HoloLive
Soak in a high-quality bath while watching planes soar overhead, only steps away from the airport.
Otaku event in Tokyo becomes the main stage for this season’s hottest anime, manga and video game characters.
Hololive City is a free art event filled with fun and photo ops for virtual YouTuber fans.
Spider-Man and Razor Ramon Hard Gay rub shoulders with some of the hottest characters in Japan!
Meet characters from some of the hottest anime, games, manga and virtual units in Japan right now.
Japan’s biggest and best figure and model show returns with VTubers, action heroes, and the kind of figure that makes us wish we had an extra two thousand bucks to spend.
Meet the colourful cast of characters and cosplayers who brought the heat to this summer’s otaku celebrations.
Otaku across the generations can appreciate this plum wine, sourced from hundred-year-old plum trees!
Hololive English will be the first virtual YouTuber project to specifically target English-speaking countries, and it’s starting right away!


















7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
Can a dirty butthole make you filthy rich in Japan? We’re starting a New Year’s lottery experiment
Mr. Sato accosts award-winning actor Hideaki Ito【Interview】
Japan’s otoshidama tradition of giving kids money at New Year’s gets a social welfare upgrade
Start saving room now – Japanese grocery store’s biggest sushi roll yet is coming for Setsubun
Japanese department store rooftop is a secret oasis where you can escape the crowds in Tokyo
Continuing our tour of the best sushi in Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market with Mr. Sato! (Part 2)
Japanese beauty trends of the 20th & 21st centuries, and predicting future fashions
Do Japanese people hate Americans? Hiroshima teen has touching answer on atomic bomb anniversary
7 Japanese daily planners to suit every lifestyle, from hostess to otaku!
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Japanese department store rooftop is a secret oasis where you can escape the crowds in Tokyo
Continuing our tour of the best sushi in Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market with Mr. Sato! (Part 2)
Japanese beauty trends of the 20th & 21st centuries, and predicting future fashions
Do Japanese people hate Americans? Hiroshima teen has touching answer on atomic bomb anniversary
7 Japanese daily planners to suit every lifestyle, from hostess to otaku!
Hamburg and Hamburg Shibuya: A Japanese restaurant you need to put on your Tokyo itinerary
What would convince Japanese people to live in a home where there’d been a death or “accident?”
New world’s biggest Muji just opened in Japan, and we paid it a visit【Photos】