No time to spend time playing with your Pokémon during camping sessions? Genius Japanese gamer figures out how to have your actual kitty do it instead.
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A simple Nintendo Switch purchase comes with a surprising question, and amazing customer service.
Short anime adaptation titled Twilight Wings will focus on the Galar region introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Do you know the name of the Pokémon anime’s main character? Congratulations! Here’s a thousand dollars!
Official Kirby Cafe merchandise turns out to be startlingly, and adorably, good at recreating the Nintendo star’s in-game power.
Sure, we suppose you could make money by treating your Pocket Monsters like this, but it’d make you the real monster.
Sounds can be deceiving as Ryu battles E. Honda in a fight that’s half laughable, half legitimately amazing.
OK kids, did you remember to finish your homework, brush your teeth, and smash every pot in the village?
Too busy for a sit-down meal at the Pokémon Cafe? Let Pikachu help you quickly satisfy your cravings for the sweetest meal of the day!
Fan has a theory as to why everything goes dark for losing Trainers even though they never get hurt, and it’s pretty convincing.
Pokéfuta spread to the northernmost region of Japan with adorable appearances by Vulpix, Ninetails, and many more Pokémon!
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Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
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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 Tokyo
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
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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- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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 disappoint
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Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Bear attacks car in Japan, breaks windshield with its paw【Video】
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Japanese city encouraging visitors and locals to cosplay as ninja for annual Ninja Festa
We visit the 24-hour male-only sauna just outside of Hakata Station and ponder a strange sight
A visit to the ordinarily forbidden hall of Nara’s Hasedera Temple【Photos】
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Japan picks the 100 greatest games of all time in Video Game General Election
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