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2026 (Page 20)
Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2026 - Tweet
Jiro dreams of sushi, but he never would’ve dreamed of this.
- Japan
- (bus tour • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • sightseeing • sightseeing bus • sushi • Sushi Bus • sushi restaurant • things to do • things to do in Tokyo • Tokyo • tour • tourism • tours • travel • Willer)
Ninja theme park suddenly closes in Japan, shadow warriors undone by shady real estate deals
- Casey Baseel
Aug 21, 2026
If only some justice-loving shinobi had put a stop to things before Ise Ninja Kingdom had to shut down.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • crime • Ise Ninja Kingdom • Japan travel • Ninja • theme parks • tourism • travel)
Burger King Japan brings back its insane all-you-can-eat One Pounder Challenge
- Elliot Hale
Aug 21, 2026
Can you eat more than 12 mega burgers in just 45 minutes for a chance at winning the national final?
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • One Pounder Challenge • one-pounder • restaurants)
You can send your suitcase from Tokyo to Kyoto on the Shinkansen for same-day delivery… but it’ll cost you
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026
Overlooked luggage-forwarding service will become easier to use this autumn, especially for tourists staying in private rentals like Airbnbs.
- Japan
- (Bounce • bullet train • COK • hands free • hands-free travel • Japanese trains • JTB • Kyoto • luggage • luggage delivery • luggage forwarding • luggage storage • Osaka • shinkansen • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • tourists • trains • travel)
Why do foreign tourists queue up to eat at Tokyo Little House?
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026
Little converted Japanese house has a very big following.
- Japan
- (Akasaka • cafes • cinnamon toast • coffee • cool • foreign tourists • Japanese toast • restaurants • SNJO • toast • Tokyo Little House • tourism • tourists)
Japanese man arrested after pretending to be foreigner while trying to rob convenience store
- Casey Baseel
Aug 20, 2026
Attempt to pass himself off as a foreigner reveals possible link to another crime too.
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • crime • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • Lawson • linguistics)
Anime fans can now wear a Seiko watch inspired by Japan’s One Piece Shinkansen
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026
Beautiful timepiece combines two things Japan is famous for: anime and precision timekeeping.
- Japan
- (anime • bullet train • bullet trains • cool • fashion • Japan Railways • JR • JR West • manga • One Piece • Sanyo Shinkansen • Seiko • Seiko watch • shinkansen • tourism • travel • watch • watches)
“New York-style” tsukimi mochi burgers to appear at Wendy’s Japan this fall
- Casey Baseel
Aug 20, 2026
A fusion of Japanese and American influences is converging to kick off moon-viewing burger season.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • First Kitchen • food • hamburgers • mochi • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • Wendy's • Wendy's Japan)
7-Eleven Japan brings back best-selling flat croissant that became a hit on social media
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026
Meet the newest Japanese convenience store find that’s soon to flood your feed.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • croissant • food • Japanese convenience stores • pastry • Seven Cafe Bakery • sweets)
Studio Ghibli unveils new interactive stationery dioramas that bring anime movies to life on your desk
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026
My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away characters set the scene for desktop adventures with special details that fans will love.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • cool • cute • dioramas • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese stationery • merchandise • My Neighbor Tototo • My Neighbour Totoro • paperweights • pen stand • spirited away • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Pokémon and Polaroid reveal collaboration with adorable Pikachu and Eeveelution camera and film
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2026
Soon you’ll be able to use your Pokémon camera to take Pokémon photos, and then keep them in a Pokémon album too.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • cameras • cool • cute • Eevee • instant cameras • photography • Pikachu • Pokemon • Polaroid • video games)
New Shinkansen Supreme Class private cabins get try-before-you-ride displays at Tokyo, other stations
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2026
Wondering if this extra luxury on your Japan trip is worth the extra ticket cost? Here’s a free way to find out.
- Japan
- (bullet train • Japan Railways • Japan travel • JR • shinkansen • Shinkansen private cabin • Supreme Class • tourism • trains • travel)
Studio Ghibli composer Jo Hisaishi just set three Guinness Records
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2026
Composer for My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away broke two records on his trip to the U.S.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Guinness Record • Guinness World Record • Joe Hisaishi • manga • music • Studio Ghibli • world record)
Tokyo pub prohibits talking or keeping your phone out, only lets you drink in morning on weekends
- SoraNews24
Aug 19, 2026
There are a lot of hoops to jump through at Uchida, but is this 80-year-old pub worth the hassle?
- Japan
- (alcohol • COK • cool • crazy • drinks.izakaya • food • motsu • pubs • restaurants • SNJO • weird)
Universal Studios Japan partners with manga horror master Junji Ito’s Tomie
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2026
Undying school girl enthralls zombie horde in new artwork, and maybe elsewhere too.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • crazy • Halloween Horror Nights • Horror • Junji Ito • manga • scary • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Dog-friendly Wanwan Liner bus to begin operations between Tokyo and Osaka this fall
- Krista Rogers
Aug 19, 2026
This upcoming doggy express offers a new option for long-distance travel in comfort with your Best Friend.
- Japan
- (animals • BIG Bus • bus • buses • COK • dog • highway buses • Japan travel • Osaka • pet friendly • pets • Tokyo • tourism • travel • Wanwan Liner)
Starbucks Japan releases two new seasonal drinks that blur the line between summer and autumn
- Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2026
We find out if Starbucks does justice to a fruit with a very Japanese flavour.
- Japan
- (Chillax Soda • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • grapes • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese grapes • K. Masami • Kyoho • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea)
Totoro shaved ice wows Studio Ghibli fans in Tokyo for a very limited time
- Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2026
Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory turns the beloved Ghibli star into a very cool character.
- Japan
- (anime • cream puffs • cute • desserts • food • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • shaved ice • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • summer • sweets • Totoro)
Tokyo giving out free furoshiki from Pikachu’s designer to help tourists carry their garbage home
- Krista Rogers
Aug 18, 2026
The traditional, reusable cloth that can be converted into a bag is part of a new campaign designed to “Keep Tokyo Clean.”
- Japan
- (Atsuko Nishida • cute • environment • furoshiki • garbage • Japan travel • Keep Tokyo Clean • society • Tokyo Metropolitan Government • tourism • trash • trash cans • travel)
Japanese convenience store sunglasses just became our newest Convenience Wear obsession
- Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2026
Family Mart has an “it’ll do” pair of sunglasses that might become your favourite pair.
- Japan
- (combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • fashion • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • sunglasses)
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Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Princess Mononoke was going to look totally different, new Studio Ghibli artbook shows
Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
Weekly
- 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]
Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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
- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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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
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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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