For any young man in Japan looking to get into professional soccer, enrollment in Yasu High School in Shiga Prefecture would be a good decision. This school has graduated several pros in Japan and is continuing to build a reputation for soccer skills since winning the National High School Soccer Championship in 2006. In case you don’t believe them, they posted a promotional video on YouTube showing a brief minute-and-a-half flurry of fancy footwork along with surprisingly good cinematography for a high school video.
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Japan’s massive matcha parfait weighs 6 kilos, contains hidden surprises for anyone who eats it
Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more
It takes only two simple steps to achieve this gorgeous springtime look【Pics】
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Beautiful Red and Blue Star luxury trains set to be Japan’s new Hokkaido travel stars
Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
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
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
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
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Beautiful Red and Blue Star luxury trains set to be Japan’s new Hokkaido travel stars
Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
Secret Kitchen bento serves Japanese flowers, birds, wind and moon in a box, but is it worth it?
Mister Donut ready to make hojicha dreams come true in latest collab with Kyoto tea merchant
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
The 2023 Sanrio character popularity ranking results revealed
Limited-edition Carbonara Udon will anger noodle purists and pasta lovers 【Taste test】
Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
Japanese prison will become luxury hotel managed by country’s premier resort company
Gacha capsule machines now dispense perfumes in Japan
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates