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Following the opening of Evangelion Store Tokyo-01, and with the release of the third installment of the reboot series, Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo, a new Evangelion souvenir shop is scheduled to open in the town of Hakone on 14 July.
Hakone, which serves as the backdrop for the Evangelion story (where it’s renamed as Tokyo-3), is happy to be home to the second official Evangelion store, called “Eva Shop” but is also hoping they don’t get a repeat of what happened two years ago.
Our correspondent who travelled to North Korea recently met with an unwelcome reception at Narita airport as he returned via Beijing. “Customs officials, without any idea it was about to happen, spent about 10 minutes going through my things” he described. “It’s a sketchy country, so I guess they have to do these things, but still – it’s disappointing.”
The result of the search was that he had to give up every single souvenir he got in North Korea.
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
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 summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
New Japanese Kit Kats combine matcha green tea, almonds and two berry flavors for luxurious treat
Japan Travel: Mysterious landscape found near a park with severed heads
Fried sandwiches arrive in Tokyo, become hot topic on social media
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theoryForeigner’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 center
Japanese 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
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
New Japanese Kit Kats combine matcha green tea, almonds and two berry flavors for luxurious treat
Japan Travel: Mysterious landscape found near a park with severed heads
Fried sandwiches arrive in Tokyo, become hot topic on social media
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
American passenger on Tokyo flight arrested for biting flight attendant, says he doesn’t remember
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
East Japan Railway abolishes skirts, ribbons in women’s uniforms to “eliminate gender difference”
Legendary violinist upstaged by eight-year-old son’s ridiculously cute gift to Santa
Resident Evil Umbrella green, red herb bath salts now exist in real world, are terrifying【Pics】
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
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