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Do Japanese people like Dr. Pepper? Online poll seeks the truth, gets 28,000 responses
The results are surprising..but make sense if you think about it.
- Japan
- (Dr. Pepper • drinks • pop • society • soda • soft drink • soft drinks • Surveys)
Japanese gamer mom wants kids to unlock the achievement of beating a game without Internet guides
- Casey Baseel
Dec 7, 2019
OK kids, did you remember to finish your homework, brush your teeth, and smash every pot in the village?
- Japan
- (COK • funny • kids • Parenting • parents • role-playing games • RPGs • video games)
Disney’s Japanese New Year’s plushies and figures are ready to make oshogatsu cuter than ever
- Casey Baseel
Dec 7, 2019
Mickey, Minnie, Pooh, and even Baymax turn into traditional symbols of good luck and the Chinese Zodiac to help ring in 2020.
- Japan
- (Chinese zodiac • culture • cute • daruma • Disney • Disney Store • kagami mochi • Mickey Mouse • New Year's • New Year's 2020 • oys • plushies • Year of the Mouse)
Rare Fish Festival in Tokyo serves up dishes so good that oil may leak from your anus!
- Master Blaster
Dec 7, 2019
It’s sphincter leakin’ good!
- Japan
- (festivals • fish • food • health • Rare Fish Festival • seafood • Shinagawa • skilfish • Tokyo • warasubo • Yuichiro Wasai)
Experience afternoon tea with a Japanese twist in Harajuku!【Photos】
- Eli Pang
Dec 7, 2019
Regardless if you’re a tea aficionado or simply in need of a break, unwind and de-stress at this cozy tea salon in the heart of Tokyo’s fashionable Harajuku district.
The Straw Hat Students are back with a new One Piece Japanese high school anime short【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 7, 2019
Is this the most emotional instant ramen ad ever?
- Japan
- (ads • anime • awesome • cool • Cup Nodle • Hungry Days • Instant Ramen • manga • Nissin • One Piece • ramen • video)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind kabuki play’s rehearsal video is incredible【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2019
Bringing one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most legendary anime films to life is a tall order, but they just might have pulled it off.
- Japan
- (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli • video)
Japanese crane game serves up actual slices of cake – and we got some!【Photos】
- Shannon McNaught
Dec 6, 2019
Forget about stuffed animals and candy bars – now it’s time for gourmet prizes!
- Japan
- (Arcades • cake • COK • cool • crane game • food • game • SNJO • sweets • UFO catchers • video games • Yokohama)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish a hot topic on Japanese Twitter with frank reply to fan’s request
- Dale Roll
Dec 6, 2019
It seemed the fan’s suggestion for what the baseball star should do with his money was not well-received.
- Japan
- (baseball • charity • Chicago Cubs • controversy • society • sports • YouTube • Yu Darvish)
High schooler “forced” to quit school sues Kumamoto prefecture for a single yen
- Katy Kelly
Dec 6, 2019
The boy’s case details intense, unpleasant customs at the school that made him too depressed to attend class.
- Japan
- (bullying • COK • hazing • Kumamoto • lawsuit • school • Seiseiko High School • society • traditions)
Buildings used for the emperor’s Daijosai ceremony are open for public viewing until December 8
- Krista Rogers
Dec 6, 2019
Now’s your last chance to see structures that can’t be seen again until the ascension of the next emperor.
- Japan
- (culture • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • Imperial Palace • Reiwa • shinto • shrines • Tokyo)
Pikachu is opening his own take-out Pokémon sweets shop in Tokyo!
- Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2019
Too busy for a sit-down meal at the Pokémon Cafe? Let Pikachu help you quickly satisfy your cravings for the sweetest meal of the day!
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • COK • cupcakes • food • Pikachu • Pikachu Sweets • Pikachu Sweets by Pokémon Cafe • restaurants • sweets • video games)
Anime company president arrested for taking nude photos of teen girl who wanted to be voice actress
- Casey Baseel
Dec 5, 2019
President of Gainax, production company that made Evangelion TV series, allegedly told her “It’s practice for when you become famous.”
- Japan
- (#foreveralone • anime • crime • Evangelion • GAINAX • voice actresses)
Japanese Network TV asks Twitter user’s permission for “photo” of a trash home…from Fallout 76
- Master Blaster
Dec 5, 2019
An honor better than any game award for the online RPG.
- Japan
- (Bethesda • Fallout 76 • Fuji TV • funny • trash house • TV • video games)
Why do Pokémon Trainers “black out” when they lose a battle? This could be the real reason
- Casey Baseel
Dec 5, 2019
Fan has a theory as to why everything goes dark for losing Trainers even though they never get hurt, and it’s pretty convincing.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video games)
Sending naughty kids to bed without dinner may soon be illegal in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Dec 5, 2019
Guidelines from ministry say “any corporal punishment, no matter how light, is prohibited.”
- Japan
- (child abuse • COK • Corporal punishment • crime • kids • Parenting • parents)
We try the new Starbucks Santa Boots Chocolate Frappuccino in Japan【Taste test】
- Oona McGee
Dec 5, 2019
Santa’s boots come filled with lots of little surprises.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2019 • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • review • Santa • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)
Magic circle wireless charging pads from Japan make juicing up your devices a mystical ceremony
- Casey Baseel
Dec 5, 2019
Videos of the awesome gadgets in action that will have people believing you’re a wizard.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • funny • gadgets • magic circles • SNJO • technology • wireless charger • wireless charging)
12-year-old Japanese student makes amazing stop-motion animations【Videos】
- Shannon McNaught
Dec 4, 2019
Most 12-year-olds are probably just starting to try drawing their own manga, but this girl is a full-on animator.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • cute • film • kids • stop motion animation • Sylvanian Families • video)
Tokyo’s first vegan Japanese-style convenience store now open in Asakusa
- Casey Baseel
Dec 4, 2019
Vegan Store offers vegan bento, onigiri, and more.
- Japan
- (Asakusa • COK • convenience stores • food • vegan • vegetarian)
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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
- Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
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Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
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
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
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
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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
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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
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
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
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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Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
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Thief mails 460 million-yen watch back to Tokyo store he stole it from, says “I’m sorry”
Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s remake can be played with an actual ocarina [Video]
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