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August, 2024 (Page 7)
Japanese inn’s first foreign guests disappear without paying – “We feel so betrayed”
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2024 - Tweet
Travelers vanish half-way through their reserved stay, leave no trace (or payment) behind.
The Dancing Japanese Hairdresser: Keeping rockabilly alive with unique “dancing haircuts”
- Oona McGee
Aug 8, 2024
The most entertaining haircut you’ll ever have.
- Japan
- (barber • COK • cool • dance • dancing • dancing haircut • Dancing Hairdresser • fun • funny • haircut • hairstyling • Hiroshima • Japanese hairstyles • Masanuki Sunakoma • Rockabilly • SNJO • weird)
Japan’s Capylympics capybara watermelon eating contest brings new challengers and threepeat quest【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2024
Five furry competitors come together in the spirit of friendly competition and delicious fruit.
- Japan
- (animals • capybara bath • capybaras • Capylympics • cute • funny • video • watermelon • zoos)
As punishment for boyfriend pics, idol singer to post good night photos of herself alone for one year
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2024
Momoka Tojo apologizes to fans, other members after mistakenly shard birthday photos.
- Japan
- (crazy • idol dating ban • idol romance ban • idol singers • Idols • J-Pop • Momoka Tojo • music • relationships • romance • weird)
Pikachu appears as a noh actor in kimono at Pokémon x Crafts Exhibition in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 7, 2024
A rare chance to see Pokémon like you’ve never seen them before.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cool • culture • exhibition • Japanese traditional crafts • kimono • museums • Pikachu • Pokemon • tradition • traditional crafts)
Visiting Japan’s “Mt. Terror,” said to be the closest point to the afterlife【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2024
We find hell and paradise both at Aomori’s Osorezan.
- Japan
- (Aomori • Aomori Prefecture • Bodaiji • COK • Mt. Osore • Osorezan • Saya Togashi • SNJO • temples • tourism • travel)
My Hero Academia now accepting votes for “World Best Hero” from its vast roster of quirky characters
- Master Blaster
Aug 7, 2024
Democracy is alive and well.
- Global, Internet, Japan
- (anime • Kohei Horikoshi • manga • My Hero Academia • poll • ranking • Shonen Jump • vote • World's Best Hero)
Lawson convenience stores team up with Tenkaippin ramen chain for new cold ramen in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 7, 2024
Convenience store food just keeps getting cooler.
- Japan
- (COK • cold noodles • cold ramen • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test • Tenkaippin)
Awesome new Soot Sprite and Totoro house Ghibli cushions are a sensible addition to any home
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2024
My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle characters will support your back and fulfill your desire to be surrounded by Ghibli art.
- Japan
- (anime • Calcifer • Catbus • cool • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • makkurokurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • Soot Sprite • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Rest in style – Japanese company bringing back kofun burial mounds for the modern era
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2024
An exciting development for kofun fans.
- Japan
- (burial mounds • cemetaries • cool • crazy • culture • graves • history • Kofun • weird)
How salty is Starbucks Japan’s new limited-edition jelly Frappuccino?
- Oona McGee
Aug 6, 2024
Inspired by a day at the beach, with a jelly that tastes like salty sea waves.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • pineapple • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test)
Japan to allow joint custody of children after divorce, survey investigates public’s attitudes
- Krista Rogers
Aug 6, 2024
An upcoming legal change will finally allow divorcing couples to seek joint custody of their children in Japan and opinions are mixed.
- Japan
- (children • COK • divorce • joint custody • parental rights • society • survey)
Fanciest Pokémon Eevee gets classy afternoon tea set at luxury hotel in downtown Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2024
Eevee and friends welcome fans to join them for an elegant engagement on Omotesando.
- Japan
- (afternoon tea • anime • cute • Eevee • food • hotels • Pokemon • restaurants • sweets • The Strings Omotesando • video games)
Is McDonald’s Japan’s new watermelon frappe worth your yen?
- Oona McGee
Aug 6, 2024
We find out if this new limited-edition drink tastes as good as it looks.
- Japan
- (COK • desserts • drinks • frappe • fruit • ice cream • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • SNJO • taste test • watermelon)
Amazing Swedish Totoro cosplay steals the show at World Cosplay Championship【Pics, video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2024
Team Japan gets first overall victory in 12 years, but it’s a safe bet that no one will ever forget this Totoro.
- Europe, Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cosplay • crazy • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • video • World Cosplay Championship • World Cosplay Summit)
Kyoto Animation needs no words in its new anime video love letter to its hometown【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 5, 2024
A jaw-dropping, magical, and whimsical chase through KyoAni’s hometown (which isn’t Kyoto).
- Japan
- (anime • KyoAni • Kyoto Animation • Kyoto Prefecture • manga • Uji • video)
Japan’s transforming candy Nerunerunerune now comes in drink form! Good luck finding it though
- Master Blaster
Aug 5, 2024
If you can get one of these, you’ll make everyone jelly.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • food • jelly drink • Nerunerunerune • Nerunerunerune Jelly Drink • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)
Moving Howl’s Castle that actually walks once again available for Howl’s Moving Castle fans【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 5, 2024
Well, well, well, look who came walking back.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Studio Ghibli • video)
Japanese craft cola brand Iyoshi has a heartwarming backstory that adds spice to new formulation
- Oona McGee
Aug 4, 2024
Reishi mushrooms add immune-boosting powers to the centuries-old recipe behind this cult cola.
- Japan
- (Cola • craft cola • drinks • Iyoshi Cola • recipe • recipes • SNJO)
Custom Kitty kawaii Uniqlo shirts and bags! Sanrio stamps and more with UTMe! DIY design service
- Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2024
Uniqlo gives us a blank slate/T-shirt to fill up with Hello Kitty cuteness.
- Japan
- (bags • cute • fashion • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • shirts • SNJO • t-shirts • Uniqlo • Uniqlo T-shirts • UT • UTme!)
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Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
Yesterday’s cooking oil powers 410,000 pink winter sakura lights along Tokyo’s Meguro River
Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
Ichiran Japan is giving away free 2027 desk calendars, and here’s how to get them
Life-size Gundam head going on display in Osaka, hopefully will find permanent home
Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
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
Weekly
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more- Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
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 unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
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- Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
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
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
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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