Gangsters from the yakuza group Yamaguchi-gumi were spotted with cute treat bags, surrounded by smiling children and furious adults.
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Who needs drugs, gambling, and prostitution when there’s an ocean full of slimy black gold for the taking?
He wasn’t arrested for theft, but he stole her heart, and she gave him even more in return.
Kobe-based yakuza group beckons trick-or-treating kids with cotton candy in Frozen bags at its criminal headquarters.
Mr. Sato experiences a classic of Japanese hairstyling from the Showa Era to get in touch with… Eh, okay. He lost a bet.
After living in Tokyo for ten years, our Osaka-born writer Seiji Nakazawa shares some experiences from his hometown he thought were normal but actually weren’t.
Who beats out religious proponents and yakuza for the most feared customer to encounter at a mobile phone counter?
One of the gangsters reportedly admitted, “I have never met anyone as tough as those deliverymen.”
A handful of golf courses in Fukuoka Prefecture have refused to add a certain checkbox to their applications for fear of their lives.
You can take a doll out of the store, but the staff will have to cut off one of its fingers first…
Anyone who’s been to Japan knows that the convenience store is the prefect place to get snacks, pay your bills, buy adult material, and get into a fight. Wait, what?
Hello Kitty loves to cosplay and this time she’s dressing up as a badass schoolgirl with a machine gun.



















China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning seems to be affecting Osaka’s Namba and Dotonbori neighborhoods
Japan’s Shinkansen trains are getting a Super Mario makeover【Pics】
Popular Japanese ramen restaurant Ichiran’s lucky bags are great value for money
Turns out you can draw all four original starter Pokémon with just three colored pencils【Video】
Sorakaze: New Hakone sightseeing cruise boat on Lake Ashi is as stunning as the Mt Fuji views
Iisjhaisha? Japan’s biggest English test sends out a baffling message
Shakey’s is back! All-you-can-eat pizza chain returns to downtown Tokyo’s Shinjuku
Studio Ghibli adds new Kiki’s Delivery Service music box to its anime merchandise shop in Japan
Studio Ghibli stamps lift your spirits with motivational phrases from Totoro
Someone crashed a car into Japan’s oldest restroom
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Yoshinoya adds first-ever chain-wide ramen with new beef and pork-broth noodle hot pot meals
Japan considering raising international traveler departure tax even more than previously reported
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Shibuya’s Don Quijote?
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowd sizes in Nara?
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Japanese town suing resident for being a jerk
New fish discovered and named “Vanderhorstia supersaiyan” for obvious reasons
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】
Brand-new Pokémon park opens in Japan with larger-than-life-size Lapras【Photos】
Unique inclined elevator in Japan leads to a town that inspired Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away
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】
Naturally brown-haired Osaka student sues government for forcing her to dye her hair black
Japanese government considering tripling departure taxes to combat overtourism
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
Iisjhaisha? Japan’s biggest English test sends out a baffling message
Shakey’s is back! All-you-can-eat pizza chain returns to downtown Tokyo’s Shinjuku
Studio Ghibli adds new Kiki’s Delivery Service music box to its anime merchandise shop in Japan
Studio Ghibli stamps lift your spirits with motivational phrases from Totoro
Someone crashed a car into Japan’s oldest restroom
A peek inside one of the last VHS-only video rental stores in Japan
Japan’s famous Suica Penguin JR train pass card mascot is “graduating”/being laid off
Nintendo releases Metroid-shaped ice cube/cooking tray and Samus arm cannon pillow【Pics】
Foreign driver’s license conversion test passes plummet from over 90% to 33% in Japan
Father and son dissect a gachapon capsule toy machine to show us its magical insides【Video】
Evangelion Unit-01 looks perfect reimagined as a knight in medieval Europe
11 different ways to say “father” in Japanese
Potted mini sakura trees are perfect for everyone who missed cherry blossom season this year