In a country where you can buy cheap drinks everywhere, expensive luxuries need to be worth the calories.
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Our resident blade boy supporter doesn’t need to look at the label to know what flavor her favorite characters are.
A month-long shortage of goods had many park visitors leaving empty-handed with no yummy souvenirs for their memories.
Creative YouTuber also makes Pokémon that actually charge phones, act as speakers, and more.
Starbucks is offering a delicious array of sweets for you to have with your coffee or take home to share!
Main dish and dessert come in the same bowl with this enticing Frankenstein’s monster of ramen.
Conveyor belt sushi chain Kura Sushi single-sizes osechi, creates new desserts to keep us company.
The secrets of Japanese supermarket music and life-saving green tea, plus how to make the King of Curries and furoshiki-style sandwiches.
They might look kind of funny at first glance, but now we’re laughing all the way to the kitchen.
In the lead-up to Christmas, Whip Sugar Icing Cookies made a treat…Three little monsters and a macaron-mounted Christmas tree!
Collaboration with one of Japan’s favorite sake breweries won’t get you drunk, will make you happy.




















Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Hayao Miyazaki reveals the kind of otaku he hates the most
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
Survey finds more than half of Japanese women’s nieces don’t call them “aunt”
We try the Jack & Coke canned cocktail to see if it’s any better than mixing one yourself
The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station
Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki says the anime industry’s problem is that it’s full of anime fans
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Street Fighter Hadouken Churros to be launched and eaten in Tokyo, Okami pudding on offer too
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park
We go on a quest to find the cheesiest sushi at Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains【Taste test】
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
Survey finds more than half of Japanese women’s nieces don’t call them “aunt”
We try the Jack & Coke canned cocktail to see if it’s any better than mixing one yourself
The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station
Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki says the anime industry’s problem is that it’s full of anime fans
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station’s west side: Quite possibly best spot in Japan for Pokémon GO
More people in Japan quit sending New Year’s cards and many have started to regret it
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Cast of Madoka Magica anime gets into the Easter spirit with line of special holiday merchandise
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Tokyo adding new anti-littering fines in Shibuya and Harajuku, will require more trash cans too
Fatal flop or fun? What is the 2025 World Expo in Osaka really like?