The top entry is a big surprise considering how large COVID-19’s influence looms in the list.
2021
- Japan
- (2021 • COVID-19 • gacha • Japanese language • linguistics • maritozzo • New words • Word of the Year)
Mt Fuji, daruma dolls, and zodiac year motifs are just some of the images featured in this limited-edition Japanese collection.
- Japan
- (2021 • COK • daruma • drinkware • Japanese New Year • limited edition • mugs • New Year 2021 • Starbucks • travel mugs • tumblers • Year of the Ox)
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- Japanese communities giving their skylines a spring clean and saying goodbye to power lines
- Totoro stamp collection lets you add adorable Ghibli touches to cards and letters【Photos】
- Overwhelmed by modern social media? Japanese company is bringing back pagers with an emoji-twist
- Shibuya Halloween had a very different feel this year
- Should DJs be the next big thing in Japanese preschools? This principal seems to think so
- Pokémon doughnuts appear at Mister Donut, with Diglett as the star!
- Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
- Professional basketball player cosplays as Studio Ghibli’s No-Face for Halloween in the U.S.【Vid】
- Japanese company offers a “little sister rental” service, and our reporter just tried it out
- The new Ranma 1/2 anime is here! So is it worth watching?【SoraReview】
Weekly
- Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
- Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row
- American gun owner opens our eyes to a different way of life in Tokyo
- Foreign man arrested for grabbing former AKB48 idol on Tokyo street, forcing her to ground
- Starbucks Japan unveils new limited-edition Christmas menu at Reserve Roastery Tokyo
- New Akita Inu and Hachiko marshmallows are the best and squishiest souvenirs from Japan
- Burger King Japan creates Kyoto Whopper, its most Japanese burger ever, with Kyoto rice merchant
- Non-tourist trap fish market in northeastern Japan captures our hearts with amazing sashimi
- Adorable Totoro embroidered bags return with anti-reselling protection in place【Photos】
- McDonald’s Japan debuts new anime girl mascot character with incredibly long name
Monthly
- Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
- Studio Ghibli releases new insect whistle necklace from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
- Totoro sequel anime Mei and the Baby Catbus will screen at Ghibli Park this winter
- Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
- Starbucks Japan unveils Halloween Frappuccino for 2024, and it’s like drinking a magic spell
- Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row
- Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno returning to anime with new project for 50-year-old franchise
- Studio Ghibli releases new Howl’s Moving Castle goods that capture the magic from the anime movie
- Adult Jam Bread causes a stir at store in Tokyo
- Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
Yearly
- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
- Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
- [Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
- Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
- Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
- Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
- Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
- Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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- Professional basketball player cosplays as Studio Ghibli’s No-Face for Halloween in the U.S.【Vid】
- Japanese company offers a “little sister rental” service, and our reporter just tried it out
- The new Ranma 1/2 anime is here! So is it worth watching?【SoraReview】
- Girls spotted crying in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood for a startling, invisible reason
- Tokyo Space-out tournament draws nearly 100 competitors, finds who’s the best at doing nothing【Video】
- Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
- Five amazing Japanese Starbucks locations that let you keep sightseeing as you take a break
- The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station
- Do Japanese men like it when real women speak in anime-style voices? Survey investigates
- Tokyo’s newest hot spring bathhouse and foodie spot opening next to Japan’s biggest fish market
- The Vatican now has an official anime-style mascot character【Video】
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