Instead of Pikachu, these creative Pokémon fans have chosen each other.
The flowers won’t be opening from their buds for a few more weeks, but you can crack open a bottle of this special craft brew right now.
The popular group has played sold-out shows overseas and now they’re ready to release their third album!
Were the expectations for Japanese English teachers to high…two high…too high?
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Artist thinks those aren’t so much decorations as they are disguises.
It might sound like an unusual pairing, but according to Japanese sweet connoisseurs, this is actually a delicious combination!
If you can’t get enough of Japan, or just happen to be the indecisive type, this mix of Yebisu Beer and Kyoto green tea is for you.
There’s a fine line between “cute displeased” and “hurt-the-player’s-feelings” displeased.
Bis sis is totally OK with having this fellow musician as her new brother-in-law.
This expat shows us why she loves her 8 square-metre (86 square-foot) living space in Japan’s crowded capital.
The Japanese mail order company’s new monthly pencil set release will undoubtedly have art lovers wanting to collect ’em all.
We pay a midnight visit to this central Tokyo hill where rumor holds a ghost sobs in the dead of night.
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Seaside scenery, history, and so many desserts on Yokohama’s Akai Kutsu【Japan Loop Buses】
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Is the all-you-can-eat KFC buffet in Tokyo really as good as they say it is?
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
Osaka governor suggests lowering voting age to 0 to curb population decline
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
Do Hi-Chew-flavor Hi-Chews have a reason to exist?【Taste test】
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
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- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】- Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Osaka governor suggests lowering voting age to 0 to curb population decline
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
Do Hi-Chew-flavor Hi-Chews have a reason to exist?【Taste test】
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Suntory x Super Mario collaboration creates a clever way to transform into Mario【Videos】
Should you add tartar sauce to Japanese curry rice? CoCo Ichi makes diners an unusual offer
We eat at three Japanese family restaurants to find the one with the best-value breakfast
A Gintama fan’s emotional 19-year journey to buy a proper Lake Toya bokuto wooden katana【Pics】
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Kyoto’s “ikezu” culture of backhanded compliments explained in hilarious souvenir sticker series
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