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We’ve been waiting for the new cafe-themed Pokémon mobile game to be featured in the real-life Pokémon Cafes!
31 Poké Summer event adds two different Pikachu ice cream flavors to the menu, plus a four-Pokémon ice cream cake.
Live streaming Siamese fighting fish Mutekimaru is hundreds of hours into his quest to be the very best.
Dancing on a boat and fielding marriage proposals from fans is all in a day’s work for this scallop fisherman.
Naomi and Mari Osaka’s ultra-cute cloth masks will have a second sales period, and this time international fans can buy some too!
Sweet animated maids will soon be available to dote on those of us desperate for a dose of hospitality — even those living outside Japan!
Evangelion is known for its strange merchandising tie-ups, and now it wants to help those hitting the links between giant robot battles.
If you want to sample Kitty’s bubblegum pink curry you’d better hurry, as this café will only last until October!
The custom design function in Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows Chiso to share their 2020 furisode kimono line-up with the masses.
A trendy spot in Tokyo collaborates with an 87-year-old confectionery famous for its cream buns to whip up two new Insta-worthy bites to go.
Our Japanese-language reporter purchased a forever friend to lighten up his cleanliness rituals.
Hiiiiii! Fancy taking a gourmet tour of the tropics with Kirby as your guide? Now you can — and there’s pizza, too!
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