Lucky Bags (Page 8)
With so many products to choose from, this is one of the most personalised lucky bags on the market this year!
The premium Belgian chocolatier brings us quality over quantity with their $46 fukubukuro.
These perfect poster boys pose for a self-chosen GAP collection that costs less than 10 bucks per item!
She didn’t get a Pokémon shirt or a Machamp belt. Instead she got something far, far stranger.
The popular fast food chain brightens up 2017 with an adorable collection of Sumikkogurashi character merchandise.
The home-grown Japanese fast food chain adds cute and functional items to their lucky bag this year.
We stick to our New Year’s resolutions for eating healthy with a fukubukuro from the biggest sandwich chain in the world.
How many goods and doughnuts can you get in a lucky bag for less than ten bucks? Come with us as we find out!
McDonald’s ushers in the New Year with a special bag filled with discount coupons, a blanket, a cushion, and even a pair of gloves!
Fans of the acclaimed anime studio are swooning over this bag full of cute Ghibli merchandise that costs just 25 bucks!
Starbucks jams this year’s lucky bag with coffee beans, vouchers, and gorgeous drinkware, all for roughly 50 bucks!
In order to figure out what might be in the bag this year, we have to look to the past to see the future!
With 60 items for just 1,000 yen (US$8.35), Animate’s lucky bag might just be the luckiest of all.




















China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning seems to be affecting Osaka’s Namba and Dotonbori neighborhoods
New anime mecha figure’s pilot is…you!?!【Photos】
Japanese company selling bear-proof automatic doors
Foreign driver’s license conversion test passes plummet from over 90% to 33% in Japan
Studio Ghibli adds new Kiki’s Delivery Service music box to its anime merchandise shop in Japan
YouTube goes crazy for “Bubbly” high school girls’ amazing retro ’80s dance routine 【Video】
A diner’s guide to oden: Japan’s weird-looking, super-popular winter dish
Cup Noodle mystery meat instant rice returns to Japanese stores after a seven-year absence
Nintendo releases Metroid-shaped ice cube/cooking tray and Samus arm cannon pillow【Pics】
What’s wrong with English education in Japan? Pull up a chair…
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Yoshinoya adds first-ever chain-wide ramen with new beef and pork-broth noodle hot pot meals
Japan considering raising international traveler departure tax even more than previously reported
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Shibuya’s Don Quijote?
Studio Ghibli stamps lift your spirits with motivational phrases from Totoro
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowd sizes in Nara?
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Japanese town suing resident for being a jerk
New fish discovered and named “Vanderhorstia supersaiyan” for obvious reasons
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】
Brand-new Pokémon park opens in Japan with larger-than-life-size Lapras【Photos】
Unique inclined elevator in Japan leads to a town that inspired Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Naturally brown-haired Osaka student sues government for forcing her to dye her hair black
Japanese government considering tripling departure taxes to combat overtourism
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
YouTube goes crazy for “Bubbly” high school girls’ amazing retro ’80s dance routine 【Video】
A diner’s guide to oden: Japan’s weird-looking, super-popular winter dish
Cup Noodle mystery meat instant rice returns to Japanese stores after a seven-year absence
Nintendo releases Metroid-shaped ice cube/cooking tray and Samus arm cannon pillow【Pics】
What’s wrong with English education in Japan? Pull up a chair…
Major Japanese noodle chain is closing on Christmas Eve so workers can spend time with families
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
To reuse or not to reuse, that is the question for restaurants everywhere
【Obituary】 Giant isopod “No.1” found dead after more than five years of not eating
You can now buy a Japanese train station clock in Japan
KFC Japan opens a Christmas restaurant in Tokyo…but why???
Japan’s Shinkansen trains are getting a Super Mario makeover【Pics】