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Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
- Oona McGee
a few minute ago - Tweet
How to create and customise your own bear for maximum cuteness.
- Japan
- (bottles • Christmas • Christmas 2026 • Christmas Frappuccino • cups • drinkware • limited edition • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)
Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
- Oona McGee
9 hours ago
Meet the surprisingly fiery beer that’s on everyone’s lips right now.
- Japan
- (alcohol • Asahi • beer • cool • craft beer • drinks • heat • hot • new release • news • SNJO • spice • Spice Beer • spicy)
“Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
- Casey Baseel
11 hours ago
Morinaga goes to Kochi in its search for a new spin on a traditional Japanese winter drink.
- Japan
- (amazake • drinks • hot canned drinks • hot drinks • Morinaga • yuzu)
KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
21 hours ago
Kenta creates a new way to enjoy its Original Recipe: with chopsticks!
- Japan
- (COK • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan • KFC • KFC Japan • SNJO • takikomki gohan • taste test)
Japan’s upcoming Romancecar train seeks to end intimacy with its super-wide seats
- Elliot Hale
23 hours ago
Odakyu’s sleek new train features droplet windows, spacious seating, and a driver sitting above your head.
- Japan
- (COK • Japanese trains • limited express • Odakyu Electric Railway • Romancecar • train • travel • Type 80000)
Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
- Master Blaster
yesterday
You gotta fight for your right to be a party to a contract.
- Japan
- (discrimination • Driving in Japan • ETC • expressways • law • Organized crime • Organized Crime Exclusion Ordinances • rights • yakuza)
KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit
- Oona McGee
yesterday
There are many ways to enjoy this new sweet dessert, including as a dip for fried chicken.
- Japan
- (burgers • desserts • fast food • food • fried chicken • ice cream • KFC • KFC Japan • soft serve)
Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
yesterday
Far away from Japan’s most touristy neighborhoods is a daring fusion dish from a very old-school restaurant.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • hamburg • hamburger steaks • hamburgers • Lake Sagami • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • weird)
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
- Master Blaster
yesterday
The greatest lights in history and the greatest history in lights.
- Japan
- (events • history • illuminations • Osaka • Osaka Castle • sightseeing • Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
- Oona McGee
yesterday
The wait for these Japan-exclusive collectibles is almost over.
- Japan
- (capsule toy • capsule toy machines • capsule toys • cool • cute • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • gacha • gacha gacha • gacha toy • gacha toys • gacha vending machine • Matcha Republic • Reserve Roastery • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • vending machines)
Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season
- Master Blaster
2 days ago
As if driving in Japan isn’t hard enough.
- Japan
- (alcohol • commendations • drinking culture in Japan • Driving in Japan • law • rojo nekomi • taxis • Tokyo • traffic accidents • year end parties)
41.5 percent of surveyed Japanese middle schoolers don’t think more immigration benefits society
- Casey Baseel
2 days ago
This isn’t a cut-and-dry case of Japanese kids simply becoming more socially conservative, though.
- Japan
- (COK • foreigners in Japan • immigration • internationalism • society • survery • xenophobia)
Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
- Casey Baseel
2 days ago
A high-tech part of Tokyo gets some high-tech help in addressing an overtourism problem and responding to a common traveler complaint.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Japan travel • litter • overtourism • Tokyo • tourism • trash • trash cans • travel)
Why people in Japan hardly ever say “sayonara,” and what they say instead
- Casey Baseel
2 days ago
Everyone knows that sayonara means goodbye in Japanese, but goodbye in Japan doesn’t always mean you need to say it.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • society)
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
- Casey Baseel
2 days ago
With tourists’ and residents’ feelings about minpaku racing in opposite directions, wards add new local ordinances onto national laws.
- Japan
- (Airbnb • COK • hotels • Japan travel • Kita Ward • minpaku • overtourism • private lodging rentals • shinjuku • short-term rentals • society • Taito Ward • tourism • travel)
Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers
- Master Blaster
2 days ago
Godzilla films are famous for their subtlety and require complete concentration.
- Japan
- (end credits • etiquette • Godzilla • Godzilla-0.0 • movie theaters • movies • politeness • restrooms)
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
3 days ago
The Straw Hat Pirates have dropped anchor in Los Angeles.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Los Angeles • manga • Mugiwara Store • One Piece • One Piece Mugiwara Store)
Japanese convenience store offering chance to have your shopping be effectively free for one day
- Casey Baseel
3 days ago
Family Mart offering random reimbursements of up to 100,000 yen (US$630).
Starbucks Japan unveils new Potato Soupuccino that’s said to be more than just soup
- Oona McGee
3 days ago
New “self-care soup” blurs the line between soup and cappuccino.
- Japan
- (autumn • drinks • food • limited edition • potato • potatoes • seasonal • seasonal menu • seasonal specials • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Katsuya takes perhaps a little too much liberty with its take on a Niigata soul food
- Krista Rogers
3 days ago
We might be just a little bit saucy about this double-sauced version of a classic local specialty dish.
- Japan
- (aigake • COK • katsudon • katsuraisu • Katsuya • Nagaoka • Niigata • original creation • sauce • SNJO • tonkatsu)
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- Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
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- “Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
- KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
- Japan’s upcoming Romancecar train seeks to end intimacy with its super-wide seats
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KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
Japan’s upcoming Romancecar train seeks to end intimacy with its super-wide seats
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
“Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
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- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]- Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
- Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths- Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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