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2026 (Page 52)
Final Fantasy VII’s Sephiroth finds happiness in a canned cocktail[Video]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2026 - Tweet
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Hero-turned-villain enters the celebrity endorser stage of his character arc.
- Japan
- (alcohol • Asahi • canned cocktails • canned sours • chu-hi • crazy • drinks • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth • funny • Future Lemon • Sephiroth • Square Enix • video • video games • weird)
Nagasaki high school students collab with sweets veteran to release carrot nama dorayaki
- Krista Rogers
Apr 28, 2026
Students let a local agricultural product shine by partnering with a 215-year-old sweets maker for a new take on a classic Japanese treat.
- Japan
- (Beni Tenjin • carrots • COK • development • dorayaki • high school • Isahaya • Nagasaki • new product • Sugitani Honpo • sweets • youth)
What are the worst things about living in the Japanese countryside?[Survey]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2026
The slow life isn’t always the easy life.
- Japan
- (countryside • rural • society • survey)
Japanese sweets souvenirs don’t get more beautiful than this
- Oona McGee
Apr 28, 2026
Traditional details make this a gift to remember.
Brand-new Square Enix Cafe to open in Tokyo…and in Los Angeles too!
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2026
Both sides of the Pacific are getting new themed cafes with attached merch shops from the video game developer of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.
- Japan, USA
- (cafes • food • Little Tokyo • Los Angeles • restaurants • Square Enix • Square Enix Cafe • Tokyo • video games)
Japanese film studio Toei announces first three video games from newly created Toei Games
- Master Blaster
Apr 27, 2026
Toei or not Toei? That is the question.
- Japan
- (Debug Nephemee • Hino • Kill the La • movies • Toei • Toei Games • video games)
Hello Kitty is now a transforming truck robot[Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2026
Optimus kawaii.
- Japan
- (cars • cool • crazy • cute • Hello Kitty • robots • Sanrio • Takara Tomy • tomica • toys • trucks • weird)
Japanese convenience store brings rice balls back to 100 yen – Is this deal worth it?[Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2026
As onigiri prices continue to rise everywhere else, Lawson Store 100 stays true to its name.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • cheap food • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Lawson Store 100 • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • taste test)
What’s up with the “mosquito buzz” noise at Shibuya Station?
- Oona McGee
Apr 27, 2026
If you’ve ever felt irritated around this part of Tokyo, this might be the reason why.
- Japan
- (COK • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • SNJO)
Studio Ghibli adds new anime character puppet socks to its merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Apr 26, 2026
No Face, Catbus and Totoro come to life as unique puppets for your feet.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
7-Eleven Japan’s cooked-in-store takoyaki is here! How does it fare against the street food king?
- Casey Baseel
Apr 26, 2026
We pit the convenience store challenger against Tokyo’s favorite maker of Japan’s beloved octopus dumplings.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • dumplings • food • Gindaco • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese street food.7-Eleven • octopus • SNJO • street food • takoyaki • taste test)
Burger King Japan launches King Fusion, and the possibilities are endless (and delicious)
- Casey Baseel
Apr 26, 2026
The Burger King sundae line feels like a perfect match for the Japanese sweets scene.
- Japan
- (Burger King • Burger King Japan • COK • fast food • food • ice cream • King Fusion • sundaes • sweets)
Tsujihan sushi bowl restaurant goes viral with foreign tourists, but is it worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Apr 25, 2026
A Japanese diner shares their take on the kaisendon restaurant that’s exploded in popularity amongst overseas tourists.
- Japan
- (food • kaisendon • Nihonbashi • restaurants • seafood • SNJO • sushi • taste test • Tokyo • Tsujihan • viral)
Tokyo’s city hall changes dress code, workers now allowed to wear shorts[Videos]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2026
Business-formal tradition melts away in modern-temperature Tokyo.
- Japan
- (COK • Cool Biz • fashion • heat • shorts • society • Tocho • Tokoyo metropolitan government • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building)
Tifa’s Final Fantasy VII bar is going to pop up in real-world Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2026
Seventh Heaven becomes Lemon’s Heaven.
- Japan
- (alcohol.chu-hi • canned cocktails • cocktails • cool • drinks • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth • Final Fantasy VII remake • Future Lemon • Roppongi Hills • sours • Square Enix • video games)
Buddhist priest arrested for using health insurance card he found on the street
- Master Blaster
Apr 25, 2026
Priest enlightened himself of the burdens incurred when paying for insurance.
- Japan
- (Buddhism • crime • fraud • health insurance • Healthcare • MyNumber card • priest)
Japanese convenience store gives away free ice cream with creative ad at Shinjuku Station
- Oona McGee
Apr 25, 2026
An even more convenient way to get ice cream.
- Japan
- (advertising • campaign • convenience store • free ice cream • ice cream • konbini • limited • marketing • Minisof • Ministop • news • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • soft serve)
G-cha & Ba-cha serves Japanese green tea with a heartwarming backstory in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Apr 25, 2026
When you support these cool grandparents, you’ll get a lot in return too.
- Japan
- (cafes • cool • G-Cha & Ba-Cha • green tea • ice cream • matcha • matcha ice cream • matcha latte • restaurants • seniors • Shibuya • SNJO • tea • Tokyo)
Happy 40th birthday, Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A!
- Master Blaster
Apr 24, 2026
You don’t look a day over 30 lives.
- Japan
- (famicom • Game Boy • Gradius • Konami • konami code • Life Force • music • Nami-chan • Nemesis • Nippen no Miko-chan • salamander • Shota Hattori • up up down down left right left right b a • video games)
And now, a video of the voice of Dragon Ball’s Goku meeting the Emperor and Empress of Japan
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2026
There was more than one famous Masako at this year’s Spring Garden Party.
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • Empress Masako • Goku • Imperial Family • manga • Masako Nozawa • Son Goku • video • voice actors • voice actresses)
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- Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
- Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
- Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one
- Princess Mononoke was going to look totally different, new Studio Ghibli artbook shows
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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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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
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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
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
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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
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