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Summer is nearly behind us. All across Japan, people are turning their air coolers down a touch, returning to sleeping with their feet under the blankets, and stopping to groan “it’s hoooot!” at co-workers a little less often.
But before you put those electric fans away, make sure you take a few minutes to put them to what is quite possibly the best use they’ll have all year: making paper planes magically float in mid-air. Read More
Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Starbucks Japan unveils new Holiday goods for 2024
Domino’s Japan has all-you-can-eat pizza isn’t an Internet rumor, but it is hard to find
After 21 years, Harajuku’s famous Lolita fashion and cosplay shop is permanently closing
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fansTaking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Starbucks Japan unveils second Holiday Frappuccino for 2024
Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a rowGhibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【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 tooBerserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Starbucks Japan unveils new Holiday goods for 2024
Domino’s Japan has all-you-can-eat pizza isn’t an Internet rumor, but it is hard to find
After 21 years, Harajuku’s famous Lolita fashion and cosplay shop is permanently closing
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Yokohama restaurant serves fried axolotl, along with giant isopod, camel, and crocodile
Foreigners living in Japan have surprisingly old top Japanese karaoke song picks in survey
These apartments are crazy-small even by Tokyo standards, and super-popular with young people
Japanese outdoor brand Foxfire teams up with Totoro for cool clothing and accessory line
Studio Ghibli fukubukuro: The lucky bag everyone in Japan wants to get their hands on at New Year
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Kura Sushi adds new cake party train to conveyor belts at select restaurants