Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
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The wind wasn’t quite strong enough to pick up entire houses or bicycling old ladies, but Japan’s 18th typhoon of the season sent plenty of things flying onto balconies and outside windows. Twitter users across Japan were eager to post the evidence, giving us the following photo montage.
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Japanese mochi tasting flight has roots in samurai dining culture
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Nara man arrested for burying mother in his cemetery plot by himself
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Japan’s caramel gacha machines offer sweet thrills, but do they deliver?
Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years
How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?
This Nara workshop has been making deer crackers for more than 100 years and offers tours【Photos】
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】
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorgeTaking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first timeJapanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
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
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Japan’s caramel gacha machines offer sweet thrills, but do they deliver?
Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years
How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?
This Nara workshop has been making deer crackers for more than 100 years and offers tours【Photos】
Japan’s ultra-classy overnight bus gives you your own sleeping pod【Photos】
Ghibli Park releases new info, preview images for Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke areas
Ghibli theme park will have Totoro playroom, Kiki’s house, and let you work Irontown’s bellows
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
What is Teru Teru Bozu? The tragic history behind the Japanese fine weather doll
Starbucks adds gingerbread cookies to its holiday lineup in Japan