Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
One Direction
With their global popularity showing no sign of waning, One Direction have had a busy year, and are set for more of the same in 2015 after already announcing their On The Road Again Tour 2015. The band first visited Japan in January 2013, and since then floppy-haired tween sex symbol Harry Styles seems to have become quite taken with the country. Now it looks like he has made it his mission to spread a little bit of Japanese culture to his millions of adoring fans.
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Krispy Kreme releases new zodiac doughnuts for the Year of the Snake in Japan
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Starbucks Japan unveils second Holiday Frappuccino for 2024
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Domino’s erupts with a 1kg Cheese Volcano in Japan
One 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】Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Samurai ritual suicide contest cancelled by organizer in west Japan
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
American jackass tourist arrested after carving name into gate at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine【Video】
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
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
What’s the deal with akebi, the perfectly purple, alien-like fruit that’s in season now in Japan?
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
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Domino’s erupts with a 1kg Cheese Volcano in Japan
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Japanese convenience store fools us with its 40-percent-more sandwich, but in a good way
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
A diner’s guide to oden: Japan’s weird-looking, super-popular winter dish
Made In Japan Fender Limited Edition Hello Kitty Stratocaster now on sale in Japan
The Ultimate Battle for Ham Sandwich Supremacy – we rank Japan’s convenience store sandwiches
Japanese opera singer records an incredible cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games