Whether you’re looking for the hustle and bustle or peace and quiet, this list has you covered.
Golden Gai
Empty streets at Sensoji and Shinjuku have us seeing the capital in a very different light.
Anyone planning to visit Japan in the summer better know which noxious lavatories to avoid.
Tokyo’s historic drinking district is sitting on prime real estate, and that’s got people thinking…
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We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Major Japanese gas station apologizes after employee doxes Hideaki Anno
California’s In-N-Out Burger opening popup restaurant in downtown Tokyo
Does Tokyo’s King of Tonkatsu live up to its name? We find out 【Taste Test】
Using real-world violence to defeat the Street Fighter 6 cast, starring Saori Yoshida【Videos】
Krispy Kreme Gin: Making use of doughnut scraps never tasted so good
Visiting Kunozan Toshogu, the shrine where the first lord of Japan’s last shogunate was buried
One Piece creator to undergo surgery, manga to go on hiatus
Manga meat can be yours to eat in the real world with Manga Meat Bone kitchenware【Photos】
Mess-free ink paw print kit makes over 1,000-percent of goal in Japanese crowdfunding project
Weekly
- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Pokémon dress shirt brand is shutting down – Last chance to order is less than a month away
Ghibli Museum releases beautiful new line of anime art T-shirts, available for online orders【Pics】
How to have yumcha like a boss at a new dim sum restaurant perfect for groups or solo diners
Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
Japanese city getting Spirited Away buses to celebrate Studio Ghibli anime producer museum event
Super-cheap pillow-sized croissants selling in Tokyo
Here’s why you should visit Japan’s best winter-night hot spring town on a summer afternoon【Pics】
Fans in Japan don’t sound happy with Netflix’s One Piece live-action changes to the Going Merry
Soup curry and onigiri for breakfast at a super tasty semi-secret spot in Tokyo’s Shinjuku
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Studio Ghibli now sells plush toys seen on Howl’s bed from Howl’s Moving Castle- Pokémon dress shirt brand is shutting down – Last chance to order is less than a month away
- Ghibli Museum releases beautiful new line of anime art T-shirts, available for online orders【Pics】
- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Gigantic super-affordable Sailor Moon lifestyle line comes to Japan’s favorite 300 yen shop【Pics】
Huge price hike for Japan Rail Pass triggers huge drop in foreign travelers who’ll buy it【Survey】
Uniqlo teams up with shojo manga/anime masters Clamp for new World of Clamp T-shirt line【Pics】
Japanese outdoor brand Foxfire teams up with Totoro for cool clothing and accessory line- Fans in Japan don’t sound happy with Netflix’s One Piece live-action changes to the Going Merry
World’s largest Kura Sushi revolving sushi restaurant opens, but not in Japan【Video】
Yearly
Manga artist wants Japanese teachers to feel, for two seconds, how dumb their girls’ dress code is
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
Image-generating AI’s picture of “Final Fantasy VII Cloud” is so wrong, yet so right
New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
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Visiting Kunozan Toshogu, the shrine where the first lord of Japan’s last shogunate was buried
One Piece creator to undergo surgery, manga to go on hiatus
Manga meat can be yours to eat in the real world with Manga Meat Bone kitchenware【Photos】
Mess-free ink paw print kit makes over 1,000-percent of goal in Japanese crowdfunding project
What exactly is the treat known as a “kougnané” that’s sold outside Tokyo’s Yurakucho Station?
10 of our absolute favorite places to spend a day in Tokyo
Ghibli Museum releases beautiful new line of anime art T-shirts, available for online orders【Pics】
15-year-old girl tries to scam adult out of $40,000 – gets caught dressed like a businessman
We buy a pair of glasses from up and coming idol Kanna Hashimoto
Hana Komon: Japan’s beautiful, samurai-style floral birthday crests
Famous Ginza paper store offers ink-black lemonade to celebrate the release of art-themed film
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