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2026 (Page 44)
What’s it like to join Tokyo’s walking-and-talking-with-strangers club for a day?
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2026 - Tweet
We strap on our shoes and head into downtown Tokyo for a philosophical conversation prompt and a walk with a whole bunch of people we’ve never met before.
Art exhibition coming to Tokyo this month brings the cute, scary, and weird to ukiyo-e
- Krista Rogers
Jun 2, 2026
Animals & Monsters: Cute, Scary, and a Little Weird is the perfect exhibition for anyone who delights in art that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
- Japan
- (animals • art museum • cute • exhibition • Harajuku • monsters • Ota Memorial Museum of Art • scary • Shibuya • Tokyo • ukiyo-e • weird • yokai)
The best yakiniku restaurant menu items to order if you’re surrounded by lovey-dovey couples
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2026
With the couples on either side of him as hot as the flames on his grill, our solo-dining yakiniku fan finds a mental escape.
- Japan
- (COK • dating • food • funny • meat • relationships • restaurants • romance • SNJO • yakiniku • Yuichiro Wasai)
Uniqlo reveals third round of massive 100-year-anniversary manga T-shirts for Jump’s Shueisha
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2026
Bleach, Yu-Gi-Oh, Spy x Family, and more come to Uniqlo’s continuing celebration of a century of manga/anime hits.
- Japan
- (anime & manga • Bleach • fashion • shirts • Shueisha • Spy x Family • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • Weekly Shonen Jump • Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Study shows that regularly watching sports reduces risk of depression among the elderly
- Master Blaster
Jun 2, 2026
Unless you live in Buffalo.
- Japan
- (depression • health • Ibaraki Prefecture • nursing homes • science • seniors • sports)
Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo to remain closed for the summer following stabbing incident
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2026
Ikebukuro Pokémon superstore and Pikachu dessert cafe won’t be reopening until nearly half a year after murder.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • crime • Ikebukuro Pokemon Center • manga • Pikachu Sweets • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Center stabbing • video games)
And now, a crazy-looking way to stay cool this summer, from Japan’s crazy gadget company
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2026
Summer in Japan can be brutally hot, but thankfully, Thanko is here to help.
- Japan
- (air conditioner • clever • cool • crazy • electric fans • gadgets • heat • hot • Thanko • weird)
Extra-cute Sea Animal crepes come to Japan’s cafe chain born from a sweet fashion brand
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2026
Gelato Pique’s spinoff cafes pique our interest with adorable ice cream and mochi treats.
- Japan
- (animals • cafes • crepes • cute • fashion • food • gelato • Gelato Pique • Gelato Pique cafe • ice cream • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)
Beautiful Ghibli anime uchiwa fans are like little posters you can use to keep yourself cool
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2026
Totoro and friends want to keep you cool and smiling this summer with these traditional non-folding fans.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful • Catbus • cool • Dongur Kyowakoku • fans • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Uchiwa)
Krispy Kreme releases a new Doughwich… at only one store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 1, 2026
An exclusive doughnut you won’t find anywhere else in the world.
- Japan
- (donuts • doughnuts • Doughwich • exclusive • food • fruit • Fukuoka • hakata • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Premium • Kyushu • lemons • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Setouchi • Setouchi lemons • summer • sweets)
New official Ghibli anime food cookbook will teach you how to make Ponyo’s ramen and more
- Casey Baseel
May 31, 2026
Newest volume in Ghibli cookbook series is packed with easy-to-make recipes for fans of the anime film.
- Japan
- (anime • books • cookbooks • cooking • food • Ghibli food • Ghibli's Table • Ponyo • Ponyo ramen • ramen • Studio Ghibli)
What’s up with the Ghibli Park photo and video ban?
- Oona McGee
May 31, 2026
Theme park prohibition strangely opens the door to a new kind of creative freedom.
- Japan
- (Aichi • Amusement Parks • anime • culture • Ghibli Park • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Mei and Satsuki's House • photography • social media • society • theme parks • travel)
Osaka is hosting a “hentai” event, but it’s probably not what you think
- Elliot Hale
May 31, 2026
No tentacles here, folks! Only beautifully strange plants.
- Japan
- (animals • COK • cool • events • expo • houseplants • Osaka • plants • reptiles • science • SNJO • terrariums • weird)
Japan’s cafe that won’t let you go home until you solve a puzzle is opening in Osaka’s canal district
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2026
Hatena Coffee continues to make customers smile as they scratch their heads.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffee • cool • crazy • Dotonbori • drinks • food • Hatena Coffee • Namba • Osaka • puzzles • restaurants)
Starbucks Japan has a problem with its sell-out breakfast that might annoy solo diners
- Oona McGee
May 30, 2026
A flaw in the system makes this Starbucks breakfast less than stellar.
- Japan
- (bread • breakfast • food • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Tokyo)
Studio Ghibli still doesn’t allow its anime to be streamed online in Japan, and here’s why
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2026
Famed anime house isn’t worried about losing relevancy by limiting access to its films.
Gigantic gacha machine appears in Tokyo department store for capsule toy celebration
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2026
Monster Capsule is a gacha behemoth.
- Japan
- (awesome • capsule toys • crazy • gacha • gacha toys • gachapon • Ikebukuro • Parco • Qualia • vending machine toys)
Starbucks Japan releases a new limited-edition Frappuccino inspired by espresso affogato
- Oona McGee
May 29, 2026
Find out if this exclusive drink has what it takes to combat a Japanese summer.
- Japan
- (affogato • bananas • coffee • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinoss • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test)
Pikachu cakes and other adorable Pokémon 30th anniversary food coming to Tokyo luxury hotel
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2026
Special sweets designed to satisfy your sweet tooth and cool you off in the summer heat.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cute • Grand Hyatt • Grand Hyatt Tokyo • hotels • Hyatt • Japan travel • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)
Japan’s adorable pudding chick becomes a transit card mascot
- Elliot Hale
May 29, 2026
One of Japan’s most popular dessert mascots is set to go with you as you tap through ticket gates.
- Japan
- (Aichi • buses • COK • cute • IC cards • Japan Railways • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • Nagoya • Piyorin • Toica • tourism • trains • transportation • travel)
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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
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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
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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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