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Pizza Hut releases a ramen pizza in Japan, and it took half a year to perfect
- Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2024 - Tweet
Tie-up with the country’s top ramen chain fuses two comfort foods together for a limited time.
- Japan
- (collaboration • limited edition • new • Noodles • pizza • Pizza Hut • pizzas • ramen • Tenka Ippin • TikTok • tiktok trends • weird)
Which parts of Ishikawa are OK to travel to after Noto quake? Government shares guideline map
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2024
“Don’t come to Noto, but please come to Ishikawa.”
- Japan
- (earthquake • Ishikawa • Ishikawa Prefecture • Noto • Noto earthquake • Noto Peninsula • travel)
Akihabara Radio Kaikan’s gacha capsule toy lucky bag is an otaku delight【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2024
Anime characters and cute models are some of the surprise finds in this fukubukuro.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • capsule toys • COK • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2024 • gachapon • Jujutsu Kaisen • Lucky Bag Roundup 2024 • Lucky Bags • manga • otaku • Radio Kaikan • SNJO)
Ghibli Soot Sprite stickers use special Japanese washi paper for sticky realism
- Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2024
Plus, they only need water to adhere to surfaces.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • makkurokurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • Soot Sprite • stickers • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Haneda Airport’s must-buy Japanese sweet is hard to find but worth it
- Oona McGee
Jan 21, 2024
Rare souvenir might soon become your favourite go-to at the airport.
- Japan
- (cakes • COK • dorayaki • Haneda Airport • Mariko Ohanabatake • review • rum raisin • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test)
Dom Dom’s Squid Devil Burger is here to shake up the gourmet scene like a tokusatsu bad guy
- Oona McGee
Jan 21, 2024
Join us as we go head to head with Japan’s baddest black burger.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • Dom Dom • Dom Dom Burger • fast food • Kamen Rider • P.K. Sanjun • review • Shocker • SNJO • squid • taste test • tokusatsu)
People go crazy for new baumkuchen ice cream in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 20, 2024
Cult following makes this ice cream sell like hotcakes.
- Japan
- (baumkuchen • cakes • Chateraise • COK • ice cream • Japanese ice cream • review • shopping • SNJO • sweets • tast test)
Kyoto Knife Tower hopes to become city’s newest sightseeing power spot【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2024
Something a little different from the city’s ancient temples and shrines.
Princess Mononoke head magnets return, now with way to bypass blind-buy game of chance【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2024
Donguri Kyowakoku wisely realizes that Studio Ghibli fans probably want them all.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • magnets • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)
Japan’s biggest ham company is making “tuna” that contains neither ham nor fish
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2024
Nippon Ham is getting ready to debut a new tuna sashimi alternative.
- Japan
- (food • konnyaku • Nippon Ham • plant-based food • sashimi • sushi • vegetarian)
Top cosplayer Enako dons Year of the Dragon costume to celebrate the new year【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2024
Also taps into another visual motif of New Year’s in Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • manga • New Year's • Oshogatsu • Year of the Dragon • Young Animal)
Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
- SoraNews24
Jan 19, 2024
“THAT’S ME!”
Is Domino’s Japan’s new Cheese Volcano Pizza worth the hype and calories?
- Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2024
Taking pizza to new heights with a volcanic crater full of cheese.
- Japan
- (cheese • COK • crazy • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • pizza • SNJO • taste test • weird)
More Pokémon wagashi confectionaries are coming from 159-year-old Japanese sweets maker
- Dale Roll
Jan 19, 2024
These traditional sweets with a modern twist are essential for your next tea party!
- Japan
- (Japanese sweets • kyo-gashi • Pikachu • Pokemon • Shichijo Kanshudo • sweets • traditional Japanese sweets • winter)
Beautiful Ghibli suncatchers are back in stock to bring anime light to your living space【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2024
Totoro, Kiki, and Howl recreate famous flying scenes in stained glass-style artwork.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Yoshiki auctions off beloved crystal piano to support Noto Peninsula earthquake victims
- Master Blaster
Jan 19, 2024
It’s the end of a crystal era.
- Japan
- (charity • crystal piano • donations • Kawai • music • Noto earthquake • Noto Peninsula • X Japan • Yoshiki)
“Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to the best restaurant in Sendai!”
- Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2024
Spur-of-the-moment adventure leads to a surprising meal and a driver that becomes a new friend.
- Japan
- (beef • COK • food • gyutan • Hey Japanese taxi driver • Ikuna Kamezawa • Japanese food • restaurants • Sendai • SNJO • taxi • travel)
Japan’s biggest dating app says young people not interested in romance, creates AI girlfriend app
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2024
Designers hope it can be a stepping stone to relationships with human women.
- Japan
- (AI • anime • artificial intelligence • COK • dating • otaku • relationships • romance)
Starbucks pairs new Frappuccinos with chocolate cakes for Valentine’s Day
- Oona McGee
Jan 18, 2024
We get a taste of the chain’s most delicious couples and find out if they’re worth the calories.
- Japan
- (cakes • chocolate • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • muffins • opera cake • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test • Valentine's Day)
American passenger on Tokyo flight arrested for biting flight attendant, says he doesn’t remember
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2024
Incident left impression on her skin, but apparently not on his memory.
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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
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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
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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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
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
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Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
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