Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
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With a new Star Wars film coming out this year, you can imagine people around the world are excited. And Japan is no exception! With all the advertising and events happening, it can be hard to keep up with everything, but the next big Star Wars event in Japan has a distinctly cultural feel to it: Rice field art!
Japan’s legal age of adulthood dropping by two years, but do teens understand what that means?
Japanese politician posts photo of his dinner, netizens pity him over his depression meal
Tokyo ramen restaurant’s brilliant idea: takeout cups of just ramen broth!【Photos】
Evangelion joins the fight against COVID-19 with this amazing awareness campaign
Boxer Kazuto Ioka in trouble for showing tattoos during match, flips off association in response
Ippudo serves up plant-based tonkotsu ramen in Japan for a limited time
Tokyo airport’s new train line to make getting into, out of the city easier for JR pass holders
Malaysian girl gets 1.6 million views on YouTube for singing about not being Korean【Video】
Not-guilty verdict for man in women’s restroom, he had to go so bad it clouded his judgement
Could you marry an otaku? Japanese people rank the geek hobbies they’d let slide for love
We finally get our mouthwatering Ichiran Ramen fukuburo lucky bag
Japan now has talking Evangelion ATMs
Pringles now comes in karaage flavour in Japan
7-Eleven under fire in Japan for mysterious holes in their onigiri rice balls
NHK announces “substantial” fee reduction, Japanese Internet reacts with jeering
Woman asks for eight-hour taxi ride in Japan, arrested when she doesn’t pay gigantic fare
We taste the new Japanese KitKat, aged in whisky barrels in Islay, Scotland
Cherry blossom curry is set to bring spring to your plate even before the sakura arrive
Japanese restaurant from the Edo Period forced to close due to coronavirus pandemic
Four photos, five years – A father’s beautiful pictures of his daughter growing up at Nara temple
McDonald’s releases an Oreo and Spam burger for a very limited time
Top 100 manga of all time chosen by survey of 150,000 Japanese people
Here’s why Japanese supermarkets play “cheap” background music all day, according to Twitter
English mistake on new Japanese beer leads to suspension of sales before its release
We try a rotating sushi restaurant in New Delhi, are surprised to find no rotating sushi
Utada Hikaru sings, Eva fights Eva in jaw-dropping new trailer for final Evangelion movie【Video】
Japanese media finds out if it’s cold enough to “fry” an egg on the street in Hokkaido
Flying in Japan? Your flight may soon be arriving at “Hatsune Miku Airport”
McDonald’s releases Katsu Curry Chicken McNuggets, but do they taste Japanese?
7-Eleven Japan’s banana milk sparks controversy over deceptive packaging
Nintendo puts out important notice for casual gamers who’ve bought a Switch during the pandemic
Jason calls off Friday the 13th activities due to coronavirus
Studio Ghibli releases 400 images from eight movies free to download online
Japan goes beyond rice cookers with new curry rice cooker, the kitchen gadget we need right now
A Pokémon glitch no one discovered in 18 years has been found…by a pet fish in Japan?!?【Videos】
Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
Parasite movie releases free official wallpapers to download as backgrounds for video calls
Japanese students hold graduation ceremony in Minecraft amid school cancellation
Man sheds half his body weight, looks like a handsome model in just one year
Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker can give you freshly cooked rice at the office
Ippudo serves up plant-based tonkotsu ramen in Japan for a limited time
Tokyo airport’s new train line to make getting into, out of the city easier for JR pass holders
Malaysian girl gets 1.6 million views on YouTube for singing about not being Korean【Video】
Not-guilty verdict for man in women’s restroom, he had to go so bad it clouded his judgement
Could you marry an otaku? Japanese people rank the geek hobbies they’d let slide for love
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
The 10 most attractive Japanese women’s names, as chosen by dating app users
Yokan Slice sweet red beans slices let you make gooey, delicious Japanese dessert in just seconds
Japanese gravure idol makes jaws drop with massive M-cup chest 【Pics & Videos】
McDonald’s teams up with Touch manga for burgers that capture the bittersweet taste of youth
Does changing your smartphone lock to 8376 bring good luck, as one Japanese book title suggests?
Japanese netizens attempt to answer our questions about confusing things that happen in anime
New condom ambassador named by Japan’s Sagami Original【Photos】
Tokyo’s Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen Cafe is now open, and we stopped by for a PPAP meal!