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Conveyor belt sushi chains Sushiro and Misaki spontaneously create an akashari season with unexpected results.
Three Frappuccinos for children, and a tiny condiment bar with syrups so little ones can customise their drinks like a grown-up.
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s legal teams used Infringement of Patent Rights claims! Will they be effective?
Let’s just say that the burger we ate at this sub-brand of Mos Burger made us want to start a petition immediately.
Like the worst maid cafe you’ve ever been to, where diners are told to eat their food like pigs.
Japanese convenience store chain teams up with esteemed restaurants for a new type of onigiri.
The casual gyoza and Japanese-Chinese food specialty chain releases its second take on omuraisu and we can confirm that it’s nothing like the first.
With 343 possible combinations, it’s like the Crocs craze, only with tumblers instead of shoes.




















7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026
Japanese convenience store Family Mart adding crane games to thousands of branches
A Japanese dating app matched our bachelorette with a Buddhist monk, and she learned some things
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Why you shouldn’t call this food “Hiroshimayaki” if you’re talking to people from Hiroshima
Proposed sakura name for new middle school in Japan draws complaints for kamikaze overlap
This is what a million yen of lottery tickets looks like, and a secret that’ll make us rich【Pics】
These creative, fanciful post boxes from Japan will delight you in so many ways【Photos】
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Street Fighter Hadouken Churros to be launched and eaten in Tokyo, Okami pudding on offer too
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
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】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
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
Why you shouldn’t call this food “Hiroshimayaki” if you’re talking to people from Hiroshima
Proposed sakura name for new middle school in Japan draws complaints for kamikaze overlap
This is what a million yen of lottery tickets looks like, and a secret that’ll make us rich【Pics】
These creative, fanciful post boxes from Japan will delight you in so many ways【Photos】
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
Japanese politician apologizes to prime minister for calling wife’s cooking “Hiroshima-yaki”
Japanese gravure idol strips down, plays drums to anime hits【Videos】
This gachapon capsule machine dispenses real Akoya pearls, with certificates of authenticity
Sanrio brings some smiles to Evangelion with new collaboration merch line【Photos】
Senkoji: The Japanese temple that’s more like a theme park to heaven and hell
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Mos Burger’s popular Focaccia Sandwich returns to Japan after seven years
More people in Japan quit sending New Year’s cards and many have started to regret it