Japan is no stranger to natural disasters, and the world rose up in support after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011 left thousands dead and millions homeless. Now it’s time for Japanese people to repay that kindness by supporting one of their greatest benefactors through their own period of crisis.
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- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
- Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
- Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more
- Should you add tartar sauce to Japanese curry rice? CoCo Ichi makes diners an unusual offer
- Seaside scenery, history, and so many desserts on Yokohama’s Akai Kutsu【Japan Loop Buses】
- Suntory x Super Mario collaboration creates a clever way to transform into Mario【Videos】
- Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
- Mt. Koya planning to instate visitor’s tax to cope with huge tourist numbers
- Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
- We found a rare, true revolving sushi restaurant–and it reminded us why it’s so much fun
Weekly
- 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
- 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
- New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
- Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
- Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
- Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
Monthly
- 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
- Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
- 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
Yearly
- 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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- Suntory x Super Mario collaboration creates a clever way to transform into Mario【Videos】
- Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
- Mt. Koya planning to instate visitor’s tax to cope with huge tourist numbers
- Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
- We found a rare, true revolving sushi restaurant–and it reminded us why it’s so much fun
- Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
- New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
- Smash Bros. director Sakurai stabs Kirby in the face, has delicious justification for it
- Tomonoura: Where Ponyo and Wolverine crossed paths
- Chicken wing-flavor ramen is our newest guilty pleasure we feel no real remorse over【Taste test】
- Love Nissin’s Chicken Ramen? The Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel has a room just for you!
- Osaka icon loses legs, restaurant says famous crab is exhausted
- Japan’s massive matcha parfait weighs 6 kilos, contains hidden surprises for anyone who eats it
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