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July, 2019
We try to eat almost 9 pounds of food at a Nagoya spaghetti shop, succumb to the power of carbs
How much rice and pasta is too much rice and pasta?
- Japan
- (big food • carbs • COK • crazy • food • food challenge • funny • Nagoya • restaurants • SNOJ • spaghetti • steak)
A slime appears…in real-life Japan! Command? Watch this adorable video【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2019
Is…is Dragon Quest real?!?
- Japan
- (cool • cute • Dragon Quest • flowers • funny • slime • video • video games)
Olympic medals and torch display held in Tokyo for a very limited time
- Master Blaster
Jul 31, 2019
Mr. Sato gets closer to Olympic gold than he ever dreamed possible.
- Global, Japan
- (2020 Olympics • 2020 Tokyo Olympics • COK • Mr. Sato • Olympic medals • Olympic torch • Olympics • SNOJ • sports • Tokyo • Tokyo Olympics)
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Of course you’ll talk to this Pikachu lamp from Japan, so it talks back and dances too!【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2019
After lighting up our lives, the Pokémon mascot is now ready to light up our homes.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cute • interior • lamps • light • Pikachu • Pokemon • Takara Tomy • video • video games)
Kyoto Animation confirms it received novel from writer with same name, address as arson suspect
- Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2019
Annual novel contest submission apparently connected to suspect’s shouting “They stole my novel, so I set the fire.”
- Japan
- (anime • arson • COK • crime • Kyoto Animation • Kyoto Animation Award)
Japanese photographer moves people to tears with night sky photos that look like anime art
- Oona McGee
Jul 31, 2019
Gorgeous images show us anime skies really can exist in real life.
- Japan
- (anime • Instagram • Makoto Shinkai • movies • nature • photography • twitter • your name.)
We ask for an “omakase” selection from Starbucks’ Tokyo bakery Princi, with surprising results
- Dale Roll
Jul 31, 2019
This bakery is so classy!
“We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight,” vows Kyoto Animation
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2019
President of anime production company where arson attack killed 35 calls messages from fans “candles in the darkness.”
- Japan
- (anime • arson • crime • Hideaki Hatta • Kyoto • Kyoto Animation)
The one-person kabe-don machine: A terrifying way to experience anime’s steamiest move【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2019
Could anything be hotter, or scarier, than this wall-pound apparatus?
- Japan
- (crazy • funny • inventions • kabe-don • manga • scary • video • wall pound • weird)
Hungry and on the go? Top 10 ranking of ekiben at Tokyo’s Shinagawa Station
- Krista Rogers
Jul 30, 2019
A definitive ranking of the 10 best-selling bento boxes at one of Tokyo’s major travel hubs.
- Japan
- (bento • Ekiben • food • gourmet • ranking • Shinagawa Station • shinkansen • Tokyo • top 10 • trains)
18 awesome overnight hot spring trips from Tokyo, and a quiz to help pick the best one for you
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2019
If you had 18 days, you’d do them all, but if you’ve got pick just one, this onsen expert’s flow chart is here to help.
- Japan
- (COK • flow chart • hot springs • onsen • quiz • ryokan • Tokyo • travel)
Samurai backpacks from Kyoto combine lamellar tradition, awesome style, and modern functionality
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2019
Craftsmen in Japan’s ancient capital put time-honored techniques to use for contemporary bags, wallets, and more.
- Japan
- (accessories • armor • awesome • backpacks • bags • cook • fashion • Kyoto • leather • samurai • wallets)
Foy foy foy! Harry Potter’s official Japanese LINE stickers are incredibly bizarre
- Katy Kelly
Jul 30, 2019
We had no idea that Malfoy’s name was so memeable in Japanese.
- Japan
- (funny • Harry Potter • Japanese memes • line • LINE stickers • Malfoy • memes • verbal tics)
Which Pokémon are you? Official quiz reveals your Poké-personality, and how to take it in English
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2019
The Pokémon Center recruiting page has a few questions for you to help determine if you’re more of a Pikachu or a Magikarp.
- Japan
- (anime • Personality test • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • quiz • video games)
Mr. Sato buys an electric earwax cleaner, takes it for a spin
- Master Blaster
Jul 29, 2019
Great, another job taken over by machines.
- Japan
- (ear cleaning • ear wax • grooming • hygiene • Mimi Sukkiri Cleaner • Mr. Sato • Tokyu Hands)
Pikachu himself visits SoraNews24’s Tokyo office for the best workday EVER【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2019
A surprise visit, and challenge, from the world-famous Pokémon mascot.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cute • Pikachu • Pokémon Rumble Rush • Pokémon Scramble SP • SNOJ • video games)
Ad featuring high school girls reconnecting with each other makes us feel warm and fuzzy【Video】
- Koh Ruide
Jul 29, 2019
Estranged childhood friends, a blackout, and a mobile app are the perfect ingredients for a marvelous story line.
- Japan
- (childhood • commercial • commercial video • high school • Japanese commercials • TEPCO • touching • YouTube)
Coca-Cola Company releasing “Demon Lemon” canned Japanese cocktails across the country
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2019
The soft drink giant steps into the alcohol game with a line of shochu chu-his.
Do not adjust your monitor – The view from Japan’s Gono train line really is this beautiful【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2019
Not a Shinkai or Miyazaki anime, nor a CG-created wonderland, this is one of Japan’s best train journeys.
- Japan
- (Akita • Aomori • beautiful • Gono Line • Makoto Shinkai • spirited away • trains • travel)
The beautifully lonely building in Shinkai’s Weathering with You? It’s a real place in Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2019
We’ve visited the real-world location for the pivotal scene in the anime event of the summer, but it’s about to disappear forever.
- Japan
- (anime • Makoto Shinkai • movies • Tokyo • urban exploring • Weathering with You • Yoyogi)
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Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
Akihabara restaurant with 1.7 million sushi bowl options will have us coming back again and again
Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
Yesterday’s cooking oil powers 410,000 pink winter sakura lights along Tokyo’s Meguro River
Cup Noodles go isekai in crossovers with three of Japan’s other favorite foods [Taste test]
Ichiran Japan is giving away free 2027 desk calendars, and here’s how to get them
Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
Life-size Gundam head going on display in Osaka, hopefully will find permanent home
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
Weekly
- Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
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- Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
Japanese hoodie for cat-loving gamers will keep you and your feline friend warm and fuzzy [Pics]
Monthly
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
- Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
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
Yearly
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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Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
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Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
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