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Japan is always up for a little entertainment with its meals. As a result, dotted around Tokyo you’ll find restaurants where you can dine on food inspired by cute and cool characters from animation, video games, and the like.
Usually, these fictional icons are Japanese in origin, but it turns out that Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang have enough of a following for not just one, but two new restaurants collaborations in Tokyo.
Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Enjoy a Pokémon tea ceremony with new matcha goods featuring Poltchageist and Sinistcha
We save money on crotchless jeans from Japanese brand Beams by making our own
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
Tomonoura: Where Ponyo and Wolverine crossed paths
Japan’s favorite popsicle is changing the way it tastes and feels for first time in over 20 years
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of societyBad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screensMcDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat ReturnsFUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mindMcDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goodsForeigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last monthBad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in TokyoMcDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950sForeigner’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
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
Tomonoura: Where Ponyo and Wolverine crossed paths
Japan’s favorite popsicle is changing the way it tastes and feels for first time in over 20 years
Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Former SMAP member Shingo Katori announces marriage to woman he’s been dating for 25 years
Cockroach-Killer Spider (aka Fighting Nope with More Nope)
Pokémon Cafe serves up a green tea ceremony in Japan with Poltchageist and Sinistcha matcha menu
What is Teru Teru Bozu? The tragic history behind the Japanese fine weather doll
16 Things I Learned From Dressing in Drag: Confessions of a One-night Crossdresser
Is Japan’s massive Shizuoka steak sandwich really as delicious as it looks in promo photos?
Is “The Most Annoying but Most Delicious” ramen from 7-Eleven truly the most delicious?