Should saying thanks at a Japanese convenience store go without saying?

Manners maketh the man. Unless he’s at a convenience store, according to some Japanese social media users as debate over manners erupts.

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Crazy-huge triple-decker wagyu hamburger steak will draw you to Akihabara even if you hate anime

Why eat nine Quarter Pounders when you can eat this instead?

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Brand-new line of Sailor Moon bikinis appears, has anime fans in Japan looking forward to summer

Mysteriously, two Sailor Senshi are being left out of the real-life beach party.

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Police track down, arrest Taiwanese national. Mario presumed innocent.

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Hit ’90s shojo anime classic Marmalade Boy live-action movie trailer, release date revealed

The trailer finally gives us a glimpse of the supporting cast as well as that famous nurse’s office kiss scene

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Miyagi man arrested for calling employment office 159 times in a row without saying a single word

You’ll be comforted to know that he had a good reason, however.

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Goldfish style: The elegant way to drink shochu in Japan

Drinking method is beautiful to look at–and could help mask the taste of burning alcohol.

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Onsen episode of anthropomorphized eye-drop anime girls is quite the eye-opener【Video】

We find out that Guardians of the Eye love to soak in salty tears.

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New fries from McDonald’s Japan come with bolognese sauce and cheese

Love the good ol’ fries from McDonald’s? For a limited time, McDonald’s Japan is offering something a little extra to give them even more flavor!  

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Japanese mother finds long-lost childhood cookie recipe, proceeds to bake her heart out

And it’s all thanks to the people working hard behind the scenes.

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Children’s manga apologizes to sumo wrestler for drawing penis on Ghengis Khan’s face

A juvenile joke led one publisher to face the wrath of Khan.

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Takuya Eguchi’s Pokemon Doodle Confuses Official Eevee Account

Does this voice actor have a future in Pokémon Mega Evolution design? …probably not.

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The power of makeup: new Chinese transformation meme on social media enthralls Japanese netizens

Series of attitude-packed videos featuring people morphing into breathtaking individuals leaves everyone wanting more.

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22 February turned out to be a bad day for Tokyo train commuters, as freak delays showed

Netizens collectively facepalm and shake their heads after finding out the root of the problem.

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Japan’s most famous hot spring resort runs ad telling us to go to…a different hot spring resort

No reverse psychology here, just some straightforward, heartwarming compassion.

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Japan’s most famous cat island moving towards plan to spay, neuter all of its kitty inhabitants

Aging, shrinking human population says it can no longer take care of all of the frisky felines.

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Japanese race queens give their opinion on Formula 1 abolishing grid girls

We talked with the motorsports models, one of whom says Japan’s situation is unique compared to the rest of the world.

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Things get awkward as cosplayer’s dad learns to double-check his suitcase before business trips

Speech preparation goes down the drain, but at least he was ready for some crossplay.

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12 female sake brewers team up for project to promote their woman-made sake【Video】

Less than 50 sake breweries in Japan are female-owned, and this crowdfunding project offers a chance to sample brews from a dozen of them.

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Competitive aquatic plant designs look more like gorgeous jungles than fish tanks

Some of the aquariums look like they could be a screenshot of a scene from Princess Mononoke.

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