Seijin no Hi
Our mild-mannered reporter gets hooked up with the king of bad-boy haircuts in Japan, the “regent.”
Energy drink maker gets edgy in Coming of Age Day message, but some people think they need to grow up.
Our writer received a heartfelt message from his father on his Coming of Age Day 23 years ago which he would now like to share with you.
All of Japan has Coming of Age Ceremonies in January, but nowhere has them quite like Kitakyushu.
Kitakyushu welcomes its first Coming of Age Ceremony of the Reiwa Era in its typical outrageous fashion(s).
Kimono vs. suits vs. cops.
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Heartwarming response to Twitter question confirms that yes, Tikuwa_0913, there is a Santa Claus
Suntory x Super Mario collaboration creates a clever way to transform into Mario【Videos】
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We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
Starbucks Japan adds a Motto Frappuccino to the menu for a limited time
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Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
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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
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More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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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 1950s
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
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Pokémon Sleep camping suite and guestrooms coming to Tokyo Hyatt along with giant Snorlax burgers
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
Starbucks Japan adds a Motto Frappuccino to the menu for a limited time
Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more
Tokyo Station lists departing train’s destination as…New York?!
Former employee shows us why a Starbucks “Tall Latte” is a sucker bet- What would idol series Love Live! have looked like as a late 1980s anime? Awesome, fan art shows
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Super-spicy Tokyo ramen served in a 572-degree Fahrenheit bowl? Yep, we’ll eat that!【Taste test】
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