Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS just hit the stores this past week in Japan, and already over a million copies were sold and with so many different characters to choose from, it’s hard to pick a favorite. Maybe it’s not how the character fights but how it ridicules your opponents as they fly off the battlefield. Nintendo always has their staple characters that have appeared in every Smash Bros. game so far, but there’s one whose taunts are more hilarious than the rest: the master of the bongos himself, Donkey Kong!
Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
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Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Domino’s Japan has all-you-can-eat pizza isn’t an Internet rumor, but it is hard to find
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
Osaka icon loses legs, restaurant says famous crab is exhausted
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Starbucks Japan unveils second Holiday Frappuccino for 2024
Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Domino’s Japan has all-you-can-eat pizza isn’t an Internet rumor, but it is hard to find
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
Osaka icon loses legs, restaurant says famous crab is exhausted
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Japan is changing its yen bills soon, so beware of scam artists, government warns
Totoro sequel anime Mei and the Baby Catbus will screen at Ghibli Park this winter
Japan’s most famous cat island moving towards plan to spay, neuter all of its kitty inhabitants
What happens when you freeze your boss’s glasses in a block of ice?
Kura Sushi adds new cake party train to conveyor belts at select restaurants
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Matsushima restaurant offers all-you-can-eat sashimi in as many ways as you can dream it【Photos】