Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
model trains
When you were a kid, you probably owned (or knew someone who owned) a model train set, or Scalextric-style slot car racing track. You probably also watched Back to The Future and lusted after Marty McFly’s hoverboard. But I bet you never thought that when you grew up, you’d be able to buy your very own hovering high-speed train set! And now you can, courtesy of toy company Takara Tomy!
Kura Sushi adds new cake party train to conveyor belts at select restaurants
Japan reaches its lowest-ever ranking on Education First’s 2024 English Proficiency Index
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
Made In Japan Fender Limited Edition Hello Kitty Stratocaster now on sale in Japan
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Japanese samurai randoseru backpack lets you carry the bushido spirit with you wherever you go
Japan’s new frozen sushi DIY kit – Great foodie fun, or cold-hearted abomination?【Taste test】
Jamiroquai doll from Japan lets you control your own Virtual Insanity 【Video】
Don’t miss the swords-on-fire performances and more at Asakusa Samuraive Show this week
The Japan Poop Society is making movements to protect people’s healthOne 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】
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 too
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Beautiful Japanese garden green tea crepes waiting in Tokyo’s historical Asakusa neighborhood
Samurai ritual suicide contest cancelled by organizer in west Japan
American jackass tourist arrested after carving name into gate at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine【Video】
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
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
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】Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quitAfter cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
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
Japanese samurai randoseru backpack lets you carry the bushido spirit with you wherever you go
Japan’s new frozen sushi DIY kit – Great foodie fun, or cold-hearted abomination?【Taste test】
Jamiroquai doll from Japan lets you control your own Virtual Insanity 【Video】
Don’t miss the swords-on-fire performances and more at Asakusa Samuraive Show this week
The Japan Poop Society is making movements to protect people’s health
Foreigners can now apply for visas to visit fiancés living in Japan
The best Japanese cosplayers from Day 4 of Winter Comiket 2019【Photos】
Totoro, Calcifer, other Ghibli stars returning as humidifiers ahead of Japan’s dry winter days【Pics】
New Ghibli papercraft kit gives you a little Princess Mononoke forest on your desk【Photos】
New Japanese KitKat flavour, Sugar Butter Tree, is like cracking a chocolate tree branch
Supermarket sushi becomes a hot topic with foreigners on Reddit, but is it any good?