100-yen stores
Cute designs teach us which prefecture of Japan grows the most bonsai trees and which has the most Shinto shrines.
Can 300 yen (US$2.26) headphones actually have enough difference in sound quality to be distinguished?
He made it through the afternoon, but what will happen to our Daiso adventurer once night falls?
Part 1 of our experiment to see if Daiso is truly the only store anyone ever need to shop at.
“Let’s overcome these barriers” says Shibasaki, who just might be everyone’s kind and cool Japanese art uncle.
Japan’s favorite 100 yen shop helps solve an otaku problem (two if you count leaving us with more cash to buy new figures).
There’s a big surprise waiting inside this affordably premium-priced item from the 100 yen store chain.
MOST POPULAR
Now
McDonald’s Japan is changing the ingredients in Chicken McNuggets
Groper arrested in Japan insists he did not grab both breasts, but just one
Fun with Kaki No Tane rice cracker ice cream sandwiches【Taste test】 
The anime girl English teacher textbook character that stole Japan’s heart has gotten a promotion
Japanese vending machine sells…onigiri cakes!?
World’s largest type of daikon radish can now be ordered online in Japan
Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan
Nitori furniture store guard arrested for shoplifting from Nitori furniture store
Asian Juicy: New burgers from McDonald’s Japan pay tribute to a ’90s J-pop music video by Puffy
20 horrifyingly tempting seafood specialities from Japan
Weekly
Kyoto Station is a bad place to be in a snowstorm, videos show- Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan
Akihabara’s immigrant-founded kebab landmark is closing down for good after more than a decade
12-year-old manga artist wins prize from Weekly Shonen Jump, talent might run in the family- The anime girl English teacher textbook character that stole Japan’s heart has gotten a promotion
Japan’s real-world One-Piece fitness gym is open, lets you pump giant manga meat
Premium Japanese whisky is now in chocolate form with Suntory Yamazaki and Hibiki nama chocolate
New Studio Ghibli die-cast anime cars on their way, even if neither one is really a car【Pics】
Woman decides to go for a walk on the busiest train tracks at Shibuya Station【Video】
Ichiran ramen lucky bag gives us everything we need to enjoy tonkotsu noodles at home
Monthly
- Kyoto Station is a bad place to be in a snowstorm, videos show
Hayao Miyazaki draws Year of the Rabbit illustration for New Year’s card to Studio Ghibli fans
Pokémon-playing fish commit credit card fraud against owner in Japan via Nintendo eShop【Video】- Japan’s real-world One-Piece fitness gym is open, lets you pump giant manga meat
Tea with Totoro! Ghibli star gets his own green tea and drinkware line【Photos】
Japanese sweets box from Amazon Japan is a treasure trove of dagashi nostalgia- Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan
What’s in the Lindt lucky bag for 2023?
Japanese high school adds culottes to uniforms to better accommodate gender diversity
New York Times makes a surprising pick for the best city to visit in Japan
Yearly
Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
RECOMMENDED STORIES
World’s largest type of daikon radish can now be ordered online in Japan
Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan
Nitori furniture store guard arrested for shoplifting from Nitori furniture store
Asian Juicy: New burgers from McDonald’s Japan pay tribute to a ’90s J-pop music video by Puffy
20 horrifyingly tempting seafood specialities from Japan
How to pick out the best anago eel and other things we learned at the anago processing center
We found traditional pudding perfection in a brand new Tokyo cafe
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Ichiran ramen lucky bag gives us everything we need to enjoy tonkotsu noodles at home
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
Test-peeing Japan’s urine absorbing Morescue underpants【Experiment】
-
