Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
Hetalia
Next month, Hetalia, the anime and manga franchise featuring anthropomorphized nations and a hefty amount of homoerotic subtext, is getting its very own live-action musical adaptation, and the play’s producers have just released the first photos of the cast in costume as their respective nations.
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】
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Cheeseburger rice bowls arrive at Japanese beef bowl chain Matsuya, and in our stomach【Taste test】
Turn clear files into works of art with cleverly designed Japanese scroll
New Ghibli papercraft kit gives you a little Princess Mononoke forest on your desk【Photos】
See Studio Ghibli film characters recreated in 3-D perfection at special exhibit in Seoul
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippersGhibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve tooJapanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quitNew Ghibli papercraft kit gives you a little Princess Mononoke forest on your desk【Photos】
Tokyo restaurant isn’t kidding about the name of its overflowing rare wagyu-ju【Photos】
Beautiful Japanese garden green tea crepes waiting in Tokyo’s historical Asakusa neighborhood
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a rowGhibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
What’s the deal with akebi, the perfectly purple, alien-like fruit that’s in season now in Japan?Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippersGhibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve tooJapanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
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
Turn clear files into works of art with cleverly designed Japanese scroll
New Ghibli papercraft kit gives you a little Princess Mononoke forest on your desk【Photos】
See Studio Ghibli film characters recreated in 3-D perfection at special exhibit in Seoul
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
“Grand sponsor Tokyo day OH Christmas” — say what?
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Watch out! Pokémon Fusion gets a lot more real with some wicked fan art【Photos】
Got tattoos, but still want to experience a Japanese hot spring? It’s no problem here!
Low price, free booze and curry, late check-out, and great location — Akihabara capsule hotel has it all
What’s the most popular way to prepare Japan’s beloved breakfast dish, Tamago Kake Gohan?
Immigration raid at anime convention ends with five Japanese cosplayers being arrested overseas
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
Your search for free-to-use photos of buff shirtless Japanese dudes in a hotel is over!【Photos】