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Monsters University
Pixar’s highly anticipated Monsters University finally opened in Japan on July 6, and to celebrate FamilyMart have launched an edible collaboration of delicious pork buns. We rushed out to buy a few and put them to the taste test, all for the benefit of our dear readers, of course!
In celebration of the release of Monsters University, Baskin Robbins Japan has created an ice cream cake featuring the movie’s main character, Mike Wazowski. We know that this movie is all about scary monsters learning how to terrify children, but this Mike cake is almost too cute to eat.
New retro museum in Tokyo is like a time portal back to the Showa era【Photos】
Steampunk vending machines appear in Japan, and here’s how to find them
New hug pillow range lets you sleep with Hello Kitty
Weaving history, art and innovation together in a new range of Japanese yukata
Studio Ghibli anime to stream online in Japan for first time ever, but not from any deal with Ghibli
Ramen vending machine brings a new noodle stand experience to Tokyo station
Chinese drivers flocking to Japan for quick and easy route to international licenses
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Mt. Fuji climbing reservation website is now open, and here’s how to reserve your spot
How to make Ukrainian flag origami crane paperSurvey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Tom Cruise brings Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning to Tokyo with special surprises
Japanese restaurant chain installs tip boxes in response to foreign tourists leaving tips, sparks debateNew hug pillow range lets you sleep with Hello Kitty
We visited a “terrible” Japanese hot spring hotel near Narita Airport
Pokémon Ditto Cup uses Transform to turn into jiggly gelatin, rice, sand, and infinite possibilities
Tom Cruise visits Ghibli Museum, poses for photo with TotoroNew retro museum in Tokyo is like a time portal back to the Showa era【Photos】
British couple in shorts, T-shirt call for rescue from Japanese mountain, say it’s too cold for them to move
Fireflies in downtown Tokyo – Beautiful hotel garden begins hotaru season eventSurvey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Beds on a bus: Travel on Japan’s first-ever full-flat overnight sleeper bus from TokyoTom Cruise brings Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning to Tokyo with special surprises
Sailor Moon and others teach foreign tourists Japanese etiquette in Manga Manners art series
Secret stairs at Tokyo Station dungeon come with a serious warning
Japan’s 160-year-old Great Wisteria of Tochigi is now in full bloom, ready for visitors【Photos】
Ghibli Forest Spirit towel series will delight and/or freak out visitors to your home【Photos】
Japanese gamer furniture company creates cabinets just for collectible trading card gamers【Pics】
A close encounter with a dangerous criminal on a Shinkansen bullet train in JapanSurvey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spacesStudio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Ramen vending machine brings a new noodle stand experience to Tokyo station
Chinese drivers flocking to Japan for quick and easy route to international licenses
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Mt. Fuji climbing reservation website is now open, and here’s how to reserve your spot
How to make Ukrainian flag origami crane paper
Can Japan’s yami kawaii fashion still work without the yamu? We find out with this lucky bag【Pics】
New squirrel-cheek boob-adjacent video game is all about the nuts, includes “sensitive mode”
Switch 2 release date announced, Nintendo to sell both “Japan-only” and “multi-language” versions
Exhibition on the 1,500 year-history of traditional Japanese women’s clothing to open in Shibuya
Manga predicting a major disaster this July affecting summer tourism numbers
How to protect your umbrella from rampant umbrella thieves in Japan
Japan’s first-ever wanko soba conveyor belt restaurant opens in Tokyo
Japanese train station noodle restaurant with 122-year history closes
McDonald’s Japan’s new Pokémon Happy Meal toys are better than ever