and ceramic cake case to stores in Japan

New items make the leap from the anime world and into our merchandise collections. 

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These are Tokyo train lines people most want to live along【Survey】

In the train-heavy Tokyo area, convenience is what matters most to prospective residents.

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Archfiend Hello Kitty appears as Sanrio launches new team-up with Yu-Gi-Oh【Pics】

Further proof that Kitty-chan and pals can make anything cute.

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All Lotteria fast food restaurants in Japan to close by the end of March

Lotteria is dead. Long live Zetteria.

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Mister Donut releases a secret Godiva doughnut you won’t find in stores

With four doughnuts in one, this might be Japan’s most decadent doughnut – but there’s a hack to buying this hidden treat. 

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Pokémon popcorn buckets coming to Japan’s first-ever permanent Pokémon theme park zone

Shhh…Snorlax is sleeping, and munching.

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Tokyo pub explicitly soft-bans customers older than 39 from entering

Other nearby restaurant sets minimum-age of entry as well.

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Studio Ghibli releases new “komorebi” plush toys from Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away

Three anime characters bring a dash of magic with them into the real world.

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Heart/body-warming anime video is a beautiful love letter to family and miso soup【Video】

Based-on-true-story shows how woman and her grandmother stay close even when they’re far apart.

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Time to open the final Village Vanguard Luck Bag of 2026, the magical girl Red Lucky Bag

Another year, another assortment of weird cushions…

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Denny’s Japan created crazy split-in-half parfaits to target social media photo-snapping foodies

Clever visual design keeps your parfait looking Instagram-worthy even as you eat it.

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