As with the beginning of any new year, there comes the chore of getting a new calendar for your wall or fridge. Sure one usually arrives in the mail from your friendly neighborhood real estate agency, or you could always shell out for the motif of your choosing from a local calendar boutique.
But the really lucky years are when the perfect calendar just falls right into your lap, as it did with our Japanese writer Ponkotsu the other day. From an associate in Shanghai, he received something in the mail with the words Chinese Dream printed on its front; a calendar that he knew in an instant would become the one of his own dreams too.
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
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Made In Japan Fender Limited Edition Hello Kitty Stratocaster now on sale in Japan
Do bears strike first with their left paw when attacking people? Japan wants to know
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
History’s highest sumo wrestling and geisha dance to take place at Tokyo Skytree observation deck
Snuggle up to a Japanese Shiba Inu that looks real but is actually a cute hot water bottle cover
Studio Ghibli releases bonsai fountains for your home
Sazae-san breaks own Guinness World Records again for 55 years on television
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Beautiful Japanese garden green tea crepes waiting in Tokyo’s historical Asakusa neighborhood
Samurai ritual suicide contest cancelled by organizer in west Japan
American jackass tourist arrested after carving name into gate at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine【Video】
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
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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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
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
History’s highest sumo wrestling and geisha dance to take place at Tokyo Skytree observation deck
Snuggle up to a Japanese Shiba Inu that looks real but is actually a cute hot water bottle cover
Studio Ghibli releases bonsai fountains for your home
Sazae-san breaks own Guinness World Records again for 55 years on television
Domino’s Japan has all-you-can-eat pizza isn’t an Internet rumor, but it is hard to find
Never been into a girl’s room before? Then this reference photo book is for you
We tried a Japanese egg steamer to achieve the perfect breakfast eggs without a stove
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
McDonald’s Japan has free smiles on its delivery menu, but does asking for one make a difference?
Japan’s massive matcha parfait weighs 6 kilos, contains hidden surprises for anyone who eats it
New Ghibli papercraft kit gives you a little Princess Mononoke forest on your desk【Photos】