This girl and her friends put on an unforgettable performance that’s making people smile around the world.
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Lack of rainy conditions sadly prevents Japanese visual kei music legend from saying weather will rock viewers like a hurricane.
The City of Angels gets a new guardian of manners with the bilingual Japanese/English Super Kind series.
Musical and visual tributes to anime including Your Name, Sailor Moon, often require her to cosplay as two different characters in the same video.
Become the talk of the town or make enemies on public transport with this futuristic-looking speaker.
With Japan’s Queen of Pop set to end her career, many are left wondering who the front-runner for the opening ceremonies is now.
Sunshine, the Chinese high school girl band branded “China’s ugliest perfomers” shoots to stardom, briefly.
Cats from a Japanese cat island give their best performance in a music video designed to lure the famous musician to their shores.
Adorably awesome but timid prankster stalks cosplayers, with musical accompaniment, at Indiana’s Indy PopCon.
Kodo drummers help modern technology blend with one of Japan’s most traditional instruments.
Detractors call the title and lyrics of Nogizaka46 song, the video for which has just been released, a poor fit for the independent DC Comics star.
Should Makoto Shinkai’s anime have been about Top Gun Taki and Maverick Mitsuha?


















Let’s visit a German castle… in Okinawa!
Japanese man who didn’t know how banks work defrauded out of 21 million yen
New line of Evangelion fishing lures and other gear released by Japanese maker Dress
Coca-Cola Japan releasing canned Jack Daniel’s cocktails
What’s inside the McDonald’s Japan fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?
Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors
Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki
How to use the self-serve dispensers for green tea at conveyor bel sushi restaurants in Japan
Stamina-destroying “Paralysis Noodles” are Tokyo’s newest over-the-top ramen innovation
Survey picks Japan’s top 12 cheap chain restaurants
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
This hot springs town in Japan sets fire across a mountain every winter in a beautiful tradition
Uniqlo Ukiyo-e Blue T-shirts: A cool-hued reinterpretation of some of Japan’s greatest paintings
Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】
Japan’s first hotel with a human washing machine is now ready for you to come and bathe in it
Studio Ghibli mixes with sporty street styles of New Era to put No Face on your head in cap series
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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】
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
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】
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
A guide to visiting Sagamiko Illumination, one of the three biggest light-ups in Kanto
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
Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors
Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki
How to use the self-serve dispensers for green tea at conveyor bel sushi restaurants in Japan
Stamina-destroying “Paralysis Noodles” are Tokyo’s newest over-the-top ramen innovation
Survey picks Japan’s top 12 cheap chain restaurants
Majority of Japanese men say they feel some discomfort seeing female janitors in men’s restrooms
“Bear” voted Japan’s Kanji of the Year for 2025 in extremely close race
Duolingo to open first pop-up store Duomart in Japan for a very limited time next month
KFC Japan introduces a new burger 8 years in the making
Tokyo’s new buses with onboard capsule toy gacha machines stocked with very appropriate prizes
KFC Japan opens a Christmas restaurant in Tokyo…but why???
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Airport in Japan still reporting loss of tourists after manga’s disaster prediction
Five reasons there’s no tipping at restaurants in Japan