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![Japan’s Pokémon donuts are back at Mister Donut, with Slowpoke making dount debut! [Pics]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/4_5c11b2.jpg?w=640 "Japan’s Pokémon donuts are back at Mister Donut, with Slowpoke making dount debut! [Pics]")
Horse girls get stuck in the starting gate ahead of what would have been the franchise’s first-ever concerts in America.
After six months of trying, organizers say they still don’t have the necessary OK from the U.S. government to bring the horse girl concert to the City of Angels.
Fall means an abundance of good weather but a shortage of time in Japan, but here are eight spots that are quick to see but you’ll remember for a long, long time.
Totoro and the Catbus are ready to help you get started on wishing for good luck and happiness even before we get to nengajo season.
![New Gundam plush goods mix cosplay and comfort for Char-custom-level coziness [Pics]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/41.jpg?w=640 "New Gundam plush goods mix cosplay and comfort for Char-custom-level coziness [Pics]")
![Japan’s newest anime figure crane game prize may also be the world’s weirdest hanger [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/50_58acb3.jpg?w=640 "Japan’s newest anime figure crane game prize may also be the world’s weirdest hanger [Photos]")
![New Studio Ghibli notebooks are a beautiful reason to write and draw by hand [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/32_7ab9bf.jpg?w=640 "New Studio Ghibli notebooks are a beautiful reason to write and draw by hand [Photos]")
Ghibli’s partnership with Japanese stationery brand Rollbahn expands to include three more theatrical anime.
![Video released of Pikachu’s real-world trip to space! [Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/3_e8712d.jpg?w=640 "Video released of Pikachu’s real-world trip to space! [Video]")
Face of the Pokémon franchise hitches a ride to the International Space Station as part of European Space Agency mission.
![Totoro and other Ghibli anime figure humidifiers return just in time for the dry season [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/b.jpg?w=640 "Totoro and other Ghibli anime figure humidifiers return just in time for the dry season [Photos]")
Three ways to deal with uncomfortably dry weather while also letting you go “Ahhhh! Isn’t Totoro/Calcifer/Jiji cute?”
![Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/09/4_b1ea82.jpg?w=640 "Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]")
Artisans create an extremely expensive, and extremely accurate, recreation of a certain Steel/Ghost-type Pokémon.
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
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Trial of terminally ill cancer patient who found 22 million yen on the street and kept it ends
Japanese sushi etiquette: You may have been ordering sushi wrong this whole time
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Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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New Studio Ghibli stamps – Too cute to wait until New Year’s to use, so they’re available right now- Tokyo bakery has a crazy expensive 10,000-yen bread loaf set, and we’ve tried it [Taste test]
Eight low-key great places to spend the day (or half a day) in Japan this fall
Studio Ghibli adds new Totoro and Jiji blanket socks to its merchandise store in Japan- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Japan announces new permanent residency guidelines, foreigners must earn more than average Japanese person
Starbucks Japan unveils new Pokémon collaboration with Pikachu Latte and exclusive goods
Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
- Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Lady Gaga and Family Mart team up for a Japanese convenience store work video [Video]
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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Japanese scientists developing cute, autonomously swarming robo dogs for anti-bear patrols [Video]
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Zombies serve cocktails and Pochita turns into parfait at Universal Studios Japan this Halloween
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Tokyo bakery has a crazy expensive 10,000-yen bread loaf set, and we’ve tried it [Taste test]
There are goats spending every day in downtown Tokyo, but why? [Photos]
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Police in Japan likely to gain authority to hack phones to check messaging apps
Umamusume anime concerts unable to obtain visas from U.S. government, cancel L.A. shows
Japan announces new permanent residency guidelines, foreigners must earn more than average Japanese person
Flying Mud Boat teahouse is a hidden gem in Japan that boggles the mind
Tiny no-screen digital camera gives us near-instant nostalgia by making us wait to see our pics
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