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Village Vanguard possibly tops its own record for most useless junk in a lucky bag this year

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 8, 2025
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The bar was set very low, but we still managed to clear this pointless game of limbo.

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • COK • crazy • drinking • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • funny • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • silly • SNJO • Village Vanguard • wacky • weird)

The etiquette rules for visiting Shinto shrines in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 7, 2025

There’s a whole lot of bowing involved.

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• Japan
• (COK • culture • etiquette • manners • shinto • shrines • tourism • travel)

Starbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro surprise we weren’t expecting

• Oona McGee
  Jan 7, 2025

You win some, you lose some, and it’s all in the luck of the bag.

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• Japan
• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • limited edition • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Will we roll in the riches or the dirt with Mulan Akiba’s 2025 capsule toy lucky bag?

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 7, 2025

A big slash in price from last year’s bag had us both intrigued and also a bit skeptical.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • capsule toys • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • gacha • gacha gacha • gachapon • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Mulan • SNJO • Tokyo)

Lingerie lucky bag from Japan’s Peach John includes anime cosplay bra/panty set, maybe by accident

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 7, 2025

Intentional or not, there’s one anime icon we’ll always think of when we see this intimate apparel.

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• Japan
• (anime • cosplay • crazy • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • fashion • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • funny • lingerie • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • Peach John • weird)

There’s an official PlayStation lucky bag, but what’s inside?【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 7, 2025

Official pop-up shop opens as part of PlayStation’s 30th anniversary celebration, and its fukubukuro is a tremendous value.

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• Japan
• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • playstation • SNJO • Sony • video games)

The mystery destination of the SoraNews24 end-of-year party left us speechless

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 6, 2025

Will the food conquer our reporters, leaving them smiling as they head home, or is it a disaster-in-the-making?

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • bonenkai • COK • crazy • food • funny • gyudon • Matsuya • Mr. Sato • New Year's 2025 • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • weird • year-end party • Yoshio)

The One Piece Mos Burger lucky bag basically gives you exclusive anime merch for free

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 6, 2025

Pre-paying for burgers gets you a trove of Straw Hat Pirate treasures.

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• Japan
• (anime • burgers • COK • food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • hamburgers • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • Mos Burger • One Piece • SNJO)

The dark kawaii fashions of the Ank Rouge lucky bag are here!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 6, 2025

A yami-kei infusion to start the New Year!

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• Japan
• (Ank Rouge • COK • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Ikuna Kamezawa • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • SNJO • yami kawaii • yami-kei)

How to get a free Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut with your coffee in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 6, 2025

Little-known “morning service” deal is only available at three stores nationwide.

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• (coffee • COK • donuts • doughnuts • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • seasonal • sweets)

The Häagen-Dazs Japan fukubukuro lucky bag is filled with…ice creams from 2023

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

A unique way to get a taste of limited-edition flavours from the past.

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• Japan
• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Gotemba • Gotemba Premium Outlets • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese ice cream • konbini • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO)

Is the Krispy Kreme fukubukuro lucky bag in Japan good value for money?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

There’s more than just doughnuts in this fukubukuro.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • seasonal • SNJO • sweets)

Family Mart releases a fukubukuro lucky bag packed with cool Convenience Wear

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

Chain’s viral fashion now comes in a convenient limited-edition pack that fans are scrambling for.

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• Japan
• (clothes • COK • combini • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • fashion • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO • socks • taste test)

Square Enix releases a Final Fantasy fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year’s in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2025

A new adventure begins for video game fans…

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• Japan
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XVI • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO • Square Enix • video games)

Let’s go open a Lego Japan lucky bag…o

• Master Blaster
  Jan 4, 2025

Lots of assembly required.

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• Japan
• (fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • holidays • LEGO • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • shopping)

Second-hand video game fukubukuro lucky bags reveal nostalgic surprises

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 4, 2025

An ordinary trip turns into a jackpot of retro games.

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• Japan
• (COK • fukubukuro 2025 • games • Guruguru Daiteikoku • hachioji • lucky bag 2025 • retro • retro games • SNJO • Takuya Inaba • Tokyo • video games)

Animate Akihabara releases a lucky bag for the first time in years, and it’s amazing

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2025

Giant store draws huge crowd of anime and manga fans in Tokyo’s otaku neighbourhood.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • Animate • anime • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO)

The best cosplayers from Day 2 of Winter Comiket 2024【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2025

Huge event reveals the characters and series that are trending in Japan right now.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful women • C105 • COK • Comiket • Comiket 105 • cosplay • cosplayers • HoloLive • manga • SNJO • video games • Winter Comiket • Winter Comiket 2024)

What’s so special about Japan’s Muji “Fukukan”?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2025

A lucky can that’s super hard to get, and for some, not worth the trouble.

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• Japan
• (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • muji • Mujirushi Ryohin • new year • New Year 2025 • SNJO)

The perfect budget-friendly hot spring hotel near Narita Airport

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 3, 2025

Skip the stress of early flights by soaking in hot springs and board your flight feeling refreshed.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • airport • airport hotel • bath • capsule hotel • Chiba • COK • hot spring • hotel • Narita • Narita Airport • sauna • Seiji Nakazawa • sento • SNJO • super sento)

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