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- We spot the legendary dekotora Aki Kannon, dedicated to actress and singer Aki Yashiro
- New Pokémon GU collaboration dresses all the family, including babies for the first time
- How do European Cup Noodles taste to a Japanese palate?
- We’ve been doing it wrong – Japanese genius shows us how we should all be making sandwiches【Pics】
- The future is now with full face sunglasses
- Natto-infused ramen is a thing — we tried it, we love it【Taste test】
- Jellyfish and Halloween in perfect harmony at Sumida Aquarium event
- Japanese toilet paper collection opens our minds as we open our butts
- Aomori police on the lookout for man shouting unsolicited advice at kids about dating and ramen
- Former Arashi members Sho Sakurai and Masaki Aiba get married… Wait, that didn’t come out right
- Creator of Japan’s longest-running manga, Golgo 13, passes away, leaves fans one last gift
- Crazy cheap cosplay at Daiso? How to transform into Dragon Ball’s Vegeta at the discount shop
- 7 Halloween-themed afternoon teas you won’t want to miss this year
- Krispy Kreme Japan creates doughnut burgers that are a meal and two desserts all in one【Photos】
- Get in the damn drift car, Shinji? Evangelion Tomika toy brings D1 machine home in miniature form
- Demon Slayer Nichiren Blades ready for new duty: Slicing through your sweets as dessert knives
- Man in Japan arrested for breaking into ex-girlfriend’s apartment to steal her Nintendo Switch
- The Japanese Internet chooses the top too-sexy-for-their-own-good male voices in anime
- First-ever Studio Ghibli x Russell Athletic range pays homage to My Neighbour Totoro
- Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan announces first expansion with new Donkey Kong area
- Cup Noodle pouch satisfies our never-ending need for instant ramen
- Retro Japanese train is our new favourite office space
- How do Japanese fans feel about Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop opening sequence?
- We try Uniqlo coffee at first-ever cafe inside Ginza flagship store
- The number of elderly people in Japan this year has yet again smashed multiple records
- Mr. Sato broadens his home drinking horizons at Kaldi【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
- We try Japanese Twitter’s newest trend the Penguin Egg, end up hatching something very disturbing
- Takoyaki makers surprisingly good at grilling meat for yakiniku too
- We make a gorgeous wooden art display piece out of Hokusai’s Great Wave
- Beautiful vending machine in rural Japan quenches visitors’ thirst, respects the historical scenery
- Own the lighter side of ukiyo-e with a zodiac chimera and weird tiger-stone items by Felissimo
- Hybrid Cup Noodle Sodas – Forbidden flavors to astound and traumatize【Taste test】
- JR group offers all-you-can-ride passes for older couples in “Full Moon Couple Green Pass” deal
- Sento bathhouse gets a new lease on life as a Tokyo cafe and office space
- Some Japanese KitKats just got bigger… but still the same size they were a year ago
- Major retailer Aeon may have won Japan’s Best Home Senbero
- Mos Burger’s new “Focaccia Sand” surprises us with its long sausage
- Survey reveals Japan’s Generation Z dresses for social media, not for self-expression
- Japanese ramen chain has some hidden treats on the menu
- Disgraced YouTuber Hezumaryu to run in next Japanese national election
- Flight out of Nartia Airport delayed because of a turtle on the runway
- Japanese train operator scraps plan to identify past offenders with facial recognition camera
- Enjoy Tokyo’s exclusive Starbucks Butterscotch Latte across Japan for a limited time
- Kyoto hiking – Recreating a Touken Ranbu sword boy expedition in real life【Photos】
- Cat-ear eye drops take Japan’s obsession with felines to a whole new level
- Bayonetta creator tells “dumbass” fan to expect the character to get naked in video game sequel
- Hollywood adaption of classic anime Saint Seiya wraps up filming, reveals cast
- Japanese police reminding drivers not to perform the illegal “Ibaraki Dash” maneuver
- Cup Noodle is taking us back to the Japan of the ‘80s and ‘90s with special ramen flavor revivals
- McDonald’s Japan adds first-ever shrimp rice burger to menu in gohan sandwich expansion
- Before and After: Renovating a rundown rental property in Japan
- New voice of Super Mario for CG movie is Chris Pratt, Donkey Kong also will appear
- Add some Ghibli magic to the table with scene-stealing goods from Kiki’s Delivery Service
- We try the new Sushitozzo: A fishy Japanese take on an Italian sweet
- Starbucks adds a new Triple Espresso Latte to the menu in Japan
- One-Punch Man manga artist makes One-Punch Man anime video in his spare time, and it’s amazing
- Flower park in northern Japan looks too beautiful to be real, but this happens every year【Photos】
- There’s a secret free souvenir hiding inside this Japanese train station
- U.S. lifts all agricultural import bans for Fukushima, Tohoku region of Japan
- Preserve a piece of Japanese culture during Corona with your own mini shrine hand-washing ladle
- Japan’s leading maker of joke knives with retractable blades ends production
- We ride a motorbike to Japan’s “Moon”
- Nike’s new anime mecha sneakers look Gundam awesome【Video, photos】
- Cat owner who sold car to pay for pet’s treatment gets huge surprise from world’s best buyer
- Universal Studios Beijing opens for business, but can we call it “USB?”
- Move over, Pikachu and Eevee — Piplup is here to take over Pokémon Tokyo Banana!
- Saddest original PlayStation ever? Store labels symbol of Japanese couple’s ‘90s love “junk”
- Mos Burger x Dassai sweet sake collaboration expands with new rice burgers and a konjac drink
- Testing 23 different yakiniku dipping sauces from the Japanese supermarket to find the top three
- 107-year-old Japanese sisters are oldest twins in the world, according to Guinness World Records
- This cute cat is all of us after receiving the coronavirus vaccine
- Japanese home center emergency evacuation set could save your life, make you look like a goldfish
- Sega closes landmark Tokyo arcade, massive crowds gather, manager vows comeback【Pics, video】
- Reversible Destiny Lofts needs your help to protect its destiny during coronavirus pandemic
- New Fuma ninja being recruited for first time in 400 years
- The popular Night at the Aquarium: Lots of Sex exhibit returns to Tokyo’s Sunshine Aquarium
- Macho in another world – Japanese muscular man stock photo sites adds isekai category【Photos】
- Shopping at Japanese convenience store Lawson? Don’t forget to take a cooking pot with you!
- ABS Wholesale Center cuts out the middleman to a good time【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
- Cats and cosplay gravure models are the focus of number-one cosplayer Enako’s new TV show【Photos】
- “Who the hell are you?” Japanese man asks bear while it’s attacking him
- Wear a Japanese warlord’s armor as a watch by supporting this crowdfunding campaign
- Sephiroth in real life? How to unsheathe a massive 6.8-foot samurai sword
- Studio Ghibli thanks international fans for translating its tweets, asks them to keep it up
- Tabasco Japan says you should add hot sauce to your beer, but are they right?【Taste test】
- We tackle a titanic bowl of pork cutlet katsudon and (just about) live to tell the tale
- Tokyo coffee master reveals easy trick to make instant coffee almost as good as fresh-brewed
- Overly honest taiyaki restaurant flooded with customers after admitting to reducing sweet beans
- Kraft fuses cheese with Japanese dessert ingredients for something very different
- Japanese elementary teacher gives awful excuse for leaving his smartphone in girls changing room
- Now you can be like the girls in Laid-Back Camp by renting the exact gear they use in the anime
- Senbero US Japanese home drinking…with stuff from Ikea?【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
- Praise the super-deformed sun! Dark Souls cast becomes adorable SD figures【Photos】
- No CG here – Japanese company builds ridiculously gigantic mechanical pencil【Pics, video】
- Nintendo superstar Kirby gorges on fast food for latest Japanese lottery prizes
- Cup Noodle’s Super Combined flavors become super-awesome combined robots made from the cups【Pics】
- One minute is all you need to make this popular instant noodle meal from Okayama【SoraKitchen】
- Sign of autumn – Japanese sweet potatoes Frappuccino appears at Starbucks Japan【Taste test】
- Japanese toilet sweets put a new twist on tradition
- Uniqlo opens its first-ever cafe at newly revamped Ginza store
- Japan’s Best Home Senbero: Costco brings a touch of health to drinking at home for under US
- Muji adds Japanese haori samurai coats to their casual wear collection
- Play the meta capsule toy game at Japan’s second-hand stores for some real surprises
- We try fresh orange juice squeezed for us by a vending machine in Saitama【Taste test】
- Let’s make a giant soap bubble with Daiso’s Let’s Make a Giant Soap Bubble
- This type of conveyor belt sushi tastes different in Tokyo than it does in Osaka, but why?
- Squish, pop, and roll your way through Tokyo’s new ginormous bubble-wrap play park
- This Tokyo apartment complex lets you paint your room, offers community BBQ and camping gear
- ANA to auction off replica first class seat and real window frame from a Boeing 777
- Japan’s Best Home Senbero: Don Quijote sells booze and surprisingly good “sushi” for under US
- Tokyo Revengers anime/manga takes over Tokyo Station with dozens of character posters【Photos】
- Cup Noodle Sodas: Culinary innovation or beverage abomination?
- Osaka finally gets its own Pokémon manhole covers with team of Electric/Steel-types
- Mos Burger’s popular Focaccia Sandwich returns to Japan after seven years
- Drinkable whipped cream in a can is Japanese sweets fans’ newest obsession【Photos】
- Akihabara’s landmark “meat building” is being sold as pandemic continues to hit neighborhood hard
- Does this egg timer from Japanese 100-yen store Daiso really work?
- Real-life heart of the cards? Amazing Yu-Gi-Oh! hand floats up to man in Japanese river【Pics】
- Anime girl skirt-peeking leg-spreading noren is a new frontier in otaku merch【Video】
- Mr Sato makes a frightening purchase at an Akihabara vending machine
- Living with coronavirus in a Japanese share house
- New life-size Gundam statue coming to Japan, and it’s a Nu one!
- Starbucks unveils new Roasted Sweet Potato Frappuccino in Japan
- The Wendy’s Pretzel Burger returns to Japan for a limited time!
- Combining all of Nissin’s new Cup Noodle series into one powerful bowl of ramen
- Anime crime alert – One-of-a-kind anime banner stolen from 72-year-old Tokyo public bath
- Titan trash can to be placed near a Coca-Cola vending machine in Oita to help promote recycling
- Here’s what happens when Cowboy Bebop’s star voice actor tries imitating a bird【Video】
- Nakagin Capsule Tower’s rare “pink capsules”, formerly used in the sex industry
- New Adidas Hachiko sneakers pay homage to Shibuya’s famous loyal dog
- Believe it! Naruto live-action stage play returns, shows off huge new cast and costumes【Photos】
- We try Japan’s new drinkable curry in a can
- Lotteria’s Tsukimi Rib Sandwich joins the fight for Japanese tsukimi supremacy【Taste test】
- Limited-time One Piece-themed Wonda canned coffees are now on sale in Japan!
- Is Japan’s new Super Combined Cup Noodle series really as great as it claims to be?
- Is this the tiniest teleworking space in Japan?
- Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako strips away the cosplay for new photo book
- Heat sake like they do at a Japanese izakaya with this special at-home set
- Korean style chicken, ginseng, and brown rice soup in a can coming to Japanese vending machines
- Nissin Cup Noodle Soda gives us the flavour of instant ramen as fizzy drinks!
- We made pan-fried and baked mini apple pies using gyoza dumpling wrappers【SoraKitchen】
- The Mountain Has Moved capsule toys literally move mountains for your enjoyment
- Tokyo farewells Japan’s only double-decker Shinkansen with a special escalator at the station
- New Japanese gadget is like a toaster for instant food pouches, gets you fed in a jiffy
- The best-selling rice ball at Family Mart is…SPAM onigiri?
- Mos Burger adds new plant-based vegan teriyaki burger to its menu
- Japan considering adding charges for plastic convenience store utensils, hotel hangers, and more
- Japanese netizens give their thoughts on how English has changed the meaning of “senpai”
- Yoshinoya beef bowls become miniature gacha toys
- How to make a sinfully decadent Apple Pie Bar pie out of Japanese grocery store stuff【SoraKitchen】
- Halloween “Black Pancakes” and “Bloody Tunnbrod” coming to IKEA stores in Tokyo
- Japanese university developing coronavirus vaccine in form of a nasal spray
- Amazing Totoro bread reveals a different side to the Ghibli anime character【Video】
- It’s about dam time! Japan’s Kurobe Dam to open to public in 2024, public to decide route’s name
- McDonald’s Japan’s Tsukimi “moon-viewing” pie oozes Japanese flavour
- Super God Neiger of Akita helps kid get favorite soft drink with the power of customer service
- A house in the Japanese countryside for just US,100? You bet we bought it!【Photos, video】
- Hedorah: King of the dust mops and more celebrate 50th anniversary of legendary kaiju’s debut
- They’re all here! Japanese collector completes set of all 1,244 Game Boy games【Photos】
- The top 70 words that keep showing up in Japanese light novel titles (and yes, isekai is one of them)
- We pop into Bear Paw Cafe in Osaka… Actually it popped out to us
- Suntory to release new Yamazaki smoke-barrel aged plum liqueur in limited quantities
- Japanese company makes a robot specifically to keep your cat entertained
- Legendary manga creator Rumiko Takahashi gives Twitter tour of her home【Photos】
- We test Japan’s new Gaming Chopsticks Holder
- Falling into the sweet life with Japanese convenience stores’ new sweet potato sweets【Taste test】
- Apple pie ice cream bars arrive in Japan and they’re superb【Taste test】
- Shibuya Loft’s new Mini Log House: The perfect hideaway for a stylish staycay
- Pocari Sweat offers free self-care packages for those battling COVID-19 at home
- McDonald’s Japan’s new Tsukimi “moon-viewing” burger takes melty cheese to a whole new level
- Survey shows that many Japanese business people’s sleep patterns have changed since teleworking
- Whether you look up or down, there’s beauty all around in these “inverted world” photos from Japan
- We buy chocolate fish in a can from a store in Akihabara
- Cat says good morning to its owner in Japanese【Videos】
- Russian defector claims to have swam for 23 hours to Japan because “sick of Putin admin”
- Mt. Fuji gets covered with beautiful umbrella cloud that also has some people seeing a fried egg
- Amazing stop-motion artist recreates Akira anime’s most famous sequence with figures【Video】
- J-rock legend Gackt puts music career on indefinite hiatus due to voice disorder
- “Science of deliciousness” steak-and-coffee chips, developed by analysing human taste sensors
- Stores in Japan ask customers to prove they’re real Pokémon fans when buying cards to stop scalpers
- New line of Super Mario loungewear has the perfect pajamas for your stay-at-home life
- Clever Japanese sticker defeats junk mail flyers, lets mail you actually want get through【Photos】
- Japanese Scottish Fold Motimaru grabs Guinness World Record for most watched cat on YouTube
- We assembled an Edo period-style tea-carrying mechanical doll【Pics, videos】
- 10 years of skipping One Piece — With Volume 100 out, can fans who took a break come back and enjoy it?
- We take our Mega Las Vegas noodle show on the road and get back to nature
- National Film Archive of Japan releases shocking historical videos of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
- Nissin’s new Cup Noodle series smashes flavours together for super combined power
- Mochi ice cream ramen: Noodles will never be the same again
- Pickax-wielding yakuza member ambushes movie star Beat Takeshi in Tokyo
- Figma creates realistic action figure of the inner human anatomy that’s fully posable
- Demon Slayer Season 2 won’t be toning down its red-light-district setting, TV exec says
- VR photography exhibit held in virtual reality by Japan’s Virtual Rights organization
- One Piece anime and J-rock band Radwimps pair up for awesome “Twilight” music video【Video】
- China’s “Little Kyoto” shut down by government after complaints of Japanese culture “invasion”
- How to put together a senbero drinking/snack session at Japan’s 100-yen convenience store【Photos】
- Our reporter breaks her Takarazuka virginity with an all-female performance of City Hunter
- Japanese minimalist retailer Muji launches new set of disaster preparedness kits
- Stop selling oxygen, Japanese flea market app Mercari tells users, as stocks run out
- Japanese panty thief steals over 700 pieces of underwear from coin laundry before finally caught
- 74-year-old Japanese politician starts Instagram account for open dialog about COVID-19
- Japanese netizens react to U.S. dentist offering free cleanings if you beat him at Smash Bros
- New Pokémon PON name stamp collection lets you stamp your name on anything
- Real-world Gundam rations now on sale in Japan【Photos】
- Vaccine side effects: How the first and second dose of Pfizer and Moderna affected our reporters
- Japanese shipping giant planning to start autonomous cargo ships by 2025
- Japanese convenience store’s love letter vending machine proves they really do sell everything
- Japanese mayor who bit athlete’s gold medal tests positive for coronavirus
- New luxury kuromitsu matcha frappe hits McDonald’s Japan’s McCafé for a limited time
- Free fried chicken for using free Wi-Fi?!? Tokyo restaurant offers irresistible karaage freebie
- Proclaim dedication to your special pirate-someone with deluxe One Piece-inspired jewelry
- New Ranma 1/2 fashion bag lineup is 100-percent retro anime stylish【Photos】
- Japan’s Bear Paw Cafe: A safe space for staff with mental health challenges
- We hunt for a PS5 in a high-stakes capsule toy machine in Akihabara
- The Bank of Japan is really jazzed up about the new 10,000 yen bill
- KFC Japan invites you to admire beauty of moon, then eat it with tsukimi fried chicken sandwiches
- Marvel Culinary Universe coming to pop-up cafe in Osaka this September
- McDonald’s Japan releases new Tsukimi “moon-viewing” burgers for 2021
- Is Burger King’s Big Mouth Burger really as overwhelmingly meaty as promised? 【Taste test】
- New COVID-19 delta variant discovered in Japan, believed to be domestically mutated
- New survey reveals which Studio Ghibli heroine Japanese audiences relate to the most
- Japanese police struggling with growing number of “CAN invaders” used to steal luxury cars
- Japan’s oldest McDonald’s worker defies age barriers, inspires everyone at the age of 93
- Late night? Get a free ride home in a taxi designed for napping
- Utada Hikaru’s son says he doesn’t like being called “handsome,” J-pop star has wise advice
- Japan’s new Final Fantasy fried chicken looks crazy, tastes great【Taste test】
- We try the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte in Japan!
- This shrine in Japan looks too beautiful to exist in our world
- Adult entertainment guidance center in Tokyo also serves up great curry【Taste test】
- Dance the decades away with Travis Japan on their newly dedicated YouTube channel
- We check out Films Wako, a “social apartment” building with a movie theater inside
- Gundam’s creator says he can only work in anime studios for three more years due to spinal issue
- Tuna-can-shaped Super Super Super Big Cushions, and more coming to crane games in Japan
- If Fast and Furious was about 1970s Japanese truckers, this dekotora would be the star【Photos】
- And now, a giant sleep-next-to-your-anime-girlfriend panel for giant otaku【Photos】
- China announces new three-hour-a-week video game limit for kids
- The 4 best anime of Fall 2021 that need more attention – Preemptive picks【Seiji’s World of Anime】
- Japan now has “Gyoza for Athletes”, thanks to figure skating Olympian Yuzuru Hanyu 【Taste test】
- Multi-orchestra video game music festival to be held at the online Tokyo Game Show 2021
- “I need to talk with you,” Japanese worker tells boss, gets sweet reaction to “serious” problem
- Testing the flame-resistant Armourlite jeans in Japan 【Videos】
- Demon Slayer anime restaurant coming to Universal Studios with Hashira meals, life-size figures
- Train etiquette poster features legendary Japanese folklore hero in an unusual plot twist
- Samurai, ninja, and anime butlers join dinosaur staff at Tokyo’s “Weird Hotel”【Photos】
- Japanese company makes durable cardboard camping domes that are completely recyclable【Pics】
- Tired of your usual camping fare? Try this easy Japanese festival favorite【SoraKitchen】
- Crazy shiitake crane game out lets you win mushrooms by winning mushrooms that aren’t mushrooms
- The most brilliant summer homework idea ever: Eat wagyu for Yakiniku Day
- Testing out Japan’s portable no-electricity multi-function washing/drying machine【Pics】
- Japan creates gaming chopstick holder, because gaming doesn’t always stop when it’s time to eat
- Tokyo acid attack suspect caught in Okinawa, was victim’s senpai in university club
- Nike’s newest addition to ISPA sneaker line blends Japanese tradition and contemporary style
- Anime-style magical Girl dessert buffet at Tokyo Disney Sea hotel is full of sparkly sweetness
- Japan’s newest weird capsule toys are…super realistic capsule rocks?!?【Photos】
- Japanese office disaster: man pees in drink bottle of woman coworker because “he liked her”
- Japan’s “edible tear gas ramen” lives up to its name【Taste test】
- Anime character art doesn’t age, but it sure did change for these characters
- Could you eat 50 beef cutlet refill pieces? If so, this Japanese restaurant will let you eat for free
- Russian man who swam to Japan was reportedly kicked out of Japan in 2011 for visa violation
- Takoyaki ice cream appears at Japanese convenience store chain
- Sumo wrestler loses 104 matches in a row, retires as holder of longest professional slump
- Class up your campsite with these Japanese sake pouches designed for the outdoors
- Mickey Mouse stars in kabuki poses on new line of limited-edition, Tokyo-only goods
- Monjayaki vending machine appears in Tokyo
- We recreate the KFC-Kenya-exclusive Nyama Nyama Burger in Japan【SoraKitchen】
- Kim Jong-un summoned to appear in Tokyo District Court
- Breathtaking pixel art video shows 100 years of Japanese work culture changes【Video】
- Sapporo man attempts to rob store with lighter, goes as you’d expect
- Pokémon Center megastores across Japan shutting down indefinitely because of coronavirus
- Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte finally arrives in Japan!
- Fashion icon Naomi Watanabe has a reassuring anecdote for Japanese people in the U.S.
- Osaka pachinko parlor volunteers to become public vaccination center
- We try a viral Chinese TikTok recipe for spicy ramen using Sprite soda in the broth【SoraKitchen】
- Final Fantasy Crystal-flavor fried chicken coming to Japanese convenience stores
- Nissin Cup Noodle flavours become Umaibo snacks, and we try every one of them
- Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako reveals shocking amount she earns from manga gravure modeling
- Japanese roller coaster keeps breaking riders’ bones, now under federal investigation
- Acid attack occurs at Tokyo subway station as man gets sulfuric acid thrown in his face
- Survey asks which country’s fashion is the most influential in Japanese street style
- The most expensive pancakes we could find at 7-Eleven Japan are a delicious bargain【Taste test】
- Coming soon to Japan’s Family Mart convenience stores: A whole lot of digital signage
- Pokémon kimono outfits will have you wanting to wear ‘em all【Photos】
- To celebrate Hashtag Day, Twitter shares top ten most used hashtags in Japan
- Illegal amounts of overtime going on at 37 percent of Japanese companies in government inspections
- Tokyo station becomes first in the city to install an inclined elevator
- Gold-medal-biting Japanese mayor scribbles letter of apology to staff
- Japanese stores create clever anti-scalper policies for Pokémon cards, Gundam model kits
- Netflix shows off live-action Cowboy Bebop cast in costume, Japanese Internet less than impressed
- Japanese grade students make working game consoles entirely out of cardboard for their summer homework
- Samurai luxury — Renovated 400-year-old ryokan near Chiba’s coast can be yours to rent【Photos】
- We have the poop cake party experience we’ve always wanted with the Wasshoi Unchiyaki 【SoraKitchen】
- Top 10 Disney character kimono rankings released, villain takes top spot【Photos】
- How to make the largest taiyaki fish-shaped sweet bean pancake in the world
- Japanese mom’s son crashes her piano recital, melts the Internet’s heart【Video】
- Japanese man says “I’m a Vietnamese” while pointing knife at convenience store worker to rob her
- Penis fencing takes over Japanese Twitter
- What to expect when traveling abroad from Japan in a global pandemic
- Osaka man arrested for smearing poo on teen’s backpack
- 100-yen shop furniture: we made a balloon bed you can actually sleep on for less than four bucks
- What ticks off drivers in Japan? New survey reveals the top three causes of road rage
- Man claiming to be Russian who swam to Japan seeking asylum appears in Hokkaido town
- Late-night Starbucks run? Chain will start discounting items before closing time in Japan
- Team behind Paralympic opening ceremony kept secret for fear of past scandals coming to light
- “The remains of dead dreams” found in Japanese garbage are too painfully real
- Tokyo has a completely unmanned, honor-system electronics and appliance shop【Photos】
- Experience Akihabara Station in a VR world, then ride the train to a virtual marketplace!
- Man in Kyoto leaves bag of red-stained knives in front of stranger’s house【Video】
- Bad day? At least you’re not the guy in this failed getaway video
- Electronic grandchild “Ami-chan” developed by Takara Tomy
- Cup Noodle celebrates 50th birthday with Cup Noodle pouches
- Master the art of making soba noodles with this easy to use kit from Japan
- Yamazaki Bakery once again donates bread to evacuation centers at almost inhuman speeds
- Customers go crazy for Starbucks Choux Cups in Japan
- KFC Japan releases official Kentucky Fried ramen recipe, other Japanese-inspired cooking ideas
- We take a trip around the archetypal rich kid house from anime, music videos and movies
- Starbucks COVID-19 safety video features a synchronized performance by gymnastic Sato Triplets
- New interior necessity: Japanese dining table with a hole for your cat right in the middle【Pics】
- Muscly Japanese men fill stock photo site with hilarious poses in unusual settings
- This “shiitake mushroom” is one of the most mind-blowing pieces of Nintendo fan art ever【Video】
- A visit to Japan’s 220-meter-long water slide【Photos】
- We make delicious French toast using a LOT of Japanese custard pudding
- How to make a shaved ice dessert out of instant noodles
- The 10 best spicy foods for 2021 as chosen by our Tokyo writer
- Pokémon Store closing down gives fans big old Poké-tears with heart-melting receipt message
- There’s a shrine and strange scene waiting for you at the top of this Japanese train station
- A history of Japanese schoolgirls’ purikura sticker booth trends
- Tokyo’s newest micro pig petting zoo and cafe doubles as a community outreach center
- The most preposterous “adult” gacha capsule toys at Akihabara Station
- 7 Japanese restaurant chains you can wear right now
- Cup Noodle flavored Umaibo snacks coming, but getting one is a little tricky
- Japanese tourist site theft: Unique plate marking junction of three prefectures vanishes
- Baking with bugs! We used cricket powder to bake a loaf of bread【SoraKitchen】
- Hayao Miyazaki gives interview on Earwig and the Witch, praises use of CG and son’s skills【Video】
- Tottori Prefecture is holding a Pokéfuta stamp rally for a chance to win some sumptuous prizes
- Japanese firework catapults a teddy bear into the sky
- Japanese Lego master makes incredible sculpture of diabolical Dragon Quest villain【Pics】
- Another Akihabara icon disappears as famous rice bowl restaurant closes its doors
- Voice actress warns “idiots” to not take bathroom breaks while streaming final Evangelion film
- Deer in Nara Park mysteriously disappear during this year’s shikadamari season
- Celebrate famous works of art AND cats with these adorably clever “Cats in Art” capsule toys
- Japanese Sumi Toaster brings charcoal cooking technology to sliced bread
- Georgian Paralympic judo athlete arrested for attacking a security guard in a Tokyo hotel
- Japan’s ultra-classy overnight bus gives you your own sleeping pod【Photos】
- Japanese mayor who bit softball athlete’s gold medal to forfeit three months’ pay
- What it’s like to apply for and receive a vaccine passport in Japan for travel abroad
- Japanese idol concert goes ahead during heavy rain, creates crazy scenes for otaku near Mt Fuji
- Tattoos, murder, and a Totoro connection? Studio Ghibli reveals secrets of Princess Mononoke
- Protect your fingers with these adorable rubber thimbles based off ancient Japanese clay dolls
- New Uniqlo x Pokémon collection coming to Japan this month!
- Why a Nagasaki graveyard is one of the best places in Japan to find a seat
- We drop big bucks on the Big Stream Soumen Slider Mega Las Vegas, but is it worth it?
- Enjoy the pleasure of endless bubble wrap with Infinity Bubble Wrap AIR
- McDonald’s Japan’s version of the viral TikTok apple pie hack
- Mr Sato goes head-to-head with a giant cream soda parfait in a Tokyo cafe
- Self-screening urine test for depression and other mental illness developed in Japan
- What’s inside the McDonald’s Big Smile Bag in Japan
- Young people in Tokyo to be offered points and discounts if they get vaccinated
- Häagen-Dazs Japan’s delicious mochi ice cream makes a comeback this fall
- How to cook rice in a Ziploc container【SoraKitchen】
- Japanese Black Wagyu from Yoshinoya – Premium beef isn’t just for politicians anymore!【Taste test】
- Amazing anime robot cosplayer takes his dog for a walk wearing his cardboard mecha【Videos】
- 346-year-old sweets store closes at Sensoji temple in Asakusa
- Sake and Japanese convenience store ice cream go great together, but there’s an even better combo
- Japanese companies banned from locking cellphone SIM starting this autumn
- Japanese shrine creates special water fountain for thirsty bees
- Celebrate a belated Pokémon Slowpoke Day by slurping up some exclusive udon from Kagawa!
- Asics Ukiyo-e x Manga sneakers combine modern and traditional Japan for Tokyo Marathon 2021
- Survey finds Japan’s most satisfying restaurants for 2021
- Mr. Sato eats luxurious fish from a vending machine, doesn’t get food poisoning
- Explore the exquisite beauty of “Pops’ Fart-loon” fireworks
- Goombas defeated at Universal Studios Super Nintendo World — Animatronics fall off Mario mountain
- What colors of clothing will keep you cooler in summer? Japanese researchers experiment
- Yoshinoya’s wagyu beef box for Japanese politicians
- Toast Soba: Cancelled before it goes on sale due to popularity
- Evangelion in 11 languages! Amazon releases multi-lingual preview for final Eva anime film【Video】
- Piko Taro holds virtual Pikofest to help kick off Paralympics in its official video game
- Japanese beef bowl chain Matsuya now lets you exchange your rice for a salad, for free
- Green and red herbs from Resident Evil are here to restore your health
- Yoshinoya’s special Japanese parliament-only wagyu beef bowl is now available to us civilians too
- Now’s your chance to ask Studio Ghibli ANYTHING you want about Princess Mononoke
- Drunk customer who threw coins at Tokyo bento shop gets arrested
- Pokémon manhole covers come to Fukuoka with eight species appearing in Kitakyushu
- Japanese netizens fall in love with super long cat, flood Twitter with long cat memes
- How to make epic umeboshi like a Japanese grandpa
- Do you really need to wear toilet slippers when using the bathroom at home? Japan’s netizens vote
- Is Japan happy it hosted the Olympics, now that the Tokyo Games are over?【Survey】
- Super Mario Bros. animated movie seemingly going deep in Nintendo lore with return of classic foe
- My Neighbor Totoro fruit and vegetable shop series meets your daily nutritional needs for cute
- Can the iper regent hair style of ’80s Japan’s bad boy youth ever make a comeback?
- “World’s most spacious public toilet” baffles the mind in Japan
- Blue Impulse’s cockpit version video gives us an intimate look inside an aerobatic plane 【Video】
- Space World Station becomes the most misleading station name in Japan
- Mugyutto No-Face figure lets Spirited Away satisfy their mugyutto urges whenever they need to
- Sailor Moon uniforms and theme music wins Uzbekistan gymnasts new fans at Tokyo Olympics
- Japan’s new canned curry is ready-to-drink and ready to delight the curry-loving nation
- Tokyo Olympics comes to a close with anime opening ska remix at closing ceremony 【Video】
- Fukushima peaches: Worthy of the praise given to them by foreign Olympics teams?
- Family Mart to celebrate 40th birthday by introducing onigiri with eco-friendly packaging
- Crazy huge Pokémon Piplup plushie is even bigger than its canon game/anime size【Photos】
- Cup Noodle now has cute cats and judgmental foxes waiting underneath its lids【Photos】
- The blood-soaked meaning behind the mysterious marks on the floor at Tokyo Station【Photos】
- Fuji Rock Festival to send free COVID-19 test kits to all ticket holders
- We set off a 45-yen (US.41) weightlifting firework from the ’70s in honor of the Tokyo Olympics
- Japanese convenience store ice cream wins gold for reporter at the Tokyo Olympics
- Studio Ghibli merch store debuts new, fantastical Spirited Away accessories【Pics】
- We visit Japanese fast food chain Dom Dom’s upscale branch for a taste of luxury
- Gachapon capsule toys let you live the YouTuber dream, bring personal web clout wherever you go
- Furious train otaku in Japan confront foreign bicyclist after he gets in the way of their cameras
- Have an AI tell your fortune using depth psychology at a new interactive art exhibit in Shibuya
- Japanese anime fans weigh in on which Shonen Jump anime are the most entertaining
- Babies understand that people with supernatural powers are better, according to Japanese study
- The best time to see Shinjuku’s giant new 3-D cat
- “It’s a GUNDAM!” BBC Olympics learns that RX-0 at Tokyo Olympics is not a Transformer
- We enter a mixed martial arts tournament held by tea maker Ito En
- Olympic athlete gets special Tokyo memory competing at site of one of her favorite video games
- Tokyo man wins 21-million yen lawsuit after slipping on lettuce water, tempura ruling overturned
- Pre-dawn photo of Mt. Fuji looks almost too beautiful to be real
- Japan’s number-one cosplayer’s Dragon Maid photos draw divided reaction for skimpy costume【Pics】
- This mysterious tunnel in Japan is like none you’ve ever seen before
- We visit Kyushu’s oldest wooden train station building, get hit with a nostalgia overload
- Mayor of Nagoya in hot water for biting local athlete’s gold medal
- Underground Tokyo restaurant used in Kenshi Yonezu’s Flamingo video is a real hidden gem
- Starbucks Japan’s first pineapple Frappuccino, Go Pineapple, should be the Gorogoro Pineapple
- Got a sweet tooth? Here are our reporters’ favorite new-release convenience store desserts
- Honda releases official doggy wheel accessories, Shiba Inu shift selectors for your car【Photos】
- Our Japanese-language reporter tries eel cola so you don’t have to 【Taste Test】
- Star Wars and Tamagotchi team-up for the R2-D2 Tamagotchi virtual pet【Video】
- The time we (almost certainly) got scammed by a dating app in Tokyo’s bar district
- A look inside the Tokyo Media Centre for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Japan’s daruma dolls seem to be causing problems for horses at the Tokyo Olympics
- Mizkan develops world’s most “beautiful” natto, Mr. Sato takes it for a spin
- Our reporter devises the best way to beat the summer heat: by eating somen in an outdoor shower
- “Safe” way to drink on the street recommended by our mask expert, forbidden by everyone else
- Which 100-yen shop product makes the best janky speaker? We test out 35 different items
- Engrish sign at the Tokyo Olympics turns out to be hilariously accurate
- Does the Shibuya Scramble Crossing overwhelm even Tokyo natives? We asked our reporters
- Famous manga artist gives out advice on how to draw breasts to celebrate Boob Day
- How has inflation affected the price of a gigantic ice cream cone in Tokyo over 10 years?
- Food delivery service’s payment processing error allows some people to eat for free…for 3 years
- Why do elevators have mirrors in them? Japan Elevator Association has the answer
- Sega closing iconic Tokyo arcade that’s been in business for almost 30 years
- Masturbatory aid rocket launches in Japan【Video】
- Kadokawa president apologizes and takes pay cut for his comments about censoring manga
- Return of Comiket doujinshi manga convention announced for 2021 in Tokyo
- Canadian reporter in Tokyo impressed by the transportational efficiency of Japan’s mama chari
- Londoners marvel at newly-opened Marugame Udon restaurant’s low prices
- Feel like a kid again at one of Japan’s last true old-school candy stores
- Mr. Sato stuffs himself at an all-you-can-eat bakery event and ascends to carb heaven【Pics】
- New Shinkansen bullet train design revealed for Nagasaki extension
- This Japanese bar snack also makes for a great camping meal【Recipe】
- New Harajuku-themed hotel room promises to surround you in pink and zany kawaii-ness
- Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Slam Dunk, and more anime themes play at Tokyo Olympics【Videos】
- How big (small?) is the smallest Great Buddha statue in Japan? Let’s visit and find out【Photos】
- A visit to statue of Tokyo comedian and COVID casualty Ken Shimura still brings smiles to hometown
- Fish wholesaler’s HQ crashes Tokyo Olympic medal ceremony
- Okayama prefecture to receive its first Pokémon-themed manhole covers【Pics】
- Japanese artist sells people’s darkest secrets encased in concrete
- Voice of Metal Gear Solid’s Solid Snake/Big Boss completes Tokyo coronavirus vaccination mission
- Olympic athlete’s journey from onigiri newbie to onigiri expert wins hearts at the Tokyo Games
- Pokémon’s impossible-to-buy-bike now exists in real life, still can’t be bought, must be won【Pics】
- 7-Eleven Japan creates official “how to open a rice ball” video to help overseas travelers【Video】
- Starbucks introduces reusable Frappuccino cups, plus Go Pineapple and Go Peach Frappuccinos
- What did Japanese curry taste like 150 years ago? This instant curry pack lets you find out
- Tokyo train stations get new Olympic melodies and signage for the Games
- Saitama man repeatedly steals food from store by making his phone say “PayPay♫”
- Country kimono! Project completes set of over 200 designs for every nation at Tokyo Olympics【Pics】
- Mr. Pringles, as Japan knows him, will change face and even emote on future packaging
- You put WHAT in your curry? Japanese netizens reveal their favourite secret ingredients
- State of the sento — Tokyo’s public baths are disappearing, but statistics show a sliver of hope
- Tokyo Olympic Village tour, with gold medalist Tom Daley 【Video】
- President of France meets with manga, video game royalty in Tokyo【Video】
- Can you spot the hidden cats at this Tokyo train station?
- Coco’s gets into Japanese summer spirit with amazing kakigori shaved ice desserts!【Taste test】
- First-ever Super Sentai Restaurant opens in Tokyo thanks to high-end karaoke chain Pasela Resorts
- Problem solved: How to open a Japanese convenience store onigiri rice ball【Pics and video】
- Seiji gets into the Olympic spirit on the cheap at 100-yen store Daiso
- TV audiences in Japan surprised to see “Pikachu,” “Raichu” as members of U.S. Olympic team
- Japanese sandwiches give foreign reporters culture shock at Tokyo Olympics
- Gigantic Gundam steals the show at the Tokyo Olympics triathlon
- We try Starbucks Japan’s new sand dunes Frappuccino in Tottori
- Kyoto cotton candy brings us the taste of a traditional Japanese festival
- Japan’s perception of skateboarding could change thanks to Olympic wins, pro skater says
- Casio partners with Pac-Man for a new but vintage-looking digital watch
- Nihon? Nippon? What’s the correct name for “Japan” at the Tokyo Olympics (and in general)?
- Lactic acid bacteria Pikachu ice cream and Poké Ball ice cream cake appear at Basin-Robbins Japan
- New sake earrings let you wear your love for Japanese rice wine on your ears
- U.S.-produced Netflix Pokémon live-action series reportedly on the way
- Tokyo’s new frozen ramen vending machines and brain-breakingly amazing【Taste test】
- Mr Sato’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at Doo Wop Chicken Burger in Tokyo
- Second round of One Piece inspired wedding dresses now on sale
- Daiso has awesome, and super-affordable, background boards for your anime figure photos!【Pics】
- Japanese manga lovers vote for top 10 shonen manga with the best endings
- 13-year-old Japanese girl becomes first-ever women’s skateboarding Olympic gold medalist【Video】
- Canadian reporter’s love for 7-Eleven steals the show at Tokyo Olympics
- Booze Hack: One Cup Ozeki sake lids make perfect beer can covers
- A visit to Darvish – not the pitcher, the Iranian market in downtown Tokyo!
- This fall is going to be insane for anime, says our resident otaku reporter
- You can own Spirited Away’s cursed witch’s contract seal in real life【Photos】
- A visit to Japan’s adorable cat bread cafe to try their trendy new cat cream bun【Photos】
- Tour the Japanese imperial family residence through this special post-renovation feature【Video】
- Lawson now giving customers who bring their own tumblers an even better discount on coffee drinks
- Taco Bell’s anime mecha commercial has us emotionally invested in nacho fries【Video】
- All 47 Starbucks Japan’s local Jimoto Frappuccinos, ranked by calorie count, plus what each one is
- Olympics opening ceremony plays music from Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Sonic and more【Videos】
- Taco Bell Japan brings back the Naked Chicken Taco, much to our satisfaction 【Taste Test】
- Who’s ready to make poop cakes with this Japanese cooking gadget?【Photos】
- The crazy ordeal of putting together Japan’s 366-piece sushi plastic model kit【Photos】
- Olympic media dismayed by their subpar and overpriced food and drink
- Google made a free-to-play ninja cat RPG to celebrate the Tokyo Olympics, and it’s awesome!
- Tokyo cafe serves special drinks and desserts for your anime crush, welcomes otaku/fujoshi diners
- Save the Nakagin Capsule Tower Project is now aiming to preserve as many capsules as possible
- Mythical Japanese beast statues fly through air on copter ride back to Nagoya Castle home【Videos】
- Makoto Shinkai or Mamoru Hosoda, who makes the better anime movies?【Survey】
- Which Studio Ghibli heroine is the most beloved of all time? Vote for your favorite here!
- Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee to review opening ceremony…that’s scheduled for tomorrow night
- Japanese retro gamer completes collection of every Nintendo Famicom cartridge ever released【Pics】
- The young girl starring in this cool retro-style McDonald’s Japan video is actually 62 years old!
- Japan’s Super Colossal Mega Parfait is so freakishly huge it comes in a beer pitcher【Taste test】
- Guilt-free snacking with 129-calorie bags of faux fried pork Innocent Tonkatsu
- Walking Bingo: A clever alternative to adventure games like Pokémon GO
- This one photo shows how tough times are in Tokyo’s Akihabara these days
- Tokyo’s teamLab most visited museum in the world, officially more popular than Van Gogh
- Japan is so polite even its hanko stamps bow to show respect
- Mr. Sato falls for the biggest egg sandwich he’s ever seen…but what does it look like inside?
- Get this molting crab plushie from Felissimo for the sea creature fan in your life
- 23 flavors, five top recommendations for the wide world of Kikkoman soy milk【Taste test】
- Gundam Manhole Project launches, brings awesome anime art to series creator’s hometown【Photos】
- Time for Japan to start tipping taxi drivers? Cab company now gives passengers option in Tokyo
- Cornelius resigns from Olympics, suddenly pulled from Sony webpage and NHK shows too
- New summer ice cream-flavored mini KitKats come with a serving of summer homework topics
- We try a new natto coffee ice cream that took 17 months to perfect
- Muji releases a new boba tea kit and we taste test it at home【Taste test】
- This beautiful mountaintop Buddha carving in Japan is much newer than it looks【Photos】
- The only woman managing a high school baseball team in Osaka does things a little differently
- Drunk droning arrest first of its kind in Aichi Prefecture
- Osaka gyoza chain teaches simple way to take your gyoza to the next level【SoraKitchen】
- The strange part of Japan where “grilled chicken” doesn’t always mean “chicken”
- How many rare coins are in our pile of 100,000 one-yen coins?
- Sega of America taken to court in five million dollar lawsuit, accused of deceiving users
- Japan’s brain wave-reading cat ears are back, with a brand-new twist!
- Saga Prefecture celebrates SaGa Frontier Remastered with SaGa Bath campaign
- We try chain restaurant miso ramen in Paris and find a slice of home overseas【Pics】
- These “star marks” on the road in Japan that indicate when to use your blinker are amazing【Video】
- We visit the “vending machine that makes wishes come true”
- Japan has “Matcha Ink”…that you can drink?
- The weird thing about Domino’s Japan’s Fish and Chips Pizza isn’t the fish or chips【Taste test】
- Ultra-violent post-apocalyptic anime Fist of the North Star is becoming a stage musical in Tokyo
- Ghibli Museum asking for donations to help pay for operating costs and repairs
- Giant floating head appears in the sky above downtown Tokyo【Video】
- Naomi Osaka’s dream of having her own Barbie doll comes true
- Lawson Japan serves up carbs on carbs with their new French Fry Bread
- The 10 best places for young, single people to live in and around Tokyo【Survey】
- It’s the Nintendo Famicom’s 35th birthday, so let’s bust out the Famicom Disk System!
- New Super Mario-themed smartwatch gives you animated rewards for reaching fitness goals
- Inuyasha vs. Ranma? Rumiko Takahashi talks about who’d win a battle royale of her series’ stars
- Okonomiyaki taiyaki: Sweet and savoury combination confuses the senses
- 140-year-old sukiyaki restaurant in Tokyo closing due to coronavirus pandemic
- Studio Ghibli’s Hopping Lantern from Spirited Away can now be yours to own!
- Japan to begin process of distributing vaccine passports, Chief Cabinet Secretary says
- Japanese town will give you 20 million yen for having your third kid there in birth-boosting plan
- Pork or beef? A peek into how Japan’s curry preferences change from place to place
- Super-expensive capsule toys – Trying out Japan’s Premium Gachapon machine【Photos】
- Happy ending for Japanese man whose sports car was stolen right before his eyes
- Traditional Japanese ceramics given new life in AR, delivered straight to your web browser for free
- Blue Bottle Coffee’s limited-time shaved ice dessert is exquisite
- South Korean university develops toilet that converts poop to power and pays you for “deposits”
- Giant misspelling in rice field art warms Japan’s heart, so farmers decide to roll with it【Video】
- Domino’s Pizza Japan apologizes for freaking out Londoner with fish and chips pizza, offers free pie
- Excessive dog pee to blame for traffic light collapse, Japanese police think
- Super Crazy Kun’s election win deemed invalid a second time
- Going over the top with a lesson at Tokyo’s top arm wrestling dojo【Photos】
- We try a Tokyo luxury hotel’s fancy Cup Noodle buffet items, eat best curry noodles of our lives
- Evangelion LCL ice cream is real and the new taste of summer in Japan
- What to do if your phone battery dies when using a mobile transit pass on a Japanese train
- Traditional noodles undergo a cute evolution in Kawaii Company’s new rainbow somen
- The new Kyoto Animation commercials will have you in tears in just 30 seconds
- We create a Japanese izakaya pub at home with an amazing all-in-one kitchen gadget
- Feud with boy band talent agency might spell the end of Sega’s Judgement video game series
- How to make a “curry rice bowl” using instant oatmeal instead of rice 【SoraKitchen】
- Prodigious Pokémon Project Piplup plushie provides perfectly peaceful naptime【Photos】
- Become a noodle expert with Takara Tomy’s new Soba-Making Master and free online cooking lesson
- Japanese police take down knife-wielding man at train station without using lethal force【Video】
- Choux pastry mania: Mr. Sato tries Beard Papa’s new Japanese-style cream puffs 【Taste Test】
- Shocking video shows Japanese man’s car being stolen right outside his home. Let’s help him get it back
- Pick a beautiful blossom from Shinjuku Station’s limited-time flower vending machine
- Seiji and the spirit of Yngwie Malmsteen barge into Young Guitar magazine
- This Nara workshop has been making deer crackers for more than 100 years and offers tours【Photos】
- Seven new Pokémon-themed manhole covers featuring Vulpix make their debut in Hokkaido this summer
- Japanese bag maker to sell bag specifically for carrying around a watermelon
- A sign of the times: Japan now has “hand sanitizer stand” gacha capsule toy machines
- Ocean’s 11: heist of over 2M yen in sea cucumbers thwarted by Japanese coast guard
- Starbucks Japan’s Afternoon Tea Set: So popular it sells out in minutes
- Seiko adds limited edition starter Pokémon to their luxury watch collection
- Mister Donut becomes Mister Pizza? Japan’s favorite donut chain now sells pizza too【Taste test】
- Miyazaki Prefecture celebrated Exeggutor Day by installing nine more Exeggutor-themed Pokéfuta
- The best-looking ramen in Japan? New store creates beautiful noodle bouquets
- Zelda hacker arrested by police in Japan for selling modified Breath of the Wild save data
- A.I. Japanese bar Mama-san is ready to listen to your troubles at her virtual bar
- Hokkaido senior secretly gets four doses of COVID-19 vaccine
- After 40 years, Hayao Miyazaki’s first solo-directed anime is finally coming to North America
- Put a unique twist on your oatmeal by turning it into some Japanese comfort food
- Two Harry Potter cafes opening in Japan, serving up Gryffindor bento and Hagrid misspelled cakes
- Frigid Silver Bukkake Udon is Japan’s latest way to beat the summer heat
- A visit to Japan’s train station that looks like a spaceport in the middle of nowhere【Photos】
- Why does a ’90s Japanese drama theme song calm crying babies? An acoustics expert explains
- Tokyo starts massive renovation project for entrances to the world’s busiest train station
- Japanese restaurant in former yukaku red light district struggles to preserve its history
- Nagoya man driving stolen Lexus RX steals Lexus LX
- Eternal Sailor Moon fans can soon own a high-quality Crisis Moon Compact for adults
- Anime masterpiece Akira seemingly banned in Russia due to fears of mentally damaging kids
- Will Yomiuriland’s Pokémon Wonder attraction be a good place to play Pokémon GO? We investigate
- Sliced Black Thunder: A chocolate bar for toast
- Starbucks Japan releases beautiful new drinkware line designed by local artists【Photos】
- New champion for title of longest-running manga ever, creator explains how he’s lasted this long
- Idol singer quitting group because otaku that show up to their concerts are “nasty”
- Our reporter transforms into a fancy celebrity to sample the fanciest udon at Marugame Seimen
- What are Japanese teens wishing for at this year’s Tanabata Star Festival?
- How to make no-rice “fried rice”【SoraKitchen】
- Shibuya unveils two new local ramen dishes themed after famously loyal local dog Hachiko
- Instant karma? Accused voyeur falls off bridge at Shibuya Staion, breaks several bones【Video】
- What it’s like to get the Moderna vaccine at the large-scale vaccination centre in Tokyo
- Capsule hotel offers amazing deal, cheaper than an apartment in Tokyo
- Ninja dojo opens in Tokyo’s Asakusa, offers courses in shuriken, stealth, and sensory perception
- Ibaraki woman arrested for attacking Olympic torch with water gun
- Cup Noodle instant ramen topping ice cream is on sale now, Nissin reminds/threatens us
- Mikan Gohan: Japanese soul food or…Japanese myth?
- How to make yoghurt ramen with instant noodles
- Cheapest convenience store bento ever? This boxed lunch warms the heart for less than two bucks
- New baby-themed haunted house in Tokyo says there’s nothing to be afraid of, is totally lying
- We tried a gourmet chocolate bento box worth 2,700 yen, and every bite was worth it
- Japan’s lap-pillow ear-cleaning salons aren’t just for pervy guys, we find out
- Giant cat appears on new 3-D billboard outside Shinjuku Station 【Video】
- Checking in on randoseru school bags and the changing tastes of Japanese kids
- Giant “mini” shumai full of normal shumai dumplings sold at Kiyoken
- Exhibition on the 1,500 year-history of traditional Japanese women’s clothing to open in Shibuya
- Krispy Kreme releasing new donuts and drink that blend Japanese flavors and European desserts
- Johnny & Associates partners with Neokyo to ship official idol goods outside of Japan
- We try Oita Prefecture’s citrus-y creation in Starbucks Japan’s 47 Jimoto Frappuccinos
- The ultimate in water recycling: we try taking a bath in our dehumidifier water
- McDonald’s Japan won’t sell you a Caramel Macaron dessert burger, so we made our own
- Engrish mistake turns innocent sign into X-rated notice at Japanese store
- These new Starbucks Reserve Roastery drinks are so pretty we almost don’t want to drink them
- Japanese politician Skull Reaper A-ji sues city for refusing to show his masked face
- Japanese masturbatory aid Tenga’s rocket project is a go, shaft will pierce the heavens soon【Video】
- Japanese idol goes viral for display of superpowers at train station【Video】
- Goodbye, Pepper? Softbank to immediately pause production of iconic robot
- Mt. Fuji is now open again following 2020 shutdown
- After trying 2,500 different kinds of Japanese curry, these experts have picked the top three
- Final Evangelion movie streams on Amazon Prime in over 240 countries, subbed and dubbed, in August
- We adopted a furry, cuddly, tailed cat cushion to keep us company at home
- Japanese dad turns ordinary photos of his daughter into amazing fantasy world scenes【Photos】
- Starbucks releases 47 Frappuccinos around Japan, we try the one for Nara Prefecture
- Japanese whiskey fan gets a shock when he forgets about the drink he left in the freezer【Photos】
- This Japanese theme park just made a real-world Pokémon forest for you to go Pokémon spotting in
- Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo is scheduled to be demolished, needs your help
- Mysterious hand figures turn out to be our new favourite Japanese capsule toys
- From tea field to teacup: How do you make green tea from freshly picked tea leaves?
- World Record? Japanese trainer holds gym for 1,422 days and counting in Pokémon GO
- Japanese basketball star Rui Hachimura joins with Nissin to make his own Cup Noodle ramen
- Statue of comedian Ken Shimura erected a year after death from COVID-19
- All-frozen ramen restaurant appears in Tokyo, shows us we don’t really need the restaurant
- Japanese TV show about women sprinting up hills and panting adds its first-ever male performers
- Eel-fortified chocolate now on sale in Japan
- We try Starbucks’ new Strawberry Choux Cream Frappuccino
- New takoyaki gacha toys designed by a Japanese voice actress come with surprise fillings
- Dragon Quest at Olympics opening ceremony? Game theme, Eva-connected song heard coming from stadium
- We visit a Latin supermarket in Tokyo, get our hands on some Inca Kola and spicy chocolate
- Japanese Mom’s son makes Mario Maker course just for her, easy to clear, impossible to forget【Vid】
- New program lets you rent a house in a coastal Japanese town for less than 200 bucks a month
- Uniqlo and anime director Mamoru Hosoda team up for awesome new T-shirt line【Photos】
- Make soy sauce eggs in minutes with popular new Japanese product from Daiso
- One of Japan’s rarest, craziest pay phones is hanging out in a tree-shaped phone booth【Photos】
- 0 ramen in Tokyo: Overpriced or totally worth it?
- We keep bugs at bay this summer with Workman Plus’ Wearable Screen Door
- Japanese Internet falls in love with “dirty coffee,” so let’s make some of our own【SoraKitchen】
- Net users choose the top ten anime characters whose early deaths left a big impression
- Beat the heat with “chilled katsudon,” fried pork cutlet served with rice in ice-cold broth
- “Full-body experience” Demon Slayer attraction coming to Universal Studios Japan
- We munch on some real-life Slime dumplings from the Dragon Quest Walk collaboration
- Sailor Moon wishes Japan good luck at the Olympics in tweet, sparks backlash from fans
- We give raw Pepsi another try, learn an important life lesson along the way【Taste test】
- Give your cat culture and class with a beautiful ukiyo-e painting that’s also a scratching post
- Cup Noodle upgrades its Mystery Meat with new Lemon Karaage flavor
- Behind the counter: what it’s like to work as All Nippon Airways ground staff【Video】
- Pokémon Colors interactive digital art exhibit to tour Japan from July
- Burger King’s new Tokyo Teriyaki Tower is Japan’s newest meat wall【Taste test】
- In bid to recruit new talent Japanese government anime-fies its own agencies and ministries
- Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Converse Tokyo create dreamy collaboration for Tanabata
- Bury your face in this Pokémon’s butt for the softest, soundest, and weirdest nap ever
- Pizza Hut Japan tries to win over pineapple haters with new bulgogi meat pizza【Taste test】
- New Nintendo capsule toys put video game history in your hand with mini NES, Famicom controllers
- We try buying a giant Costco Japan purin that’s not purin and not at Costco【Taste test】
- New Licca-chan doll from Japan has unnervingly rapid hair growth
- Beautiful cans of cake become a viral hit in Japan
- Three people become first arrested in Japan for posting 10-minute movie recap on YouTube
- Coca-Cola now sells hard lemonade in Japan — Three flavors to keep you relaxed all summer long
- McDonald’s celebrates 50 years in Japan with limited-edition clothing collections
- Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
- Popular snack Ottotto celebrates upcoming Pokémon game with special Pokémon-shaped crackers
- Burger King unleashes the Tokyo Teriyaki Tower in Japan
- New Studio Ghibli x Seiko watch comes with a touching message from Hayao Miyazaki
- Search is on for COVID-19 patient who escaped out a sixth-floor window of Osaka hotel
- Chinese criminal’s Yu-Gi-Oh card reaches astronomical price before auction is shut down
- Beautiful high-end Snorlax and Munchlax rings let you wear your love of Pokémon on your fingers
- Make summer super with Nintendo’s new Super Mario outdoor goods lineup【Photos】
- Testing out a Japanese rice cooker bag from a 100-yen store
- Pikachu learns how to fly as Japan’s new Pokémon airliner takes fight
- Mr. Sato tries boba tea from store ranked best in Japan, rediscovers his love for tapioca
- The Paralympics’ first official video game becomes an entirely new breed of sports game
- Japan Supreme Court rules it’s constitutional to require married men and women have same surname
- One of Tokyo’s best hot spring complexes is closing for good
- FFXV director Hajime Tabata talks leaving Square Enix to make the first Paralympic game【Interview】
- What happens when our reporters show up to work dressed like their fathers?
- Starbucks releases 47 new Frappuccinos in Japan, one for every prefecture
- Latest design for gorgeous stylized Japanese Coca-Cola cans spotlights Tohoku festivals
- Cardboard cosplayer makes amazing costumes of famous anime mecha…and star of Lethal Weapon?!?
- Let’s eat some official Evangelion emergency rations!【Taste test】
- “Raw Pepsi,” the most refreshing flavor ever, is out in Japan, but how does it taste?【Taste test】
- Yamagata kids on way to school accidentally say “good morning” to wild bear
- Please drink alone in your room and don’t have sex, Tokyo Olympics tells athletes
- Tokyo’s Taiwan Ramen Pizza beats us into blissful submission with its powerful flavor【Taste test】
- The most expensive natto in Japan – Eating the “black diamonds” of Tanba Kuro【Taste test】
- Mr. Sato takes on this mega bowl of hiyashi chuka and possibly snubs his boss in the process
- Curry Land: A Mecca in Tokyo for Japanese curry fans
- Grab the tissues: Preteens and teens pick the anime that makes them cry the most
- “Conbini warp” an increasing traffic problem for businesses and authorities across Japan
- Can you handle the heat? Japan’s one and only Curry College now enrolling new students
- Mister Donut’s new Mugyutto Donuts are totally mugyutto, but are they really donuts?【Taste test】
- Add some wabisabi to your rooms with Japanese rock garden multicovers
- Wakayama man stealing uniform from school caught by mysterious man in restroom in middle of night
- Japanese art has never looked quite as beautiful as when it’s made out of Japanese beef【Photos】
- Cans of 7-Up discontinued in Japan, production quietly stopped last January
- McKatsudon: Easy to make with new spicy chicken nuggets from McDonald’s Japan
- Real life doesn’t work like anime – Tokyo man arrested after letting schoolgirl live with him
- Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators, provided they “cheer quietly”
- Japanese love doll mistaken for drowned corpse, saved by emergency services anyway
- Beautiful Mt Fuji photo looks like a buggy video game scene
- Studio Ghibli debuts new loungewear collection inspired by its dynamic, beloved heroines
- Honda has created a GPS navigation system for your shoes【Video】
- Trying out Starbucks Japan’s ultra relaxing 2021 seasonal summer tea drinks【Taste Test】
- Super Mario kimono, Bowser underwear part of gigantic Nintendo/Japanese fashion brand collab
- Superman to star in upcoming gourmet manga series
- Busy morning in Sapporo as bear attacks coincide with naked man walking around town【Videos】
- Restaurant worker putting pubes on curry heralds return of baito-terror
- Baby tanuki prompts adorable standoff as it tries to get into Tokyo art museum【Videos】
- Newest Tamagotchi product is shaped like a smart watch that you can feed, evolve and chat with
- Now you can cuddle both cats and lovable robots at new Lovot store in a Kawasaki pet store
- What do you think of Muji’s new sustainable cutlery cover?
- Super Universal Studios Japan employee gives Super Mario fan’s photo an awesomeness power-up
- Japanese man deported for eating cats
- 7-Elveen Japan’s egg broth and rice may be the dream combination we’ve been missing【SoraKitchen】
- Buto Manju: The holiest doughnut in Japan
- Cooking disaster leaves Japanese kitchen looking like a bloody murder scene
- Woman says she’s a foreign student struggling in the pandemic, asks us to buy her homemade chocolate
- New Studio Ghibli No Face piggy bank brings us even more magic from Spirited Away
- Anti-selfie tech? Japanese government pleads with cellphone carriers to curb inappropriate photos
- Free official Evangelion coloring book-style art released, fans share new looks for Asuka
- Japanese high schools abolish old rules, provide freedom with underwear, hair and dating
- Starbucks to sell limited-edition hojicha latte cups at convenience stores for the summer
- Fruit daifuku – A Japanese mochi dessert that’s simple to make and awesome to experiment with
- Kanna Hashimoto wins Gunniess World Record for getting tissues really fast
- “The best curry I’ve ever had in my life, ever” comes from a Tokyo curry vending machine
- Ghosts ’N Goblins is even more difficult when you play it as a three-person co-op game 【Video】
- Are you brave enough to wear Thanko’s new Folding Umbrella Sometimes Poncho?
- Crowd-funded hakama roomwear doubled its funding goal, is now available to everyone
- Animals weighing themselves are Japan’s newest line of strangely relatable capsule toys figures
- We snag sleek T-shirts celebrating JR Higashi-Nakano Station’s 115th year in operation
- Anime voice actor star of Cowboy Bebop marries former idol less than half his age
- Finally! First-ever Pokémon manhole covers installed in downtown Tokyo
- Tokyo luxury hotel teams up with Cup Noodle for 50th anniversary ramen cocktails and course meals
- Killing Machine appears at Japanese baseball stadium, Dragon Quest fans thrilled【Video】
- How easy is it to win super expensive Japanese whisky at a gacha machine in Tokyo?
- Japanese YouTuber tests out homemade Water Cake three different ways【Video】
- We try some “raw” dorayaki from Kyoto and are overwhelmed with its thickness
- Sinisterly delicious wine from Attack on Titan anime now on sale in real-world Japan
- Teacher in Japan literally picks up truant kid, carries him out of house to make him go to class
- Experience a job putting dandelions on sashimi for eternity in new VR game!
- Landmark Akihabara arcade Adores is the latest Tokyo game center to go out of business
- Happy Father’s Day, Japan-style with the Asahi Super Dry beer tower set【Photos】
- Mr. Sato’s day made from this gacha capsule toy with a special surprise【Pics】
- Does this “Mother Milk” eau de toilette really smell like a newborn baby? We ask a baby
- Crowdfunding opens on Japanese version of a gadget that makes any canned beer easier to drink
- We visited Akihabara’s PCR Test Center and here’s what you should expect
- Japan’s shortest train line may also be its creepiest, looks like something out of a horror film
- Final Fantasy VII silicone mold lets you make Buster Sword chocolates, ice cubes in your freezer
- Booze made from wood coming soon in Japan
- Poll asks adult manga fans to pick Weekly Shonen Jump’s greatest artist ever
- Berserk cosplay grieving – Working out sadness at Kentaro Miura’s death the only way we know how
- This super-compact raincoat from one of Japan’s 100-yen stores can literally fit in your pocket
- Japanese researchers learn how to grow hair follicles, and probably new hair
- You can now rent “fat people” in Japan
- Stationmaster cat dies in Japan after being hit by car
- Searching for Totoro at Totoro Station in Totoro, Japan
- Surprise in store for fans as beloved virtual pet franchise Tamagotchi approaches 25th birthday
- Japan’s first pulled pork specialty store opens in Tokyo
- Flying beef bowls?!? Yoshinoya completes drone delivery of its signature gyudon【Video】
- Rumiko Takahashi explains why her characters can’t ever just come right out and say “I love you”
- This delicious naan-focaccia combination is the one thing we want for dessert right now【SoraKitchen】
- Pokémon’s legendary 2020 net profits prove it’s the very best, like no other franchise ever was
- We visit Japan’s new Sriracha vending machines to get our spicy red-sauce fix【Pics】
- New Godzilla mobile game lets you raise your own Godzilla, race it against other monsters
- Japan creates its first law requiring permits for crossbow possession
- Michelin Guide gyoza in Tokyo: Worthy of the accolade?
- This casual restaurant in Yokohama will serve you a tasty “two-color” tray at the crack of dawn
- Ness’ Earthbound hat comes to the real world thanks to New Era, Earthbound popup store on the way
- Amazing photos show Mt. Fuji looking just like an ukiyo-e woodblock painting
- Historic Asakusa shopping street in danger as Taito Ward calls for shop evictions
- U.S. government lowers Japan travel warning level
- Cowboy Bebop’s original composer is coming back for the Netflix live-action version
- Japan creates world’s first edible face mask…from melon bread
- Curry Bread Cider: A drink with an unforgettable aftertaste【Taste Test】
- 7 MEN Samurai leading charge of Johnny’s new wave, need your help translating
- De-stress and breathe easy with handy tip from Japanese vocal technique specialist
- Spooky dystopian “State of Emergency” ads make Hakata Station feel like the world of Evangelion
- Super Mario Bros. is actually a three-person co-op game, as long as you play it like this【Video】
- The case of Hyde’s stolen hydrangea in Wakayama City
- Osaka to Fukuoka for less than 40 bucks? It’s possible with Japan’s overnight ferry
- Starbucks Japan releases a surprise Chocolate Tea Cake Frappuccino【Taste Test】
- Bandai releases a retro item with zodiac signs in gachapon capsule toy form…but what is it?
- Japan’s revised child care law makes it easier for fathers to take four weeks of paternity leave
- Japan’s postal service: So great it’ll even deliver a single leaf to your home
- High-ranking Tokyo Olympics official dies in apparent suicide
- You can now visit Evangelion’s Misato’s apartment dining room in real-life Tokyo
- What event did you hate most in elementary school? Survey asks Japanese adults
- “Beef Candy” blurs the line between sukiyaki and candy
- Recreating the greatest betrayal of the samurai era with the Honnoji Incident papercraft kit【Pics】
- Japanese fashion brand Heather releases line for people 5 feet and under
- Japanese sento bathhouse creates genius system to show how busy the baths are
- Onikun: Epic onigiri so big they’re half demon, half rice ball
- COVID-19 turnabout—pandemic in Japan unexpectedly revives, instead of exterminates, a dying art
- “Four-eyed” goat sighting spooks Miyagi senior
- Google Maps sent us to a forbidden exit from one of Tokyo’s major subway stations
- New Silent Theater in Tokyo lets you lounge on couches with headphones while watching movies
- English teacher arrested in Japan for smuggling cannabis oil inside hair treatment bottles
- Ramen vending machine in Tokyo satisfies noodle and gyoza cravings at any time of day or night
- Japanese government plans removal of around 2,485 miles’ worth of overhead power lines
- Cup Noodle aims to save 33 tons of plastic waste annually with one small change
- Sorry don’t cut it – Tokyo bento shop refuses apology from drunk who threw money at worker’s face
- Lucky Rocky Chicken: The place to go for epic fried chicken sandwiches in Tokyo
- Saitama Police chief arrested busted for stealing toilet paper
- Full-color anime art wall appears in Tokyo station as Jujutsu Kaisen returns to Shibuya【Photos】
- Japanese hotel transforms into airsoft arena after going out of business during pandemic
- What it’s like to get a haircut at Japan’s oldest barber shop
- Ghibli theme park will have Totoro playroom, Kiki’s house, and let you work Irontown’s bellows
- New Yakult desserts now available at special concept store in Tokyo
- Oh, it turns out manga creator Rumiko Takahashi’s schedule is EVEN CRAZIER than we thought!
- An umbrella to keep your backpack dry is just the thing we need this rainy season
- Osaka man charged with spitting in front of same pickle shop for most of 2020
- New Pokémon x McDonald’s collaboration features Pikachu on milkshakes and desserts in Japan!
- Huge life-size Slowpoke Pokémon plushie wants to hang out in your home, but you have to act fast
- Slacker Appreciation Day — The secret, unofficial Japanese holiday we all want but don’t have:
- The Japanese train station famous for mysterious dancing cats
- Poll asks Japanese fans to name their favorite depressing anime
- Nike commercial about gender inequality in Japan receives backlash online【Video】
- A foot-based way to prevent mosquito bites? Japanese Twitter tries the bloodsucker blocking tip
- Japanese manners coach’s tips for elegantly eating sandwiches has people baffled
- Bukkake udon gets a new name in the U.S.A. from Marugame Udon
- We buy Vladimir Putin chocolate from the Red Square Russian shop in Tokyo
- New contraption from Japan lets you cook paper-thin egg omelets in your microwave
- Manga legend Rumiko Takahashi reveals her insane working schedule
- Nintendo to convert former Kyoto factory into museum of the company’s history
- Master Ball bug cage lets you finally catch even the most powerful insects out there
- Student in Japan leaves flat-tire bike in park for few hours, finds surprising letter when he returns
- Kappa Sushi’s newest menu item is just sushi rice, but we’re not that mad about it, honestly
- J-pop megastar Utada Hikaru’s haunting new music video for “Pink Blood” is here!【Video】
- Burger King Japan’s Ugly Burgers go head-to-head in a battle for flavour
- New hell found in Nagasaki, campaign to name it underway
- Drunk customers throw money at Tokyo bento shop workers’ heads, owners need help tracking them down【Video】
- Sip your coffee like a yakuza boss at Nagoya’s newly opened Ninkyo Cafe
- Did you know your rice cooker is also a ramen rice cooker?【SoraKitchen】
- Starbucks Delivers: New service expands in Japan with exclusive sets for delivery customers
- Noami Osaka withdraws from French Open, discusses experiences with depression
- The Japan Ninja Council opens crowdfunding campaign for Nindo, the Online Ninja Academy
- We tried super spicy wasabi ramen and yakisoba that’s rumored to make anyone cry【Taste Test】
- Live your life hands-free and let these huge hands from Village Vanguard hold everything for you
- Please take Tokyo Olympics condoms back to your home country and use them there, organizers say
- Anpan Roundup: Mr. Sato’s odyssey to gather all Daily Yamazaki red bean buns local to Tokyo【Pics】
- A visit to “the most blessed kappa statues in all of Japan”【Photos】
- “Drinkable pistachios”: A nutty matcha lover’s dream beverage
- Cops in Japan use police box as shag shack, one goes on to have second affair with other officer
- Ikea Japan adds epic matcha sweets to its menu for a limited time
- You can now buy text messages from “your Mom” from Japanese capsule toy machines
- Japan continues to shun processed fish sticks, opts for minimally processed fish cubes instead
- Ōkami menu and merch coming to Capcom Cafe in June for limited time
- Latest Pokémon PON hanko stamps feature many precious pals from the Black and White era
- Japanese Twitter’s latest feline celebrity proves that cats will literally attack anything
- We try a skincare device that’s supposed to improve the effectiveness of our beauty products
- Tokyo bar offers “babysitting” service for annoying husbands and boyfriends
- Is milk really the best match for cereal? Why not try beer and these five other liquids?
- Something surprising happens when using the cheapest shower head from Don Quijote【Video】
- Trying Starbucks Japan’s secret limited-time Iced Matcha Tea Latte 【Taste Test】
- Sanma-men, the best ramen type that everyone in Japan forgets about
- We buy a delicious new burger without saying a single word
- Retired sumo champion swaps loincloth for a baker’s apron and their bread wows us 【Taste Test】
- Talking Attack on Titan anime character robot vacuum promises to clean your “shitty” room
- Final Fantasy gets new vinyl music collection with Final Fantasy IV-Song of Heroes
- We visit a Japanese cafe famous for John Lennon and epic pancakes
- KFC sells rice bowls in Japan, but are they finger-lickin’ good? 【Taste Test】
- Japanese cook shaves head in apology after gross customer complaint, then things get weird
- Smash Bros. director Sakurai says he’s not retiring from video games…”probably”
- Don Quijote opens new sake and sweets stores at Tokyo Station
- Rice-farming Rei figure is here to help recreate one of the most memorable scenes from Evangelion
- Compellingly creepy collection of retro mailboxes stands in rural Japanese town【Photos】
- Man cooks rice, stir-fried noodles in convenience store parking lot before starting police chase
- Saitama welfare official threatened into giving out executive-level-salary worth of benefits
- 100 One Piece taxis hitting the streets of Tokyo to salute the hit manga’s latest milestone
- Naomi Osaka refuses to talk to reporters at next tennis tournament, doesn’t care about fines
- Hold on to your rings! Sega announces a “must-see” 30-year anniversary broadcast for Sonic fans
- Kappa Sushi rents out conveyor belt for diners to use at home
- Reserve your own spot on an uninhabited Japanese island for an unforgettable camping experience
- We try McDonald’s Japan’s new teriyaki burgers
- We take a ride on Seibu Railway’s futuristic luxury liner: the Limited Express Laview
- Magic gummy candies become a viral hit on social media
- Everything you need to know about quarantining in Japan
- Strangers on a train – Random middle-aged guy gives Japanese high schooler great life advice
- Crackdown on illegal maid cafes looks to be making maids a rarer sight on streets of Akihabara
- This pork-wrapped Japanese dessert recipe is outside the box and out of this world【Recipe】
- We try Starbucks Taiwan’s scrumptious mizu manju buns for the Dragon Boat Festival【Taste test】
- Coca-Cola’s green tea cubes are an awesome new way to make Japan’s favorite drink【Photos】
- Mt Fuji Curry Bread: Worthy of the award and the long waiting list?
- Japanese squat toilet plastic model kit: Weird, gross, or both?【Photos】
- Wear your love of pickled ginger on your sleeve, bag, or keys with new capsule toy line
- Japanese woman asks for advice on how to deal with smell of son’s corpse, gets arrested
- Crazy pigeon dating simulator Hatoful Boyfriend being delisted for PlayStation, iOS, and Android
- “Do not travel to Japan” U.S. government tells citizens
- Refresh your mind, body, and soul at Temple Camp Daitaiji, the first temple to open to campers
- Move over, garlic gyoza — it’s time to try squid ink, habanero, seaweed, and taco dumplings
- Maybelline and Furifu release a retro-modern “Traditions of Japan” yukata collection
- The Station Idol Latch! project gifts us with 30 male idols for 30 Yamanote Line stations
- New unstaffed store in Tokyo sells entrails 24 hours a day
- Japanese active coast guard demonstrates how dangerous it is to fall into a reservoir pond【Video】
- Original McDonald’s character Speedee makes a comeback in Japan
- Super ramen! What happens when you combine 19 different types of supermarket ramen?【SoraKitchen】
- This hotel in the mountains of Japan has an awesome hi-tech ski/snowboard simulator【Videos】
- We try Japan’s new French toast ice cream
- The Japanese train station with torii gates on its tracks
- Extra-meaty yakiniku burger makes us feel seriously old with its Japanese slang
- Yakult opens a dessert store in Japan and releases a new ice cream in supermarkets
- 12-foot python found in Yokohama after evading authorities for 16 days
- Studio Ghibli makes us hungry for new plate collection featuring iconic characters in mid-meal
- Cups made of kelp from Hokkaido add a touch of umami to whatever you put inside
- Ibaraki Prefecture health center warns to “not eat with foreigners” to prevent spreading COVID
- Does the virgin-killing sweater really kill virgins?【Video】
- Have a Super Mario Summer with Nintendo’s newest line of outdoor leisure products
- Instant vs. Restaurant Ramen Project: Moko Tanmen Nakamoto deliciously spicy miso【Taste Test】
- How to have a great meal at conveyer belt sushi chain Kura Sushi even if you hate raw fish
- Shinkansen driver disciplined for taking poop break while train was going 150 kilometers an hour
- Could Piplup be the newest face of Pokémon? Mysterious, cute video prompts speculation
- Japanese man anonymously donates life savings of 60 million yen to Yokosuka city
- Gigantic Attack on Titan anime titan appears at shopping mall in Japan【Photos】
- This sandwich bento with 120-year history from Kamakura is a masterful example of how less is more
- Berserk creator’s death inspires massive memorial gatherings in Final Fantasy XIV【Videos】
- We try Domino’s Japan’s new pizza rice bowls
- Retro game dream — A massive collection of 99.36 percent of every Game Boy game ever released
- How to make a delicious tempura nothing bowl without any actual cooking【SoraKitchen】
- Should you turn your bowl upside down after eating at a Japanese restaurant?
- Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki shares secret to help improve your anime art skills
- Pepsi Japan to release its “most refreshing” cola ever
- Creator of Berserk manga/anime franchise passes away at 54
- Adorable AND delicious — Miffy Toast is the latest Japanese TikTok trend【SoraKitchen】
- Anime’s best classic love triangle inspires two new character perfumes for its leading ladies
- Coronavirus gives birth to new “Screambulance” haunted house delivery in Japan【Photos】
- What’s better than a Pokémon PC cushion set? A two-Pokémon PC one!【Photos】
- High school students rapidly losing interest in sumo teams because too “painful,” “scary,” and “naked”
- McDonald’s Japan adds five teriyaki items to the menu, including fries and a spicy new burger
- Michelin-approved Japanese chef teaches us two gourmet-standard dishes using ice cream and toast
- “Protect the Nation from NHK Party” becomes “Protect the Nation from Old Parties Party”
- Iconic Kyoto Tower bathhouse closes due to coronavirus
- Suitcase with corpse inside washes up on shore of Japan’s largest lake
- Why did this stand-and-eat soba noodle shop in Tokyo open in the middle of the pandemic?
- Japanese cat owner has to sell sports car to pay for medical bills, finds best buyer in the world
- Can’t have a pet in your home? This purring cat cushion is the purr-fect substitute
- Gyoza Cider: Possibly the worst drink we’ve ever tasted
- Shinjuku Bento surprises us with historic ingredient from the samurai era
- Sheena Ringo’s latest music video leaves us spellbound by its traditional Japanese aesthetics
- Chicken wing-flavor ramen is our newest guilty pleasure we feel no real remorse over【Taste test】
- Giant Pokémon huggy pillow is a dakimakura version of a sweet that’s too cute to eat【Photos】
- Can Tokyo hair stylists transform our reporter into Leonardo DiCaprio?【Photos】
- Japanese woman wants office romance but has no job, figures out how to make her dream come true
- These super thick, extra-crunchy potato chips are the answer to your salty snack cravings
- Nepalese-run Tokyo hair salon gave us the number-one hairstyle for handsome Nepalese men【Pics】
- Hayao Miyazaki considers Demon Slayer his rival, Studio Ghibli producer says
- Pokémon Center superstores won’t sell new Pokémon cards in-store, but will it stop scalpers?
- Japanese elementary school “randoseru” bag brand creates Showa-inspired line for adults
- Domino’s now sells pizza rice bowls in Japan
- We test Japanese sweets company’s claim: can one ingredient change pancakes from fluffy to chewy?
- Police alerted to middle-aged man who asked woman to play catch in the park
- Japanese masturbatory aid Tenga creates tissue-dispensing hat for…various purposes【Photos】
- We turn Japanese soymilk into a refreshing summer treat in just two steps【SoraKitchen】
- Fish-and-Evangelion-inspired oxygen enema treatment developed by Japanese researchers
- Our gourmet experience as total beginners with 3COINS’ Mini BBQ Stove
- Now you can become a cute virtual avatar with just the power of your voice
- Japanese fans make landslide pick for next anime they want a Hollywood live-action adaptation of
- Japanese gaming grandpa is tearing up virtual track at age 93【Videos】
- Osaka’s new remote-learning policy leaves teachers strained and forces students to go to school
- A sound you hear all the time in Monster Hunter was made with a Japanese schoolkid’s backpack
- New Mt Fuji bra set lets you wear Japanese art under your clothes
- It’s like the samurai era never ended at this beautiful Japanese mountain town
- Pikachu and Katy Perry co-star in adorable, uplifting ”Electric” music video【Video】
- Evangelion studio receiving threatening fan comments, will report offenders even outside Japan
- Japanese government to ease prohibition of cannabis-derived medicines
- Godzilla Energy drink is here, looks like a beam of Shin Godzilla’s atomic breath【Taste test】
- Starbucks Japan’s new Strawberry Frappuccino: The next best thing to being in Wimbledon right now
- Chinatown in Yokohama has a feng shui pay toilet so we dashed over to use it right away
- That’s not an anime horse girl figure, it’s an anime horse girl cookie!【Video】
- Brain-breaking photos from a super otaku’s birthday shrine to her favorite anime character
- Japanese sake KitKats feature controversial package design in Australia
- Study indicates Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure helps alleviate chronic low back pain in adults
- Yokohama Police to give up search for 12-foot python, YouTubers picking up slack
- Osaka elementary school becomes first in Japan to have a police box established on campus
- How to turn McDonald’s chicken nuggets into tasty katsudon in five minutes【SoraKitchen】
- City in Osaka stops in-person registration for vaccines as flood of seniors clamors to sign up
- Uno Mario Kart is ready to take the action from the track to the cards with cool crossover rule
- Giant cats taking naps on train tracks — only in Japan
- Studio Ghibli helped create final Evangelion movie, since no one else had the right machine【Vid】
- Has Shinjuku’s Robot Restaurant closed permanently?
- Takamatsu man arrested for car-bombing person whose parking method he disapproved of
- Tokyo shop selling ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card for eight-figure price
- Up to 300 people a day breaking Japanese quarantine rules, according to reports
- Make your own Japanese manju snacks with hotcake mix【SoraKitchen】
- Häagen-Dazs Japan tells us to put ice cream on our avocado toast — Were we wrong to listen?
- Tokyo’s angriest ghost gets a brand-new grave for his millennium-old severed head【Photos】
- Here’s what Japanese netizens think of the U.S.’s top 20 most-picked karaoke songs
- Japanese student writes to Arnold Schwarzenegger for English class, gets awesome reply in return
- The life-size Resident Evil Village tall vampire lady standee may be her most terrifying form yet
- The pros and cons of living in Nakagin Capsule Tower, an architectural marvel in Tokyo
- Awesome hotel plan lets you bounce across Japan for month, cheaper than downtown Tokyo apartment
- Mr. Sato reveals his new suit jacket’s hidden, convertible secret
- Hello Kitty x Choju Giga “Frolicking Animals” dishware based on the world’s oldest manga is here
- The dream of playing smartphone games on packed Tokyo commuter trains comes true thanks to Thanko
- Anime’s greatest pervert inspires all-female stage play in Japan with Takarazuka City Hunter
- Japan’s “First Date Awards” reveals the best places to wine and dine when dating in Tokyo
- Muji cake mania! Which of the 23 flavors of cake they sell are the best?
- Dry and iron your laundry hands-free and fast with Village Vanguard’s hot air bag clothes dryer
- Sports cake developed by legendary Japanese castella company
- Japan’s Studio Ghibli store now sells gorgeous cameo brooches of heroines like Kiki and Sophie
- Strange Japanese job ad asks to “deliver a pork-egg onigiri” from Okinawa to Tokyo twice per day
- Tokyo Olympics committee announces safety plans for the Games, including priority hospital beds
- Japan Post Office to release commemorative Pokémon stamps based on original, iconic trading cards
- We tried Pizza Hut Japan’s limited-edition pizza topped with…ice cream and maple syrup?
- Japanese transport group aims to set up public ropeway transit system by 2025
- Japan’s new Pajama Suit is the perfect all-day, all-situations outfit for our current lifestyle
- Is ramune another COVID-19 casualty? Iconic Japanese soda faces plummeting sales and bleak summer
- Osaka man finds stranger eating in his kitchen at night, stranger dies shortly after
- Got a hankering for hanpen? Here’s how to make your own Japanese fish cakes【SoraKitchen】
- Instagram queen Naomi Watanabe’s latest post uses trick art to turn herself into sushi
- Tokyo cheerleader cafe adds male cheerleader service
- New cooking gadget turns your kitchen into a Japanese izakaya pub all by itself【Photos】
- Quaint robot ninja virtual sightseeing tours to be held in Kochi Prefecture
- How a samurai’s quest for revenge created one of Tokyo’s best cafes, and it’s still open
- Tokyo store that only sells black shirts sheds light on why it’s opening mid-pandemic
- Tokyo’s anti-crowding coronavirus countermeasures backfire, make trains needlessly dangerous
- Nintendo’s newest Switch game will teach you how to make games of your own【Video】
- Japanese “Fan of the Ground” finds sushi in an unusual location
- People in Japan can now earn 10,000-yen bounties for scamming scammers
- Japanese mom’s ugly curry rice has a beautiful backstory【Photos】
- We tried Japan’s peach-flavored potato chips, and they do not disappoint in their peachiness
- Japanese fan artist kid redraws entire collected volume of Attack on Titan manga【Pics】
- The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
- Japanese hotel’s amazingly beautiful lobby is interactive art that changes with the seasons【Pics】
- Should you add wasabi to your soy sauce at a sushi restaurant?
- Can even our brown thumbs keep this “moss bonsai” kit alive?【Photos】
- Kyoto families angered by new policy forcing high school students to buy tablets at own expense
- It takes only two simple steps to achieve this gorgeous springtime look【Pics】
- 7-Eleven in parking lot of other 7-Eleven opens for business in Japan
- Japanese town builds 42-foot, 25 million-yen squid statue as coronavirus response plan【Video】
- Tokyo restaurant doesn’t tell you its name unless you ask, makes us appreciate life’s surprises
- The time farting lead to murder and the fall of one of Japan’s great samurai clans
- Attention nagashi somen-iacs! This new Japanese gadget lets you enjoy flowing noodles solo
- Four things you should order at rotating sushi restaurant Sushiro if you don’t eat raw fish
- Demon Slayer Mugen Train about to do something no Japanese movie has done in U.S. in over 20 years
- Japan has bananas from the coldest prefecture in the country, but how do they taste?
- En garde! Fencer Taxi begins in Tokyo, Saitama, and Kanagawa
- Gorgeous gold Gundams are good-God expensive【Photos】
- Japanese schoolgirl and karate teen subdue violent shoplifter
- Georgian diplomats like to kick back with a can of Georgia Coffee
- Japanese apparel maker GBL releases first accessory series featuring Nausicaa characters
- New dinosaur fossil discovered on Awaji Island, named after Japanese god
- Japan’s PM says plenty of nurses available to work Olympics since “many are taking time off now”
- We test out Daiso’s new sleeping bag to see if it can provide the ultimate comfort
- Traveling Ghibli Expo announces it’s ending soon, but there might be a silver lining
- Japanese netizen moves into new apartment, gets greeted by shriveled surprise in the oven【Pics】
- New system in Japan lets you pay for shopping with anime character keychains【Photos】
- Power up like Godzilla with new limited-edition Godzilla Energy Drink
- Resident Evil’s vampire lady is now adorable puppet, promises new game isn’t scary at all【Video】
- Chinese Embassy tweets controversial comic about U.S. democracy
- Japanese cat enjoys walks in the rain with his adorable tiny umbrella【Photos】
- Culinary cosplayer shows how to make a Super Mario Yoshi egg sandwich
- Avengers ice cream assembles at Baskin-Robbins Japan【Taste test】
- Japanese chef’s curry cleanup kitchen hack means there’s no reason not to cook a pot right now
- Hello Kitty and her Sanrio pals are collaborating with a notoriously bloody horror anime series
- Protect yourself from social media evils with Japanese omamori amulet capsule toys【Pics】
- Mos Burger’s new release takes raw onions to the extreme
- After 3 tries, we finally got to eat purple ice cream and crepes from a popular Tokyo food truck
- Dom Dom Burger sells chicken sandwich sandwiched in two egg sandwiches
- New virtual reality attraction allows thrill-seekers to bungee jump off Tokyo Tower
- Japan to open its first-ever esports gym in Tokyo, with options to pay for professional training
- Japanese dad supports kid’s dream of becoming a dragon that school nixed, kid changes mind anyway
- China’s life-size Gundam anime robot statue is complete【Photos】
- Altercation between train otaku leaves one with fractured skull, other in custody
- Which other J-Pop stars will join former Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya’s YouTube channel?
- Yokohama Air Cabin: A new futuristic ropeway in the middle of the city
- Retailer Muji converts all plastic beverage bottles into aluminum cans
- We dig into Japanese ice cream flavored with iron metal and are wowed by the result【Taste Test】
- Japanese actress Yui Aragaki stars in new H&M campaign
- Space Onigiri: Do these long-lasting Japanese rice balls taste any good on planet Earth?
- Hands on with New Pokémon Snap! Is the Poké-photo game fun to play with your kids?
- KFC’s Colonel Sanders is becoming a samurai in Japan this week
- Netflix creates otaku virtual YouTuber who’s a bilingual Japanese/English sheep girl【Videos】
- Uniqlo’s new graphic tee collab features Animal Crossing, Pokémon, League of Legends, and more!
- Coronavirus vaccinations for general public in Japan to start in mid-July at the earliest
- Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno wants to make a live-action Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
- Tasting McDonald’s Japan’s new Milky “Taste of Mummy” collection
- Japanese fast food fried chicken showdown, featuring…Yoshinoya?【Taste test】
- We made three kinds of hassle-free dashi soup stock using the handily microwavable Dashi Pot
- This crazy plastic sushi model has 366 pieces, which actually makes a lot of sense【Photos】
- Panties stolen from man in Nagoya by male/female team of thieves
- Japanese manufacturing town hopes to boost tourism with iron-flaked ice cream
- Aichi man who stole and replaced women’s shoes set free, victims too “disgusted” to press charges
- Japan has peanut butter-style spreadable curry, and it’s amazing【Taste test】
- Japanese survey ranks which prefectures people want to move back to the most
- Kyoto police investigating cream puff attack on Bentley
- Mix and match your favorite Pokémon to make your very own Pokémon wristwatch
- Japanese high school girls remind us of the joys of country life in heartwarming Mt Fuji photo
- What it’s like to buy a canned railway stone in Japan
- Life saved in Tottori, Japan by same skin transplant treatment used for Kyoto Animation arsonist
- Blue heaven as Nemophila flowers come into bloom in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture【Photos】
- Have trouble waking up on time? New Japanese app Mezamee will charge you when you sleep in
- Pokémon manhole covers spreading with eight new Pokéfuta in Miyazaki
- Virtual and real Japanese models collab for makeup commercial – but who’s the real one?
- Fujiyama Shrine has nothing to do with Mt. Fuji, everything to do with springtime beauty【Photos】
- Sacred forbidden forest at a Japanese shrine has been off-limits to visitors for centuries
- Pokémon Center super store in Tokyo finds clever way to deal with scalpers
- Let Godzilla do the cleaning with the new Godzilla dust mop cover
- Meet Aloma: the Japanese male idol group cheering on moms through the trials of child-rearing
- There’s still time to vote for your favorite Sanrio mascot character of 2021!
- Adorable Pikachu smartphone printer is ready to print out your New Pokémon Snap snapshots
- Pooping in supermarket checkout lands Kitakyushu man 300,000 yen fine
- English conversation school in Japan has clever reminder that students don’t have to be perfect
- New capsule toy line recreates the subtle beauty of Japanese sake bottle design【Photos】
- Kansai man arrested for defrauding his 35 girlfriends
- TeamLab’s new interactive tea art installation dazzles Japan with reactive, rhythmic lights【Vid】
- Asahi paused production of its awesome removable-top beer cans, so let’s try making our own!
- Japanese high school kendo coach caught forcing students to pay birthday-tribute money
- Tokyo woman in trouble with the law after selling high-priced Evangelion bootleg posters
- “Life-size” Pokémon skeletons going on display to help kids learn about fossils
- Cultural Affairs Commissioner thinks some Japanese music sucks, angers many
- Japan’s most iconic vending machine food returns, but without the machines?!?
- Mystery Tourist Spot: Merloins in Japan?
- Anime voice actress Megumi Hayashibara’s Line Inverse will hold virtual VTuber concert
- The top 10 universities in Japan determined by 2021 World University Rankings
- We visit the Japanese branch of a Singaporean restaurant serving Singapore-style tempura
- Nintendo announces new Lego Luigi set, and Japan gets it first【Photos, video】
- Japan’s Department of Magic releases new “Magic School” uniform
- Pokémon Pinap Berry Juice being served in real world at Tokyo’s Piakchu Sweets cafe【Taste test】
- High fashion and kimono: Kyoto’s Wazigen Shizukuya ushers in new kimono couture for Spring 2021
- Godiva vs. Haagen-Dazs: Who’s got the best limited-edition flavors of spring?
- Animage x Ghibli art exhibition in Ginza celebrates the history of Nausicaä, Ghibli works
- Japanese sports company Mizuno releases stylish furniture which doubles as training equipment
- Prince Harry’s new “chimpo” job title makes people in Japan giggle
- This amazing bowl of meaty ramen? Made entirely with Japanese convenience store stuff
- Nintendo is suing Bowser to stop his latest evil plan
- Body of Japanese girl found in snow reveals history of bullying, though principal denies it
- Teacher disciplined for drinking alcohol during class in Japan
- Complaints of foul play surrounding fried chicken grand prix results
- McDonald’s Japan’s new “Taste of Mommy” McShake brings a marvelously milky milkshake to the menu
- Female cast of One Piece takes center stage with One Piece Novel Heroines
- UNIQLO’s newest commercial features AIRism casual wear and heartwarming sapphic love
- What’s going on in this brain-breakingly beautiful cherry blossom temple photo?
- Denny’s Japan collaborates with Godiva for decadent, limited-edition dessert menu
- Segways soon to be permitted on public roads and new rules in the works for electric scooters
- Fukuoka man arrested for breaking into store, putting on female staff’s apron and shirt
- What time of day gets you the best-tasting sushi at a revolving sushi restaurant?
- “Love Pixar” tweets Studio Ghibli’s official Twitter account
- Japan’s number-one cosplayer opens her official YouTube channel, fans rush to subscribe
- Japanese whisky tasting online: Suntory’s Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries now have remote tours
- Reminder: Never ask the cops in Japan to shoot you
- Ghost in the Shell sake salutes three anime cyberpunk heroes with three different flavors
- What’s the deal with the big colour-changing cup at Starbucks Japan?
- Pokémon fan chef’s Psyduck sweets are so cute they’re making our head hurt【Photos/Video】
- Wagyu Burger opens in Tokyo, serving up highest-grade beef at reasonable prices
- Hyogo man arrested for stealing 13 tiny fish valued at 52,000 yen
- Japanese government removes controversial radioactive material illustration video and pamphlet
- Creator of Gundam says his goal is to crush Demon Slayer and Evangelion
- New Virtual Japan travel service has Japanese Internet in stitches over its terrible CG
- The Internet reacts to Osaka governor’s comical COVID-19 countermeasure with stunned disbelief
- Tokyo Disney Resort announces Frozen, Tangled expansion【Videos】
- Starbucks celebrates 25 years in Japan by adding four new limited-time coffee drinks to the menu
- Japanese company creates ultra-compact foldable electric fan
- Nitori opens its first-ever restaurant in Japan
- Tokyo pub lets you grill traditional Japanese dessert right at your table in all-you-can-eat deal
- Man who refused to wear a mask on a plane got arrested again, this time for punching a policeman
- Unmarked cop cars in Japan pull crazy Transformer-style trick when they pull someone over【Videos】
- Cola made from the island that inspired Princess Mononoke begins crowdfunding
- World’s first permanent Godzilla theme park ride opening at Tokyo-era amusement park
- Starbucks’ Colour-Changing Cold Drink Cups arrive in Japan, supporting the LGBT community
- Japan government makes cute illustrated version of radioactive isotope it plans to dump into sea
- The top 10 most popular instant noodle brands at the start of 2021
- Even among Japanese convenience stores, the Daily Hot makes this chain especially awesome
- Red Matcha: A new type of Japanese powdered tea years in the making
- Death of a Japanese man attacked by bear sparks conversation about what to do when facing off with one
- Japanese businesses to reopen automatic hand dryers in public restrooms
- Japanese toilets now measure fatigue levels at highway rest stops
- Live-action U.S.-produced Gundam movie is coming to Netflix
- J-pop star Utada Hikaru teases new music video in preview for her latest anime theme【Videos】
- Wife takes revenge on cheating husband by auctioning his Yu-Gi-Oh! collection for millions of yen
- Mr. Sato attacks a massive castle of seafood at a new restaurant in Tokyo Skytree’s Solamachi
- Japanese parents can turn their baby into Pikachu, rent Pokémon kimono at photo studio【Photos】
- What’s the difference between Fanta and Premier “Adult” Fanta?【Taste test】
- Mister Donut Glossy Green Tea shows true beauty is on the inside, even for desserts【Taste test】
- Pokémon Shirts releases two styles of customizable aprons with all 151 Kanto Pokémon designs
- All aboard the train station soba restaurant that’s being called the best in Japan
- Chucky and Friends save Easter
- Japanese anime commercial plays out like an epic neo-Tokyo adventure 【Video】
- Free food awaits those who finish “Spicy Mapo Tofu of Hell,” but it isn’t easy
- Man arrested in Kobe after stuffing fried chicken into woman’s mailbox
- New crowdfunding project from Japan mixes COVID-19 comedy with a touch of Kyoto craftsmanship
- Daiso sells “emergency shelters,” and they have an amazing visual trick【Photos】
- Beautiful photos of the isekai-looking mountain that’s one of the Tokyo area’s best day-trips
- Japanese netizen goes ham for hanami with supersized dango and we live for it【Photos】
- Cup Noodle adapts Internet hit song “Kao-don” into new commercial
- City Councilman Super Crazy Kun’s election victory ruled invalid by commission
- Hyogo Prefecture to give 320,000 fans to restaurants for customers to cover mouths, dine “safely”
- Starbucks Japan’s Chai Chocolate Frappuccino requires a whole new ordering system
- Japanese man arrested for stealing women’s shoes and replacing them with new ones
- Japanese watch brand Seiko collabs with Evisen Skateboards, surprises watch and sushi lovers
- All heart, no CG in beautiful, mind-bending Pocari Sweat video【Video】
- Arsonist at idol concert says he was imitating the Kyoto Animation arson attack
- Macross for all! Legendary anime’s Japanese rights holders finally settle dispute with Robotech
- Looking for a more accessible “Ramen Broth Hardening Powder”? Look no further!
- “Glossy green tea donuts” sound weird, look amazing in Mr. Donut team-up with Kyoto matcha master
- New traffic safety collaboration with Crocodile Who Dies in 100 Days sends mixed messages
- Japanese girl can’t think of anything to write about for in-class essay, writes awesome one anyway
- Japan Sumo Association prepares a sakura-styled sumo screenshot game for your pleasure
- Man fights giant crab statue on streets of Osaka, becomes city’s most hated criminal【Video】
- Asahi Super Dry’s draft beer in a can, the Nama Jockey Can, is here【Taste test】
- Wakayama high school students make life-sized DeLorean time machine replica from scratch
- How many times has Golgo 13, manga’s greatest assassin, ever laughed? Let’s find out!
- Teacher’s heartwarming message helps student pursue art dream
- We visited Saitama’s Pokémon GO-themed cafe to live the Pokémon trainer dream【Photos】
- Real-life Demon Slayer? A visit to the legendary split boulder of Haban Shrine【Photos】
- Toy Story Hotel opening at Tokyo Disneyland resort this year
- We make our own version of Japan’s new Yakisoba Gyudon Omu Curry MIX bowl
- Line up in the hall, open your shirts, show your bras – Real instructions from one Japanese school
- Why do kids in Japan use those large leathery “randoseru” school bags?
- Our reporter’s faith in the Google gods is shaken by a dubious online purchase of a luxury watch
- Japanese government mulling over potential four-day working week
- Studio Ghibli producer makes bombshell anime revelations during online Q&A
- AKB48 signs removed from exterior of AKB48 Theater building in Akihabara
- World’s second-oldest hotel offers new self-service stays to cope during pandemic
- We spotted an umbrella thief in the act on the streets of Tokyo, and it left us feeling strange
- Want to get better at Smash Bros.? Japanese player plans to open ‘Smash Bros. Prep School’
- Diet-friendly Cup Noodle Pro is here, but does it taste as good as the original version?
- Anime industry group doesn’t want artists to rely on CG, releases free animator drills
- Neo Kimono releases innovatively traditional heel covers made from artisanal fabric
- 18-year-old man stabbed to death for protesting a car blasting loud music in Kamakura
- Can humans eat Japan’s premium cat food Nekkokan? It’s complicated…【Experiment】
- Japanese study finds that writing by hand increases brain activity more than electronic memos
- In Japan, you can now earn money for turning your car into an anime itasha
- What are the ten most popular Japanese sake brands? New poll reveals the favorites of sake lovers
- Amazing photos of off-the-beaten-path Japanese castles to add to your travel wish list【Photos】
- Sukiya celebrates new Crayon Shin-chan anime film with special beef bowls topped with yakisoba
- Bandai launches Gunpla Recycling Project to reuse Gundam anime model kit plastics
- Japanese police searching for man who stole 1.1 million yen in tiny fish
- Japanese city manager gives speech telling new employees to “play around” to fix birth rate issue
- Japan’s Ministry of Education hosts Twitter campaign to recruit teachers, it backfires right away
- What’s it like to shop at Family Mart’s first “unmanned convenience store” in Japan?
- What happens in the kitchen of a conveyor belt sushi restaurant? Let’s find out at Sushiro!
- 7-Eleven to build 7-Eleven in parking lot of another 7-Eleven
- 67-year-old Japanese celeb pulls off perfect Disney villain cosplay【Video】
- Anti-Asian Racism Social Experiment restores our faith in humanity【Video】
- We try out Nissin’s new Cup Noodle Broth Hardening Powder to see if it really works
- Japan’s 59-year-old “eternal idol” amazes fans with hasn’t-aged-a-day self-cover【Video】
- Pandemic life hack: This Muji wet tissue box is perfect for storing disposable masks
- New Noodles and Broth Only cup ramen – Saddest meal ever, or proof that less is more?【Taste test】
- Japanese woman reported to police for “not looking right in a suit,” turns out she’s a crook
- All-time greatest anime song singer releases all albums, 41 singles for online streaming services
- Saitama officially forbids walking up and down escalators
- Entire crew of Going Merry arrested by police in Japan (no, not on April 1)
- Japan’s Olympic stadium to fill thousands of empty spectator seats with waifu pillows
- Valentino sparks outrage with insincere apology for disrespecting Japanese culture in photo shoot
- All of Tokyo available as a free 3-D scale model right now!
- Sakura bloom around Asia on limited-edition Starbucks goods
- We visit Oshima, an island in Japan where walking counterclockwise means death【Haunted Japan】
- Japanese schoolkids to be able to carry their books in official Harry Potter randoseru backpacks
- Family Mart recalls “skin-coloured” women’s underwear
- These amazing, ultra-pink photos of Tokyo are NOT of cherry blossom trees【Photos】
- Kodansha promises worldwide prosecution of illegal uploaders of Attack on Titan
- End of an era – Sony announces end of online, PlayStation Store support for PS3 and Vita
- Starbucks celebrates its 25th anniversary in Japan with a special commemorative drinkware range
- Kyoto now has Pokémon manhole covers as Generation 2 comes to the real-life Johto region
- A visit to Japan’s cursed tunnel and statue of Oshima Zuido【Haunted Japan】
- There’s a special, familial reason Utada Hikaru looks so natural and unguarded in her new video
- Petition to allow students to choose what they wear to school gathers almost 19,000 signatures
- Japanese beauty brand drops the word “whitening” from its products
- Man climbs down side of building in Tokyo to steal…a bunch of Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards
- Amazing new powder turns ramen broth from a liquid back into a solid, but why?【Video】
- The best and worst Japanese food for foreigners
- Mos Burger releases new teriyaki burger-flavored snack fries with a slight identity crisis
- Tokyo Babylon anime reboot project cancelled after multiple copied designs discovered
- Five Japanese sign language phrases with interesting reasoning behind them
- This new Onsen Mask is here to help you soak in the steam, not the germs
- Japanese woman surprised to learn foreigners don’t openly tell women they have big breasts
- What to buy at Daiso’s new Standard Products store in Tokyo
- Insider tip leads us to one of the best obento lunchbox finds in Japan!
- Labor ministry employee power harassed by his own power harassment counselor
- Are 100 yen shop Daiso’s Japanese radish seeds worth your time? Let’s find out【Experiment】
- Sakura Havaianas on sale in Japan, modelled by twin sister musicians
- If you’re “feeling stuck in life and want to die,” the 20,000/24 plan might help you feel better
- Kiss Choco Mint: New Japanese drink challenges all our minty preconceptions
- From April onward all price tags and ads in Japan must reflect final cost with sales tax included
- Your Name studio, famous manga artist create beautiful romantic anime…that’s 7-Eleven ad【Vids】
- Voice of beloved Japanese kid’s show character speaks out about living with ALS
- Upcoming Making of Harry Potter exhibition in Tokyo now has a website and a promotional video
- GOOSSHUSSHU! Hitachi has an insane onomatopoeia troubleshooting guide for its washing machine
- We try the new Häagen-Dazs Decorations ice creams in Japan
- Public schools in Japan’s Saga Prefecture will no longer regulate/check students’ underwear color
- We use makeup from Japanese kids’ anime Tropical-Rouge! PreCure on our adult faces【Photos】
- Ghost of Tsushima live-action Hollywood movie on the way, Japanese Twitter reacts
- Osaka YouTubers’ stupid plan to live-stream marijuana dealer’s arrest backfires, stupidly
- Tokyo Olympic torch flame goes out twice on first ay of relay, filling commenters with dread
- We order microwavable takeout ramen from a ramen shop…but is it as good as eating in-house?
- Stylish new Experience Japan Pictograms are here to enhance your Japan travels and knowledge
- We compare and contrast Starbucks Japan’s 2021 cherry blossom season Frappuccinos【Taste Test】
- Seiji attempts to moonwalk his way out of the curse of Osahimabashi【Haunted Japan】
- These beautiful pieces of sushi aren’t actually sushi
- Anti-stalker Male Voice Clip Collection for Women Who Live Alone released by Japanese band【Video】
- Utada Hikaru explains “why getting over someone is so painful”
- We visit one of Japan’s top pompadour barbers, learn a secret about those Coming of Age Day photos
- Why is the Japanese wig industry flourishing in the pandemic when other businesses struggle?
- We try blue beer made with drift ice from Hokkaido
- Evangelion in the kitchen! Fan chef bakes Fourth Angel core pastries with cute crimson cores【Pics】
- Hanami on the go — Take a whirlwind bus tour of the best cherry blossom spots in Tokyo
- Japanese supercomputer finds the reason some baseball pitches can suddenly drop near home plate
- New color-changing cat sand from Japan reaches crowdfunding goal
- Japan now has official, working Pokémon mailbox you can mail letters from, Pokémon mail van too
- Cup Noodle Pro is Nissin’s latest way to up its instant ramen game
- Contract bridge: Kobe neighborhood occasionally held hostage by owner of only bridge out
- Our Japanese reporter eats instant ramen from a bag for (almost) the first time in his life
- Avocado Tiramisu Cake: Japan’s newest must-try dessert
- Foreign citizen arrested in Japan for throwing his bento trash in a mailbox
- Tokyo Olympics Village looks like an eerie ghost town
- Starbucks Japan reveals second sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2021
- Tokyo Tama schools distributing free feminine hygiene products to students
- “Electric Shock Warning! Electric shock Pikachu” released in Japan
- Here’s why you should be careful when buying a coffee cup from Japan’s 100 yen stores
- Felissimo releases limited-edition “Color in Edo! Hokusai Colored Pencils” set
- Adorable Shiba Inu gives the best response to owner’s magic trick【Video】
- Coca-Cola’s new Coke ON subscription service makes Japanese vending machines more fun to use
- Couple rob real estate agent during open house, escape with US.84
- Five diet-friendly Tokyo restaurant menu/takeout items that helped shrink this pandemic gut
- Tokyo Olympics will not allow spectators from overseas
- We try a delicious hidden gem in Fukuoka, unknown to even Japanese people
- Stars align and magic happens in meteor shrine photos from Japan coast【Photos】
- S.RIDE taxi cars in Tokyo will soon become moving ad galleries with new advanced window tech
- Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains to remove all onboard payphones
- We see an ad recruiting “Nose Hair Craftsmen”, get curious, visit the shop to see what it’s about
- Tokyo Olympics Official Shop branch closes down four months before Games may or may not start
- How do you pronounce “Among Us” in Japanese? Simple question has linguistically deep answer
- Edible Evangelion Angel cores now on the menu at Coco’s Japan【Taste Test】
- New, hand-sewn My Neighbor Totoro tote bags make perfect additions to your Ghibli collection
- Japanese students despair over the many, MANY ways you can describe a dead flower
- Official Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba gaming chair come with a katana strapped to it【Photos】
- Sakura Magic recreates the full emotional arc of cherry blossom season right on your desk【Photos】
- Naomi Watanabe responds to “Olympig” remark from Tokyo Olympics ceremony chief
- Top 5 souvenirs to buy at Super Nintendo World, according to staff who work there
- The pros and cons of Starbucks Japan’s new reusable straws
- McDonald’s Japan adds Oreo cookie cakes to its menu
- Travelers entering Japan will have to install location confirmation app, Skype on smartphones
- We try Japan’s new Starbucks Frappuccino with first-ever almond milk whipped cream
- Japanese company makes emergency natural disaster survival bag for dogs
- All aboard the Rei Ayanami Line! Nagoya train line gets makeover to celebrate final EVA film
- The extremely violent backstory of how to write the word “take” in Japanese
- Japanese sake brewery launches One Cup Rainbow in honour of the LGBTQ community
- Yoshinoya teams up with Wagyumafia for a super expensive beef bowl
- Super Nintendo World: The grand opening 【Photos】
- Tokyo Olympics ceremony chief quits after suggesting Naomi Watanabe dress as an “Olympig”
- Survey asks Japanese teens which school club they want to join, and “kitaku” club is top choice
- Super Nintendo World: The food and swag 【Photos】
- Starbucks starts selling cute reusable straws in Japan
- Super Nintendo World: The rides and activities 【Photos】
- Tokyo likely to reduce age limit on kids in opposite-sex public baths, report says
- New oyster-themed lingerie is delightfully weird, possibly sexy, based on tasty Hiroshima oysters
- What’s it like to watch a sumo tournament in Tokyo during the pandemic?
- Host club royalty Roland demonstrates his night-time routine, claims it’s not dissimilar to yours
- Judge rules Japanese government rejecting same-sex marriage applications is unconstitutional
- Demon Slayer Mugen Train movie finally has U.S. release date for theater and digital format
- Beef jerky curry rice? We’d never have thought of it, but Tengu proves it’s awesome【Taste test】
- Take a break from your hectic day with KitKat’s new “Spare Moment Almond and Cranberry”
- Former idol singer arrested on fraud charges, police say she found victims through dating apps
- Japanese company allows workers to take vacation to grieve if favorite idol singer gets married
- Pokémon manhole covers make their debut in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture
- Life-size AND posable Rei Ayanami Evangelion figure could be yours for a small fortune【Photos】
- 2020: The year of ARASHI that never was
- Mos Burger’s new super-thick sliced bread: Is it as good as their burgers? 【Taste Test】
- Demon Slayer Mugen Train Blu-ray gets English subtitles, release date announced
- Japan’s biggest family restaurant chain now lets you take your leftovers home with you
- Exploring the castle town in Kagawa Prefecture that inspired its own free-to-play RPG
- The trailer for the fourth live-action Rurouni Kenshin film has dropped!
- Some of Japan’s most iconic vending machines will soon be no more
- Sakura season officially declared in Tokyo, earliest start to hanami on record
- Evangelion creators issue multilingual warning for pirated copies, preview final film’s third act
- Japan emerges as a backgammon powerhouse in the world
- With 3DS repair service ending, Nintendo once again shows its god-tier customer service【Photos】
- Are Mister Donut’s new sakura and matcha doughnuts all they’ve been hyped up to be?
- Ban on free plastic forks and spoons drafted by Japan’s Ministry of Environment
- Want to design your own anime figure and have it shipped to you? Online program lets you do just that
- We seize the day with new vegan red bean paste energy drink【Taste Test】
- Japanese government workers punished for leaving work two minutes early
- Test your knowledge of Ghost of Tsushima’s geography and enter a drawing for a mystery prize
- Satisfy your sweet tooth and coffee craving with McDonald’s new Coffee Jelly Pudding Frappe
- Kimono genius turns obi sash into the head of Evangelion Unit-01【Photos】
- Japanese school lunch noodles fried so hard that children and teachers chip teeth, go to hospital
- Okazaki City gives all elementary and junior high students portable Vocaloid software
- Asahi opens online store to sell their edible cups, aims to reduce plastic waste
- We spice up our fermented soybeans with curry powder flavored natto【Taste Test】
- Official Evangelion rations now on sale at movie theaters across Japan
- McDonald’s Japan’s first-ever rice fish burger is here, but was it worth the wait?【Taste test】
- We eat hoya sea squirts out of a can, enjoy a tasty regional delicacy from the comfort of home
- Massive manga mural takes over Tokyo station to celebrate Jujutsu Kaisen【Photos】
- New capsule toys from Japan let you carry plush fried food wherever you go
- Adorable baby ape born at Japanese zoo…to mom who lives alone
- No hanami party this year? Hit multiple sights with a guided cherry blossom taxi tour instead!
- Some Japanese elementary schools don’t let kids wear underwear during P.E., and parents are mad
- Gigantic Evangelion Spear of Longinus appears stabbed in the ground at the Tokyo Skytree【Photos】
- Chiba election heating up with surprise marriage proposal and an ambitious Disney-loving clown full of promises
- Town destroyed by 2011 earthquake and tsunami creates anime based on stories of residents
- We put Japanese custard pudding on toast and it’s the best thing ever【SoraKitchen】
- Japanese restaurant combines solo shabu shabu dining with the fun of a sushi train
- Sakura and matcha star in new Mister Donut collection
- Hit Japanese app Crabhouse forced to change name on iOS
- Hey, does this Calpis taste funny? Taste-testing the new Calpis Water【Taste test】
- We try making Nisshin’s Jijimi Korean Pancakes in a cup kit【SoraKitchen】
- Japanese senior slips on icy road, knocks himself out, passersby give up jackets to keep him warm
- “My dad was like Gendo.” How does the final Evangelion movie resolve the series’ true conflict?
- Japanese sea slugs found to remove their own heads and grow new bodies from them
- Starbucks Japan’s new Frappuccino contains first-ever almond milk whipped cream topping
- 7-Eleven now has Meal Kits to help you cook at home, and they’re awesome!
- Tokyo planetarium offering 360-degree sakura experience and raspberry-tasting space
- 3.11 survivors share what items they really needed during the aftermath of the disaster
- Starbucks Japan goes back to the matcha past with new stone-milled green tea drinks at Roastery
- You can now buy a life-size Rei Ayanami figure for ,500, plus an even more expensive Eva【Pics】
- Celebrate your love for Japanese bento with new soy sauce fish bottle pens
- Cursed sites of Tokyo: A love shrine with 7 mysteries and a vengeful samurai ghost
- Japan’s Family Mart celebrates International Women’s Day with year-long sanitary goods discount
- Peach John x Japanese comedian Barbie collaborative project releases new line of chic bra sets
- Pop star Aimyon inspires line of candy-cigarette flavored ice cream bars
- Pikachu, Kirby, Slime and Miffy served up as delicious dumpling delights【Pics, Video】
- Is Japan about to be rocked by a big earthquake?
- J-pop megastar Utada Hikaru releases new music video directed by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno
- Final Evangelion movie is finally out, and we’ve seen it! Our Eva fans’ spoiler-free impressions
- Trailer for new Gintama movie pays homage to another famous anime series【Video】
- New opening date announce for Japan’s Super Nintendo World, and it’s just around the corner
- Virtual anime wife gadgets go life-size with Gatebox Grande【Video】
- Demon Slayer and Pretty Cure anime-themed Happy Meals arrive at McDonald’s Japan
- Majority of Nagasaki high schools and middle schools have white-underwear-only rules, study finds
- Official Ashita no Joe whiskies honor hard-punching anime boxer with hard liquor
- New dining out initiative enrols the Evangelion cast, stars themed dishes and merchandise
- Hyogo residents learn the downside to living in an apartment that used to be a yakuza office
- Japanese YouTuber talks candidly about sex education with fresh flair and funny anecdotes
- Mom of Japanese gamer son has sniper-precise criticism of his Apex Legends habit
- Is a Shonen Jump VTuber coming? Survey from recent issue hints at strong possibility
- Joker in the running for Chiba Gubernatorial Election
- McDonald’s Japan expands rice burger menu with first-ever rice fish burger, two more options
- “Donald Trump” fraudster accused of scamming confused citizens in Japanese phone scam
- Haruki Murakami never uses social media, bluntly explains why
- Graham cracker KitKats? New wholewheat biscuit variety debuts in Japan
- Warm-up and exercise with Machamp in new Pokémon-themed calisthenics video
- Gifu office worker arrested for his homemade tire-popping caltrops
- Here’s how to sign up to be one of the 8 people to circle the moon with Yusaku Maezawa
- New Hello Kitty collaboration wristwatch is extremely stylish, comes with two styles of bands
- Japan’s Shizuoka bans teachers from personal communication with students on social media
- Women speak out about sexual violence after Great East Japan Earthquake
- The Titan-Sized Attack on Titan manga is freakishly huge, breaks world record for largest comic
- There’s a samurai-era village for you to walk through at this awesome overlooked museum in Japan
- Wear Japan’s most iconic landmark on your shoes with this Adidas collaboration【Photos】
- Mr. Sato eats a Japanese sweet potato brulée so good that it just about knocks his socks off
- Final Evangelion movie to stream first 12 minutes for free this weekend【Video】
- Can Shakey’s Pizza Japan make a mean fried chicken bento? We find out 【Taste Test】
- Getting divorced in the new Story of Seasons video game means you have to kill your kids
- Largest Japanese giant salamander dies, aged…Maybe 70 or so?
- AI translation company Rozetta bans staff from speaking a foreign language at work
- Japanese star’s makeup transformation goes viral online 【Videos】
- Deer killed by man with axe in Nara
- U.S.-made live-action Hello Kitty movie on the way, directors announced
- My Neighbour Totoro gets its first-ever LeSportsac collection!
- Japanese brand Mintia produces specially formulated breath mints for mask-wearers
- Eating Burger King’s “hottest meat wall” ever 【Taste Test】
- Mew makes Pokémon manhole project debut in the most crazy-remote part of Tokyo there is
- Tokyo experiences drop in population for seventh consecutive month
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato asks China to stop anally testing Japanese visitors for COVID-19
- Busty cosplay pianist shows face, but not hers, in awesome Detective Conan Criminal video【Video】
- Japanese restaurant sears sushi with a soldering iron【Video】
- This is the absolute worst train to fall asleep on in Tokyo…or wait, maybe it’s the best?【Pics】
- Living the hotel life across Japan – Monthly plan lets you jump between 35 hotels, 12 prefectures
- 10 yakuza members arrested for stealing sea cucumbers from ocean
- Shinkansen ice cream sales suspended on board bullet train, sell out online
- Who actually writes Japan’s Letters from Little Sister and schoolgirl love letter capsule toys?
- Naomi Watanabe is moving to the U.S., switching base of operations to outside Japan
- A parade of Sanrio characters celebrate Cat Day over Twitter with cat ears and more
- Haruki Murakami, Uniqlo team up for T-shirt line saluting Japan’s most celebrated modern author
- Yakuza leadership airs complaints about COVID-19’s effect on money gains and operations
- Japanese man donates bags of cash to local schools, disappears without a trace
- Man arrested for sending 37 death threats to Square Enix because he couldn’t win at a game
- We buy oysters from a Japanese vending machine
- Surprise someone with an exlusive rental of a super V.I.P rooftop sauna, complete with sushi chef
- Mt Fuji photo tricks the eye by looking like a moody ink painting
- Frogs trick Fukuoka police into false puppy rescue
- It’s too hard to sell Japanese people on romance dramas nowadays, says broadcasting president
- Instant Tokyo nostalgia – Beautifully bittersweet brand-new video looks like it was shot 17 years ago
- Tokyo woman, only person to win court case against Japan’s public broadcaster, told to pay up
- Tokyo Olympics losing volunteers even after president’s resignation for sexist remarks
- New Pokémon Wedding Plan in Japan includes Pikachu couples jewellery
- Japanese drum game Taiko no Tatsujin celebrates 20 years with TikTok version, tournament, and more
- Japanese luxury hotel’s new month-long stay plan lets you live Yokohama life with amazing twist
- Does Tokyo need a legal limit on kids’ video game playing time? Governor gives opinion
- Pokémon brings out adorable baby line for a new generation of Pokémon Masters
- Final Evangelion movie gets new release date, new preview, and is coming incredibly soon
- Spirited Away to be adapted to live-action stage play by English director John Caird
- Zara creates loungewear that looks like a Japanese school P.E. uniform
- New Final Fantasy VII Remake version coming, brings ninja girl Yuffie to Midgar【Video】
- Funny keychains of Shiba dogs with their heads stuck in things now available as gatcha toys
- Sakura surprise! The coolest thing about this cherry blossom photo actually isn’t the flowers
- Heavyweight Japanese convenience store ramen festival! Three bowls of guilty pork pleasure
- Town in Japan has adorable boob mascot, makes City Boob Declaration for a touching reason
- New cafe in Tokyo wants to change people’s minds about Japan’s worst-tasting drink【Taste test】
- Japanese vending machines now sell pearl jewellery
- Burger King Japan’s Strong Magma Super One Pound Beef Burger has us quaking in our boots
- Tokyo police stopped us for random questioning, so we asked them to recommend a good restaurant
- Our Disney expert explains why Mickey Mouse sounds the same in Japanese as he does in English
- Which prefecture has the most chilled young people? Survey asks 20 year olds “what are you worried about?”
- Japanese company’s drink-at-home “Secret Base” tent is our new must-have interior item
- Gorgeous Japanese sakura and Mt. Fuji drinkware reacts to cold temperatures with beauty
- How much money do you need for a studio apartment in downtown Tokyo?
- Births in Japan hit record low in 2020, deaths down for first time in over a decade
- Japanese whisky sweet potatoes: A super-easy, super-delicious snack you can make in seconds
- Shizuoka Prefecture may lose title of Japan’s top tea producer to rising star Kagoshima
- Japanese competitive eater Max Suzuki oversees new delivery restaurants chain with mega portions
- Breast material shortage causing delay for explosively popular US9 busty anime girl mousepad
- Final Fantasy XVI will draw on “anguish you can only understand once you become an adult”
- Tokyo Electric Power Company admits it knew earthquake sensors are broken at Fukushima power plant
- We tried making a candy bonsai tree and ended up with a spectacular vegetable instead【Photos】
- Tokyo luxury hotel offers month-long stays with free breakfasts, might be cheaper than apartment
- We tried cocoa soy-sauce paste and opened up a whole new world of possibilities【Taste test】
- Mt Fuji Shiba-sakura Festival, where beautiful “lawn sakura” blossom
- Instant vs. Restaurant Ramen Project: Ippudo spicy miso tonkotsu battle【Taste test】
- We eat the gyoza dumpling-flavored Pizza Sand from Family Mart, savor its identity crisis【Taste Test】
- New world record – Tokyo capsule toy shop will have more machines in one spot than anywhere else
- Downtown Tokyo losing another arcade with closure of Shinjuku Taito Station
- What’s the difference between Hong Kong pineapple bun and Japanese melon bread?
- Even more Starbucks sakura cherry blossom drinkware! Round 2 for 2021 features Spring Bloom theme
- Design company to hold socially distanced night saunas where you can gaze at Tokyo Tower
- Takigyo, Japanese waterfall meditation, is a sure way to shock yourself out of your winter rut
- Happy 35th anniversary to a true gaming icon: The guy from Hudson’s Adventure Island
- Stay home in style with Kyoto-easy hakama-inspired roomwear for men, women, and kids【Photos】
- If you die from the COVID-19 vaccine in Japan, the government will give your family over 44M yen
- Prefectural governor wants 2021 Olympics and torch relay cancelled, Tokyo not pleased
- Japanese citizen injured in Paris acid attack, Ministry of Foreign Affairs posts note of caution
- Japanese Twitter realizes that talking about the NES now is the same as old men talking about WW2
- Experience the cherry blossoms early this year with AR flower art and Morinaga foods
- Japan has springtime sakura Cinnabons? Sign us up!
- Starbucks sells bear plugs for reusable cups in Japan
- Highest-ever Tokyo homes announced, will be as far from the street as tip of Tokyo Tower
- Kyoto slammed for manga telling people not to talk at restaurants
- Gorilla with a randoseru backpack and elementary school student cap is Japan’s newest WTF gacha
- Japanese game developer reveals the rags-to-relevance tale behind his mobile JRPG
- Rising sun removed from Street Fighter II background in game’s latest re-release
- Sakura tacos? The Tokyo treat we didn’t know we needed until right now
- Ichiran ramen vs. Ichiran instant ramen: The ultimate taste test right outside the store
- Mos Burger adds sliced bread to their menus in Japan
- Man vs. Steak: We band together to eat 4.5 kilograms of beef at Ikinari Steak
- Summer Wars director Mamoru Hosoda reveals trailer for new anime movie, Belle【Video】
- Is the six-foot long Subway Sub coming to Japan?
- Leader of political party that refuses to pay NHK ordered to pay NHK
- Private teleworking booths–how much work can you get done in one? We test it out
- Japan petitions to add 40 traditional folk dances to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
- Tokyo cat shelter and coworking space lets you be productive with cats
- Brown-haired girl sues Japanese school for telling her to dye hair black, court makes decision
- Anime figures damaged in earthquake? Tokyo manufacturer offers to repair them for free
- Coronavirus vaccinations finally begin in Japan【Video】
- Drummer wows Internet with miniature taiko gacha capsule toy performance 【Videos】
- Fukushima supermarket sells earthquake-damaged beers as “heroes”
- Official Super Mario 35th anniversary theme song is filled with Easter eggs non-gamers will miss
- Japan’s “unexplored station” hasn’t had train stop there in four years, is about to close forever
- Starbucks sakura sweets season starts with cherry blossom cake, donuts, and more
- Ichiran’s first-ever instant ramen: How does it stack up to the chain’s original noodles?
- Updated cherry blossom forecast has sakura reaching full bloom earlier than usual
- Final Evangelion movie’s runtime leaked, and it’s the series’ longest by far
- How to turn your leftover instant ramen broth into delicious chawanmushi Japanese egg custard
- How was last week’s earthquake judged to be an aftershock of the 2011 Tohoku disaster?
- Undress an ukiyo-e woman out of her kimono with this Japanese magic towel hack
- Japanese toilets become even more high-tech with new floating panels
- We try Starbucks Japan’s new sakura Frappuccino and latte【Taste Test】
- Modern Japanese kokeshi dolls are both beautiful interior items and useful emergency tools
- Foreigner convenience store clerk in Japan saves elderly woman from scammers with quick thinking
- New sakura cocktails, cakes, drinkware and jewellery appear at Starbucks Reserve Roastery
- Real-life Rurouni Kenshin reverse-blade katana now on display in Tokyo【Photos】
- Long-running manga character is heavily implied to have COVID-19 in latest issue
- Mr. Sato orders a 5-kilogram, 12,000-calorie rice bowl with a pile of meat on top
- Mos Burger’s new Mac and Cheese burger: Does it taste as good as it looks?
- Demon Slayer anime’s Season 2 announced, and it’s coming soon!【Video】
- Mom in Japan finds notebook filled with messages of love from schoolgirl daughter who passed away
- Home-hunting in Japan changes as people eye new communities in wake of COVID-19
- Japan unveils chewing gum-flavoured chips!
- Rainbow mille crepes brighten up the food scene in Tokyo
- Starbucks Japan unveils sakura cherry blossom drinkware range for 2021
- World’s most enthusiastic security guard caught on camera, inspires Twitter【Video】
- Strong earthquake hits Japan as anniversary of Fukushima disaster approaches【Photos, Videos】
- Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2021
- 21-year-old Nara woman arrested for sending hundreds of nude selfies to woman in her 70s
- Saitama begins plans to regulate how to use escalators, prohibit walking up and down
- If you love Psyduck, you’ll love U-Treasure’s newest Pokémon necklace
- Oita woman loses lawsuit and pays damages without ever knowing she’d been sued
- New gachapon figures from Japan imagine a romance beyond bathroom boundaries
- Netflix offering full Tokyo anime school scholarships with living expense support, open to foreigners
- When you fall in love with a cosplayer【Photos】
- Is it a Lawson or a train station? We investigate the mysterious Sekiguchi Station
- Tokyo Olympics organizing committee president resigns over sexist remarks
- New Godzilla has super-thick thighs thanks to Studio Ghibli anime veteran
- We try out the hot new social media app that everyone’s talking about, Crabhouse!
- Drink like an ox, eat like a horse! Five Japanese idiomatic phrases to celebrate Year of the Ox
- Illustrations show how Japanese makeup trends changed in the last 25 years, and what’s coming next
- Plant-based burger battle: Burger King Japan vs. Freshness Burger【Taste test】
- Nametake tuna rice: A delicious rice cooker recipe using just three ingredients【SoraKitchen】
- Starbucks’ Phantom Frappuccino: One of the hardest drinks to find in Japan
- Tokyo’s new chocolate ramen smothers us with attentive affection for Valentine’s Day【Taste test】
- Government worker leaves water running for a month, forced to pay half the 6,000,000-yen bill
- Tokyo Tower lights up with hope in first-ever event celebrating Chinese New Year
- Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch gets new footage for theatrical release
- Foreign Reuters journalist in Tokyo spreads mutant strain of coronavirus
- Tokyo Olympic chief may resign over misogynistic remarks, promises statement
- Japanese Internet reacts in dismay to official Olympics Twitter quietly changing its header
- Happy Virus-times! How has the pandemic affected Japan’s chocolate budget for Valentine’s Day?
- Pokémon Centre in Japan apologises for mistake, makes plushie even more valuable
- Japan to begin administering coronavirus vaccine next week
- Councilman Super Crazy Kun begins work, but considerably less crazy looking
- Female politicians stage “white action” protest against Tokyo Olympic head’s misogynist remarks
- Japanese train driver falls asleep while operating train
- These beautiful Japanese cherry blossoms are actually beautiful Japanese marshmallows!
- We try 7-Eleven’s newly recreated Pork Ramen and are blown away by its level of perfection
- Common ramen ingredient found highly effective at clearing up radioactive contamination
- Goodbye katanuki? Japanese festival game may go extinct thanks to the pandemic
- Tokyo government to give smartphones to senior citizens, pay for their calling and data plans
- It’s not anime, it’s real! Amazing life-size Gundam statue photos look like anime source material
- Get your work done inside Tokyo’s first convenience store private working booth
- Japan searches for the Yamazaki pan girl, who lived in Tokyo when she was three years old
- We serve a hot dish of the five best stand-and-eat soba restaurants in one area of Tokyo
- Mt Fuji railway project receives approval from Yamanashi officials
- Shake Shack Japan rolls out three sakura cherry blossom-themed drinks for 2021
- Nobita-kun magazine celebrates the legacy of Doraemon with eight quality bonus prizes
- Rogue sushi spotted at rotating sushi restaurant in Japan【Video】
- We test Nissin’s new longer-than-ever-before instant noodles to see how they measure up
- “Miraculous” cloud over Mt Fuji stuns the Internet
- The return of Terrace House? Seina and Noah star in new series produced by the reality show【Vids】
- Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare reveals the five prefectures with highest divorce rates
- Is the coronavirus going to kill Japan’s obligation chocolate Valentine’s Day custom?
- Japan’s most cold-blooded frog breaks romantic mood in a hilarious way【Video】
- Working class Mr. Sato braves visiting a fancy hotel to buy a highly rated strawberry cream bread
- A visit to Japan’s forbidden forest of Yawata no Yabushirazu
- Miso soup capsule toys look good enough to eat, come with recipes to make the real thing!【Photos】
- Survey ranks the most popular Japanese curry dishes during winter
- Ghibli Park unveils new real-life Howl’s Moving Castle!
- Sailor Moon’s mentor cat Luna transforms into bread, looks adorable and delicious
- 49-year-old comedian can identify any Pretty Cure figure blindfolded
- Embarrassing blunder spotted on PlayStation 5 store has Japanese Twitter in stitches
- Japanese man leaves horrible job, gets even more shockingly horrible letter from the company
- Former schoolgirl sues Tokyo high school that made her drop out for breaking no-dating rule
- 111-year-old Japanese confectionery company disappears forever due to COVID-19
- Unlike real-life counterpart, Tokyo 2020 Olympics video game is going remarkably smoothly
- Mystery “nail house” discovered in Japan
- Ichiran releases its first-ever instant ramen!
- Disagreeing with chairman Mori, comedian Atsushi Tamura withdraws from the Olympic Torch Relay
- Man arrested in Japan for selling modified Pokémon to Sword and Shield players
- We mixed 43 different kinds of Japanese curry together to make The King of Curries
- Make your spring sweeter with sakura flavoured drinks and cheese
- Captain Tsubasa anime character cleared of gender-based violence charges by Chilean court
- Drum roll please…Touchscreen rhythm game controller to begin crowdfunding
- Sapporo Snow Festival now officially open online!
- Evangelion’s Rei Ayanami stars in commercial for Japanese lip rouge
- Some of Japan’s COVID-19 contact tracing apps haven’t been working since last September
- Japan’s new soy BBQ cheeseburger wants to shatter preconceptions with big, bold flavor
- Winner of NASA’s Mars residence design contest releases Japan’s first 3D-printed house prototypes
- Godiva curry bread from a convenience store? Only in Japan…but should it exist at all?
- End of an era – Japanese anime artists’ favorite colored pencils are being discontinued
- New socially distant stage in Aichi lets you watch dance in an unusual way: through a peephole!
- Nier Automata’s creator is confused by Square Enix’s new fan art guidelines
- Head of Tokyo Olympics doesn’t want women in leadership roles because he thinks they talk too much
- Terrace House stars announce their marriage on social media 【Pics & Video】
- Japanese monks want to create new temple…in space!
- Nara asks visitors to stop feeding the deer
- “Floating” Mt Fuji and shrine gates capture the hidden beauty of Japan【Photos】
- We try the Yakiniku Like Tower Burger, the beefy bento box you can eat with your hands
- Nissin’s longest instant noodles ever are here to make you slurp like you’ve never slurped before
- Levi’s x Pokémon collaboration features denim like we’ve never seen before
- What it’s like to eat a wild game burger from Lotteria Japan
- Starbucks releases cutest Valentine’s Day collection ever
- Super Crazy Kun wins seat in Toda City Council election
- Hotel in Japan is offering rooms for just 390 yen a night, less than the cost of a bowl of ramen
- Sonic the Hedgehog getting a new CG Netflix series produced in the U.S. and Canada
- Hot spring in Gunma Prefecture found to reduce COVID-19 infectivity by over 90 percent
- Mark your calendars for the return of Japan’s popular cherry blossom-inspired beer
- You can power-up your stomach with Super Mario breads at Japanese convenience stores
- Charming Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth makeup sets revealed for February release
- Japanese vending machine sells PCR tests at 350-year-old temple in Tokyo【Photos】
- We eat Japan’s oldest sweet, available at only one store in all of Japan
- Osaka accidentally mails out funeral service ads to people infected with coronavirus
- Does Ippudo’s new plant-based tonkotsu ramen really taste like pork?
- Soak in the art literally and figuratively at TeamLab’s and TikTok’s new collab sauna exhibit
- Male deer breaks into Japanese high school’s women’s bathroom【Video】
- Japanese loungewear brand designs new range of medical worker uniforms
- Make apple pies on the stovetop with new cooking gadget from Japan
- 189-year old Kyoto tea merchant creates matcha pizzas
- Nissin develops instant-yakisoba-flavored instant yakisoba UFO【Taste Test】
- Nagasaki teens find missing elderly woman by simply striking up a conversation on the bus
- Japanese ramen chain gives us chocolate with our noodles to celebrate Valentine’s Day
- Celebrate 50 years of McDonald’s Japan by walking through history, from 1971 to today【Video】
- PS5 chaos at Akihabara as customers rush to grab new consoles【Videos】
- Subway rivals a traditional Japanese sushi roll with its own traditional Japanese BLT
- 2021 Salaryman Poetry Battle showcases some dark but hilarious poems
- Uniqlo and Nissin team up to bring us HeatTech instant noodles
- How much do Japanese men and women pay on dates? Survey finds large gap
- Anime pancakes from Poupelle of Chimney Town require magic before eating
- Why are some people in Japan paying big money for an old cassette tape?
- Rice made out of soybeans is coming
- How to use Japanese convenience store Lawson’s self-checkout terminals
- Mos Burger brings out a Mac and Cheese burger in Japan
- Japanese subway ad about depressed teens should probably be in a different place
- Here it is: the first look at the new Ultraman movie from Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno【Video】
- Starbucks Japan’s new Frappuccino is like…the U.S. in a cup
- Online manga piracy surging by users in Japan as people are stuck at home during the pandemic
- Track time in the most soothing way possible: with the ephemeral beauty of a cherry blossom
- Japan has a new bar just for people who want to drink alone
- We try Dom Dom Burger’s new limited-time-only Spicy Cod Roe Thick Egg Omelet Burger
- McDonald’s Japan’s new Touch manga collab: Does it really capture the bittersweet taste of youth?
- Domino’s pizza now comes with tapioca and dango ball stuffed crust!【Taste Test】
- Guesthouse owner arrested for slashing guest who sprinkled too much pepper on his own food
- Death Note manga’s first new collected volume in 14 years announced
- Yakiniku rice burger: A bento boxed lunch you can eat with one hand
- Woman in Japan disciplined after putting up partition between herself and older male coworker
- What’s it like to eat at the Pokémon Cafe in Tokyo right now?
- KitKat releases new Japanese plum flavor to celebrate Japan’s most beautiful winter flowers
- Japanese Twitter barks with laughter over dogfood ad’s bizarre choice of photo
- Disney collaborates with traditional Kyoto designers for exhibition series【Photos】
- Japan’s Tenga wants to create a masturbatory aid for people to use in outer space
- We try a dubious-sounding “wet dorayaki” and are in for more than one surprise
- New taiko gacha capsule toys let you play Japanese drums with true-to-life sound
- The new Godzilla vs. Kong trailer is out! Here’s what Japanese fans think of it
- These two types of chocolate ramen are going to make Valentine’s Day extra-sweet
- The good, the bad, and the ugly of half-price stickers at Japanese supermarkets
- Starbucks Japan unveils first sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2021
- The end of the pay phone? Japanese government considering getting rid of phone boxes
- Do NOT eat this delicious looking bento and other Japanese food…because they’re not food!【Pics】
- Would Evangelion be better if it toned down its horniness? Fans debate
- Let Doraemon comfort you as you drink with beautiful, handcrafted Doraemon-quote glasses
- Two men charged for having sex at a public bathhouse in Tokyo
- Takeout ramen broth: A new Tokyo winter noodle trend that’s worth the hype? 【Taste Test】
- Japanese train conductor flips off rail fan photographer, prompts apology from JR
- At at-work, on-the-desk oden maker is exactly the office morale booster we need
- Japan’s Moonlight Nagara train service ends, leaving a hole in overnight rail travel
- Japanese professor launches crowdfunding project to recreate amazura, a lost Heian Era sweetener
- Japan’s Matsuya restaurant chain debuts Massaman Curry, we find it Thai-rrifically tasty
- Resi Stay Nishiki hotel in Kyoto adds a special Maiko Hello Kitty room for tourists with taste
- We learn the dark secret of Japan’s Woodstock rice balls, still want to eat them【Taste test】
- Japan has a new Hershey’s cereal that doubles as a toast topping
- All words in Evangelion theme replaced by cat meow in official remake by original singer【Video】
- Man arrested after refusing to wear mask on a plane refuses to wear mask in custody
- A+ in kindness — Tsukuba university donates over 19 tons of food to students during pandemic【Vid】
- McDonald’s Japan brings out a new chicken burger with rice buns
- YouTube video about home-grown, home-cooked, traditional Chinese food causes major controversy
- 120-year-old condom found in Japan
- Japanese government discussing stricter copyright laws on cosplay, top cosplayer Enako chimes in
- Evangelion joins the fight against COVID-19 with this amazing awareness campaign
- Japanese politician posts photo of his dinner, netizens pity him over his depression meal
- Japan’s legal age of adulthood dropping by two years, but do teens understand what that means?
- Celebrate Spirited Away’s 20th birthday with themed, whimsically embroidered baseball jacket
- With Evangelion movie delayed, it’s time to make your own papercraft Eva fight scene【Photos】
- Ippudo serves up plant-based tonkotsu ramen in Japan for a limited time
- Not-guilty verdict for man in women’s restroom, he had to go so bad it clouded his judgement
- Host King Roland goes to Akihabara disguised as a foreign otaku 【Video】
- Tokyo ramen restaurant’s brilliant idea: takeout cups of just ramen broth!【Photos】
- Boxer Kazuto Ioka in trouble for showing tattoos during match, flips off association in response
- Serve up style with some of Maison Sushi’s traditionally-woven sushi pouches
- Tokyo airport’s new train line to make getting into, out of the city easier for JR pass holders
- Yokan Slice sweet red beans slices let you make gooey, delicious Japanese dessert in just seconds
- Morinaga Milk’s new cuddly commercial series shows snapshots of Japanese family warmth【Video】
- Really into Evangelion? Then you’ll want an entry plug huggy pillow and necklace【Photos】
- Pokémon come to real-life Johto region with new Pokémon manhole covers for Nara【Pics】
- Definitely not for kids — new Pennywise gacha capsule toy is terrifying yet awesome
- McDonald’s teams up with Touch manga for burgers that capture the bittersweet taste of youth
- Loaded gun found in convenience store restroom in Japan, cop’s on-duty poop to blame
- Starbucks unveils limited-edition Valentine’s Day drinkware collection in Japan
- Does changing your smartphone lock to 8376 bring good luck, as one Japanese book title suggests?
- New limited-edition Sailor Moon masks on sale at the Sailor Moon Store
- Virtual YouTuber queen Kizuna Ai angrily addresses rumors her voice has been changed【Video】
- We finally get our mouthwatering Ichiran Ramen fukuburo lucky bag
- Maximum Shiba! Dog in Japan’s first day in the snow is a hyper expression of pure joy【Vid】
- Man who refused to wear mask on airplane in Japan gets arrested four months later
- Anime song dance performance group Real Akiba Boys: combining the otaku life with street dancing
- Casio’s Pikachu Baby-G is the perfect watch for Pokémon trainers
- Let’s learn Japanese with Steven Seagal’s entire filmography!
- We cosy up to Starbucks Japan’s sexy new Frappuccino for Valentine’s Day
- Japan now has talking Evangelion ATMs
- We experience what a real Okinawan beach party is like with the help of a local
- Starbucks Year of the Ox collections bring Chinese zodiac style to China, Taiwan, Thailand【Pics】
- One of Japan’s best whiskies, Hakushu 12 Year, is returning after two years of being sold out
- Woman asks for eight-hour taxi ride in Japan, arrested when she doesn’t pay gigantic fare
- Donald Trump parades around streets in Japan on the shoulders of Japanese supporters
- Official Hololive clear files now available at FamilyMart convenience stores【Pics】
- Chuka Zanmai instant ramen offering ultra luxurious limited-edition two-meal seat for
- Cherry blossom curry is set to bring spring to your plate even before the sakura arrive
- Four photos, five years – A father’s beautiful pictures of his daughter growing up at Nara temple
- We tried making traditional Japanese sweets at home then had some fun with the leftovers
- One of Japan’s best ramen chains now has a VR game that lets you cook their noodles【Video】
- Sapporo releases a limited-edition Adult Choc Mint beer in Japan
- Japanese restaurant from the Edo Period forced to close due to coronavirus pandemic
- Our boss becomes the father of a gigantic chocolate egg, raises it with love【Photos】
- Teen kicked out of Japan’s national college entrance exam for improper mask-wearing technique
- Trio of thieves break into Japanese glasses store, foiled by old-timey cash register
- Vote on your favorite Detective Conan opening or ending as beloved franchise hits 1,000 episodes
- Pringles now comes in karaage flavour in Japan
- Japanese politicians want workers across country to have option for three-day weekends every week
- Embrace the literary and the historical with traditional Japanese artwork as your Zoom background
- 7-Eleven under fire in Japan for mysterious holes in their onigiri rice balls
- Eat your feelings with a dessert made of sadness: the Pien Cheesecake
- Japan’s crazy Air Shield face shield gets strapped to Mr. Sato’s head【Photos】
- NHK announces “substantial” fee reduction, Japanese Internet reacts with jeering
- AKB48’s Indonesian spin-off group JKT48 forced to downsize due to pandemic
- Limited-edition vegetable snack cube dreamt up by a Japanese elementary school kid goes on sale
- Microwavable okonomiyaki that you can eat with one hand? Yes, please!
- Save those coins – Extra-expensive capsule machine toys are on their way in Japan
- Does your butt get cold in the winter? Try this butt heater cushion to keep you warm and cozy
- Japanese boy whom Ronaldo stood up for in 2014 becomes national soccer champion
- A Japanese hot pot with an elevator inside is just what we need to make it through winter【Video】
- Cherry blossom forecast 2021 released! Sakura set to bloom early in Tokyo again this year
- Tokyo’s latest plan to boost birth rate: Pay people 100,000 yen per baby they give birth to
- We try the new Famichiki Burger from Family Mart
- Shinjuku arcade breaks Guinness World Record for having the most crane games
- Parents of bullied teenage girl who committed suicide commission portrait to “attend” Seijinshiki
- Deceptive strawberry milk package angers 7-Eleven customers following banana scandal
- Luxury Spanish leather designer Loewe releases limited edition My Neighbor Totoro collection
- We take a trip to Japan’s Lovot robot cafe, cuddle with a bot and learn how to love
- Fukuoka town erects 7-meter gorilla scarecrow as symbol of strength against COVID-19
- We taste the new Japanese KitKat, aged in whisky barrels in Islay, Scotland
- Evangelion can (not) get released – Final Rebuild film gets delayed again
- Mario can’t beat state of emergency, Super Nintendo World theme park opening delayed again
- Pokémon chooses Katy Perry for 25th anniversary celebration song teased in awesome Poké Ball video
- Foo Fighters unveil an exclusive new Japanese sake
- We tried every single flavor of Mister Donut’s Belgian chocolatier collab donuts【Taste test】
- What will 2021 mean for Valentine’s Day in Japan? Survey asks teens their chocolate plans
- “The hell with sound judgement” says Red Bull in ad, but Japanese people don’t seem to agree
- Master anime snowman builder in Japan makes snow Catbus and Pokémon team【Photos】
- Sapporo decides to sell new Japanese beer with English mistake on label
- 7-Eleven Japan now has plant-based vegetarian steamed “meat buns”
- Genital manju sweets, with a dash of “pubic hair”, raise eyebrows in Japan
- Anime’s 10 most ridiculous hairstyles【Survey】
- Japanese media finds out if it’s cold enough to “fry” an egg on the street in Hokkaido
- We try a rotating sushi restaurant in New Delhi, are surprised to find no rotating sushi
- Green tea strawberry dessert sandwiches: Today’s reason Japanese convenience stores are awesome
- Take a look at these photos of Hayao Miyazaki’s amazing hands【Photos】
- Words of wisdom to live by from a simple Japanese father for Coming of Age Day
- Serial toilet thief captured by police in Japan
- 7-Eleven Japan’s banana milk sparks controversy over deceptive packaging
- Man confuses plastic food samples for the real thing then gets arrested for trying to steal cash
- Pokémon Valentine’s Day chocolates from Japan are just the thing for lovers who love Pokémon
- Testing out the Evangelion Test Type Drink Holder and huge Spear of Longinus plushie【Photos】
- Japan’s craziest Coming of Age Day is back with Kitakyushu Seijin no Hi 2021【Photos】
- English mistake on new Japanese beer leads to suspension of sales before its release
- Japanese high school students arrested for robbing pachinko parlour at knife-point
- Eight things people realized were pointless about Japanese work culture during 2020
- Flying in Japan? Your flight may soon be arriving at “Hatsune Miku Airport”
- Super-flashy kimono shop Miyabi tells us about the Coming of Age Day situation this year
- It’s a trap (Japanese capsule toy)!
- Japanese Twitter user shares ingenious idea of what to do when you get way too much snow【Pics】
- Choosing one of the six Osomatsu-san brothers from Surugaya’s 2021 fukubukuro lucky bags【Pics】
- Coming of Age Ceremonies in Tokyo changing form due to COVID-19 State of Emergency
- Sumo wrestler quits over COVID-19 fears, breaks no-social-media rule doing so
- Chinese zodiac Evangelion characters are here to wish you a happy, chibi Year of the Ox【Pics】
- Lego’s new Botanical Collection opens up a world of permanent petal play for stressed adults
- Mister Donut rolls out new collab sweets with Belgian chocolatier for Valentine’s season
- If you’re reading pirated manga, one artist would prefer you just not read their work at all
- Here’s why Japanese supermarkets play “cheap” background music all day, according to Twitter
- Kyoto Anime arsonist says which scene he feels copied his work and incited attack
- Blossom Harmony Hibiki is Japan’s newest must-try whisky
- Pokémon “you’ll absolutely want to get licked by” plushie is here to make nap time freaky
- You can turn half your arm into Eva Unit-01 with the crazy Evangelion drink holder
- KFC releases a creamy fried-on-fried sensation in Japan for a limited time
- Stay at a ninja trick house in Japan with hidden doors and passageways
- New Pokémon luxury jewelry will star Jigglypuff with her own tiny pink sapphire
- “Peaceful life with many dogs” is unacceptable dream, Japanese high school teacher tells student
- Asahi Super Dry to sell draft beer in a can
- McDonald’s Japan updates children’s Happy Meals to be more inspiring and nutritionally sound
- Bluefin tuna fish sells for bargain low price of roughly US0,000 in Tokyo auction
- Legendary basketball anime Slam Dunk is getting a brand-new movie
- Welcome to Inami Station, where these adorable frogs keep you company as you wait for your train
- Invite some luck into your life this year with Furla’s new Little Cats collection of merch
- Real-life Team Rocket? Pokémon popsicle fraud gets man arrested in Japan
- What’s it like to eat Burger King Japan’s protection from evil Whopper?【Taste test】
- We step into 2021 in style with our Puma fukubukuro lucky bag haul
- Japan’s favorite Pokémon types by prefecture–which types are the most popular?
- Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki creates coronavirus character to wish fans a Happy New Year
- One Piece sets out to find its most popular character in the world in massive survey
- We snagged an excellent haul in the 2021 Evangelion fukubukuro lucky bag
- Super Nintendo World opens virtual tour website, reveals visitors can eat Koopa Troopa shells
- Sailor Moon wedding reception reservations start, floral arrangements, table settings shown off
- Ending date for Attack on Titan announced, and it’s startlingly soon
- 16 years’ worth of One Piece manga now free-to-read online to celebrate series 1,000th chapter
- What’s inside the lucky bag from Akihabara’s largest adult toy shop?
- Tokyo Olympic Committee trains 220 “hackers” to protect games
- High school students create petition to change the name of Family Mart’s “Mom’s Diner” line
- Company PET partners with Kyoto temple to offer genuine funeral services for beloved pets
- Japanese shrine may have created the most Kyoto-like “wear a mask” reminder ever
- Starbucks Japan lucky bag showdown! We snag three fukubukuro, but are they all the same?【Pics】
- The Animate anime lucky bag is an otaku mind-blowing value【Photos】
- You can eat bonsai trees? Sure, if they’re made of chocolate like this DIY kit【Video】
- 7-Eleven Japan to double the shelf life of their onigiri rice balls
- A totally classy gigantic anime girl bust for your home【Photos】
- We visit a Brazilian buffet in Shimane Prefecture, eat so much beef and sausage we forget dessert
- After three years and 10 months, the deepest secret of Nier: Automata has been found【Video】
- Mr. Sato remembers the hit song of 2020, it’s because of that 0 Dolce & Gabbana mask of his
- Saitama city decides to build first new cinema complex in almost 30 years
- Is it okay to bleach hair that has been surgically transplanted? Seiji reports on his hairline
- Top 100 manga of all time chosen by survey of 150,000 Japanese people
- There’s no reason not to play with your food with this natto in Nanoblock form
- AliExpress sets new standard for “creepy cute” with Pikacentipede plushie
- Japanese Twitter shows reality of living in snowy Hokkaido, and it’s magical
- When Kyoto snow falls, this mountain shrine becomes one of the most beautiful places in the city
- Ring in the new year with papercraft tuna and plate of nigiri sushi from Sushi Zanmai
- Survey ranks dream jobs for Japanese elementary school students around the nation
- Huge crowds go to Japanese temples on New Year to “pray for things to return to normal”
- Free-to-download Demon Slayer backgrounds! Just the thing to entertain friends, terrify coworkers
- The Mos Burger x Rilakkuma lucky bag is a treat for Rilakkuma fans, has some Mos Burger value too
- Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward enlists the help of internet cat characters to remind us to wear masks
- Doraemon teams up with fashion super-brand Gucci for top-of-the-line glamor goods
- Sega leaves arcade management like retiring idol singer, confuses, upsets Japanese Internet users
- Our Japanese reporter soothes her soul with Starbucks Japan’s Earl Grey Honey Whip drinks
- Sega creates mini UFO catcher crane game with electric arm for Japanese magazine
- Relive an iconic scene from anime Weathering with You with Japan’s rentable Hina umbrellas
- Happy New Year from SoraNews24!
- Japan’ deadliest New Year’s food may be even more dangerous in 2021 due to the coronavirus
- Lack of otaku blood from cancelled Comiket contributing to donation shortage in Japan
- Mister Donut x Pokémon fukubukuro lucky bag is a deliciously cute adventure
- 10 amazing manga to read over the winter holidays
- CoCo Ichibanya lucky bag here to keep you happy and full of curry
- Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako sparks heated debate after revealing insane 2020 income
- Naomi Osaka is first-ever Japanese athlete to be named AP Female Athlete of the Year
- Let’s try making our own Chinese McDonald’s Oreo-Spam burgers!【SoraKitchen】
- Watching Studio Ghibli’s first-ever all-CG anime was weird in weird ways【SoraReview】
- Creator of Japan’s first pole dancing manga talks with our pole-dancing reporter【Interview】
- Kyoto’s Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion finishes restoration, looks more beautiful than ever【Photos】
- Studio Ghibli retail chain brings out a mystery fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year
- 20-year fan artist retires from Rei art after studio’s “No Evangelion fan porn please” request
- Japan’s new instant noodle Rubik’s Cube is fiendishly hard【Photos】
- Peer into Beard Papa’s lucky bag of cream
- Shibushi-shi Shibushi-cho Shibushi no Shibushi Shiyakusho Shibushi Shisho to change name
- In Japan, even lifting weights is cute, Rilakkuma fitness goods prove【Photos】
- Poop Flinging Game – Literal weird crap from Japanese capsule toy machines【Photos】
- New condom ambassador named by Japan’s Sagami Original【Photos】
- Date of Japanese holiday Setsubun changes to 2 February for first time in 124 years
- Starbucks Japan unveils New Year’s drinkware range for 2021
- Character created by Hayao Miyazaki pops up on manhole covers in Ghibli Museum neighbourhood
- Japan’s Mos Burger Dassai sake milkshake is here, but is it any good?【Taste test】
- Please refrain from making Evangelion fan porn, anime studio officially asks
- McDonald’s releases an Oreo and Spam burger for a very limited time
- Japan once again closes borders to foreign travelers with new entry restrictions
- Demon Slayer breaks Spirited Away’s record, becomes number-one movie of all time in Japan
- Adult entertainment guidance center appears in Akihabara, some worry neighborhood is changing
- How to make McDonald’s Katsu Curry Chicken McNuggets
- Line of figures depicting animals using toilets begins pre-orders three months in advance
- Hello Kitty collab with coffee shop Doutor offering tasty, kawaii treats, limited-edition goods
- Nintendo’s victory over MariCar finalized by Supreme Court of Japan
- Manga author who groped girl’s breasts on Tokyo street won’t have to spend any time in jail
- Lucky Japanese new year ice cream! Baskin-Robbins’ flavor inspired by traditional osechi cuisine
- A life-sized bust of Kenshiro from First of the North Star from Osaka is tax deductible!
- Is it rude to eat when your food arrives first at a restaurant? Japanese people weigh in
- Shakey’s creates Japanese-style-pizza pizza with new Okonomiyaki Pizza
- Super Sailor Moon lingerie sets, new Senshi panties coming to celebrate Sailor Moon Eternal【Pics】
- Want to know who voices that one character in the anime you’re watching? There’s an app for that
- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a stealth cameo in Cyberpunk 2077, gamers say【Pics】
- Utada Hikaru sings, Eva fights Eva in jaw-dropping new trailer for final Evangelion movie【Video】
- Merry Christmas from SoraNews24!
- Nintendo’s “God-like” customer service warms hearts again, this time helping a husband in Japan
- Beautifully crafted bag shows off intricate artistry and is perfect for keeping your snowman cool
- We build miniature Japanese samurai warrior armour out of metal
- Burger King releases new Whopper to ward off evil in Japan
- Mister Donut back at it again with 2021 MisDo Pokémon Lucky Bags
- Onigiri jewellery from Japan lets you wear your love of Japanese food on your fingers
- Gunma teacher arrested for spray-gluing coworker’s belongings to desk
- Pokémon teams up with eyewear company JINS for 59 new stylish glasses for adults and kids
- Three-year-old Japanese girl loves Grand Theft Auto, dad says it’s a great game for kids
- Japanese home furnishing chain issues massive recall for asbestos-heavy bathmats and coasters
- Hokkaido man steals front end loader from neighboring town to plow snow in own neighborhood
- Japanese school renames boys, girls uniforms as “Type I” and “Type II” in gender identity reform
- Here it is: The finalized map for Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan (and its food)
- Studio Ghibli quietly joins Twitter as anime production company creates official account
- Japan Airlines staff reassigned to work as shrine maidens during coronavirus travel downturn
- Eat Eevee! Pokémon Tokyo Banana team-up enters round two with suggestions to freeze, singe Eevee
- We try cooking lots of things with Japan’s double-decker one-person bento box-sized rice cooker
- 4 Days in Tohoku, Japan’s Northeastern Treasureland
- Dumb Japanese school dress codes — Coronavirus winter edition
- Futon-loving Pomeranian shows us how to spend winter Japanese-style【Photos】
- Japanese Ariana Grande performs “Positions” in parody music video
- McDonald’s releases Katsu Curry Chicken McNuggets, but do they taste Japanese?
- Which Japanese city is gaining interest among families and renters? Hint: it’s not in Tokyo
- Living costs of Tokyo families now average 23.5 million yen over half a lifetime
- Do this Japanese cosmetics company’s “small face” masks make a big difference in your beauty?
- This ridiculously expensive Tokyo sandwich was worth every one of the 8,650 yen it cost us
- Travelers can now fly in a Pokémon airplane in Japan
- Official Princess Mononoke knit sweaters hit the GBL this winter【Photos】
- Bluetooth tombstones are here to help you mourn loved ones without breaking the bank
- A terrifying new way to view Mt Fuji: From a deck at the top of a giant rollercoaster!
- Mt Fuji looks unusual, sparks fears of possible eruption
- Put down the soy sauce! We try a new “expert” way to season your sushi【Taste test】
- Okayama’s Tiger Mask makes final donation of school bags after five years of generosity
- We build a miniature Japanese oden stall with gorgeous results
- COVID-19 appears to be suppressing the flu in Japan, number of cases down and decreasing
- Ichiran Ramen calendar features moving parts so you can make every day noodle day
- 2020 got you down? Finish not with a Big Bang, but like a Dynamite, with new BTS-themed coffee
- Eight awesome anime recommendations to close out 2020 with【Seiji’s World of Anime】
- Demon Slayer is so pervasive, it’s starting to affect Japanese children’s kanji reading ability
- Japanese gaming blanket is here to keep you warm through your gaming winter vacation【Photos】
- We try out 7-Eleven’s new home delivery service
- Evangelion sleeping bag Entry Plug is the best place to spend the winter【Photos】
- We try out writing inks inspired by Nagasaki ramen and dessert
- Japanese masturbatory aid maker Tenga unloads its “biggest gift ever”
- Studio Ghibli finishes free-to-use image release with 250 from Nausicaa, Laputa, and more
- Should the 2020 (now 2021) Tokyo Olympics be cancelled? Japanese citizens are divided
- ALT in Japan asked to remove earrings by Board of Education
- Ring in the New Year with Baskin-Robbins Japan’s adorable Pokémon ice cream dishes
- Nintendo Switch UFO catcher scam comes with extremely lame excuse【Video】
- Japanese fashion company develops fabric mask with velcro-edge eating technology
- Japanese department store officially apologizes for English poster calling Kyoto the world’s enemy
- Guinea pigs in Tokyo zoo get pampered in the cutest video of 2020
- Final Evangelion movie is finally finished, because Hideaki Anno says it is
- Japanese kid asks if Santa is real, gets a detailed, heartwarming response
- Ichiran Ramen Kit: How to feel like you’re in Kyushu right now
- All aboard the “Merry Christmask” train in Mie Prefecture
- Japanese fine art and pill bugs finally become one in BugArts Ukiyo-e series
- Spirited Away’s box office total revised upwards as Demon Slayer movie closes in on its record
- Netflix’s newest anime live-action adaptation is Yu Yu Hakusho
- Medi Lift: the Japanese beauty product that promises facelift results without surgery
- Kyoto Animation arsonist’s psychological evaluation ends, open door to prosecution
- Official Totoro reclining sofa makes naps on the Ghibli star’s tummy a real-life option【Photos】
- Pringles x Super Cup Sour Cream and Onion Yakisoba is back on shelves this month
- New cat lingerie sets from Japan are here to give you a purr-fect figure
- 2020’s most popular hot springs in Japan, as ranked by Japanese travelers
- Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker gets double-decker version that cooks side dishes too
- Man in Japan told he owes “unpaid adult web site fees,” ends up giving scammers over 100 million yen
- Was Spirited Away based on a real-life tale?
- Japan’s favorite curry rice restaurant teams up with convenience store for Super Spicy Curry Buns
- We try Rabbit toilet paper, a luxury roll made by suppliers to the Imperial Family
- Local samurai legend is immortalized in rockin’ new short animated film by Production I.G
- Is it dangerous to slurp oysters straight from the shell? Japan’s Ministry of Health weighs in
- Drive-through strawberry picking pops up in Japan
- Giant Godzilla statue is part of Japanese park’s Christmas illumination celebration【Photos】
- Dine out and isolate at the same time at Tokyo’s Prison Restaurant: The Lockup
- Japan announces Kanji of the Year for 2020
- Cat and dog owner in Japan wanders in on pets holding creepy cute ritual【Video】
- Japan’s Virtual Boyfriend Cake is here to keep you company/be your murder victim this Christmas
- Slip into a new, more comfortable normal with Aoki Holdings’ Pajama Suit
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba breaks all-time single-week Oricon manga sales record
- Sylvanian Families x Technics—we discover DJ turntable replicas are perfect for mini animal raves
- Japanese “New Word of the Year” announced, sums up 2020 perfectly
- Tokyo has a cafe lounge that’s for negative people only
- Lawson to post super-temp positions online, let anyone work suddenly-open shifts at stores
- We take a soak in a Japanese money bubble bath
- Japanese plushies’ tentacles want to keep you warm this winter【Photos】
- Who makes Japan’s best Spam-style onigiri convenience store rice ball? Let’s find out【Taste test】
- Burger King Japan’s new Plant-Based Whopper tastes amazing
- Grand Hyatt Tokyo teaming up with artist Takashi Murakami for adorable take-out afternoon tea set
- Japan’s Choco Eggs now come with Super Mario figures from two decades of Nintendo history
- Elderly Wakayama woman arrested for hacking her local supermarket’s self-checkout
- Mask vending machines pop up at train stations around Taiwan to help commuters avoid fines
- Sapporo Snow Festival moves to effectively cancel event for first time in history
- Final Fantasy’s Sephiroth joins Smash Bros., intent on shanking Mario and Zelda, taking off shirt
- Special terrarium-style Pokémon cup case to be sold at movie theaters with release of new film
- Look again – The new Kirby Cafe burger isn’t actually a hamburger
- Muji mixes masks with aromatherapy in new line of aroma oil mask stickers
- In celebration of Curry Bread Day, we find out which convenience store has the best curry bread【Taste Test】
- Dragon Quest town and adventure RPG attraction coming to Japanese theme park
- Supermarket slip lawsuit ruling influenced by size and color of pumpkin tempura
- We try rainbow ramen, the happy noodles people in Japan are going crazy for 【Taste Test】
- Monster Hunter movie line to be removed globally following backlash in China
- Burger King releases new Plant-Based Whopper in Japan
- Alcoholic soup in a cup now on sale to keep Japan warm and buzzed this winter
- Sailor Moon Eternal’s tie-in pop-up cafe: a perfect pastel paradise of pretty food and merch
- Starbucks customisation in Japan is beary kawaii
- Shota no Sushi fan who became sushi chef just earned a Michelin star for his new restaurant
- Japanese government’s new birth rate plan: Use AI to tell people who’d be a good spouse for them
- Idol otaku arrested for bomb threat after his idol T-shirt gets burned
- McDonald’s fries in Japan suddenly start tasting like cosmetics
- How to ace an online job interview using the power of Japanese dating simulator video games
- Evangelion welcomes back Utada Hikaru for final movie’s theme song, vinyl collected release
- Shortage of chocolatey milk enhancer Milo has Japanese resellers licking their chops
- Canada’s Bacon Mushroom Melt is coming to Wendy’s Japan!
- Sailor Moon fails to take the top spot in Japan’s giant Sailor Moon anime popularity poll
- Starbucks Roastery Tokyo releases lucky Japanese dolls to end the pandemic in the New Year
- New winter-only Japanese KitKat flavour combines chocolate with a decadent sweet
- Rainbow ramen now being served in Japan to spread happiness through noodles【Photos】
- Petition started to stop Doraemon from constantly showing Shizuka in the bath
- We rent a sister in Japan, act out sibling scenarios with frightening realness 【Video】
- Mos Burger teams up with Dassai sake brand for a very unusual milkshake
- Studio Ghibli fan test: What scene from My Neighbour Totoro is depicted in this bag holder?
- Sailor Moon wedding reception plans to be offered in Japan
- Giant, huggable Dragapult plushie is the work-from-home companion of your dreams
- All-you-can-eat onigiri make this Tokyo Internet/manga cafe a great place to actually eat
- Thermos releases new line of insulated Japanese rice and miso soup bowls【Photos】
- We visit the Giant Buddha statue that our reporter dubs “kawaii” and “like a mascot character”
- A Japanese vending machine perfect for samurai
- Tour a stylish, minimalistic Muji House in new downtown Tokyo showroom
- Monster Hunter movie gets pulled from Chinese theaters in less than a day over “knees” pun
- Is it gross to eat sushi that the chef pressed with his bare hands?【Survey】
- Chen Mapo Dofu restaurants across Japan offering one free bowl of dandan noodles a day for a year
- New Japanese sake miniatures teach us about drinking culture in Japan
- Clash of the instant ramen! Taste-testing seven instant noodles on a flavor trip across Kyushu
- Post office manager sacked for embezzling 130 million yen in stamps
- Drive-in theater in Kanagawa to offer Makoto Shinkai movie showings, concerts, and more
- We have way too much fun making Demon Slayer anime erasers and badges with craft kits
- Japan now has video gamer chiropractic treatments to reduce discomfort and improve performance
- Moms vs. demon slayers — Japanese grade schoolers asked: “Who do you respect most and why?”
- Man worried girlfriend spending too long in bath goes to check on her, finds something surprising
- Ho ho ho! Merry fried chicken sushi appears in Japan!
- Japanese water purification ritual at shrines under threat due to the pandemic
- Japanese comedian apologizes for his many “multipurpose toilet affairs”
- Disney lingerie sets from Japan let you step into the world of a magical princess
- We piss our pants over and over to find the most comfortable Japanese baby diaper to pee in
- Straw Hat Brides – Official One Piece wedding dresses going on sale in Japan
- TGIFWPAV: Thank God it’s Friday with the Pikachu ASMR video【Video】
- Typhoon destroys real Ghost of Tsushima island shrine torii gate, crowdfunding campaign launched
- Studio Ghibli puppets??!! Hayao Miyazaki’s son unveils Earwig and the Witch puppet show 【Video】
- New Japanese KitKat has been aged in whisky barrels from Islay, Scotland
- McDonalds Japan and Godiva Chocolate’s collab coffee frappe is dismayingly delicious【Taste test】
- Mr. Sato has time-travelled to the year 3030 with impressive sushi technology
- Now you can be one step closer to the very best with your very own life-size, realistic Poké Ball
- Evangelion taking over Tokyo Skytree just in time for Christmas
- Japanese city changes “burnable trash” bags to “the only option is to burn this trash” bags
- Japanese office worker accidentally calls angry customer stupid, things turn out surprisingly well
- Starbucks Japan releases beautiful sign-language mug at its first sign-language branch in Tokyo
- Move over ramen and udon, “cup okonomiyaki” has come to play*
- World’s first Ikea veggie dog specialty store opens in Shibuya
- Permanent Pikachu Tokyo Banana gift cake shop opening in Tokyo!
- Face-mask-themed park “Tokyo Mask Land” opens in Japan
- Japan’s first Finnish-style sauna facility with private rooms opens in Tokyo
- Traveling idiot who forced plane to land in Japan by refusing to wear mask continues to be stupid
- Tokyo losing another iconic video game arcade as Ikebukuro landmark is closing for good
- Samurai’s severed head moved in Tokyo, earthquake occurs at his body in Ibaraki
- Does a guy lose all chance with a Japanese woman if he doesn’t pay for the first date?【Survey】
- Gorgeous new artwork for 2021 Sailor Moon Eternal anime movie released
- Yoshiki’s first photo book in 28 years becomes bestseller in Japan
- New Ghibli Princess Mononoke tote bags from L.L. Bean feature glow-in-the-dark forest spirits
- Train otaku say this is the narrowest train station platform in Japan
- Why Ghibli’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is the perfect film for 2020
- Baseball star Ichiro Suzuki to coach champion high school baseball team in Japan
- Full-size moving Gundam statue in Japan shows off more moves in new videos【Videos】
- Nike commercial addresses bullying and racism in Japan, riles up debate online【Video】
- Naomi Osaka becomes shojo manga star for new series set in outer space
- Retro noodle soup vending machine is immortalized in an udon soup-flavored pound cake
- Top 10 Japanese baby names of 2020 revealed
- The depressing diet of a Tokyo prostitute during Japan’s Edo period
- The Mister Donut Ice Bar: “When donuts become ice cream”
- Three new Evangelion Tamagotchi arrive so you can raise your own Angel after the franchise ends
- We miss out on cheap all-you-can-eat takoyaki, but stuff ourselves with octopus balls anyway
- First look at Universal Studios’ Mario Kart ride, Super Nintendo World’s opening date revealed【Vid】
- Welcome back, Kadabara? Self-claimed psychic gives blessing for Pokémon card 20 years after lawsuit
- Two different ramen Pringles flavors are coming just in time for Christmas
- We rock Japan’s new wearable grocery bag for sustainable, stylish shopping
- What happens when a cosplayer takes anniversary bridal photos? Hadokens and Force chokes【Pics】
- Is there any point to holding your chopsticks the “correct” way? Let’s find out【Experiment】
- Mr. Sato tries out ‘the Life Ruiner’, a wearable kotatsu – will it ruin his life?
- Fashion magazine Egg’s 2020 Japanese Buzzword Awards are here to bring out your inner teen
- Pathetically weak Magikarp shown love with Pokémon manhole covers in birthplace of koi culture
- Nara University study finds some common teas can neutralize COVID-19
- Let Pikachu and Ditto keep your belongings safe with new silicone ring straps
- Japanese bathroom has a clever countermeasure for guys who pee on the floor at the urinal【Photos】
- Yakiniku sneakers from Japan let you wear your love for meat on your feet
- Japan’s coldest prefecture offering frozen river open-air soaking this winter
- Someone asked Nintendo President Satoru Iwata to lay off workers, and his response was awesome
- City official, angered when asked to wear a mask, throws own feces
- Japanese VTuber Usada Pekora’s new plum wine has a label drawn by Madoka’s character designer
- Instant ramen with 40 billion lactic acid bacteria on sale now
- Japanese gamer supplement drink gets sequel with in Jelly Game Booster Ver. 2.0
- Pokémon Moomoo Milk-flavor cookies going on sale in Japan
- Medical university in Tokushima honors student for his gaming
- Final Fantasy developer Square Enix makes working from home a permanent option for employees
- Nintendo is shutting down the level upload feature for Super Mario Maker
- Tokyo talent “scout” picks wrong woman to try to recruit, and not just because she’s a politician
- Kanji T-shirt seen on U.S. TV show makes Japanese viewers giggle
- Combining two of Burger King’s one-pound beef burgers for an extreme fast food challenge
- Win Pikachu-shaped gummy goods in Kanro’s Pikachu sweets campaign!
- How big is the PlayStation 5? About as big as a Shibu Inu dog, photos show【Photos】
- Kill Bill actor stars in a very 2020 commercial for McDonald’s Japan
- First new Japanese cockroach species in 35 years discovered by scientists【Photos】
- Starbucks Japan teams up with Kate Spade for trendy new designer drinkware
- Demon Slayer passes Frozen and Your Name at Japanese box office, Shinkai comments on its success
- Teeny tiny giant panda baby born in Japan【Photos】
- Mos Burger’s new luxury burger contains 0.18 percent alcohol
- Tired of teleworking from home? Get a change of atmosphere by working in an express train!
- Starbucks celebrates Christmas in Japan with a festive matcha Frappuccino
- Manga creator admits to groping 14-year-old girl, asks for no prison time at trial
- Newest weird Japanese vending machine beverage: Dashi fish soup from…Coca-Cola?!?
- The secret piece of information hiding in plain sight on Tokyo’s subway signs
- Let’s celebrate Good Spouse Day by dressing up as our partners!
- Bunker down for winter with cozy tuna cushions and a five-foot tuna futon cover
- Drinking wine made from the only train station platform vineyard in Japan
- Pokémon Tokyo Banana haul: Will we find the rare Pikachu tail?
- We try making imoni, the beloved taro and beef stew of northern Japan【SoraKitchen】
- We try Burger King’s first-ever bunless burger in Japan
- Middle-aged Tokyo man, escorted by his mother, confesses to killing elderly homeless woman
- Cosplay as a flying squirrel with new wearable blanket from Japan
- Why buy your cat a cat house when you can buy a cat shrine from Japan instead?
- Surprisingly strong Hokkaido woman arrested for poking holes in 13 expensive melons with finger
- Kyoto’s Fire Ramen restaurant expands overseas with first location outside Japan
- Kirby Café has new winter Kirby Fighters menu that’ll warm your heart and fill your stomach
- Botched art restorations become Japanese gacha capsule toys
- Let’s stick hot, cheap electronics near our eyes with Daiso’s heated eyelash curler!【Experiment】
- Kyoto man arrested for opening packs of Demon Slayer key chains until finding one he wanted
- Anime game girl helps make Tokyo ramen restaurant famous, chef becomes her fan
- McDonald’s Japan teams up with Godiva for the first time to create delicious new desert drink
- New dress shirt patterns, masks, bandanas on sale to commemorate new Pokémon movie release
- Top 10 most desirable Japanese prefectures to live in may show new trend toward small-city living
- Japan now has a banana hammer made from a real banana…that’s not frozen
- Glam out with Pokémon Vulpix and Ninetails necklace by Japanese jewelry designer U-Treasure
- Demon Slayer inspires us to build an old-timey Japanese puzzle box of our own
- Japanese temple puts up three messages of wisdom the Internet should take to heart
- Croissant gyoza: Pie-like dumplings take Japan by storm
- Japan gifts the world with First Essence Tagame Gin made from a giant water bug
- This gachapon capsule machine dispenses real Akoya pearls, with certificates of authenticity
- Can’t make it to the Ghibli Museum? Then build your own with this awesome papercraft kit【Photos】
- Japanese green tea vending machine has a puppet show that tells the story behind the drink
- Pikachu Pika Pika purin dessert drinks totaling tempting at Pokémon sweets cafe
- Ikeda City mayor pledges to pay about six bucks in restitution for installing sauna in his office
- Woman in Japan “can’t forgive” Starbucks after their hand sanitiser left her with chemical burns
- Studio Ghibli releases 250 more free-to-download/use images from five films, and Totoro is here!
- Pileup on sushi conveyor belt causes chaos for diners at restaurant chain in Japan
- Japanese rental house comes with craziest amenity ever: a full-size bus
- We smash up some rock-hard rice crackers with a hammer to find out which one is the toughest
- We indulge in all-you-can-eat “Navy Curry”, discover the buffet of our dreams
- How to play Totoro’s mysterious flute from My Neighbour Totoro【Pics & Video】
- Starbucks unveils second new festive Christmas drinkware range for 2020
- Erotic Japanese woodblock print underwear makes a statement when you take off your pants【Pics】
- Japanese overtime work culture captured in new dice collection
- The Five Smalls – Tokyo asks citizens to follow five guidelines as coronavirus infections spike
- Burger King releases its first-ever “buns-free” burger in Japan
- Pringles unveils new regional-exclusive flavour in Japan
- Nintendo’s Kirby is ready to warm your body and heart as a USB heater plushie【Photos】
- The five least stressful jobs, as ranked by Japanese working people
- How I learned to stop worrying and love the Egg’wich in Osaka
- Should people in Japan be allowed to keep their surnames after getting married, survey asks
- New Pokémon Seiko watch collection stars Pikachu, Eevee and Mewtwo
- Burger King opens a rental site to help fast food lovers find an apartment in Japan
- Starbucks Japan tells us what we’re getting for Christmas: matcha green tea brownie Frappuccinos!
- Face mask distributer imprisoned in sex shop by yakuza for 11 hours
- Japanese dance gamer finds wife who’s “too understanding” of his hobby, awesome video shows
- Giant temple in mountains of Japan is also one of its most impressive tapioca bubble tea cafes
- Tokyo Olympic chairman’s Super Mario reference isn’t as heartwarming as he thought it would be
- Japanese Joe Biden tries the Biden Burger in Japan
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons joins Japanese fashion line Gelato Pique for cute, comfy PJs
- JR West comes up with brilliant plan to save turtles and prevent train delays, touches netizens
- Comiket returns! Japan’s largest otaku convention announced for 2021 with new admission policies
- Japanese business wear brand creates helpful graph to tell you what to wear at work
- Japan’s new carriable one-person hot pot maker is our newest cooking gadget obsession
- Japanese middle school criticized for pulling out girls’ bra straps to check their color
- Fukuoka woman drives through front of convenience store because she really needed to pee
- Eat like a samurai from the warring states period with new range of canned meals from Japan
- Japanese conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain makes sushi with the help of artificial intelligence
- Anime girls are waiting for you to tell them about your real-life poo for new game’s microtransactions
- Japanese snack company Calbee unveils new edible sleep aid strips
- Get ready to set sail on the high seas looking your best with the Shu Uemura x One Piece collaboration
- Portable PlayStation 4 created by genius in Japan【Videos/Photos】
- Tokyo is the best city in the world to live in, study says
- Mugger sticks gun in Japanese teenager’s back, she tells him to get a job
- Free yourself from noodle grime on your screen with the new Noodle Wall
- Japan is getting apple pie-flavor KitKats with help from a 136-year-old sweets shop
- Can these masks give you Japan’s kogao “small-face” ideal? Let’s find out!【Experiment】
- Sagamiko Illumillion Christmas light park opening soon, promises glittering Pokémon, light shows
- Beautiful Mt. Fuji sunrise or literal end of the world? Video looks like it could be either one
- Six-hour Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind kabuki stage play is finally coming out on home video
- Mr. Sato cosplays as Joe Biden, makes ice cream pit stop as Sato Biden
- Can’t put your smartphone down when you’re eating? This clever plate has a solution【Photos】
- Japan’s Minister in Charge of Information Technology Policy defends politicians’ use of paper
- McDonald’s Japan’s limited-edition pie pick-me-up: the Love Triangle Choco Pie【Taste Test】
- Japan’s new Pokémon donuts are here, so let’s eat Pikachu, Chansey, and some Poké Balls【Photos】
- It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…is flying away in a hot-air balloon
- World’s first Eggwich specialty store set to open in Japan
- Jason adapts to the new normal for Friday the 13th
- English ad in Japan has some seeing a command to stay infected with coronavirus this Christmas
- Mayhem at Uniqlo in Japan as customers fight to grab the Jil Sander collection
- Kyoto sightseeing live stream for Chinese viewers becomes controversial, sparks ire in locals
- A giant 161-centimeter can of Pringles is exactly the kind of snack system we need【Photos】
- A giant 161-centimeter can of Pringles is exactly the kind of snack system we need【Photos】
- Japanese restaurant has all-you-can-eat juicy fried chicken for LESS THAN A DOLLAR
- Japanese restaurant has all-you-can-eat juicy fried chicken for LESS THAN A DOLLAR
- From capsule hotel to capsule office – A visit to Tokyo’s newest pandemic work solution
- From capsule hotel to capsule office – A visit to Tokyo’s newest pandemic work solution
- J-Pop superstar Koda Kumi’s new music video stars manga/anime cornerstone Urusei Yatsura【Video】
- J-Pop superstar Koda Kumi’s new music video stars manga/anime cornerstone Urusei Yatsura【Video】
- Studio Ghibli’s new CG anime is keeping its setting in the U.K., has official premier date
- Japanese police hide at shrine in camo gear to catch a thief…who stole six bucks 【Video】
- Best Masknist Award 2020 held to honor pioneers in Japanese mask fashion
- New Xbox Series X fits perfectly with a classic Nintendo system, gamer in Japan finds【Pics】
- Akihabara’s otaku shrine celebrates PlayStation 5 launch with ethereal one-night event
- New Pikachu PC cushion is here to recharge your work-from-home work ethic【Photos】
- Eating the Olympic Torch Parfait in Tokyo
- Japanese Twitter discovers a crazy comfortable pillow has been hiding at Ikea
- Colorful, temporary street piano boosts spirits of commuters, pianists, with live otaku music
- English mistake makes Kyoto the enemy of the world
- NPB player sparks controversy by not letting a retiring pitcher strike him out
- City in Japan receives donation for kids with letter signed by two ultra-popular anime characters
- Nissin develops revolution in chewiness with 8-minute instant udon made with “mochi wheat”
- So long, PlayStation 4 – Sony announces it’s ending repair service for early PS4 models
- What’s the best way to close the gender gap in Japan? Japanese women weigh in
- How can you maximize the calories you burn singing karaoke?【Experiment】
- Tokyo capsule hotel renovates to become a convenient capsule coworking space
- Hayao Miyazaki ambushed while picking up trash on street for opinions on Demon Slayer
- Pairing Japanese whisky with Famichiki at Kyoto’s new convenience store bar
- A team of fish in Japan has beaten Pokémon Sapphire【Video】
- Japanese mayor “Jo Baiden” becomes famous after U.S. election
- Our Japanese reporter bids a fond farewell to Tokyo’s last Claire’s boutique
- Do Ippudo’s new tonkotsu ramen potato chips taste as good as their noodles?
- This crazy Pokémon pseudo-sleeping bag is the perfect place to do absolutely nothing【Photos】
- Melon bread…with meat? A crazy new twist on one of Japan’s favorite baked goods【Taste test】
- Elementary school students create a spooktacular event at school in lieu of canceled school trip
- Japanese “Rainbow Fire” lets you camp in style with multicolored flames!【Photos】
- Japanese company creates “business card masks” that put your name and workplace on your face
- Tokyo Banana teams up with Pokémon for limited-edition Pikachu sweets collection
- Spike in empty houses calling the fire department in Akita City baffles authorities
- Mystery of Japanese Prime Minister Suga’s “low-level English” tweet to Donald Trump now solved
- We test Daiso’s new storage container to see if it keeps rice fluffy even after freezing
- Denny’s opens take-out only branch in Tokyo with cheap, tasty Japanese bento boxed lunches
- Natural grown peace-sign-shaped potato in Japan is the good omen we all need right now
- Japan’s child-eating ogres prepare COVID-19 preventative measures for upcoming New Year’s Eve
- No mask, no ride – Japanese government allows taxis to refuse to pick up maskless passengers
- Can a Tokyo hair salon change Mr. Sato into Joe Biden?
- Japanese clothing chain offers an answer to job-hunting suit conundrum
- Head of kindergarten arrested for spitting on elementary students who were in his way
- Can this crazy LED robo mask make us better-looking? Let’s find out!【Experiment】
- Chocolate-covered shrimp snacks make a comeback in Japan this winter
- Susuki: One of the most beautiful, and often overlooked, parts of autumn in Japan【Photos】
- Sega’s troubles continue as parent company asks hundreds of employees to to quit their jobs
- Sushi fabric maker Maison Sushi adds chic new card and coin cases, shoulder bags to lineup
- Beautiful 3-D puzzle kit lets you build Ghibli’s Spirited Away bathhouse with no tools, glue【Pics】
- Exploring the tastes and textures of Forbidden Yukimi Toast【SoraKitchen】
- Japanese museum to hold “wonder” exhibit packed with marvelous curiosities from nature
- Studio Ghibli’s Totoro and the Catbus forever preserved together in new statue 【Pics & Video】
- Secret otaku certification test: Can you see the video game cosplay hidden in this clothing ad?
- Japanese ministers call for reform of company hiring practices that focus on new graduates
- Anime music legend Yoko Kanno to compose music for Japan’s Takarazuka all-female revue
- Hayao Miyazaki has a gripe against Japanese female voice actors
- Sega leaves arcade operation business, sells off management of all its 193 Japanese game centers
- Donald Trump and Joe Biden chibi mascot characters win fans during results coverage in Japan
- Former sixth SMAP member wins motorcycle championship, fulfilling 24-year promise with bandmates
- This amazing photo of the Japan Alps only gets more beautiful the higher you look
- Japanese fashion brand Keiko Tagai turns beautiful old kimono into stylish hats
- Police in Japan find dismembered body of father in attic of son’s condominium
- A whole bunch of capybara videos to help ease your presidential election stress【Videos】
- Handsome Japanese rickshaw drivers get hot and steamy in their new music video
- 30 percent of surveyed Japanese actors/voice actors admit to suicidal thoughts due to work
- Tokyo train passengers team up to take down thief who stole sleeping man’s wallet【Videos】
- My Neighbour Totoro train jingles now playing at Tokorozawa Station【Videos】
- Like owl cafes? How about an owl Chinese restaurant in Yokohama?
- Godzilla vs. Dry Indoor Air
- A capsule toy vending machine pandemic shopping solution The My Gashapon Handle
- Police in Japan warn of new Shinkansen/travel-related scam
- Nagoya University develops rice plant that grows pure sugar
- McDonald’s Japan now has a double cheeseburger with rice buns, and people are raving about it
- Huge crowds gather for Halloween in Japan despite calls to stay home【Photos】
- Could McDonald’s Japan be playing us for fools regarding the size of two of their new burgers?
- Anime figure stolen from otaku bar, owners have thief on video but give him chance to come clean
- Ramen-flavored fried chicken is here, proves once again Japanese convenience stores are paradise
- Japanese inventors create robot girlfriend hand for lonely people to hold and walk with【Video】
- Japanese police car stolen by hooligans? Sapporo Halloween stunt baffles bystanders【Video】
- New environmental regulations considered for Seto Inland Sea because it has become “too pretty”
- Poop or Wiener? Election divides Japan with a difficult decision
- Japanese brand Muji’s new soy meat can be stored at room temperature, needs no hydration
- Unseen footage of Haruma Miura’s run in Kinky Boots released in special tribute movie【Video】
- Demon Slayer Tamagotchi on sale now, preorders for 9 more types on the way
- Were we dumb to buy as many Animal Crossing amiibo cards as Nintendo would let us? Let’s find out
- We try NEXT MEATS meatless yakiniku: Does it live up to our meat-lover expectations?
- There’s now a moving Gundam anime robot model that you can control with your brain【Video】
- Hilariously mundane cosplays from “Jimi Halloween” 2020 in Tokyo【Photos】
- Cheap cosplay: How to make an awesome magic sword slash for just three bucks【Photos】
- Plushie cat testicle pouches prove Japanese designers can make anything look cute【Photos】
- The manga sales charts for this week in Japan are absolutely insane as new record is set
- Japanese survey finds only 23 percent of vehicles stop for pedestrians at crosswalks
- Rilakkuma and pals will return to Netflix in upcoming stop-motion animation series
- Pokémon Shirts team up with Japanese illustrator Inori Kito to make cute new limited-edition prints
- Let’s practice some non-toxic masculinity with Japanese pro-wrestler anti-bacterial face masks
- Pokémon Shirts launches new face mask range in Japan【Photos】
- Japanese Christmas cake “inspired by a fascinating woman” looks uncannily like female genitalia
- Giant bottles of Coca-Cola are floating above Shibuya Scramble, looks like something out of Blade Runner
- Mister Donut preps to develop more Pokémon-themed donuts starting from November
- You can use anime mecha weaponry to open your mail with this awesome Gundam letter opener【Photos】
- The difference between Japanese and Western working cultures summed up in one photo
- Court verdict reached on Kyoto schoolgirl who sued bullies for causing her mental illness
- Man arrested in Japan after walking around supermarket in a monkey mask
- Light up your table with this adorable Pikachu cake this Holiday Season!
- Taste-testing 3 fast food chains’ autumn chocolate pies in Japan to find the ultimate pie
- Anime girl holograms to start working as hotel staff at Tokyo’s “Weird Hotel”【Photos】
- Man arrested in Japan for selling overseas bootleg anime DVDs
- Our reporter/Yngwie Malmsteen’s request for anime actress Kotori Koiwai, and her shocking answer
- Japanese adult video actress gets home-invasion robbed by teenagers in Tokyo
- Kobe hospital gets anonymous 5 million yen cash donation, gives it back, gets it again, keeps it
- Turn any table into a kotatsu with new adhesive heater from Japan
- Japanese clothing brand Graniph releases new stylish Pokémon collection
- Can a Tokyo hair salon change you into today’s hottest anime character from Demon Slayer?【Photos】
- Mos Burger vs Burger King: Which chip butty is better?
- Life isn’t like anime — Japanese school to close, students must transfer 200 kilometers away
- Shibuya’s virtual Halloween celebration site goes live sans vital attraction, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
- No school trip? No problem! Japanese students to go on a virtual school trip in Minecraft instead
- This gigantic faux Switch is exactly how we want to play Nintendo games【Photos】
- How to make tonkotsu ramen at home 【SoraKitchen】
- Japanese police search for police search dog that ran away during police search
- ‘90s anime fans not happy with new character design as Tokyo Babylon gets reboot【Video】
- Unusual Japanese ice creams take your taste buds on a trip around Japan
- Starbucks unveils festive new Christmas drinkware range for 2020
- Fried chicken pillows with sizzling ASMR audio will soothe your soul, rouse your appetite
- Terrific Tochigi! Japanese prefecture proves its beauty with scenery showcase【Video】
- KonMari’s YouTube reveals interesting fact about Japanese vs. non-Japanese online preferences
- Kyoto Animation’s Tsurune anime series about traditional Japanese archery scores a feature film
- Starbucks Japan unveils its first Christmas Frappuccino for the festive holiday season
- We try Burger King Japan’s “Fake Burger”, a chip butty on steroids
- Nagoya man arrested for stealing piano covers from schools for reasons unknown to all
- Behold the cycle of life with new Japanese plushie sets depicting the food chain and more
- Enjoy the taste of fire-roasted sweet potatoes in a bottle with new “You Yaki-imo” liquor
- Population aging in Japan gets a corona-boost as pregnancies drop by 11 percent this year
- New “Bottle Man” bottle-cap battle toys too popular, sold out all over Japan on release day【Vid】
- Former Empress of Japan imparts wise, moving words on talent and its loss
- Man goes on first date with woman, she brings 23 family members along for the meal
- We became Japanese sweet chefs for a day with Popin Cooking’s DIY wagashi set
- 25 different Japanese convenience store sandwiches – What’s inside them?【Photos】
- 92 great anime from the last 10 years to binge watch ASAP
- Family cheated out of 54 million yen by man impersonating Japanese rock star for three years
- Hot spring hit by manga thief continues to be awesome with wonderful thank-you gifts to donors
- First look at Keanu Reeves’ Japanese dub in Cyberpunk 2077 trailer【Video】
- 7-Eleven Japan’s “Paper Tiger” sandwich sparks online controversy over deceptive packaging
- The truth of Burger King Japan’s “Fake Burger” is even weirder than we’d expected
- Hayao Miyazaki sketches cute characters for new signboard at the Ghibli Museum【Video】
- Mr. Sato visits Gacha Gacha no Mori: The capsule toy store for adult women
- Cup Noodle instant ramen adds disturbingly named new topping: “almost squid!”
- Become a bear and ‘hibernate’ in the woods with this private hammock tent
- New program lets you telecommute from the foothills of Mt. Fuji and see the beauty of rural Japan
- Japanese stores stock stylish PlayStation home decor including lights, controller mugs and clocks
- World-first confirmation that masks can protect you from coronavirus【Video】
- Saying “Pocky” found to make better smiles than other smile words like “cheese” and “spaghetti”
- There’s a touching reason it took so long for samurai and ninja to show up in One Piece
- How to make craft cola with all natural ingredients【SoraKitchen】
- Photos of “everyday life” in the town next to Mt. Fuji look like a beautiful fantasy world
- Lucky underpants for your face: New masks from auspicious Tokyo store offer pandemic protection
- Put down the frying pan – You can make amazing pancakes with a sandwich maker, Japan learns【Pics】
- “Please don’t use our tubs for getting drunk” pleads Japanese maker of plastic wash tubs
- Pepsi Japan teases new limited-edition flavour with clever marketing
- Town in Japan now protecting itself from bears with Monster Wolf robot【Video】
- After 10 years of secrecy, anime song duo ClariS finally remove their masks and show their faces
- One of manga/anime’s greatest love stories is the highlight of Norah Jones’ new music video【Vid】
- Osaka icon loses legs, restaurant says famous crab is exhausted
- Japanese student teased for American pronunciation gets sweet revenge on classmates
- Japanese theatres welcome Thomas the Tank Engine’s newest train, a Japanese shinkansen, in 2021
- Tokyo temple holds funeral for personal seals in effort to reform outdated business practice【Vid】
- Student gets locked inside Japanese station after the last train
- On sale now: Japanese sake giant creates gin from 80,000 recycled Budweisers
- We tried a smartphone cooling fan from a 100 yen shop to see if it really works【Photos】
- Tokyo government provides coronavirus home recuperation sets with instant ramen, curry, and more
- Adorable talking Pokémon Eevee coin bank is here to take your money, make you happy about it【Vid】
- We eat at Japan’s first-ever ramen restaurant, finally reopened after 44 years
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit: Is it as cool as it looks in the trailer?【Review】
- You can build Japan’s hauntingly beautiful Gunkanjima as a papercraft kit【Photos】
- Leading Japanese voice actors help develop new line of throat lozenges
- Melon bread showdown! Which Japanese convenience store melon pan is the one for you?【Taste test】
- An office 525 feet in the sky – Testing Tokyo amusement park’s Ferris wheel telecommuting space
- Burger King is releasing a Fake Burger in Japan
- We travel to a mysterious power spot in Okinawa, where a “heart rock” floats in the sea
- Trick or treat? Capybaras at Nagasaki Biopark devour jack-o’-lantern in fun new video
- 10 new fall anime series that our Japanese reporter recommends you watch
- Studio Ghibli releases 300 more images from six movies free to download online
- Pikachu, I poo with you! Official Pokémon toilet created in Japan for young fans
- Face-mask-themed park “Tokyo Mask Land” coming to Yokohama
- Fan-made Ghibli Caption Maker lets you put your own spin on famous anime scenes
- Japanese KitKats are shrinking, Nestlé says previous size may have been “too large” for customers
- Muji’s Nuka Paste for Pickling is perfect for making your own Japanese pickles at home
- When the pandemic is over…Beautiful photos of places Japan travelers want to visit after corona
- Japanese restaurant chain starts bold new policy: Letting you take your leftovers home with you
- Universal Studios Japan launches mask cosplay contest for Halloween
- New Pantene commercial interviews Japanese trans individuals about difficulties of job hunting
- We enjoy fast food without human contact by trying out KFC Japan’s new takeout lockers
- Tonkotsu ramen potato chips coming from Japan’s most popular Hakata ramen chain
- Pikachu’s butt evolves into delicious dessert at Tokyo’s official Pokémon sweets shop
- Sagamiko Pleasure Forest’s Christmas light event to have special Pokémon section this year
- Tokyo Government considers fining people who knowingly go out when infected with COVID-19
- KFC Japan now has a luxury truffle burger
- Fourth and final Evangelion Rebuild movie finally has release date, beautiful new trailer【Video】
- Convenience store Mini Stop’s new Gyoza Dog is must-try for all Gyoza fans! 【Taste test】
- Uber Eats Japan offering strange discount just for people who don’t really need Uber Eats
- Coca-Cola debuts drinkable dashi delicacy for diners on the dash
- Rotating Inuyasha Anime Art Exhibition to open in five Japanese cities beginning next month
- Finishing before the end – Japanese gamers discuss why they quit games right before the last boss
- 567 cartons of cigarettes bought with 120 smartphones at once leads to arrest in Chiba
- Enjoy the sweet taste of autumn with the help of Kirby and pals
- Pokémon anime will release its original soundtrack on CD for the first time in 10 years
- Your mistakes will transform into Mt. Fuji with this cool art eraser from Japan【Photos】
- Japanese manners debate: Is it OK to tell your coworkers “I’ve found a new job?”
- Starbucks adds pumpkin to its autumn Frappuccino for Halloween
- Energy Milk from Japan is the new way to power up your day
- K-Pop star and Japanese actress elected best people to wear jeans in 2020
- Cat in Japan finds the perfect shrine to take shelter from the rain at
- Kandaba, moui, and sakuna: We have fun taste-testing Okinawan fruits and vegetables
- Kentucky Fried Chicken installs fried chicken pick-up lockers in Tokyo, two other cities【Video】
- Lazy stay-home innovation from Japan: the addictive cloud nap mat
- Kyoto voted as the Best Big City in the world by international travelers, beating out Tokyo
- New tomato yoghurt divides opinions in Japan
- Miniature sento bathhouse range is this season’s must-buy gacha capsule toy collection
- Final Fantasy XVI’s story and primary development are finished, Square Enix hiring “final” staff
- Izumi Matsumoto, creator of Kimagure Orange Road manga/anime, passes away in hospital
- Starbucks unveils new Halloween drinkware collection
- 120-meter Godzilla statue opens in Japan, fans can now zipline into the kaiju king’s mouth【Video】
- We track down rare Ramen Pringles, sold only at special vending machines in Japan
- Internet trolls may not be the type of people you think they are, according to Japanese research
- Police officer caught downloading dirty videos from suspect’s phone
- How to stop a Nintendo Switch from overheating 【Video】
- Save your favorite characters and a small part of Tokyo in The Benza’s free RPG
- Telecommute from a ferris wheel at this Japanese amusement park
- Ultimate bachelor chow recipe: Cheeseburger-style furikake toast【SoraKitchen】
- Special warm face masks for winter go on sale in Japan, and we test them out
- New Tokyo vending machine has nothing but apple juice, but all different kinds from Japan’s north
- Amazing new exhibits from Japanese art team TeamLab coming to life in the U.S.A.
- Japanese Komeito party suggests 20,000 yen (US9) grant for graduating high school students
- Man loses 200 times at crane game, calls police to investigate, staff member loses 300 times too
- Japanese beauty parlor chain offering cute and scary Halloween makeup packages
- This Gunpla builder designs amazingly life-like Gundam dioramas out of plastic model kits
- Anger sparks as Tokyo politician claims “legally protecting lesbians and gays will ruin district”
- Savor some Sanrio chocolate costume cuteness with organic Halloween Cinnamoroll donuts
- Japanese Twitter has an ingenious way to cool down overheating electronics
- Bomb threats for Bitcoin bewilder local governments in Japan who couldn’t pay if they wanted to
- You and your family can kiss productivity goodbye with this ginormous kotatsu futon
- Japan’s newest lipstick model is…anime’s Rei Ayanami?!?
- Kyoto Animation releases first 10 minutes of Violet Evergarden movie free to watch online【Video】
- How should you respond when a Japanese person gives you a compliment?
- Hyogo boy singing “I hate baldies” assaulted by 55-year-old man with pro-wrestling move
- Members of pop group Snow Man embarrassed for misinterpreting the word “snowman”
- Women in Japan to be allowed to buy morning-after pill without a doctor’s prescription
- The number of doctorate students in Japan is now almost half of what it was 17 years ago
- Japanese supermarket’s funeral ad sparks controversy, debate over “blasphemy”
- Totoro discovered in Japanese forest【Photos】
- Amazon Japan are selling Uber Eats backpacks and they’re surprisingly useful
- A Pokémon glitch no one discovered in 18 years has been found…by a pet fish in Japan?!?【Videos】
- Japanese PM’s “low-level English” tweet to Donald Trump reportedly slammed by his own party
- Tokyo spas offer limited-time Gudetama and Kero Kero Keroppi baths and goodies【Photos】
- Japanese musician violently attacked in New York for being “Chinese”
- Faster! Japan’s Shinkansen to get speed boost along Tohoku route
- Capsule toy machines in Japan have taken to selling face masks too
- How to make a no-bake mille crepes-style cake with cheap combini chocolate wafers【SoraKitchen】
- Finally, a tool to save us from the pain of sitting Japanese-style【Photos】
- Mysterious Spirit Boat Procession in Nagasaki and the sandbox tram that follows it【Video】
- Yakuza officially banned from giving kids Halloween candy by Japanese government
- Opening season announced for Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World
- New Japan Rail Pass for non-Japanese passport holders coming soon
- One of Japan’s largest financial companies offers four-day weekend plan for all employees
- First-ever foot-operated vending machine appears in Japan during pandemic
- Otodasu, a special booth so Japanese musicians can practice without angering their neighbors
- No panty shots, under any circumstances, please, says anime’s creator to animation staff
- Is the final Evangelion movie going to be six hours long? Cryptic tweet has some fans worried
- Hey! You Can Drink Sweet Potatoes, says Japanese beverage maker with new drink
- “Drain me of my blood!” Otaku rush to donate for anime VTuber nurse
- You can now rent Sega’s iconic Building 2 Akihabara arcade space, but it’ll cost you…A LOT
- America gets a bad case of “crazy worms” from Japan
- Food ASMR YouTuber caught spitting cheese tonkatsu out on camera【Video】
- We tried Akihabara’s Star Kebab sushi roll and it changed our world
- All participants of “orgy party” in Japan arrested
- Lower income earners at higher risk of depression, Japan’s least shocking research finds
- Sony switches X button to confirm for PlayStation 5 worldwide, gamers in Japan freak out
- Japan to reopen to international tourists with new entry requirements
- Japan’s all-anime-themed hotel previews rooms, is ready to welcome guests
- Reebok teams up with fashion brand Yoshiokubo for traditional-culture-inspired sneakers
- Wield a life-size replica of Tanjiro’s demon-slaying Nichirin Blade for your next cosplay
- Fabulous new designer wedding dresses will give you the high-fashion wedding of your dreams
- How sexy is Japan’s for-bar-hostesses “sexy mask?” Let’s find out【Photos】
- Real life yandere? Japanese man’s ex-girlfriend sneaks into his home, cooks up something crazy
- Five new Pokémon manhole covers arrive in Tottori Prefecture, now with one in every municipality
- Our investigative report on a weird field in Japan that cuts into a supermarket
- Defibrillator toys from Japanese capsule machines are so realistic they might save a life
- Stay in Love Live! Sunshine!!’s Mari’s glamorous room, relax like an anime schoolgirl idol
- Which Pokémon will you evolve into? The official quiz, and how to take it in English
- Ridiculous photo of Japanese government’s Digitalization Promotion team inspires zero confidence
- What happens when you wear a smile mask on a Japanese train?
- How to escape when you’re trapped in a bathroom with a broken door【Video】
- Japan’s JAXA wants to build a fuel processing plant on the surface of the moon
- Japanese company develops motion simulator seat for home use
- This boys’ love game from Japan wants to teach you how to type【Video】
- Yoshikitty returns to protect you from coronavirus on stylish new goods
- Tokyo schoolboy assumes other boy’s identity for six months, attends classes at top high school
- Coronavirus vaccine to be free for all people in Japan as government foots bill, insiders say
- Japanese vending machines now sell pandemic goods
- Mos Burger teams up with Nintendo’s Kirby, charms Internet with adorable burger wrappers and bags
- Our reporter takes a sightseeing trip up Tokyo Skytree, admits he only has one regret
- Aichi man arrested for stealing 70,000 yen in toy money from safe
- A winter work-from-home essential from Japan: The kotatsu desk【Photos】
- Japanese gamer has brilliant, cheap way to keep you from rage-smashing your expensive controller
- What do Japanese fans think of Lee Isaac Chung directing the Hollywood remake of Your Name?
- Tokyo train stations to host Super Mario box/character art displays to celebrate 35th anniversary
- The best Pokémon music video of all time is here, thanks to Bump of Chicken and Bones【Video】
- Weirdest plastic model ever – A 1:1-scale Cup Noodle, including the ramen and toppings【Photos】
- Pet your cat and remain effortlessly stylish with this fur-resistant coat
- Japan has a “Totoro Tree” that looks just like the Studio Ghibli anime star【Photos】
- Fukuoka man cleared of theft charges because he was “only borrowing” victim’s bike
- Man travels 100 kilometers in middle of the night in Japan to punch another dude in the throat
- Grand opening date announced for Japan’s new moving life-size Gundam anime robot
- New Dassai sake parfait crashes reservation system in Japan
- Foreigners to blame for livestock theft, according to Japanese media
- Hiking restrictions result in huge drop in climbing accidents, with zero on Mt. Fuji
- Nintendo puts out important notice for casual gamers who’ve bought a Switch during the pandemic
- How does Japan feel about a Hollywood adaptation of the Yakuza video game series?
- Japanese man finds other man he’s never seen before sleeping in his bed
- Eat Japanese street food at home with this amazing sweet potato maker
- Luxury brand Longchamp announces electrifying new line of Pokémon bags
- Soft serve ice cream robots create the perfect cone in under 40 seconds【Video】
- Hot spring hit by manga thief shows saintly kindness as it tries to recover its missing comics
- Japan Airlines abolishes use of “ladies and gentlemen” in English for sake of sexual minorities
- Kyoto’s Kinkakuji creates unusual photo opportunity for visitors
- We eat imoni, a delicious autumn stew, at a unique version of a traditional Japanese festival
- New survey ranks top ten fan favorites among over 50 Kyoto Animation productions
- Fuji Dream Airlines is offering limited Mt. Fuji sightseeing flights
- Japan’s amazing healthcare system summed up in photo of hospital bill for father’s heart surgery
- We tried out Japan’s new “mask you can wear while you eat”, found a way to make it much better
- Sneak peek visit to Tokyo Disneyland’s new Baymax and Beauty and the Beast fantasy worlds
- Japan now has an alcoholic popsicle that’s not banned for children
- An interview with one of Japan’s few female executives, the President of Dom Dom Burger
- Japanese government to phase out fax machines, paper documents, personal seals
- Savoring Japan’s new sweet potato sandwich!【Pics, taste test】
- Gundam can now be part of your signature in Japan with Mobile Suit Gundam personal seals【Photos】
- Our reporter eats the new “apple pie” flavor yakisoba noodles, so no one else has to
- Japanese “Ichiban Street” recreated at new shopping mall in China
- No-charge karaoke rooms now available across Japan to keep country singing during the pandemic
- World’s smallest official Rubik’s Cube developed by Japanese companies
- Happy Halloween! Now eat your eyeball mochi
- Steamed bun pancakes are this year’s must-try sweet
- We eat the best crayfish of our life at a Tokyo specialty restaurant【Taste test】
- Asakusa luxury – the best matsutake soba we’ve ever had at a price that can’t be beat
- Japanese wife begins writing daily list of reasons to not murder her husband
- Nara deer “addicted” to rice crackers, lose weight with no tourists to feed them
- Japanese politician caught watching crocodile video in parliament meeting finally explains himself
- Studio Ghibli anime art appears in new ad campaign: What if our mugs were used in Ghibli films?
- Princess Kaguya dioramas let you decorate your home with art of Ghibli’s uniquely beautiful anime
- Class is in session with Starbucks’ new college sweet potato Frappuccino【Taste test】
- What’s going on in this crazy beautiful picture of Mt. Fuji?
- One in four Japanese women is now over 70
- How to make a beautiful matcha cheesecake using a microwave, toaster oven, and hardly any effort
- Studio Ghibli images go viral for perfectly depicting the life of a housewife
- Japanese houses that cost just US,000 thrill the Internet, also break its heart
- Studio Ghibli releases its first-ever train jingles, to be played at one special Japanese station
- Street footage from Hollywood movie “Tokyo Joe” shows post-war Shibuya colourised by AI 【Video】
- Mysterious eyes found in Japanese vending machine coin slot
- Is there any better place for a nap than inside a fluffy Totoro sleeping bag?
- Krispy Kreme Japan’s Halloween donuts are crammed with rich autumnal flavors【Taste Test】
- Company uses empty buses to create giant maze after tours drop due to COVID-19【Video】
- Beautiful highway in Japan has terrifying traffic safety reminder
- Japan to reopen borders to travelers from all countries worldwide starting in October
- Japanese cosplayer reveals how to take the perfect mirror selfie
- Aichi man gets 10 months in prison for saying “I got corona” in electronics store, loses appeal
- How to perfectly heat steamed buns in the microwave【Cooking Hack】
- We try making red-bean rice using an ice cream bar【SoraKitchen】
- What pandemic? Onsen towns, hiking trails and theme parks packed with crowds on four-day weekend
- This downtown Tokyo video rental shop still has 6,000 VHS tapes, will rent you a VCR too【Photos】
- Puma to release super limited-edition soccer cleats inspired by the Shibuya Scramble
- Starbucks now has a foxy drinkware range
- Japanese video arcade introduces free punching service for sore versus game losers
- Big win for tattoo artists: Japan’s Supreme Court rules medical licenses aren’t necessary
- Turning one of Japan’s “crappiest properties” into one-meter-sized restaurant hits crowdfund goal
- Mt. Fuji gets its first snow of the season, almost a month earlier than it did last year【Photos】
- We eat all-you-can-eat monster burgers at Burger King
- Life-size Gundam statue in Japan can now move, and it looks incredible【Videos】
- DyDo is offering Japan’s first “reverse” vending machine of drinks for a very limited time
- Studio Ghibli animator reveals the secret food eaten by Chihiro’s parents in Spirited Away
- Woman sues Tokyo company after having to work 48 days in a row with limited bathroom breaks
- Osaka’s aged idol group Obachaaan still on fire, also helping prevent fires
- Eevee evolves into the latest Pokémon dessert with an adorable, drinkable “apple pie”
- Over 130,000 Japanese netizens rank the Top 20 anime opening themes of all time
- Studio Ghibli releases 400 images from eight movies free to download online
- Is the end nigh for tapioca? Tokyo tapioca shops suffer closures in the midst of COVID-19
- Twitter quacks with laughter at this hilariously angry duck berating a golden retriever【Video】
- Speaking positively about marijuana online leads to arrest of Japanese man and woman
- Jazz up your anime figure collection shelf with these cool, rotating, light-up display cases
- We try the new Dom Dom Burger with a whole fried crab — best fast food near Sensoji temple
- Over 500 karaoke boxes close due to Covid-19, dealing historic blow to the industry
- Japan’s tallest skyscraper ever, taller than Tokyo Tower, to be built near Tokyo Station
- People wowed by Japanese road signs that change automatically in seconds 【Videos】
- Studio Ghibli releases new Spirited Away kami collection
- Dystopia cafe? Japanese banana juice specialist is a literal hole in the wall【Photos】
- We splurge at the new Blue Bottle Coffee vending machines in Tokyo
- Capcom vs. Osamu Tezuka art exhibit swaps artists for crossover celebration
- The number of suicides among Japanese citizens jumped in August, worrying officials
- Entire building of restaurants/bars staffed by Japanese adult film actresses to open in Tokyo
- Cup Noodle’s Nissin develops space ramen, space curry rice for astronauts to eat among the stars
- Fans farewell Akihabara’s iconic Sega building as anime poster removal begins
- This one guy has spent four years making an entire anime on a 3DS, and it looks amazing【Video】
- New inflatable Pikachu is cute enough for kids, strong enough for adults【Photos】
- Japanese domestic flights for just 500 yen (US.70) is one of the greatest travel bargains ever
- What’s for dinner? A US3/3.3-pound sushi bowl from one of Japan’s favorite cheap restaurants
- Who eats the most cheese beef bowls? Not young, dorky men, survey says
- Cup Noodle in hot water once again for unflattering Grand Slam support ad
- Japanese study shows that persimmon tannin juice may render the coronavirus harmless
- World’s longest trailer shows former SMAP star play a transgender role in new film Midnight Swan
- Kinki Gyarados! Japan’s central region gets its first Pokémon manhole covers
- All-you-can-eat Burger King is coming to Japan with a monster burger on board
- Akihabara shrine celebrates anime festival Noryo Matsuri on an Animal Crossing Dream Island
- Garigari-kun ice pops accepting new flavor suggestions, could “cheese beef” and “ramen” win?
- Japan’s sweet/terrifying face cakes are here as we order a batch of Kao Dorayaki【Photos】
- Making igisu, a traditional Japanese food even most Japanese people don’t know about【SoraKitchen】
- Send a mini Japanese army in the mail using these unique message cards
- Mr. Sato gets a friend request from Yusaku Maezawa again, this time spells own name right
- Sushi chain renames “anime character bukkake” menu item after inevitable giggles
- Japan’s public broadcaster renames “correct way” to hold chopsticks, gets nods of approval
- Abandoned Japanese houses transformed into stunning modern homes
- This insane motorized scorpion computer chair is perfect for work-from-home supervillains【Videos】
- The gyudon beef bowl that cooks itself in a box like magic
- People who won’t wear masks have to dig graves for COVID-19 deaths in this Indonesian town
- Seiji holds the Grand Prix of Marumiya Furikake【Taste Test】
- Japan’s one-person sandwich press, a “God item” for solo diners, sells out online
- Japanese airline leaves passenger behind at rural island airport after he refuses to wear mask
- Panty thief gets an unexpected surprise after police reveal thong is not what it seems
- Does Burger King’s Ugly Beef Burger taste as bad as it looks?
- Create the Boys Love fantasy you always dreamed of with this fun new BL card game
- New unstaffed gyoza store in Tokyo sells pot stickers 24 hours a day
- Newborn baby sand cat totally melts hearts across Japan【Video】
- We get a surprise offer from “Yusaku Maezawaa,” with an extra “a” for “a whole lot of money”
- Japanese student athletes facing criticism for selling pro baseball team’s gifts of dirt online
- Three main reasons why fewer and fewer Japanese people are having funerals
- Kumamoto man released on parole after serving longest prison sentence on record in Japan
- The reason why Japanese students don’t pronounce English properly
- Japanese jeweler launches new engagement and wedding rings with Sanrio character Tuxedo Sam
- Tokyo’s number-one Halloween party spot asks people to stay away this year
- Tour our Japanese-language reporter’s apartment, a wonderland of 100-yen trinkets
- Japanese government appoints Hatsune Miku as corona countermeasure spokesperson
- Another Tokyo urban landmark closing down, this time the home of Shinjuku’s giant Yunika Vision
- Puma releases new Super Mario sneakers that’ll have you jumping for the stars【Photos】
- Japanese student’s “drug dealer” English gaffe confuses foreign ALT
- This isn’t an anime cel – It’s the greatest 3-D CG model of a Studio Ghibli character ever made
- Naomi Watanabe cosplays as Sailor Moon as she joins voice cast of anime franchise
- Meet Hololive’s brand new adorable VTubers, designed to win you over with English
- Samurai face mask covers are here to serve during the pandemic
- Japanese government promises reduced teacher responsibilities, right to refuse club supervision
- Nara police on the lookout for man who peed his pants
- Can you tell if a Japanese neighborhood is dangerous by looking at its convenience store?
- Mother and son in Japan busted by Ota-ku police for running counterfeit Pokémon operation
- Japanese wives reveal how they get revenge on their husbands
- Weightlifting anime’s theme song video blows past 115 million views with help from muscle idol
- Coronavirus leads to creation of haunted toilet at Japanese theme park
- Burger King Taiwan releases insanely popular ‘Chocolate Whopper’, we recreate it at home
- Akihabara’s most popular anime girl mascot spokescharacter loses her job
- Man arrested in Kyoto after failing to return rental car over a year past deadline
- Japanese politician scraps plan to use Animal Crossing for political campaign tour
- Tokyo’s newest mascot character is a rabbit who’s permanently sad【Photos】
- New panties from Japan can transform into cats【Photos】
- New Japanese stock photo site is filled with photos of buff men experiencing ordinary life【Pics】
- Pilot makes unscheduled landing after passenger refuses to wear face mask
- Japanese convenience store customers reimagined as gacha game characters
- Kyoto Animation arsonist’s treatments yield major advancement in skin transplantation
- Matcha parfait ice cream bars: Kyoto tea store deconstructs parfaits, creates stunning new sweets
- Japan’s portable clothes dryer is our latest one-person must-take travel gadget【Photos】
- Tokyo theater holds special text message screening since audiences can7t shout during pandemic
- Getting tired of Pokémon Go? Maybe visiting the Pokémon manhole covers will reignite your passion
- New Japanese craft gin from Edo-period sake brewery contains the essence of “wa”
- Taste-testing Japan’s three biggest convenience stores store-brand cup ramen【Taste test】
- Japan now has blue sake that changes colour in cocktails
- The polite way to eat onigiri rice balls sparks debate online
- Face Dorayaki Japanese sweets: Delicious, terrifying, or both?【Photos】
- Propose an “I choose you” with the help of dazzling new Eevee Pokémon engagement and wedding rings
- Coca-Cola’s Lemondo canned cocktail gets a limited edition upgrade–and we got to try it first!
- Tokyo Olympics will take place as scheduled “with or without COVID” says IOC exec
- A chain of “welding theme parks” is opening in Japan
- New self-driving buses testing across Japan let you pay with your face
- Japanese schoolgirl struggles to comprehend the shocking truth that her mom is Kamen Rider
- Is this the most beautiful anime character shrine any otaku has ever created?【Photos】
- Crafty or creepy? Japanese Twitter user recounts roundabout way of following their crush online
- Can’t go to conveyor belt sushi? Major Japanese chain will bring the conveyor belt to you!
- Official Fist of the North Star whisky goes on sale in Japan
- Zelda gamers get it: real-life secret, bomb-able entrance to dungeon found in Japan
- Yahoo! Japan bans ads that “create inferiority complexes” about weight, physical characteristics
- Potential prime minister successor posts seemingly heartwarming photo, it backfires immediately
- Fireman photographs female in bath, gets chased by parents, drives off with mother on bonnet
- Can you spot the problem with this Tokyo subway sign in this tale of awesome customer service?
- Japanese gravure idol makes jaws drop with massive M-cup chest 【Pics & Videos】
- Nearly half of survey respondents in Japan feel healthier since before COVID-19
- Downtown Tokyo hotel makes its rooms absolutely free in exchange for one small favor
- Seriously, what’s up with Japan’s fixation with animals going to the bathroom as capsule toys?
- Wanna win a Nintendo Switch? You can with this gigantic gacha capsule machine in Nara【Photos】
- Taiwanese pianist returns with new busty cosplay featuring Ghibli, Dragon Ball and FFXIII【Videos】
- Watch out … Here come more electrifyingly cute treats from Pikachu Sweets by Pokémon Cafe!
- Tokyo trains set to become less convenient with new last train schedule
- Gourmet Japanese hamburger steak in three-year-shelf-life can: Genius or madness? Let’s find out!
- TikTok food trend: How to make soft, pillowy Cloud Bread 【SoraKitchen】
- KFC Taiwan has a fried chicken rice gruel breakfast set, and we tried it out 【Taste Test】
- Learn about the anatomy of your favorite Sanrio characters with new kimokawaii skeleton toys
- Chef at top Tokyo sushi restaurant wins lawsuit after being fired for maybe having a tattoo
- Osaka loses a beloved icon as giant pufferfish disappears in the middle of the night 【Video】
- Awesome Japanese wife “kidnaps” her husband as he leaves work…for his own good
- New Cup Noodle Rolling Stock automatically resupplies you with ramen for disaster preparedness
- SoraNews24 founder develops effective yet inexpensive COVID-19 guards for restaurants
- You can raise your own Pikachu from a furball with this adorable new plushie line from Japan
- Tokyo tourist sites look eerily quiet without tourists 【Videos】
- Woman arrested in mountains of Japan for attempted murder with bow and arrow
- Our reporters visit an amusement park on its final day of operation, give it a proper SoraNews24 send-off
- Akihabara store praised for “God-like” customer service
- We try the new Chocolate Marron Frappuccino and Latte from Starbucks Japan 【Taste Test】
- World record set for most crane games in one arcade with new game center in Tokyo
- Visiting the hotel half-destroyed by the 3-11 tsunami is a powerful reminder of what was lost
- McDonald’s and KFC Japan release new Tsukimi “moon-viewing” burgers for 2020
- New Japanese kimono-style hakama roomwear comes with men’s styles for summer
- Man arrested for peeing in beer cans and leaving them on side of road in Japan
- Sugar-free beer coming from Kirin this October
- Old teahouse home in the heart of Tokyo goes to auction
- Japanese drama set in New York is your next binge-watch series
- Pikachu shocks “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” for new song “Pika to Pico”【Video】
- New Gengar and Litwick mousse cakes at Pikachu Sweets Cafe look both adorable and delicious
- Tokyo theme park closes down, thanks visitors with touching water graffiti message
- Starbucks Japan kicks off autumn with tempting chocolate and chestnut flavored drinks
- Move over, dartboards – Japan now has shuriken machines for ninja fun!
- Family stuns with amazing Detective Conan, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, and more group cosplays
- Work from home in peace and quiet with Otegaroom, a tiny soundproof room for your apartment
- Tokyo has a “phantom egg shop” with ingredients for the best tamago-kake gohan rice bowl ever
- Uber Eats delivers movie theater popcorn at certain Tokyo and Chiba locations
- Japan’s cat futon notepads are the perfect reason to put your thoughts down on paper【Photos】
- Back to the Future II-style weather forecasts developed by Japanese universities
- Kumamon and other Japanese mascots get muscular makeover in new energy drink commercial【Video】
- Japanese divorce rate drops nearly 10 percent during quarantine, netizens try to figure out why
- Japanese man arrested for groping woman in station says he’ll only talk to female police officers
- The Japanese cat with over 100 cosplay costumes
- Our reporter makes a slip and slide out of Ikea gym mats, but does it deliver?【Video】
- Osaka’s giant pufferfish may be saved by neighboring business
- Man sheds half his body weight, looks like a handsome model in just one year
- Is it feminine to use a parasol in Japan?
- Japanese teacher apologizes for peeing on students’ futon during club retreat
- Japanese convenience store chain begins testing remote controlled robot staff in Tokyo
- We test out Uniqlo’s “new and improved” Airism mask for form, fashion, and function
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces resignation
- Japanese masturbatory aid maker Tenga releases dumbbells so you can pump up while you jerk off
- One Piece anime/manga creator says when he wants the series to end, promises it’ll be “amazing”
- Here are the 10 richest companies in Japan: Can you guess which is number one?
- What our anti-Goro Miyazaki reporter thought of “From Up on Poppy Hill”
- Woman in Japan accidentally pees herself on live television
- Lightning storm photos of the Skytree show the Tokyo symbol in a whole new light【Photos】
- Kabuki adaptation of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind now available to stream online
- Why stay at a hotel in Japan when you can rent this entire mountain instead?【Photos】
- Which convenience store has the best kakuni Japanese braised pork? We find out【Taste test】
- Japan’s “excessively Pikachu” marriage registration form is appropriate amount for Pokémon lovers
- Japanese fried prawn becomes social media star
- How to make an awesome Japanese summer dessert using only things you can buy at Daiso【SoraKitchen】
- Writer’s retreat ryokan — Tokyo inn treats you like novelist on deadline, with strict “editors”
- Dozens of new photos of Japan’s miraculously romantic Sailor Moon wedding dress line【Photos】
- Immigration Bureau relaxes work restrictions for foreigners trapped in Japan during pandemic
- Japanese grandmothers create “Monkey Busters” group, fight primates with airguns
- 670 pigs have been stolen in Japan this summer, and thieves are stealing cows too
- We visit a new Tokyo bar where nobody speaks and writing is the only way to communicate
- This is NOT a capsule toy here – Testing out Japan’s fully functioning mini iron【Photos】
- Japanese government to lift ban on reselling masks and hand sanitizer, citizens express concern
- The terrifying monster logo for the Osaka world’s fair is born, immediately gets fan art
- Man attempts to set himself on fire in middle of Tokyo’s busiest intersection【Video】
- Pen-Pikachu-Apple-Pen? Pokémon star teams up with PPAP singer for new song
- Completely unmanned 24-hours clothing store found in Tokyo
- Quit screwing around do some work, commands Goku in latest Dragon Ball fashion item
- Yamagata prefecture to open “kimono retreat hotel” in 2021 based in historic renovated property
- Menya Musashi’s shaved ice ramen is the perfect dish to beat the Tokyo summer heat【Taste Test】
- Conjure a magical barrier to block virus particles with an anime magic circle-inspired partition
- Artist for manga cancelled after junior high school girl’s groping makes first public comment
- City of Kawasaki to rent out entire theme park for local elementary school students
- Japan’s Dragon Quest Slime fish cakes draw near, and possibly for free【Photos】
- Sport some subtle Sailor Moon summer looks with these sailor-style T-shirts from Premium Bandai
- Clever new packaging trick helps make it easier to eat instant ramen without ruining your health
- Theft victim uses social media to catch suspects, suspects use social media to convict selves
- Seiko to release awesome sports watches inspired by popular Street Fighter V characters
- Mystery stink haunts Kanagawa Prefecture, worries seismologist
- Japanese cat cafe livestream on Twitch lets you hang out with cute cats anytime you want
- Starbucks Japan reminds us that you can now add jiggly mochi to all your drink orders
- Akihabara loses another landmark as iconic electronics shop steps outside station gate shuts down
- Shizuoka City orders mysterious torii of unknown origin torn down, sparks concern that a horror movie is beginning
- Tokyo Video Gamers, a new bar with free-to-play arcade games, opens in Akihabara
- Pokémon manhole covers finally come to Tokyo with awesome Gen-1 designs【Photos】
- Japanese “Creeper Reply Badge” capsule toys make us cringe with their cliche replies 【Photos】
- Unit K-1, Japan’s brand-new ramen waiter robot, is bringing the future to our stomachs
- Wasabeef Wars: mascot change sparks online controversy among potato chip lovers
- Japanese wife berates husband for eating rice and side dishes together
- We learn how to make tofu with this at-home make-your-own tofu kit【SoraKitchen】
- Ghibli Museum re-opening, tickets on sale in a few days
- Used Pokémon popsicle sticks are selling for hundreds of dollars online in Japan
- Take photos of your favorite anime character standee anywhere with this otaku phone accessory
- Japan’s number-one cosplayer regrets not using oranges when cosplaying as FF VII’s busty Tifa
- One Piece teams up with Japanese fashion brand mis zapatos for funky, fashionable bags
- Japanese train drivers caught performing cute in-sync movements at the station 【Video】
- The ancient Japanese textile craft made with jagged fingernails
- Japan’s ninja museum has been robbed by thieves in the middle of the night
- What’s the top country people want to visit after the pandemic? Japan, survey says
- Uniqlo redesigns its masks following complaints about original design, new models on sale now
- Deer in Nara Park outnumber visitors, display baffling summer gathering behaviour
- How about some fake bird poo to protect your bike from thieves in Japan?
- Japan’s intense heat wave has killed 79 people in Tokyo
- Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh fan makes authentic, functional Millennium Puzzle and it’s a thing of beauty
- Japanese cheerleader video chat performances — The latest weapon against pandemic-related stress
- Professional basketball meets Cowboy Bebop in awesome NBA playoffs/anime video【Video】
- Japan Railways announces a Pixar themed bullet train to commemorate anniversary
- Japanese police ask drunk people to please stop sleeping in the middle of the street
- Japanese model proudly displays armpit hair on giant ad at Shibuya
- Make fluffy Japanese omelettes in the microwave with this handy kitchen gadget
- Take a trip down south in Japan — five hidden gem places to visit in Kyushu
- Grab your broomstick and enroll in Little Witch Academia with this new game
- High-ranking yakuza member shot on the street near his home in Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Tokyo bicyclist arrested for splashing woman with urine as he rode past her
- Hooters closing original location in Japan as large-chested chain’s downsizing continues
- Osaka burglar arrested because he couldn’t find a mask during shortage
- Harry Potter permanent exhibition museum to open in Tokyo
- GU releases part two of their special Pokémon collaboration, featuring Galar Pokémon T-shirts
- Japanese man gets fired for lying on resume by saying he had less education than he really does
- Rare living male-female stag beetle is currently housed in Miyazaki prefectural museum
- Traditional Japanese inn offers ultimate amenity: A cat companion to spend the night with
- Japanese netizens shook by ancient air conditioner remote 【Photos】
- Japanese taxi company offers service to visit family graves for those who can’t travel themselves
- Pokémon GO player arrested for punching another player in the face
- Event held to watch noodles go down a long water slide, but no noodle eating allowed
- New Japanese rice cooker cuts carbohydrates at the push of a button
- Naomi Watanabe melts fans’ hearts with her Doraemon cosplay【Photos】
- What’s the minimum amount of money Japanese women want their husbands to earn? Survey investigates
- Beautiful bag designed by leather craftsman specially for carrying watermelons is a work of art
- Uniqlo now sells flowers in Tokyo, but are they on brand with quality for price?
- Very smart, funny cat shows exactly what it feels like to go outside in Japan’s heat wave【Video】
- It’s OK to eat ramen every day, says Japanese doctor…as long as it’s not one type
- Dive into a galaxy of jellyfish with Ikebukuro Sunshine Aquarium’s new Jellyfish Panorama【Photos】
- Morons caught blasting adult video audio inside one of Tokyo’s busiest train station
- Ghibli Museum reveals new social distancing rules for visitors ahead of reopening【Videos】
- 78-year-old dad in Japan handmakes amazing anime figure furniture for his otaku child
- Japanese company creates face masks for musicians
- Which conveyor belt sushi place’s chawanmushi egg custard is the best? We investigate【Taste Test】
- Japanese Corgi makes a Pokémon friend as life-size Yamper plushie moves into his home【Video】
- Now you can ‘stay’ in a Japanese castle without even leaving your sofa
- It’s time for a Pokémon ASMR trip to the seaside with Squirtle’s Day at the Beach!【Video】
- Japanese YouTuber fights on the streets of Shibuya in new real-life video game episode【Video】
- Online survey sheds light on prefectural personality rankiangs of Japanese people
- Experience the horror of a haunted house at home with these spooky online events by Obaken
- Plastic bag usage at Japanese stores down by 50 percent, but plastic bags sales through the roof
- Possibly the cutest hotel rooms in the world – Hello Kitty themed rooms to open in Tokyo
- Japanese man rides 1,000 kilometres on stolen mamachari bicycle to see Tokyo for first time
- Bones of over 1,500 people found at Osaka Station area construction site
- 56-year-old Pokémon GO trainer arrested for assaulting 55-year-old trainer
- How to turn konbini food into a luxury Japanese meal
- AI GAN project from Wuhan students turns photos or videos into gorgeous cinematic anime visuals
- Japanese designer creates dream sneakers that everyone wants to buy
- Japan’s first-ever ramen restaurant, which closed 44 years ago, is reopening this fall!
- Japanese wife/artist solves “I don’t know. What do YOU want to eat?” problem in an awesome way
- The first stag of anime park Nijigen no Mori’s Godzilla attraction is now open for a limited time
- Mos Burger releases new gummi candies in Japan
- Starbucks opens special telecommuting branch in Tokyo’s Ginza neighborhood【Photos】
- Japanese couples who want to try living together can now rent apartments for as little as one week
- Anime ice cream — Häagen-Dazs Japan releases beautiful shojo-style anime ad【Video】
- Your new dream job? Nintendo Japan are hiring level designers for new 2-D game
- Japanese Brazillian BBQ restaurants offering take-out disposable grills made of cardboard
- Dancing mini idol robots with customizable parts available for sale in Japan【Video】
- How to enjoy a cold drink without taking off your mask this summer【Experiment, video】
- Hokkaido resort offering vibrant bounty of gelato lookalikes…made of potato?!?
- Rick and Morty head to Tokyo in new anime short with bombshell revelations【Video】
- Pokémon saving the planet with free Poké Ball-case eco bags from 7-Eleven Japan
- Major Japanese bread maker officially finds God
- Japanese mom’s husband trash talks her for using frozen dumplings, maker fires back on Twitter
- Shape up to be the very best with collaborative sports gear from the Pokémon Center and Mizuno
- Katsu isn’t curry! Four kinds of katsu, and three delicious ways to eat them【Video】
- Anti-mask group in Tokyo slammed for “cluster festival”
- Shonen Jump manga artist arrested for ride-by groping two junior high girls in Tokyo
- We make Dom Dom Burger’s Sweet and Salty Chicken Burger from scratch【SoraKitchen】
- Good news for vegans – enjoy yakiniku entirely meat-free with these new plant-based products
- Osaka shrine’s sacred horse provides no bathroom privacy, lots of laughs after “remodeling”【Vid】
- The Tokyo area welcomed more new foreign residents than Japanese ones last year
- To entice customers, Japanese restaurant Saizeriya creates mask you can wear while eating【Video】
- 119-year-old Japanese high school stops forcing baseball players to shave their heads
- Pro gamer has perfect comeback to Sega exec’s “He looks like he eats cheese beef bowls” insult
- Save money AND enjoy a delicious jiggly jelly treat with this Starbucks topping ‘hack’
- “Demon manju”: A low-prep recipe for a delicious regional snack made from sweet potato
- Japanese social media reacts to Billie Eilish’s new animated, Ghibli-esque music video
- Flight that crashed in 1985 spotted landing in Narita Airport 35 years later
- Woman in short skirt arrested after inciting upskirt photography in Tokyo
- Inuyasha sequel anime Yashahime’s preview video is here, with a glimpse at Sango and Miroku’s son
- We make a Japanese ice cream vending machine
- Pringles Japan unveils its first original Mystery Flavor this summer
- How to turn Cup Noodle instant ramen into delicious Osaka-style dumplings【SoraKitchen】
- Mr. Sato takes a break in the new Shibuya KitKat Chocolatory, has a custom KitKat
- Japan’s new life-size Gundam is complete and standing proud in Yokohama!【Photos/Video】
- Japanese schoolgirl held prisoner in older man’s condo is free thanks to video game console
- Japanese company develops “smart mask” that translates speech to eight languages
- Evangelion, Spice and Wolf LED manhole covers installed in otaku-friendly neighborhood in Japan
- And now, an important message of hope from Gundam about the challenges of life in 2020【Video】
- Japanese YouTuber perfects gameplay moves outside Shibuya Station【Video】
- Go on a whirlwind tour of all 47 prefectures in Japan with this gorgeous promo movie【Video】
- Canned bento?!? We try out a cheaper alternative to canned Yoshinoya【Taste test】
- Making gyoza is a literal snap with this awesome Japanese kitchen gadget
- Mr. Sato got a tiny figure of himself made and put in the Evangelion area of Small Worlds Tokyo
- Cup Noodle celebrates selling over 100 billion units with special “Japanese slang” packaging
- Sumo wrestlers stage group escape from dormitory over disagreements with master’s wife
- Japanese Twitter searches for foreigners who left funny photos on lost smartphone at Costco
- Best doughnuts in Tokyo? Sweet floral creations cause a stir on social media
- No escape from the terror with Japan’s new haunted Ferris wheel
- Japan’s sushi that’s actually cake fools the eyes, blows the mind, pleases the stomach【Photos】
- Ghibli cosplay: Official dresses bring anime heroine vibes to your wardrobe
- New Pokémon manhole covers starring Chansey are set to bring good luck to Fukushima
- Do Japanese ghosts have a lifespan of roughly 400 years?
- All-anime-themed hotel opening in Japan’s Tokorozawa Sakura Town【Photos】
- Japanese mouthwash effective against coronavirus, according to Osaka Governor
- Cook up an easy campsite feast inside your home with the “Ramen Cooker”
- Pokémon theme park opening in virtual space with Pikachu dance shows, cosplay, and escape games
- Brand-new Tokyo Shibuya Scramble intersection opens…but over 50 miles away from Tokyo?!【Photos】
- Will our reporter’s wish to find the secret Dragon Ball sweets be granted?
- Akihabara saying goodbye to landmark as giant Sega arcade announces it’s closing for good
- Terrace House Japanese reality show star arrested for possession of “small amount” of marijuana
- Enjoy sights and traditions of Japan’s heartland in new Gifu prefecture-focused feature【Video】
- Sega apologizes after exec says Puyo Puyo players eat beef bowls with cheese
- Japanese courier service creates what could be the cutest delivery box ever
- Scale SEGA! Game company’s greatest consoles recreated in miniature for your figures to play with
- Anglicized map shows what Japan’s prefectures might be named if they were part of England
- Real-life PlayStation 3 dog found in Japan【Photos】
- Gag or actually functional office piece? Oversized Enter key amazes us—with its uselessness
- What day of the year has the most anime character birthdays? This heat map has the answer
- Photo of exciting end of sumo match looks like…a VERY different kind of excitement
- SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato declared no longer hot by Google
- Fruits Basket anime cafe with limited-edition goods to appear at Princess Cafes in Tokyo, Osaka
- Massive explosion destroys restaurant in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture【Photos】
- Sanrio’s matsuri festival-themed toys and plushes will give you Japanese summer vibes at home
- THAT MUCH for white rice and one tiny plum? Eating Japan’s most-expensive “cheap” bento【Taste test】
- Sukiya’s upcoming “Triple Garlic Mix” menu items are so pungent they come with a breath refresher
- Monjayaki in a cup is the new instant ramen everyone’s talking about right now【Taste Test】
- Mickey Mouse gets kabuki makeover in Japanese character fashion line
- If you’ve got 2.75 million yen to spare, you could own this life-size Atelier Ryza figure【Photos】
- Boxing reflex balls are the best way to make you a hit on social media
- World’s first make-your-own KitKat shop is opening in Tokyo
- First look at new Miyashita Park shopping complex in Shibuya
- “I didn’t ask the old men for any advice” says director of Studio Ghibli’s first CG anime
- Is that the Japanese bullet train in your underwear, or are you just happy to see me?
- Make your Japanese snacks even more Instagrammable with these mochi ice cream backgrounds
- Japan’s craziest train station has a giant with light-up eyes growing out of its wall【Photos】
- The future is here! Coronavirus prevention leads to holographic touch screens in everyday spaces
- Stinkiest sushi in the world is now an ice cream flavour in Japan
- Wait, the Japanese word daijoubu can mean both “yes” and “no?” Why? HOW?!?
- Exec from idol singer group SKE48’s management company arrested on child prostitution charges
- J-pop star Utada Hikaru filmed all of her newest video in her lockdown home, and it’s beautiful
- Hiroshi Fujiwara from Fragment Design creates a new Starbucks in Tokyo
- You can open a Japanese-style bathhouse for your pets or anime figures with the Bird Sento【Pics】
- Japanese teacher shares surprising reason why the kanji for crow has one less line than bird
- We try squeezing our boss’ face until it gets smaller【Experiment】
- Happy horror — Rescue dog in Japan gets a toy, gives everyone else nightmares
- Tired of buying spicy cod roe that’s just not how you like it? Customize it with this new DIY kit
- Japanese hot spring YouTuber finds her niche showing off out-of-the-way local onsen【Videos】
- Cheap paradise: Daiso’s microwave potato chip maker is healthy, easy, and delicious【Taste test】
- Naomi Watanabe slays Lady Gaga in “Rain On Me” parody video
- Official Evangelion emergency rations, with curry and beef bowls, are now on sale【Photos】
- Dress your Animal Crossing character in custom fashions by Japanese brand Sig Freak’s Store
- We try Akihabara’s new Shaken Ramen in a bubble tea cup 【Taste Test】
- Dom Dom turns up the heat with spicy Mexican and Thai chicken burgers
- Yokohama unveils plans to build a humongous theme park
- Sailor Moon’s Luna and Black Lady get new real-world lingerie sets and camisoles【Photos】
- We sent Mr. Sato off to Yakiniku Camp, the restaurant where you cook your own food
- Chinese man wins 1.8 billion yen from betting on Japanese horse races — what’s his secret?
- New Calpis Water bottle design can only be fully seen after you drink the contents
- Limited edition Ramen Pringles to be sold in Pringles vending machines in Japan
- 2020 Miss Yukata Japan beauties in traditional Japanese garb debut at Ikaho Onsen 【Video】
- Enjoy confectionery the Super Saiyan way with these new Super Dragon Ball sweets
- Stay at an old samurai residence in the heart of a “Little Kyoto” warrior town
- Venture through real-life locations from Ghost of Tsushima with this handy tourism website
- Japanese YouTuber goes fishing with anime-girl figure, what he catches is too perfect【Video】
- Missing the movies and fireworks shows? Get your fill of both at upcoming drive-in theater event
- Anime cooking in real life – How to make Food Wars’ unagi matelote【SoraKitchen】
- Tokyo Banana and KitKat team up to offer limited-edition Caramel Banana KitKats
- How to have a Japanese rotenburo bath experience without leaving your home【Photos】
- Why have no COVID-19 clusters occurred in pachinko parlors?
- KFC Taiwan now offering chicken and rice menu based on Japanese okonomiyaki pancakes!
- Pokémon beef bowl tie-up with Yoshinoya is back with a sequel and new species to catch
- British Olympic team sends heartfelt message to Tokyo one year before the opening ceremony
- Okinawa’s new STEM Resort educational play center now open, is a kid’s colorful dreamland
- Brand-new Tamagotchi saluting Fate anime/video game series, the Extellagotchi, is on the way
- Pokémon underwear line lets you wear your love of Pocket Monsters on more than just your sleeve
- University staff member caught printing out large letter-sized porn collection on office computer
- Pokémon teams up with clothing brand Milkfed for cute lineup of Ponyta goods
- Sleeping with the noodles – Ramen-themed hotel room now accepting guests in Japan
- Japanese student criticised for campaign against excess plastic packaging
- Hi-Chew releases new Japanese School Lunch flavor to stimulate appetites and nostalgia
- Fujisan beer, made with rice grown by water under Mt. Fuji, may have world’s most beautiful can
- Limited edition Gundam models made of 100% Gundarium on sale
- Spend Halloween with this adorable yet terrifying Pennywise figurine
- Pokémon Cafes in Tokyo and Osaka to have special Pokémon Café Mix-inspired menu
- Demon Slayer anime franchise gets new edible content with Kimetsu no Yaiba-yaki sweets【Tasting】
- Glasses from Japan turn drinks into Hello Kitty, will convince you that you need snacks too【Pics】
- Survey says more sixth graders in Japan aspire to work in medicine this year than last year
- Man arrested for spreading false Twitter rumors about five Japanese idol singers for revenge
- Wait, why is there a train at this gas station in Japan?【Photos】
- 45-year-old man arrested for writing “Pyewwww Poop” on public toilet seat
- Super Smash Bros. superfan shares shocking character tier list after thousands of hours of play
- Wonder Woman goes anime-style with redesign figure from famous Japanese artist【Photos】
- Moon Prism Power ineffective against coronavirus as Tokyo permanent Sailor Moon restaurant closes
- We visit Tokyo’s new all-plant-based cafe “Komeda Is □”
- We test out the recipe for “botayama curry” featuring black sauce and black rice
- 82-year-old woman fights off bear in Japan: “I sent him flying”
- Studio Ghibli now has a Hawaiian shirt and skirt collection【Photos】
- Japanese fast food chain’s new robot worker helps people sick and stuck at home continue to earn
- Fruits Basket and Ouran Host Club, two of the best reverse harem manga, going free-to-read online
- Blue Bottle Coffee now offering traditional sweet bean gelatin cake at stores across Japan
- Time travelling online survey gets Japanese people nostalgic for their youth
- Salmon sashimi noodles: Terrifying, mouthwatering, or both?【Photos】
- AKB48 member tests positive for coronavirus
- Tokyo aquarium’s reopening showcases a revamped, ethereally beautiful jellyfish chamber
- Coronavirus makes popular Japanese restaurant chain raise prices by one yen, but not to earn more
- Has five years with the dangerous haircut banned in Tokyo schools led this man to a life of crime?
- You can now visit a recreation of Evangelion’s Tokyo-3 and live there in miniature form in【Pics】
- Feast and plan adventures like a real fantasy guild member at Y.barn dining bar in Nagano【Pics】
- Japanese actor Haruma Miura found dead at home in Tokyo
- You can get your Baskin-Robbins ice cream served in a Poké Ball in Japan
- Busty anime pirate Nami is now flat as can be in new One Piece kokeshi figure line【Photos】
- Japan’s favorite anti-piracy ads are back with an action-packed reboot after six-year break
- Japanese son tells parents he wants to quit his job, they give the best possible response
- Japan’s number one cosplayer Enako gets first cover and gravure spread in Weekly Shonen Champion
- Three Inuyasha cafes opening in Japan to celebrate sequel series to Rumiko Takahashi hit
- Japan’s National Tourism Organization posts achingly gorgeous promo video: “hope lights the way”
- Sapporo Marathon moves online, becomes way more chill about it all
- Can Mr. Sato freeze this cooling face mask just by shaking it?【Video】
- Pikachu-flavor potato snacks pack two different kinds of Thunder Punch【Taste test】
- Celebrate summer in style with a cold drink in these color-changing firework glasses【Video】
- Anime voice actress fart recording now on sale as ASMR audio file
- Japanese train station grows wine grapes on the platform
- Japanese karaoke now offers “Mask Effect” for people with face masks【Video】
- Head of Tokyo board of education gets asked about dumb school hairstyle rule, gives dumb answer
- This pet fish in Japan is trying to beat Pokémon Ruby, and it’s already won two gym badges【Video】
- Government plans to establish four “Japanese Silicon Valleys”
- Busty Japanese brushstroke calligraphy artist shares visual appeal in video series【Videos】
- Ghibli Park planned to open in Fall 2022, Studio Ghibli boss to attend groundbreaking ceremony
- Ramen face mask from Japan fogs up your glasses, looks like a steaming hot bowl of noodles
- Anime voice actress announces marriage, fans start getting rid of her merchandise the next day
- McDonald’s Japan runs new anime ad for milkshakes, some viewers see lolicon mag cover instead
- Plus-size Japanese model lets her anger fly in new-type anti-train groper posters
- Can Nipple MAN tame our wildest nipples?【Experiment】
- Testing Japan’s gacha capsule toy calligraphy brushes – tranquility for just 200 yen【Photos】
- Sacred 1,200-year-old tree toppled by severe storm at shrine in central Japan【Photos】
- There’ a Lego Nintendo Entertainment System, on the way…and it’s playable?!?
- Hana Kimura’s mother requests evidence of hate tweets cyberbullying her daughter after her death
- Second part of sports anime Haikyuu’s fourth season finally airing in October, as the manga ends
- Muji’s garlic sauce potato chips are perfectly pungent enough to warrant an investigation
- We visit the Megaweb History Garage of classic cars, get to sit in a real-life DeLorean DMC12
- Japanese nature theme park lets you zoom through the air at over 40 miles an hour
- Posable “Nude” vending machine capsule toy is a better choice for artists than perverts
- China is getting its own Gundam life-size anime robot statue
- Japanese fisherman becomes TikTok heartthrob, shares cute dance videos while working at sea
- Real cops get called to fake art theft event at Tokyo gallery in the middle of the night【Photos】
- Japanese hamster shows impressive feat of strength, Twitter more focused on its butt
- Smell like matcha tiramisu with new spray lotion from 126-year-old Japanese cosmetics company
- Japan’s leading maker of giant cat heads needs your help!
- Take bites of the Milky Way and summer with traditional, Tanabata-inspired Japanese sweets【Pics】
- Japan’s first 100 percent non-alcoholic and vegan bar to open in Tokyo’s Roppongi district
- Tokyo Disneyland cancels Christmas
- Tokyo in 60 frames-per-second, 107 years in the past, looks amazing【Video】
- Naomi Osaka’s first wave of charity face masks sell out, but she promises more for everyone
- 10-second Japanese katsu curry – Is this the world’s most amazing instant food?【Video】
- Evangelion teams up with fashion brand glamb to bring us seriously cool street art apparel
- Natsumi’s pink scooter from Weathering with You now on sale from Honda for a limited time
- Egashira 2:50 donates 1M yen to flood-stricken parts of Japan
- Japanese mom praises hard-studying teenage son…for his Pokémon notes?!?
- Missing the maid café? Virtual @Home Café lets you chat with cute virtual maids at home!
- Japan is getting a new for-beer KitKat variety, and beer inspired by KitKats to drink with it
- Japan’s All-Alone Tents see skyrocketing demand during coronavirus pandemic
- Only three COVID-19 infected people registered on Japan’s contact tracing app after a month
- Anime artist illustrates the differences between Japanese fashion now and ten years ago
- Terrace House star Kai Kobayashi says staff asked him to touch Hana Kimura’s breasts
- Shinkansen bullet train tickets go half-off until spring of next year in east Japan travel push
- Japan’s beautiful new campground looks perfect for living out your Princess Mononoke fantasies
- Mr. Sato tries to make himself invisible by wearing mirror paper, creates cool modern art instead
- Japanese pubs in Tokyo, Osaka now have special seats for online drinking party customers
- Japanese idol singer responds to fan who gushes over how much he loves her thighs
- Dozens of Peppers and Spots join forces for a creepy robot 7th inning stretch spectacular
- Japanese vending machines will now let your buy things using your face
- Neon Genesis Evang-olfian? Adorable Angel and Pen Pen plushies are here to keep clubs safe
- The Ultimate Battle for Ham Sandwich Supremacy – we rank Japan’s convenience store sandwiches
- Hello Kitty offers limited-time hospitality at Narita Airport with cute kitty drinks and meals
- White is so 2019, LED light-up face masks a hit on Japanese crowdfunding site
- New light-up Japanese bar sign capsule toys make drinking at home feel like a night on the town
- Japanese mom physically subdues man who groped her schoolgirl daughter
- Seiji gets his first royalty payment for his music from JASRAC
- The most satisfying McDonald’s burger, according to Japanese customers
- How to make tuna sashimi HAM with less than a minute of work【SoraKitchen】
- Amazingly beautiful cakes inside fruit – Our newest Japanese dessert obsession【Photos】
- Our team of five reporters try to turn themselves into Japanese heartthrob Kimutaku【Photos】
- Eating a shark heart from a Tokyo supermarket【Photos】
- Japanese women show overwhelming resistance to unisex bathrooms in survey
- Over 30,000 goldfish on display at Art Aquarium, Tokyo’s newest Instagrammable spot
- We try Muji’s new “communist” suit【Photos】
- A summary of the plot of Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke (by someone who’s never seen it)
- We try out Pizza Hut Taiwan’s Ramen Pizza, try to figure out its national identity
- Keep wishing for the end of coronavirus with sickness-preventing yokai signature seals
- Aichi man arrested again after having slashed over 1,000 women’s tires to get to know them better
- Studio Ghibli releases new plush characters that turn into eco-friendly reusable shopping bags
- Consul General of Japan in New York plays and slays Jimi Hendrix style Star Spangled Banner【Vid】
- Starbucks revamps cafe in the heart of Tokyo’s Roppongi to create tea-centered haven
- Legendary Tokyo bento shop offers free food 24 hours a day for one month if it meets Twitter goal
- Hana Kimura’s mother slams Terrace House castmates for partying after daughter’s death
- Got 33,000 bucks to spend on an anime “figure?” Then this human-scale Evangelion could be yours!
- Japanese idol group limits length of fan letters after receiving crazy-long “fan report”
- Tokyo’s Ghibli museum to reopen this month, but only for one group of people
- Authentic kimono fashions await you in Animal Crossing from Kyoto furisode tailor Chiso【Pics】
- 36 Views of The Mount Fuji Bar【Photos】
- Every Kyoto Animation movie ever made gets revival screening, company now hiring new employees
- Which of McDonald’s new “Beef Burgers of the World” is the best? We find out【Taste Test】
- Remote-control VR robots to start working in Japanese convenience stores this summer
- Survey shows that Japanese couples are trying to conceive earlier
- Even Spirited Away’s Yubaba wants you to wear a mask for coronavirus safety
- Strange bird outside Shinjuku Station looks like a reincarnated salaryman
- NHK loses court case to Tokyo woman who can’t watch it because her TV has a blocker installed
- How to make a spicy chicken katsudon in just three minutes【SoraKitchen】
- Japan’s hot-spring capital Beppu made quite possibly the best tourism video ever
- Brad Pitt discusses why his view on face masks changed in Japan
- Street Kart company famous for Super Mario karts ends crowdfunding campaign with dismal support
- Pikachu-ear engagement rings and Pokémon wedding rings for him and her can now be yours【Photos】
- Hankering for a vacation? Try these pseudo-vacations offered in Taiwan and Japan
- Korean cheese dog, tornado potato cooking gadgets bring Seoul street food to your home kitchen
- Tokyo store sells beautiful Japanese fruit sandwiches that look like floral arrangements
- New Mochi Cream Doughnuts from Mister Donut pay homage to Japanese confectionery
- Japanese architecture firm creates luxurious “Cat High-Rise Condominium” cat tree【Video】
- Weird Japanese vending machine find: Soda that looks like mayonnaise
- Kyoto’s annual giant mountain bonfire displays drastically reduced in 2020
- Just how waterproof is this waterproof notebook? We put it to the test, SoraNews24 style
- You can now get stick-on salon masks for haircuts in the coronavirus age in Japan
- The Evangelion Tamagotchi is here, so let’s raise an Angel!【Photos】
- PM Abe’s face masks worn as bra by Tokyo assembly member candidate
- Sailor Moon Wedding Dress Collection lets you dress like Usagi, Tuxedo Mask as you say I do【Pics】
- Shibuya 109 teams up with Hiroshima bread brand for “beary” cute cream pancakes and sandwiches
- Two tastes in one with matcha green tea ramen, kombucha udon coming from Cup Noodle’s Nissin
- Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea reveal what it’ll be like for visitors when they reopen【Videos】
- How I met your cosplaying father? Cosplay suplex leads to lifelong love for Gintama fans
- Pandemic hair trend: A haircut to match your mask not your face
- Sailor Moon creator illustrates new marriage registration form in Japan, can be ordered now
- Never feel lonely in the tub again! We try Japan’s Bobbing Seal floating bath toy【Photos】
- Full-size Evangelion statue appears at Japanese theme park with entry plug synchronization tests
- Super Nintendo World’s opening at Universal Studios Japan delayed indefinitely
- Starbucks Japan opens first sign-language store in Tokyo
- Tradition meets summer blooms as shrines arrange beautiful floating flower displays【Pics, Video】
- Leading Japanese snack maker to continue teleworking, stop transferring people from own families
- Sega releases Sonic the Hedgehog taiyaki to celebrate 80 years of Sega awesomeness
- How to make your own sold-out Uniqlo Airism mask in less than two minutes
- “Keep your paws off ’em!” This cute Thai cat is very protective over its owner’s watermelons
- Starbucks Japan releases new summer drinkware range with Pegasus as the star
- Is this Tokyo, or Final Fantasy? Rainy season night makes for incredible Skytree view【Photos】
- Sailor Moon and Shiseido team up for beautiful, sparkly Sailor Moon makeup packaging
- New Japanese social media platform promises positive responses only for users’ posts【Video】
- Tokyo gubernatorial candidate strips naked in televised campaign speech
- Newest Hello Kitty collab features Kitty-chan cosplaying as supernatural protector against plague
- eSports facility for senior citizens set to open in Kobe
- You can make and eat anime’s most famous butt with the Shin-chan purin kit【Photos】
- Flying scarecrow in Japanese countryside scares people across Japanese Internet【Video】
- Minions cosplay as Japanese kabuki characters in new merchandise collection
- Pac-Man sake series coming to salute the video game star’s 40th birthday
- Transform yourself with U-Treasure’s new solid gold or platinum Ditto necklaces
- You COULD eat a terrifying octopus egg in Japan, but SHOULD you? Let’s find out!【Taste test】
- Get ready to mimic Kirby by inhaling plate after plate of cute summery food at the new Kirby Café!
- Samantha Vega teams up with Pokémon for new stylishly nerdy purse collection
- A practical use for anime wall scrolls? Experiment finds unexpected interior benefit【Video】
- Japan’s greatest shirtless comedian Egashira 2:50 honored in new capsule toy line
- Do the new Uniqlo summer face masks really deserve bad reviews?
- Barricades placed on Mt. Fuji as mountain officially closes because of coronavirus【Video】
- Pikachu devolves into terrifying monstrosity in Taiwan
- Mr Sato drinks stinky Pond Water Cider from Japan
- Tasting Starbucks’ Sesame Almond Tofu Frappuccino, the drink you can’t get in Japan or the U.S.
- League of Pokémon? Fans aren’t too happy about new Pokémon MOBA game from China’s Tencent【Video】
- McDonald’s Japan releases Spicy Chicken McNuggets so spicy they’ll knock you out? 【Taste Test】
- Kyoto cafe with unfortunate name, gorgeous sandwiches keeps getting mistaken for e-commerce giant
- Japanese tactical face mask lets you weather the coronavirus storm while looking awesome【Photos】
- Enjoy the refreshing taste of summer with these beautiful water drop cakes
- Pizza Hut creates Putting our Soul into Every Bite Ramen Pizza with famous Japanese ramen chain
- Ramen restaurant in Japan offers lifetime free ramen plan for a hefty price
- Oh shiitake! How to grow your own with Japan’s super-easy mushroom cultivation kit【Photos】
- Demon Slayer themed okonomiyaki coming this July
- Breaking: Japanese Prime Minister finally takes a day off after 148-day work streak
- Satolgo 12: “The Sardine Gambit”
- Tokyo Disneyland will require visitors to wear masks indoors when it reopens next month
- Smash Bros. director Sakurai’s couch appears in video, has Internet searching for where to buy it
- Half-Japanese woman hands card to people who ask tiresome questions about her race
- Be Our Guest: Beauty and the Beast themed cafes open in three Japanese cities
- Hundreds of venomous fire ants discovered in Tokyo, queen yet to be found
- Coronavirus leads to the creation of haunted drive-in in Tokyo this summer【Photos】
- High-price face mask boutiques open in Tokyo, where masks are fashion statement, not political
- Make sushi in seconds with smart ingredient hack from Don Quijote
- Add a dash of Kyoto culture to your daily snack with Uji Matcha chocolate-covered potato chips
- Japanese bag looks like it’s spouting random English, but has an actual message
- Mister Donut Japan unrolls a new line of sweet and savory breakfast “bread” donuts
- Japanese chef creates gorgeous Monet impressionist cake【Photos】
- Find a red envelope on the ground? Here’s why you should never pick it up
- Ghibli fans for Ghibli fans! Anime studio’s new line of Japanese sensu, uchiwa arrives for summer
- Japan’s “strongest roach killer” is frighteningly effective… We mean FRIGHTENINGLY effective
- In celebration of Onigiri Day, we compare rice balls from three different convenience stores
- 11 different ways to say “father” in Japanese
- 880-pound wagyu cow escapes from livestock auction in southern Japan
- Bento shop staff punished part-timer by piercing her nose, cutting all hair off, and more
- McDonald’s Japan’s Hokkaido Melon dessert drinks – the latest sign of life getting back to normal
- These Poké Ball high heels look like a joke, but they’re official… and only available in China
- Japanese kimono maker creates alluring face mask for hostesses
- After months of closure, Sanrio Puroland stages for re-opening in mid-July
- Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
- Tokyo art gallery encourages visitors to steal its art
- Man in Tokyo tries to pay for sex with toy check
- Totoro ready to help keep forests clean this summer with his adorable new reusable shopping bags
- Kyoto man arrested after clerk mishears him say “I have SARS.”
- No screaming allowed on Japanese roller coasters, and new video shows it can be done【Video】
- Japanese Animal Crossing flavor serves up a steaming hot custom design, Internet recoils in horror
- The first images of Studio Ghibli’s first-ever CG anime are here!【Photos】
- Tokyo’s dedicated Nintendo store finally begins offering its exclusive items online
- Cat lovers can now put a canned ring on it with new line of capsule toys
- How to turn leftover tempura into fried rice (or why to buy all the takeout tempura you can)
- McDonald’s Japan starts new campaign featuring burgers from their overseas restaurants
- You can now get shaved ice ramen in Japan, and it’s painfully delicious【Taste test】
- Popular virtual YouTubers Love-chan and Aipii get an adorable makeover
- Buying and selling Animal Crossing Villagers violates the game’s Terms of Use, Nintendo says
- Kyoto woman arrested for stealing cat from pet shop, offers strange justification to police
- Crocodile Who Dies in 100 Days creator starts new English-language Twitter manga
- Studio Ghibli films coming to cinemas for “once in a lifetime” event this summer
- Here we go! Start collecting coins, because Lego Mario just announced eight expansion sets
- Toyama Prefectural University able to locate potential COVID-19 clusters from raw sewage
- Gucci releases a new Japan-exclusive Grip watch with “Gucci” written on the face in katakana
- Japanese dad/otaku worries he’s an embarrassment to his kids, son tells him exactly how he feels
- Black Lives Matter protests receive support from Japanese mascot Chiitan【Video】
- Japanese condoms now have their own anime: Condom Battler Goro!
- You play the newest Pokémon game, Pokémon Smile, by brushing your teeth in real life【Video】
- New Pokémon Snap coming to Nintendo Switch! Four ways it can succeed where the original failed
- One Piece creator waives copyright for LINE stamps, allows fans to post, profit from fan art
- Hello Kitty doesn’t have a mouth, so how does she video chat with fans? We find out!
- What do hamsters dream of? Adorable Japanese pet video shows us one answer【Video】
- Japanese gravure idol strips down, plays drums to anime hits【Videos】
- Japanese notepads you can eat promise to save you from embarrassing body noises at work/school
- SoraNews24 staff smells boss’ unwashed socks that have been worn for five-days straight
- Random man attempts to punch female reporter on Tokyo street【Video】
- Nara deer heading farther outside park during the coronavirus outbreak, but will they come back?
- Live-streamer who slipped and died on Mt Fuji wins Darwin Award
- Our reporter investigates the strangely named “shaved ice donburi” at a Tokyo cafe
- Toilet paper miracle ends 11 harrowing minutes in a Harajuku McDonald’s restroom
- Treat yourself to a secluded izakaya experience with Tsukada Nojo’s home drinking service!
- No Swedish meatballs but carbs galore: ranking all 16 Harajuku IKEA flatbreads【Taste Test】
- How to stop the itching from a mosquito bite in minutes using a towel and a microwave
- Japan’s one-person mini tempura pot turns every day into fry day
- Japanese cookie brand has a fun game for you to play while stuck at home: cookie racing!
- Japanese prison offers manga background work program, artwork offered online【Pics】
- Japan Self-Defense Forces Twitter account issues apology for cute emoticon salute
- Two incredibly important phrases to remember when shopping in Japan
- Crossdressing support subscription service launches in Japan with clothing delivery, tutorials
- Soon-to-be-demolished, historical host club opens up its doors to family-friendly fun【Pics】
- Japan’s “Dog Mountain Castle” gets adorably invaded by cats【Photos】
- We attempt to achieve a Zen mindset by making candy rock gardens
- Attention: The cast of Naruto is now cats【Photos】
- We try to collect all 7 limited edition Pokémon figurines from Yoshinoya’s Pokémon beef bowl sets
- To celebrate their birthday, Uniqlo are giving customers presents with their purchases
- Official Sylvester Stallone Rambo manga portrait from over-the-top artist is crazy and awesome
- Awesome Studio Ghibli T-shirt line combines high fashion and anime history in 22 designs【Pics】
- Osaka’s iconic giant pufferfish may disappear due to COVID-19
- Breathtaking real-world Secret of Mana Pure Lands found, then lost, in Japan【Photos】
- Cosplay mosquito repellent? Japan’s new magical-armor-style accessory protects you from bugs
- Starbucks Japan surprises customers with fizzy and creamy strawberry Frappuccinos 【Taste Test】
- Woman attempting suicide in Tokyo has life saved by 20 sumo wrestlers
- Stay Tentacool in the summer heat with these gorgeous Pokémon polo shirts
- The shit didn’t hit the fan, it IS the fan – Testing Daiso’s 100-yen Handy Poo Fan
- Japanese dad opens bar inside his house just for him and his kid【Videos】
- We used the Tobidase! Sushi Maker to make perfect-looking sushi
- Japanese store stops talking to customers because of coronavirus, some hope change is permanent
- Convenience store fried chicken gets approved as food for Japanese space program
- A roundup of some of this year’s best “Samurai Sanders”: KFC’s mascot in samurai armor【Photos】
- Ramen-flavor shaved ice is coming to Tokyo just in time for the summer heat
- Design-your-own-Pokémon-T-shirt service launches at Uniqlo, dozens of species to work with【Pics】
- How does the GAP store taste? We send Mr. Sato to the world’s first GAP cafe to find out
- Japanese mascots endangered by effects of coronavirus
- Kyoto Animation arsonist’s lawyer says he doesn’t need to be in custody, investigators disagree
- The odd phenomenon of some Japanese husbands making their wives put their socks on for them
- These models don’t exist: New agency offers AI generated models for commercial use
- Japanese revolving sushi restaurant creates solo-diner capsules for a private world of sushi
- Japanese prime minister accidentally asked about government’s massive “Robbery Campaign” budget
- Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada opens a discussion on racism on Japanese Twitter
- Online Japanese hostess bar turns out to be better than real thing for our first-time customer
- World’s first Ikea convenience store opens in Harajuku, Japan
- “The revolutionary way to pick your nose!” We try out the Nose Picker
- Would a pizza made with pizza-flavored potato chips yield a super pizza?
- Mr. Sato reflects on riding the train in Tokyo for the first time in two months
- The poo from Nara Park’s deer is changing because of the coronavirus pandemic
- Drum-maker Pearl repurposes hi-hat pedals into alcohol dispensers
- Japanese idol shows just how well the optical illusion boob shirt works
- Over 2,000 people march in support of Black Lives Matter in Osaka
- Can you write the alphabet properly? According to Japanese teachers, probably not
- No one asked but we did it anyways: MOS rice patty burgers X ochazuke【Taste test】
- Our balding reporter tries to fix his male pattern baldness with medications and topical sprays
- Gold Gundam tofu appears in Japan, requires “painting” with real gold for full effect【Taste test】
- In Japan, Uber Eats will deliver the latest manga to your door
- Don’t panic! You can now get a gigantic life-size Psyduck plushie at the Pokémon Center
- Formerly Mario-themed go-kart rental service opens crowdfunding to save their business
- 89-year-old train line in rural Hokkaido shuts down, but lives on through touching video tribute
- Sapporo Zoo sells “lion-ripped jeans,” “beaver-gnawed coasters” and more to stay open amid COVID
- Parasite movie releases free official wallpapers to download as backgrounds for video calls
- Disgusting truth of what happens when someone coughs without covering their mouth revealed【Video】
- Japanese woman arrested for cyberstalking elderly man twice her age
- Anime is not real life: American TikTok user points out absurdity of buxom chef’s uniform
- What would Pokémon look like as a 1950s’ Looney Tunes cartoon? Like this【Video】
- 188-year-old Kyoto tea merchant offers beautiful Hydrangea Parfait as nearby temple’s flowers bloom
- We try cooling our face masks five different ways, and don’t recommend doing any of them
- Disney releases new line of summer kimono, complete with stylish Mickey and Frozen motifs
- Japan’s new ukiyo-e woodblock print passports are beautiful, now in travelers’ hands【Photos】
- Frozen annin tofu/almond tofu drinks appear at Japanese convenience stores【Taste Test】
- How to make a pizza using a pack of ramen noodles【SoraKitchen】
- Don’t eat these Cup Noodles…because they’re actually a super-realistic full-scale model【Photos】
- Knife-wielding professor fired from international department of one of Tokyo top universities
- Universal Studios Japan to slowly open up while Tokyo Disney Parks stay closed
- Japanese pianist adds busty cosplay to her performance, instantly gets five million views【Videos】
- Add two more dapper Shiba glasses to your collection with Goodglas’ new Wafuku Nakayoshi Set
- Tokyo city hall gets menacing red makeover as coronavirus infection numbers rise【Photos】
- Mie Prefecture to become first in Japan to ban outing LGBT individuals
- New Studio Ghibli anime coming this winter is first CG feature planned by Hayao Miyazaki
- Sega announces Game Gear Micro, an extra-tiny retro system with a startingly high price
- Studio Ghibli theme park’s opening will not be delayed by coronavirus, planners promise
- We make one of Japan’s best breakfast treats: Himeji almond toast【SoraKitchen】
- Secret fireworks festivals take place across Japan to lift spirits during coronavirus crisis【Pics】
- Japanese adult film star pumped for info on surprising topics after offer to tell fans “anything”
- Japanese man breaks own world record for Super Mario 64 blindfolded speed run
- New trailer for final Evangelion movies is as crazy as it is beautiful【Video】
- Dead body found in real-life Totoro’s Forest in Japan
- Trailer for Attack on Titan’s last season finally released, looks awesome despite studio changes
- Pokémon game developer Game Freak is now hiring, holding online interviews for new jobs
- Schick and Neon Genesis Evangelion team up to offer limited Eva, NERV-themed razor blades
- Osaka asked not to directly rub goblin god’s feet as things slowly return to normal in the city
- Skip sushi — The five best beef bento to eat in Japan right now
- We try cooking yakisoba with real Japanese buckwheat soba【SoraKitchen】
- Exercise your English and your toilet humor with Benza English
- Minnesota riots prompt people in Japan to protest against racial profiling by police【Videos】
- Japanese politicians want to make walking while looking at your smartphone illegal
- Japanese pro wrestler wows the Internet with her powerful, muscular… cooking videos!
- Dating simulator lets players know exact moment virtual girlfriends will disappear this summer
- Ibaraki Airport mulls name change to “Tokyo Ibaraki Airport” despite not being in Tokyo
- Japanese teen boy picks worst woman to randomly ask if she wants to make an adult video
- We buy a Japanese robo girl to pour drinks for us to enjoy while taking a bath【Video】
- Japanese worker gets asked by boss to stay after tele-meeting for surprisingly cute reason
- Rejoice, EarthBound fans! New official tribute comic “Pollyanna” set to debut in mid-June
- Japanese Twitter revels in the wholesome, blurry hilarity of this daughter’s photo of her dad
- Mini samurai sword scissors are here to help you slice paper and plastic foes to pieces【Photos】
- Boy cries tears of joy after eating McDonald’s for the first time since lockdown began [Video]
- During trying times, receive comfort and advice from Boss coffee’s poster boy Tommy Lee Jones
- Even Gundam not immune to coronavirus as pandemic cancels moving life-size statue’s preview event
- Katana that shoot flames are real in amazing Japanese artist’s video series【Videos】
- New conspiracy theory emerges that Shinzo Abe is legendary yokai Amabie
- Makoto Shinkai fixes “shocking” visual mistake for Weathering with You’s Blu-ray release
- Social distanced dining is a cinch with these stuffed capybara companions【Photos】
- New miniature theme park Small Worlds Tokyo finally opening, has a tiny Sailor Moon exhibit!
- What would Dragon Quest look like in real life? Fan’s Slime travel photo series shows us【Photos】
- “Oh, is that so?” says Kyoto Animation arsonist when told how many people he killed
- Giant undersea bug in Toba Aquarium poops for first time in two years
- Death of Terrace House star Hana Kimura prompts Yu Darvish to speak out against cyberbullying
- Japanese rugby legend questions reopening of pro-baseball, confuses everyone
- Terrace House season cancelled, removed from streaming service after Hana Kimura’s death
- Japanese bubble tea chain starts selling at-home tapioca drink kits
- Gotta stamp them all! Collect your shrine stamps with this gorgeous new range of stationery
- Japanese government to subsidize domestic travel this summer to boost the ailing tourism industry
- Animal Crossing fan recreating all of Ghibli’s Spirited Away in New Horizons, and it’s incredible
- Kyoto Animation comments on arsonist arrest: “Our friends whose lives were taken won’t come back”
- Tokyo Tower reopens after coronavirus closure, but now you have to take the stairs 150 meters up
- Lawyers say Japanese video game ban for kids violates constitution, call for abolition
- Pikachu-shaped electric shock-flavor gummies are coming to Japan!
- Got a collection of anime clear files? Then you need these super-cheap frames from Japan’s Nitori
- Starbucks mermaid Frappuccino surfaces, makes waves online
- Essential Inuyasha episodes to rewatch before the Yashahime anime sequel airs this fall
- 100-year-old hanko signature stamp maker offering free digital stamp designs for teleworkers
- Kyoto Animation arsonist to be finally placed under arrest for July attack that killed 36
- No screaming on roller coasters, please, say Tokyo Disneyland, other Japanese amusement parks
- Survey ranks the most desirable neighborhoods to live in Japan’s Kansai region
- Creative Japanese office installs awesome full-size vending machine made out of cardboard【Video】
- Sushi tacos now on sale in Japan — Can this cross-cultural cuisine please our biggest taco fan?
- A creepy new wrinkle to Japan’s chikan train groper schemes, and how to counter it
- Jilted Chinese woman sends 1,000 kilograms of onions to ex-boyfriend’s doorstep
- Our male otaku reporter reveals his top 3 best buddy characters in Japanese dating sim games
- Today is the original tsundere’s birthday, and her manga, Kimagure Orange Road is free online
- Sakura cherry blossoms float on breeze, land on Nara deer in perfect hanami video
- Spice things up at the dinner table with these kabe-don salt and pepper shakers【Pics】
- How to make a McDonald’s Ramune milkshake at home
- Cancelled your trip to climb Mt. Fuji? Build the mountain yourself with an awesome papercraft kit
- The time has come for us to eat Japanese squirrel hot pot【SoraKitchen】
- Fusedon: the mysterious Japanese subculture of flipping your bowl to say “thanks”
- Japanese Twitter user accidentally summons demon by making toast【Pic】
- We make nori seaweed mayo toast, just like Mama Hatori used to make!【SoraKitchen】
- No sexy dialogue allowed for custom-order anime voice actor PCs, manufacturer says
- Terrace House stars condemn cyberbullying after death of housemate Hana Kimura
- Department of Magic opens in Japan with cosplay and accessories for wizards and witches
- Survey shows how Japanese couples feel about spending so much time together sheltering in place
- A shocking discovery in Sapporo as 238 cats are found living under one roof in dismal conditions
- Garigari-kun popsicle teams up with new Pokémon film for a refreshing summertime treat
- Can you solve the mystery of the phantom printer in Japan?【Video】
- Ghibli Museum video takes us into the steam punk elevator and up the spiral staircase【Video】
- Japanese violinist covers Super NES soundtracks AND sound effects in amazing videos【Videos】
- Will it waffle? We put various Japanese snacks through a waffle iron, just because【SoraKitchen】
- What happens when you strap an electric muscle stimulator to your face? Mr. Sato finds out!【Vid】
- Enjoy the great outdoors without leaving your home – We try camping on our balcony
- Our reporter orders food from Uber Eats, falls in love, learns that fate works in mysterious ways
- U.S. government officials catch 86,400 Pokémon bootlegs without using a single Poké Ball
- Studio Ghibli releases last set of wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
- Japanese upcycle brand makes ’80s obi sandals in collaboration with United Tokyo 【Photos】
- PPAP’s Pikotaro launches new attack against coronavirus with medicated hand-soap line
- Drink with a Japanese geisha at an online drinking party
- Listening to boys’ love during workout at gym causes strange problem in Japan
- Japanese government to limit foreign students’ coronavirus financial aid to top 30 academic percent
- 23 people arrested in Aichi for operating and using illegal casino during coronavirus lockdown
- Fukuoka Museum offers Japanese art treasures right in your own home via AR
- Ridiculous Japanese TV program says English pronunciation is to blame for coronavirus spread【Vid】
- Harajuku crowded during coronavirus?! TV show slammed for using old footage to incite panic
- What do Indian people think of Japanese curry? We investigate with the power of Pikachu
- Is Japan’s crazy silent karaoke gadget the solution for stay-home singing? 【Video experiment】
- New Weathering With You art book comes with free anime backgrounds for video conference calls
- Japanese buff men delivery service will send beefcake, and also things to eat, to your door【Pics】
- Monet’s Pond Cheesecake is our next dessert inspiration from Japan
- Japanese self-pleasuring aid Tenga releases series of video chat backgrounds
- Japanese new recruit fired after one month for being partially out of frame during video meetings
- Japanese fruit sandwich store in Tokyo explodes in popularity, includes rare, expensive varieties
- Pervert hunter arrested by Tokyo police for less-than-pure intentions
- J-rock band One OK Rock self-parodies with awesome “Complete Stay Home Dreamer” video
- Starbucks Japan reopens with extra measures to prevent coronavirus’ spread
- New Shinkansen luggage rules start today, set to make travel more expensive and less convenient
- A terrifying, tasty Japanese dessert you can make with just two ingredients and a sushi bazooka
- Ideal vs. reality: Japanese Twitter nods in agreement at diagram of harsh truth of freelance work
- Natto for beginners? How to half-make Japanese fermented soybeans at home【SoraKitchen】
- Hatch dinosaurs by saving your money in new line of Japanese toy coin banks
- Japan has a Reassuring Door Opener to soothe coronavirus fears, so let’s try it out【Photos】
- Master Japanese patissier reimagines the doughnut for new Mister Donut matcha series 【Taste test】
- How to make a mask out of a coffee filter in just seconds
- Who is Final Fantasy VII Remake’s best female character? Japanese fans vote【Survey】
- Utada Hikaru poignantly answers “Why do breakups hurt so much?” during livestream
- Japanese anime/manga pros join Sailor Moon Redraw online movement, redesign iconic character
- Starbucks Japan serves up drinkable banana crepes【Taste test】
- Mt. Fuji is officially closed for the year
- 17-year-old to sue Kagawa Prefecture over video game restricting ordinance
- Outrage sparked: Tokyo truck driver abandons body of suicide victim, claims the body was a “doll”
- 90-year-old Japanese gamer grandma breaks world record, praises Grand Theft Auto 5【Video】
- Cat taking over your work-from-home keyboard? Japanese YouTuber has super easy solution【Video】
- Official Captain Tsubasa Twitter account wishes everyone a confusing Mother’s Day
- Is looking for “crappy” art the secret to finding good manga?
- Can you really learn to draw Totoro from that 61-second Studio Ghibli producer video?【Experiment】
- Get those gains and a protein boost with Muji’s newest, limited edition cricket crackers
- Beautiful Japanese swimsuit model performs knockout Tifa Final Fantasy cosplay【Photos】
- Pokémon-themed rusk biscuits from Gateau Festa Harada are here to sweeten your day!
- Kingdom Hearts video conference backgrounds are now yours to download for free
- Uniqlo teams up with Billie Eilish and Takashi Murakami for exciting new UT collaboration【Videos】
- Shibuya gives each public elementary and junior high student a Surface Go 2 tablet for school
- Turn your kitty into a Japanese sweet with Felissimo’s new Anmitsu Nyanko Cushion cat bed
- Make your own fishy face mask thanks to a Japanese university
- We tried cooking with a personal fryer and now we’re obsessed
- We try Burger King Japan’s CooKING Burger @Home, use up lots of stuff in our fridge
- Nintendo releases nearly 50 new video chat backgrounds from Animal Crossing, Zelda, and more!
- Busty cosplaying pianist returns to steal our hearts with cover of one of anime’s greatest themes
- Ghibli Museum virtual tour reveals what’s inside the female toilets【Video】
- Japanese netizens puzzle over weird coronavirus crime — a theft of over 3,000 gallons of water
- Japanese politician gets caught watching a crocodile video during a parliamentary session
- Japan now has cat-shaped cheesecake – Too cute to eat, or too delicious not to?
- Create a Studio Ghibli cafe at home with anime movie glass tableware
- Modern legend Tiger Mask returns, donates 55 handmade face masks to rural government workers
- Suit up for video conference calls with new business pyjamas from Japan
- The coronavirus is making Japan’s suicide rate plummet
- McDonald’s captures the sweet flavour of Japan with new Ramune milkshake
- Japan’s cat diaper video shows how to keep your feline friend dry AND happy【Video】
- Japan’s Pokémon manhole covers travel to you in new line of mugs, replicas, and other merch【Pics】
- Rice cooker recipe: How to make a giant cheesy okonomiyaki pancake in a rice cooker
- We tried washing our “Abe masks” in the washing machine to see how they hold up
- Japanese company puts up signs banning one specific style of intercourse, for coronavirus safety
- It’s Pennywise remade as busty anime girl figure strikes fear in heart, funny feelings elsewhere
- 28-year-old sumo wrestler dies after contracting coronavirus
- ANA unveils robot avatar shopper at boutique in Oita
- My matcha moment – How to have a one-person tea ceremony all by yourself, with no special tools
- Yoshinoya’s Pokémon beef and curry bowls return and bring Pikachu along for the fun【Photos】
- Takarazuka musical theater fans might be the nicest in the world, according to Japanese Twitter
- Poor social crotch distancing, closed schools raise teen pregnancy risks in Japan, hospital says
- Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs nine-year medley of his routines, but not on the ice【Videos】
- You can control your air conditioner with a Game Boy Color, genius inventor proves【Video】
- Japan debuts new honey liquid glue stick
- Get your lazy body movin’ with PPAP singer’s new fitness challenge song, “Hoppin’ Flappin’【Video】
- Beef bowl chain shows how to turn gyudon into cheese-tastic baked doria with almost no effort
- How to make your own moving conveyor belt sushi shop at home
- Japanese government proposes cyborgs and robotic avatars for all by 2050
- 55-year-old anime voice actress does amazing maid cosplay of character 40 years younger【Pics】
- Ninja and geisha green tea cats are here to keep you company during your at-home tea time
- How to make a cartoon cheesecake that looks like Swiss cheese
- All 558 chapters of Inuyasha manga free to read online to celebrate announcement of sequel series
- Tokyo Disneyland or Universal Studios Japan, which is better? Poll reveals sharp regional divide
- Huge Pikachu plush heavy enough to use as exercise weight, other Pokémon as big as a person
- Make all your friends jelly with these umbrellas inspired by jellyfish【Pics】
- Bear sightings skyrocket in Japanese town feuding with local hunting association
- Japanese Twitter user shows how to keep wasps away from your home in seconds with no chemicals
- Japanese coder finds perfect way to incorporate ads into games
- “Beauty dictionary” for Japanese elementary girls advises braindead phrases for boys to like them
- Japan’s do-it-yourself cat donut-decorating kit lets you make all kinds of sweet treats【Photos】
- Man finds adorable lost “puppy” on roadside in Japan, turns out to be adorable something else
- Tokyo Game Show officially canceled, planning potential online content and showcases
- Preserve your sushi’s form and your dignity with this one easy sushi-eating life hack【Pics】
- Overseas otaku make huge donation of masks to real-life Japanese Love Live! town
- Roland, king of Japan’s host club scene, shows us his self-isolation routine【Video】
- Terrifying Pokémon fan art fails to win card design contest, succeeds at scaring everyone【Photos】
- Eurobeat intensifies as Initial D becomes Initial Dog on Japanese mountain pass【Video】
- SoraNews24 founder straps 20-pound device to back to keep crotch dry
- Large bat species discovered to be breeding in Japan for the first time
- What pandemic? People in Japan crowd Ikea store, ignore requests to stay home during Golden Week
- Cryptic ad in Japanese newspaper reveals heartwarming message of hope for readers
- Anything is paw-sible! Pianist holds virtual concert with a rescue dog accompanying him【Video】
- How to deal with Internet trolls, as taught by Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen’s singer
- Japanese snack maker puts wrong genus of flower on package, rewards customer who noticed
- Home workout fun: Get in shape with Creamy Mami magical girl anime exercise videos
- A singalong song from Japan to surpass “Paprika?” Presenting “Karaoke Neko-chan”【Video】
- Back to work, and back to packed commuter trains in coronavirus emergency state-Tokyo【Photos】
- One Piece manga extends free-to-read online period, creator posts series update, message of hope
- How to make an origami face mask【Video】
- Final Fantasy fans around the world share musical creations with Home de Chocobo challenge【Video】
- Crazy real-life original Resident Evil videos shows how far games have come, legends never die
- Online poll ranks Japanese netizens’ favorite series from anime powerhouse studio Kyoto Animation
- Studio Ghibli producer shows us how to draw Totoro【Video】
- Japanese pastry chef creates delicious cookie replicas of Yoshi’s Cookie【Photos】
- Japanese bath hack: Toss iris leaves in the tub for the a traditional shobu yu soak【Photos】
- How well do you know your Japanese vending machines?【Quiz】
- Japanese train station installs chalkboards for people to write their post-corona hopes and dreams
- Cancelled summer Comiket goes digital with first ever Air Comiket, as the otaku spirit lives on
- Tokyo cheerleader pub’s coronavirus countermeasures include full face shields for customers
- Flour products sell online for outrageous prices in Japan as demand for them skyrockets
- Turn a self-isolation birthday into a tasty party celebration with this smart hack from Japan
- Anime pro’s awesome video shows how to beat stay-at-home boredom: Imagine you’re fighting a ninja
- New GU Pokémon collaboration: Worth the risk of catching coronavirus?
- Secretive Ghibli Museum starts video diary to give glimpse inside anime attraction【Videos】
- Living doll model Matt transforms into a mosquito for surreal new insect repellent commercials
- Almost certainly the best fermented Japanese soybean pencil case ever made is here
- The 13-year-old video game contest winner who became one of Japan’s greatest manga artists
- Gluttony has no limits with Costco fried chicken larger than our face【SoraKitchen】
- A message from the future: Doraemon tells us what will happen if we stay home and wash our hands
- Studio Ghibli Recipe: How to make anime food from Howl’s Moving Castle
- Once upon a time, Japan had sewing machines you controlled with a Nintendo Game Boy【Photos】
- Masks appear on statues of Japan’s loyal dog Hachiko, but only one gets to keep it【Photos】
- Crazy, heartless wife stars in Japanese textbook’s shocking conversation for English learners
- Limited edition Evangelion Asuka Telecasters on sale this June
- No school lunches? Tokyo boxed lunch stand says kids have to pay, but doesn’t care when, to whom
- Now you can order insect ramen to eat at home
- Horror manga artist Junji Ito shares terrifying drawing of Amabie, the epidemic-protector yokai
- Japanese genius invents a machine just to help you get out of unwanted video chats【Video】
- Breakfast made beautiful by designer who creates stunning zen garden toast art and more【Pics】
- Yoshinoya’s new Super-Special-Large Bowl: A gigantic three-animal 1,700-calorie fest【Taste test】
- Meiji Gakuen University gives all students a 50,000 yen grant to offset the cost of digital classes
- Indulge your foxy foot fetish with kitsune socks from Japan
- We joined a virtual drinking party with 1,000 people, including Japanese idols and comedians
- Japan’s 3-D Shiba glasses dress up in kimono for wonderful wafuku tea time【Photos】
- How to make a mask out of a sock in two minutes with no sewing skills
- Make a high-end Japanese meal at home with the help of traditional Japanese restaurant Nadaman
- Garden eels in Japanese aquarium are forgetting humans and need your help!
- Mr. Sato finds a way to dress up for video conferences while staying super casual and comfy【Pics】
- Beyond face masks – Japanese company selling anti-infection paper helmets【Photos】
- Make a Burger King Whopper at home with new CooKING Burger @Home delivery set
- How to make self-isolation tiramisu with simple ingredients【SoraKitchen】
- Help Japan’s dairy industry in style, using 100-yen milk carton covers
- Let’s cook this jet-black chicken in the rice cooker and see what happens【SoraKitchen】
- Japanese elementary schooler creates amazing infinite loop device for marbles 【Video】
- Akira goes free to watch online with three other anime from legendary creator
- Never fear, humans: Frieza and Vegeta pledge to destroy coronavirus and save Earth once again
- The most mysterious place to buy masks in Tokyo: Out of the back of this random dude’s car【Pics】
- We spend five days trapped in a hotel room for our ‘Isolation Experiment’
- Demon Slayer manga creator offers a motivational illustration during the pandemic
- Weekly Shonen Jump manga pirate given three-year suspended prison sentence in China
- Sensoji temple at Asakusa gets a new giant lantern
- New Studio Ghibli video conference backgrounds let you work from the worlds of Marnie and Porco
- How well does a sushi maker from a 100 yen shop work? We try it and find out!
- Goodbye, Kyoto Animation Studio #1 – Arson-struck studio now completely demolished, cleared away
- Japanese swimsuit models holding online drinking parties with fans to encourage them to stay home
- SoraNews24’s first article written entirely by an AI
- Awesome Nintendo fan craft idea: Power up your cloth face mask into a Switch-style mask【Pics】
- Shinto, Buddhist, and Catholic priests come together to pray for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Japan’s latest work-from-home innovation: The wearable video conference background【Photos】
- Japanese restaurant chain shows us how to make katsudon in three minutes【SoraKitchen】
- Japanese McNuggets now come with creamy corn sauce, we attempt a potage with it
- Japanese company has employees-only capsule toy machine in its office for an awesome reason
- Potted mini sakura trees are perfect for everyone who missed cherry blossom season this year
- Fossilized forms of Pokémon found in Uniqlo’s Daniel Arsham x Pokémon T-shirt collection【Photos】
- Japan’s poo museum opens online, offers turds of virtual fun worldwide during stay-home period
- New coronavirus cases in Tokyo drop to lowest level in almost two weeks
- Hello Kitty set to keep you safe while driving… as a dashboard camera!
- The sad reason this Osaka supermarket couldn’t sell out of two-yen masks
- In these non-sober quarantine days, use your leftover alcohol bottles for Gundam models【Pics】
- The most terrifying but delicious Studio Ghibli sweets yet: The Princess Mononoke monster cake
- City in Aichi reduces water and sewage bills for four months, easing residents’ financial strain
- As Japan’s largest holiday approaches, one island in Okinawa bans guests from local restaurants
- Another at-home noodle meal? Then play with your food with Japan’s Big Stream Somen Slider Custom
- Japanese Red Cross releases important video on dealing with COVID-19 in a different way
- Our reporter eats more bugs from a Tokyo vending machine, compares flavors【Taste test】
- Japanese tapioca bubble tea shops are suddenly becoming face mask shops
- Japanese artist paints Cloud from Final Fantasy VII Remake using traditional methods【Video】
- How to make Disney’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana French toast at home【SoraKitchen】
- Sheltering-in-place Japanese schoolkids form “Neo-Chorus” choir to refresh our hearts【Video】
- Handjob: The Japanese seitai body therapy studio that relieves built-up tension
- A talk with the man who helped bring Studio Ghibli to the west, Steve Alpert【Interview】
- 50 centimetres (20 inches) of unbridled beefy joy! Eating Tokyo’s extra-lengthy yukhoe sushi
- Brighten your day with this Japanese monk covering Bob Marley using Buddhist instruments【Video】
- New line of Kirby cosmetics make makeup fun with star-shaped palettes and pink lush lipsticks
- Retro game group in Japan donating 100 Super NES systems to families with kids sheltering in place
- We tried takoyaki-flavored toothpaste with surprising results【Taste test】
- Brand-new Sailor Moon movie’s first trailer shows new look for old school character designs【Vid】
- Tiny fish-shaped soy sauce bottles repurposed for sanitizers
- Nodame Cantabile’s anime power couple return in short stay-home coronavirus video
- Fans rate the top 10 backstabbing anime characters in survey
- With no passengers, Japanese airline fills every seat on plane with masks and medical supplies
- How to make cheese with just three ingredients【SoraKitchen】
- List of shame from Japanese government may be next weapon in fight against coronavirus
- Studio Ghibli releases new set of free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
- Testing Japan’s stay-home sauna solution, the Ofuro de Sauna Kasa【Photos】
- Japanese student dons full protective gear to return to school during coronavirus pandemic
- All Rebuild of Evangelion movies now free to watch on online as creator sends message of hope
- J-rock star Yoshiki donates 10 million yen to coronavirus relief, asks everyone to stay home
- How to use leftover Japanese curry: We test out a recipe for curry bread quiche【SoraKitchen】
- Japanese fans pick their top 10 fave dastardly anime protagonists in online poll
- Japanese bank using cute stuffed animals to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus
- Pokémon Girls collection from Japanese lingerie brand Peach John appears【Photos】
- Japanese city sends heartwarming care package to out-of-town students during coronavirus crisis
- “Grateful for the Heroes” manga hashtag slammed by nurse in Japan
- Telecommute with Pikachu! Over 250 Pokémon video chat backgrounds now free to download
- What state of emergency? People in Tokyo defy requests to stay home during coronavirus outbreak
- Anime/manga One-Punch Man to be turned into a Hollywood live-action movie
- Sailor Moon’s voice actress shares photos of personal script with first-ever “Moon Prism Power”
- Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe has a livestream YouTube channel, and fans are living for it
- Bring-your-own-pot ramen takeout service starts at Tokyo restaurant【Photos】
- How to make amazing Japanese fruit flower sandwiches
- Man crosses Shibuya scramble crossing in inflatable ball
- Domino’s now sells tapioca boba pizza in Japan, and we’re so very, very confused【Taste test】
- Over 100 episodes from the best part of the Sailor Moon anime will be free to watch online
- Lace Bra face masks go on sale in Japan, immediately sell out【Photos】
- Social distancing browser game lets you push people away as Tokyo mayor or U.S. president
- Is it time for manga and anime to start introducing the coronavirus outbreak to their settings?
- A rice by any other name: Japanese Twitter investigates local terms for “serving”
- Pokémon anime officially on hiatus thanks to COVID-19, will only play reruns starting next week
- Pokémon dress shirts progress into Gen 2 with 100 brand-new Johto region designs【Photos】
- Liven up your next party with cookies in the shape of giant sunflower seeds
- McDonald’s Japan finally bans eat-in dining at over 1,900 locations in Tokyo, elsewhere in Japan
- Grill everything indoors and all at once with this crazy Japanese yakitori skewer cooking gadget
- Hairs, insects and stains found in masks distributed by Japanese government
- Japanese city cuts 800,000 tulips after people refuse to stay away despite coronavirus risks
- Through the eyes of a ninja – Thrilling drone video recreates shinobi raid at historical temple
- Uniqlo’s latest collaboration both confuses and amuses Japanese Twitter
- Japan’s heart-melting, mouthwatering cat-shaped bread can now be ordered online【Photos】
- Tired of wasting paper practicing your kanji? Try these reusable water-activated practice sheets
- Rotting corpse discovered by two men exploring “haunted hotel” in Japan
- Survey results reveal average number of days people can bear to self-quarantine
- Japanese mom’s hand-made Slime masks draw near, boost kid’s cuteness and protection stats【Photos】
- Invisible pie from Japan beautifully baffles the mind【Photos】
- Shoppers annihilate face mask delivery at Costco Japan【Video】
- Japanese company tackles plastic consumption by making tote bags out of discarded umbrellas
- Japanese Twitter explains how to choose quality produce: pick the ones that are the best couple!
- Japanese students skip school to protest their re-opening amid growing number of COVID-19 cases
- Hikaru Utada previews new song as she hikes through the achingly beautiful Japan Alps【Video】
- You can (not) watch the final Evangelion movie this June, because of the coronavirus
- Pikachu, I choose you! Carry your Pokémon on the go with LeSportSac’s newest Pokémon collaboration
- Japanese partier misses the lights and music of clubs, makes their own in their washing machine
- Got an idea for a steamy isekai manga series? Japanese publisher holding open writing contest
- Okinawan man arrested for buying cigarettes with currency of the dead
- What social distancing looks like in Japan
- Decorate your room like a bento box with the new soy sauce bottle light
- Cancelled your trip to Tokyo? Free papercraft download lets you build Akihabara in your own home
- Japanese company offers a way to support medical workers with traditional drinking vessel
- Building the crazy-detailed PlayStation model is a surprisingly emotional trip down memory lane
- Kitty offers a helping paw in the middle of a martial arts demonstration【Video】
- Japanese all-girls school’s startling advice for girls whose boyfriends don’t want to strap up
- Popular tourist spots in Kyoto look like a ghost town due to coronavirus
- Japanese professor threatens students with expulsion for leaving prefecture in coronavirus crisis
- Anime and video game backgrounds now free to download for video conference calls
- Final Fantasy funeral procession for coronavirus victim draws hundreds for online goodbye【Video】
- We can all relate to this adorable Japanese cat getting a touch of brain freeze【Video】
- How to have a yakiniku BBQ at home with the UFO smokeless indoor grill
- Magical yokai from Edo Period with powers against sickness makes appearance as cute doughnut
- 売れっ子スタイリスト、ジョー・ファーガソンの光と影。転落事故に輸血ミス、最期は生命維持装置の停止を自ら決断
- Host clubs go digital in the wake of business closures with live-streaming app toU
- Old man with smartphone in Japan creates new problem with his high-risk way to shop for masks
- New virtual anime wife system helps Japanese workers deal with emotional strain of telecommuting
- Brand-new Evangelion Tamagotchis are coming to let you raise your own sweet little Angel【Video】
- Black bear in Sendai becoming proficient with the three-section staff
- Why the sashimi we eat will probably become more delicious during the coronavirus pandemic
- As American as Nara apple pie? We try the U.S.’s best small town pies without leaving Japan
- Japanese landlord’s touching gesture to tenants during coronavirus crisis goes viral
- Station in Tokyo starting to look like a futuristic dystopia a little too early
- New GU Pokémon fashion line is ready to stay home or go out with dresses, roomwear, and underwear
- Legendary Tokyo arcade gets massive fan support in coronavirus-prompted crowdfunding campaign
- Japanese artists in New York sing Sukiyaki together in heartwarming video
- Studio Ghibli releases free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
- Internet cafes in Tokyo now closed due to coronavirus, but what about those who live in them?
- How to shrink an empty pizza delivery box – Japanese Twitter shares hydro life hack
- Today’s reason to stay home: You could make a gigantic 4.8-pound tower burger like we did【Pics】
- Idol-turned-ramen restaurant owner has great plan to make sure her staff is paid during pandemic
- Spending for pickled umeboshi among young Japanese people is halved from 20 years ago
- Which fictional anime school would you like to enroll in? Japanese fans vote in online survey
- Final Fantasy super fan recreates the Buster Sword in a single pencil lead to salute FFVII Remake
- Nintendo Fitness Boxing videos released online: train alongside famous Japanese voice actors!
- Travellers sleep on cardboard beds at Narita Airport while waiting for coronavirus test results
- Police with batons patrol Kabukicho, tell people to go home during coronavirus crisis【Video】
- Japanese Prime Minister appears with Gen Hoshino in awkward “stay home” video
- Mister Donut, Kyoto tea maker, and celebrity pastry chef collaboration yields beautiful results
- Enjoy some slime tea time with the Dragon Quest kyusu teapot from the Square Enix e-Shop【Photos】