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2026 (Page 23)
Studio Ghibli theme park announces new expansion saluting a previously off-limits anime
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2026 - Tweet
After initially saying no to a Nausicaa area, Ghibli has had a change of heart.
- Japan
- (Aichi • Amusement Parks • anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Japan travel • manga • Nagoya • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • tourism • travel)
One Piece Day returns to Tokyo Big Sight and worldwide on Youtube 22 and 23 August
- Master Blaster
Aug 10, 2026
A day so nice they made it twice.
- Japan
- (anime • events • manga • One Piece • One Piece Day • Tokyo Big Sight • trading card games • video games)
Are Japan’s room-temperature curry packets the boxed lunch heroes we’ve been looking for? [Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2026
Packets of curry you can store and eat at room temperature could be the answer to our prayers for portable, smell-safe curry.
- Japan
- (bento • boxed lunches • clever • COK • cool • curry • curry rice • food • SNJO • taste test)
Studio Ghibli releases new Kiki’s Delivery Service Jiji music box for anime fans
- Oona McGee
Aug 10, 2026
Retro telephone from the Guchokipanya bakery plays one of the film’s most iconic songs.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • diorama • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Guchokipanya • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's bakery • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • music box • Studio Ghibli)
Tokyo is getting a branch of famous Los Angeles hot dog chain Pink’s with Japan-exclusive items
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2026
87-year-old hot dog chain is going to learn some new tricks.
- Japan
- (COK • food • hot dogs • Pink’s Hot Dogs • Pink’s Hot Dogs Japan • restaurants)
Japanese convenience store food gets turned into hyper-realistic stationery you can peel open
- Elliot Hale
Aug 10, 2026
The rice ball and hot snack sets let you feel the fun of some of Japan’s best treats anywhere in the world.
- Japan
- (clips • COK • convenience store food • envelopes • erasers • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese stationery • Jim Mart • King Jim • konbini • Letters • office goods • rice balls • stationery)
Kumamoto earthquake may have created Japan’s newest hot spring inside flooded restaurant [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2026
Kumamoto City izakaya began flooding with hot, sulfur-smelling water immediately after quake.
- Japan
- (2026 Kumamoto earthquake • COK • crazy • disaster • earthquakes • hot springs • izakaya • Kumamoto • Kumamoto City • kumamoto earthquake • onsen • pubs • restaurants)
This beautiful rural Japan river is a great alternative to touristy summer retreats [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2026
The Enbaragawa River’s lighting and subsurface flow put it on a different level of natural beauty.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • Gifu • Gifu Prefecture • heat • Japan travel • nature • outdoors • rivers • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Japan’s new beer glass is designed to force you to drink…water [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2026
Yona Yona has a furatsuku idea to promote responsible drinking.
This Japanese chopping board sanitising bag might be the handy kitchen gadget we never knew we needed
- Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2026
We find out if a bag made specifically for soaking chopping boards is actually useful.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • Daiso • eggs • food • gadgets • Go Hatori • Japanese food • SNJO)
Tired of city life? Try out Japanese rural life for a few days on an active volcano in Kagoshima
- Elliot Hale
Aug 8, 2026
Escape Tokyo to harvest mandarins, dig footbaths, or learn how to run an inn.
- Japan
- (agriculture • All Nippon Airways • ANA • COK • countryside • countryside life • culture • Japan travel • Japanese countryside • Kagoshima • rural • rural life • Sakurajima • tourism • travel • volcano)
Bandai looking to introduce Japanese government ID checks for admission to card game events
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2026
Don’t have a My Number Card from the Japanese government? You might not be getting into some events for One Piece or other Bandai trading card games.
- Japan
- (anime • Bandai • Bandai Card Games • card games • COK • collectible card games • manga • My Number Card • One Piece • One Piece Card Game • resellers • scalpers • trading cards)
New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2026
A new way to make your journey on Japan’s fastest trains even cooler.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • Japan travel • Japanese vending machines • Shin Osaka • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • vending machines)
Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it
- Oona McGee
Aug 8, 2026
Rural town’s attempt to draw tourists may have gone a step too far.
- Japan
- (Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilet • Japanese toilets • Japanese-style toilets • Kagawa • Kinashi • projection mapping • public restroom • Public restrooms • public toilet • public toilets • restroom • restrooms • society • toilet • Toilets)
End of a manga era as Weekly Shonen Jump’s circulation drops under one million
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2026
Weekly Shonen Jump is still the biggest magazine in Japan, but its print circulation is getting smaller and smaller.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • magazines • manga • physical media • print media • Shonen Jump • Shueisha • society • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Studio Ghibli unveils new finger puppets featuring anime characters from My Neighbour Totoro
- Oona McGee
Aug 7, 2026
Recreate magical movie moments with beloved characters on your fingertips.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • finger puppets • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • puppets • purses • Soot Sprite • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • Totoro)
Anime fan in Japan arrested for ordering and cancelling over 4.3 billion yen in anime merch
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2026
Shop ‘till you drop unfortunately becomes shop ‘till you get arrested.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • crime • fraud • Jump Character Shop • manga • otaku • Shueisha • Weekly Shonen Jump)
7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store drinks with new Grilled Corn Chilled Soup Smoothie
- Oona McGee
Aug 7, 2026
Exclusive to only two wards in Tokyo, this is a must-try drink that’s very hard to get.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience store drinks • convenience store finds • convenience stores • corn • corn soup • drinks • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • smoothie • smoothies • SNJO • soup)
Beautiful Totoro bonsai figure needs no watering, makes soothing rain showers whenever you want
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2026
Need a stress-soothing break? This figurine’s return means you can wait with Totoro while he waits for the Cat Bus.
- Japan
- (anime • bonsai • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • figurines • fountain • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • water garden)
Japanese convenience store Lawson now has stir-fried noodle-cooking robot chefs
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2026
Lawson expands the territory of its robo chefs as they expand their menus.
- Japan
- (convenience stores • cooking • food • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Noodles • robots • technology • yakisoba)
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Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [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
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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]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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