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Two beloved flavors from the Showa and Heisei periods make their triumphant return to the shelves!
Cassettes are back in style in Japan in a big way, with new releases and people paying premiums for discontinued tapes.
The new Pokémon series may have the same original Japanese name, but it’s scored by a brand new composer.
Keep refreshed and get a glimpse of Japanese high school life with these charming bottle designs.
Seriously, it’s been a long, long time since these series aired, and now we feel really old.
We found a candy store/Showa-era time capsule in Fukuoka, and took lots of photos of its old-timey delights!
Stroll the streets of Electric Town at a time when computers and video games were just beginning to appear on the scene.
Grab your Virtual Boy and ready your quarters, it’s time to knock back a shot of gaming nostalgia!
Now that we’re two decades on from the ’90s, what shows would you like to see receive a modern day make-over?
Fans of fat Pikachu rejoice! The classic designs from the original Pokémon games star in this reprint of an old line. Gotta catch ’em all!
Celebrate 20 years of catching ’em all with Pokémon Center Japan’s new line of throwback goods.
Baby King Kitchen is a restaurant that wants to make adults feel like kids again. Is it just a happy meal pipe dream, or a trip down memory lane?
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Groper arrested in Japan insists he did not grab both breasts, but just one
The anime girl English teacher textbook character that stole Japan’s heart has gotten a promotion
Wearable Beanbag becomes a hot topic in Japan
Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle x Loewe collection is as magical as the anime movie
How to pick out the best anago eel and other things we learned at the anago processing center
We found traditional pudding perfection in a brand new Tokyo cafe
Urusei Yatsura hanafuda playing cards will soon invade your game night
Black Thunder chocolate brings us the future of Valentine’s Day: Crabs!
Japanese vending machine sells…onigiri cakes!?
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Kyoto Station is a bad place to be in a snowstorm, videos show
Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan
Akihabara’s immigrant-founded kebab landmark is closing down for good after more than a decade
12-year-old manga artist wins prize from Weekly Shonen Jump, talent might run in the family- The anime girl English teacher textbook character that stole Japan’s heart has gotten a promotion
Japan’s real-world One-Piece fitness gym is open, lets you pump giant manga meat
Premium Japanese whisky is now in chocolate form with Suntory Yamazaki and Hibiki nama chocolate
New Studio Ghibli die-cast anime cars on their way, even if neither one is really a car【Pics】
Woman decides to go for a walk on the busiest train tracks at Shibuya Station【Video】- Ichiran ramen lucky bag gives us everything we need to enjoy tonkotsu noodles at home
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Hayao Miyazaki draws Year of the Rabbit illustration for New Year’s card to Studio Ghibli fans
Pokémon-playing fish commit credit card fraud against owner in Japan via Nintendo eShop【Video】- Japan’s real-world One-Piece fitness gym is open, lets you pump giant manga meat
Tea with Totoro! Ghibli star gets his own green tea and drinkware line【Photos】
Japanese sweets box from Amazon Japan is a treasure trove of dagashi nostalgia- Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan
What’s in the Lindt lucky bag for 2023?
Japanese high school adds culottes to uniforms to better accommodate gender diversity
New York Times makes a surprising pick for the best city to visit in Japan
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
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How to pick out the best anago eel and other things we learned at the anago processing center
We found traditional pudding perfection in a brand new Tokyo cafe
Urusei Yatsura hanafuda playing cards will soon invade your game night
Black Thunder chocolate brings us the future of Valentine’s Day: Crabs!
Japanese vending machine sells…onigiri cakes!?
Our toughest blind taste test yet — can our writers pick out the more expensive mochi?
Japanese police file charges against illegal anime girl huggy pillow cover seller
Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan
Manga artist raises question online about false perspective in Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro
These might be the most beautiful Japanese monaka sweets ever made【Photos】
Japan’s sweet and stylish Pokémon glasses are the best reason to ditch your contact lenses
New Studio Ghibli die-cast anime cars on their way, even if neither one is really a car【Pics】
We try the new Cup Noodle Humidifier from Nissin
Japan’s first-ever capybara cat cafe opens in Tokyo
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