countdown event
After its first successful year, the “YOU MAKE SHIBUYA COUNTDOWN” event is back for an even bigger celebration this year!
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Man in China says he likes Pokémon’s Team Rocket on social media, company makes him issue apology
Starbucks Japan releases new limited-edition mugs, cards and travel bottles for Halloween
Sleep next to the railroad tracks at the closest hotel to a train station platform in Japan
World’s #1 Smash Bros. player takes on random kid in Japan’s Narita Airport
Coca-Cola Japan releases new Christmas bottles with ribbon labels and music
Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
Wild boars leap from river, run across rice fields like a scene from a Ghibli anime film【Video】
Japanese Twitter in an uproar about Tokyo ward that banned homeless from evacuation shelters
Japanese cafe lets customers enjoy random flavors of coffee using capsule vending machines
Fake schoolgirl prostitution extortion ring busted by Tokyo police
Weekly
- Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog
You can now turn your smartphone into a Pokémon Pokédex thanks to Bandai【Photos】
Typhoon warning from NHK Japan “to all foreigners” causes controversy online
Typhoon Hagibis turns skies in Japan purply pink, makes people fear the end is nigh- World’s #1 Smash Bros. player takes on random kid in Japan’s Narita Airport
PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
Shibuya rats scuttle along streets in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis【Video】
Seiko makes limited number of Godzilla watches for 65th anniversary
Japanese news agency under fire for announcing Nobel Prize goes “to foreigners”
Monthly
- PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene- Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
- Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog
- You can now turn your smartphone into a Pokémon Pokédex thanks to Bandai【Photos】
Uniqlo announces new line of awesome Dragon Ball T-shirts and hoodies【Photos】 
We took advantage of Burger King’s Whopper Jr. sale in an extreme way
Kyoto Animation will use none of its arson donations for business recovery, all of it for victims
Pakistani Japanese citizen is tired of the cops asking him for his foreign resident card
Hayao Miyazaki has turned down multiple offers from Hollywood to make live-action Nausicaa movie
Yearly
Which Pokémon are you? Official quiz reveals your Poké-personality, and how to take it in English- PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
- Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
We asked a Niantic insider 30 questions about Pokémon Go, learned a lot of useful information
Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
Why do Japanese recycle bins have two openings but dump everything into the same compartment?
Tokyo public schools will stop forcing students with non-black hair to dye it, official promises- Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
Japanese baseball teen refuses walk after getting hit by pitch, follows up with home run【Video】- Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog
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Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
Wild boars leap from river, run across rice fields like a scene from a Ghibli anime film【Video】
Japanese Twitter in an uproar about Tokyo ward that banned homeless from evacuation shelters
Japanese cafe lets customers enjoy random flavors of coffee using capsule vending machines
Fake schoolgirl prostitution extortion ring busted by Tokyo police
Okinawa soul food: We try the most epic pork and egg onigiri rice balls in Japan
Canadian rugby team volunteers in typhoon-struck Japan following cancellation of World Cup match
Shibuya rats scuttle along streets in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis【Video】
Godiva tapioca tea on sale in Japan just in time to get in on the country’s boba boom【Taste test】
Typhoon warning from NHK Japan “to all foreigners” causes controversy online
Typhoon Hagibis turns Tokyo into an eerie ghost town【Pics, Video】
Japanese news agency under fire for announcing Nobel Prize goes “to foreigners”
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