coronavirus (Page 8)
Officials are worried situation could get even worse as Japan approaches its busiest socializing season.
The coronavirus pandemic has Jason adding some extra precautions to his night of killing this year.
Department store chain wants to show concern for shoppers’ mental wellbeing, but some see a message of doom for their physical health.
Students take matters into their own hands by designing an unparalleled haunted house replacement.
Unfortunately, kids in northern Japan don’t get a pass this year from the UNESCO-recognized, fearsome namahage.
With jobs getting harder to find, it’s important that more people have the chance to be hired.
Because who knows how many little kids and giant otaku have put their hands on that machine since the last time it was cleaned?
Scenes from the weekend show not everyone was interested in staying away from hotspots like Shibuya and Osaka during Halloween.
Beloved character Doraemon fronts new manners campaign for trains in and around the Kyoto region.
Coronavirus is straw that breaks the back of boarding school with shrinking enrollment numbers.
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Mt. Koya planning to instate visitor’s tax to cope with huge tourist numbers
Seaside scenery, history, and so many desserts on Yokohama’s Akai Kutsu【Japan Loop Buses】
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Smash Bros. director Sakurai stabs Kirby in the face, has delicious justification for it
Ultra-realistic cat latte art blows us away, puts us off our coffee
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
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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- Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】- Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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- 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- 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
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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- 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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Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Smash Bros. director Sakurai stabs Kirby in the face, has delicious justification for it
Ultra-realistic cat latte art blows us away, puts us off our coffee
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
Pokémon Sleep camping suite and guestrooms coming to Tokyo Hyatt along with giant Snorlax burgers
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
Should you add tartar sauce to Japanese curry rice? CoCo Ichi makes diners an unusual offer
Shinjuku izakaya’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink plan is one of Tokyo’s best secret cheap eats
This green tea soda from Shizuoka in a sense betrayed us, but also placated us【Taste test】
We try five menu recommendations from a clerk at CoCo Ichibanya and almost fall in love
Studio Ghibli adds magic to your matcha with new tea ceremony whisk and bowl
Tea with free Pokémon bottle covers at Japanese convenience stores charm, then break, our hearts
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
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