Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
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Japan Railways’ high-speed Shinkansen bullet trains have, since their inception, been famous for their timely arrivals and paramount safety. But that record was marred today by a self-immolation suicide that claimed the lives of two people on board a train travelling between Tokyo and Osaka.
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Mikado Coffee is a 76-year-old coffee chain with a major celebrity connection
Seaside scenery, history, and so many desserts on Yokohama’s Akai Kutsu【Japan Loop Buses】
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Japan’s massive matcha parfait weighs 6 kilos, contains hidden surprises for anyone who eats it
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
Do Hi-Chew-flavor Hi-Chews have a reason to exist?【Taste test】
Suntory x Super Mario collaboration creates a clever way to transform into Mario【Videos】
There’s a new world’s largest anime robot statue, and it’s not in Japan【Photos】Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social mediaRed light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping centerJapanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
Secret Kitchen bento serves Japanese flowers, birds, wind and moon in a box, but is it worth it?McDonald’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 thingsJapanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
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 month
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 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
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappointForeigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
Do Hi-Chew-flavor Hi-Chews have a reason to exist?【Taste test】
Suntory x Super Mario collaboration creates a clever way to transform into Mario【Videos】
There’s a new world’s largest anime robot statue, and it’s not in Japan【Photos】
Tokyo designer’s DIY Space Invaders kimono is retro fashion in more ways than one
Will virtual plate procession become the new normal for conveyor belt sushi restaurants in Japan?
Let’s try some “deer poop” ice cream in Nara, Japan’s city of deer!
21.5-square foot, 272,200-yen build-it-yourself chocolate castle set released in Japan【Photos】
Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
10 of our absolute favorite places to spend a day in Tokyo
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
The best Japanese cosplayers from Day 4 of Winter Comiket 2019【Photos】
