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2026 (Page 2)

Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America

• Casey Baseel
  4 days ago
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Internationally acclaimed art collective will have a new home not far from Disneyland.

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• Japan, USA
• (Anaheim • art • California • digital art • museums • TeamLab • TeamLab Museum Anaheim)

Can Japan’s Self-Defense Forces legally open fire on a zombie horde?

• Master Blaster
  5 days ago

This legal discussion contains scenes of explicit violence and gore.

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• Japan
• (COK • constitution • Horror • Japan Self-Defense Forces • Japanese Self-Defence Force • law • military • three signs of death • use of force • weird • zombies)

Guile cosplay goes with everyone for Halloween at SoraNews24 HQ [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  5 days ago

Go home and be a family man? Nah, we have to go to work.

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• Japan
• (Capcom • cosplay • crazy • funny • Guile • halloween • Halloween costumes • Seiji Nakazawa • SN24 office Halloween • SNJO.COK • Street Fighter • video games • weird)

Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

• Casey Baseel
  5 days ago

Parting is such very, very sweet sorrow.

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• Japan
• (COK • Cold Stone • Cold Stone Japan • food • ice cream • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sweets)

Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall

• Casey Baseel
  6 days ago

Here there be dragons and bargains.

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• Japan
• (.outlet malls • awesome • Capcom • COK • cool • Fukuoka • Japan travel • Mitsui Outlet Park • Monster Hunter • shopping • shopping malls • travel.tourism • video games)

Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe

• Casey Baseel
  6 days ago

Get in the Hard Rock crossover, Shinji!

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • Evangelion • fashion • food • Hard Rock Cafe • Hard Rock Cafe Japan • manga)

Burger King Japan shuns Shibuya Halloween spirit, but keeps it alive everywhere else

• Casey Baseel
  6 days ago

No tricks or treats is the plan at Shibuya Center-gai, but cool sweets will be waiting at every other branch.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • cool • fast food • food • halloween • ice cream • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • sweets)

Hello Kitty cuts ties with hit Japanese spy drama Vivant over torture scenes

• Master Blaster
  6 days ago

Goodbye Kitty.

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• China, Japan
• (COK • controversy • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • society • torture • TV • TV shows • Vivant)

Real-world Legend of Zelda treasures, Heart Container lights and Ruppe pouches, coming soon [Pics]

• Casey Baseel
  6 days ago

Whether you’re restoring your energy at home or out adventuring in the world, these Hyrulian artifacts will be ready to help.

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• Japan
• (bags • cool • interior • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • video games • Zelda)

Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone

• Elliot Hale
  Oct 29, 2026

Combining palanquins and muscle suits to make historic sites accessible for all.

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• Japan
• (accessibility • COK • exosuits • Hikone • Hikone Castle • Japanese castles • Mediaid • Muscle Suit • palanquin • Shiga • tourism • travel • wearable assist suits • yamakago)

Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 29, 2026

Kiki’s Delivery Service scene-stealer is adorably transfixed by Donguri Kyowakoku’s latest homeware offering.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Closet • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • lamp • manga • Studio Ghibli)

Japanese government still lists refusing to pay for dates as a form of domestic violence

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 29, 2026

Once again, there’s a lot of nuance that’s lost in the attempt to be succinct.

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• Japan
• (COK • dating • domestic violence • relationships • society • weird)

Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season

• Oona McGee
  Oct 29, 2026

Each beverage has its own unique character so you can choose which one you’d like to party with.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2026 • Christmas Frappuccino • coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • winter)

Shinkansen online ticketing service reports customer data leak

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2026

Online reservation system handles tickets for Shinkansen’s “Golden Route” and Kyushu.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • Central Japan Railway Company • Japan travel.Smart EX • JR Central • JR Kyushu • JR West • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY)

Japan’s super cute tanuki bread skips tricks, promises to be treat for your eyes and taste buds

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2026

You can trust this tanuki to be as sweet on the inside as it looks on the outside.

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• Japan
• (bakeries • bread • caramel • COK • food • Kimuraya • sweets • Tanuki)

Japanese snack lovers may soon be spore-ting the latest crowdfunded confectionery tech

• Elliot Hale
  Oct 28, 2026

Play that fung-ky music.

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• Japan
• (COK • crowdfunding • crowdfunding campain • earphones • gadget • Kagomedia • kinoko no yama • Makuake • Meiji • quirky • tech • weird)

Cup Noodle launching “isekai” crossover line featuring flavors from outside instant ramen world

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2026

An isekai trip for your taste buds, no truck accident required.

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• Japan
• (cup noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises

• Oona McGee
  Oct 28, 2026

Festive cheer is here, with mugs, tumblers, candles and keychains you won’t find at any other time of year. 

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• Japan
• (bottles • Christmas • Christmas 2026 • Christmas Frappuccino • cups • drinkware • limited edition • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)

Japan getting a brand-new batch of Pokémon manhole covers in eastern prefecture this fall

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 27, 2026

Five new reasons for Pokémon fans to head north from Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (anime • Gunma • Japan travel • manga • manhole covers • Poké Lids • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • tourism • travel • video games)

One simple unexpected recipe swap will make your Japanese-style omelets extra fluffy and juicy

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 27, 2026

And one more cooking hack will make your dashimaki tamago fluffier still.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • eggs • food • Japanese food • Japanese omelets • omelets • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sprakling water)

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