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Troubles continue for franchise as model is arrested in his home less than eight hours after initial questioning.
These Bandai band-aids come with an app that lets Super Sentai or PreCure characters wish away the pain. Aww!
If Nintendo won’t make a sequel, you can make one yourself, and turn your home into a haunted house, for just a few bucks.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Strongest Imitator System is a major step in making those anime duels come to life.
Critics may call the brand nothing but nostalgia-tinged crap, but Tamagotchis are moving into a whole new high-tech field of poo.
Results of first scientific study into Pokémon GO‘s health benefits reveal game lowers stress levels.
Virtual idol Hatsune Miku takes time out from her busy schedule to sit down for some sweets in augmented reality event.
Come with us as we introduce you to ten weird and wonderful mixed-breed Pokémon making trainers laugh around the country.
Three Pikachu and 15 other types of Pokémon were discovered in this well-known Tokyo park in just 30 minutes!
Our Japanese reporter Mr. Sato visited these seven well-known tourist spots and captured 88 Pokémon in six hours.
Arms tired from holding your smartphone in front of you all day? We’ll show you how to make this ingenious “Poké-Han“ mobile gaming accessory!
From parks to university campuses and even a Sega building, here are some of the new Pokémon Go gym locations players have been finding around the country.
Because if there’s one place you’d expect to find a rare Pokémon, it would have to be at their home in Tokyo.



















Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Super-salty pizza sends six kids to the hospital in Japan, linguistics blamed
Foreign tourists in Japan will get free Shinkansen tickets to promote regional tourism
New zombie ship sets sail in Japan, includes Shinkansen tickets and all-you-can-eat sushi
It’s illegal for yakuza to go to professional baseball games in Japan, Tokyo arrests remind us
Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2026
Elderly Japan man arrested for stealing toilet, using it in his home for three months
Tokyo’s best ramen breakfast? Restaurant two minutes from Tokyo Station is a strong contender
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
This amazing water cake just may be the most delicate sweet ever created!
Foreigners accounting for over 80 percent of off-course skiers needing rescue in Japan’s Hokkaido
Take a trip to Japan’s Dododo Land, the most irritating place on Earth
Downloads of 39-year-old Guns N’ Roses song increase 12,166 percent thanks to Gundam
Can you eat lunch in Tokyo for less than 500 yen?
A look back on 40 years of Japanese schools banning stuff
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Japan releases first official sakura cherry blossom forecast for 2026
Archfiend Hello Kitty appears as Sanrio launches new team-up with Yu-Gi-Oh【Pics】
China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning looks to be affecting tourist crowds on Miyajima
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting the lines at a popular Tokyo gyukatsu restaurant?
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2026
Elderly Japan man arrested for stealing toilet, using it in his home for three months
Tokyo’s best ramen breakfast? Restaurant two minutes from Tokyo Station is a strong contender
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
This amazing water cake just may be the most delicate sweet ever created!
Five of Japan’s best locations to ski and snowboard
Drinking sake just got more convenient with convenience store Family Mart’s new canned brews
What’s the point? Young Japanese professionals list five business manners they find unnecessary
Ado and GRe4N to perform at One Piece Day 2024, live and streaming
Bloomberg’s video makes Japanese business etiquette seem way more complicated than it really is
Giri? Tomo? Gyaku? A guide to Japan’s many different kinds of Valentine’s Day chocolate
Short story from online forum gets rendered as a manga, has netizens in tears…
Take a trip to Japan’s Dododo Land, the most irritating place on Earth
DJ Hello Kitty drops the beat and F-bombs at all-night Sanrio Puroland Halloween event【Video】