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Beautiful Studio Ghibli calendar jigsaw puzzles are an activity worth framing【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 5, 2023 - Tweet
And yes, there are even Ghibli frames to hang them in.
- Japan
- (anime • art • beautiful • calendars • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • puzzles • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Maid street in Akihabara gets a new vending machine that’s sweeter than usual
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2023
An assassin has infiltrated the famous otaku neighbourhood in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Egawa Tasuku • Japanese vending machines • maid cafes • maids • Max Coffee • new • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • vending machines)
Dance Dance Revolution Classic mini console set to bring the beat back in micro style【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 5, 2023
Three titles from the groundbreaking rhythm game franchise and tons of design details packed into a cool little package.
- Japan
- (Dance Dance Revolution • Konami • mini consoles • music • retro games • rhythm games • video • video games)
Tokyo’s new solo-customer-only cafe is an all-inclusive, view-filled paradise for party of one
- Shannon
Oct 5, 2023
Food, drinks, Wi-Fi, and more await you–but just you.
- Japan
- (alcohol • all you can drink • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • restaurants • shinjuku • solo dining • solo travel)
Detective Pikachu coffee coming to cafes in Japan, plus special sweets as Poké-sleuth returns【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2023
Pokémon fans will want to get to Pronto quickly.
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • coffee • cute • Detective Pikachu • Detective Pikachu Returns • drinks • food • Pokemon • Pronto • restaurants • sweets • video games)
Okinawa pub posts “Japanese only” admission sign based on some shaky logic
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2023
Sign was up since at least a year ago.
- Japan
- (COK • discrimination • internationalism • scandal • society)
Love Yoshinoya enough to eat it twice a day? Then they now love you enough to give you a discount
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2023
Start your day the Yoshinoya way, and you’ll get a discount if you come back for seconds before midnight.
Doai Station: The deepest station in Japan is also one of the scariest, like a video game dungeon
- Oona McGee
Oct 4, 2023
This underground fortress isn’t dubbed “Japan’s No. 1 Mole Station” for nothing.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • countryside • Doai Station • Gunma • Japanese countryside • Japanese train stations • Minakami • Rural Japan • rural life • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • train station • train stations • trains • travel)
We tried 12 different gummy candies from a Japanese supermarket and found the most delicious one
- Dale Roll
Oct 4, 2023
There’s stiff (but sometimes chewy) competition for gummies out there, but one came out on top in this taste test.
- Japan
- (candy • COK • comparison • food • gummies • gummy candy • Haribo • Mr. Sato • snacks • sweets • taste test)
Muji flagship store in Tokyo’s Ginza reopens after renovation and puts the focus on food【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Oct 4, 2023
Coffee, fresh-baked bread, and a whole lot of curries and cakes.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • curry • food • Ginza • instant curry • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)
Japan’s new manhole cover T-shirts let you show off your local prefectural pride
- Krista Rogers
Oct 3, 2023
Line of apparel offers at least one design based on actual manhole covers from all 47 prefectures of Japan.
- Japan
- (47 prefectures • COK • fashion • Japan Underground • local • manhole cover • t-shirts • tote bags)
Multiple nights in Tokyo? Dormy Inn “Residential” room adds amenities, great bath view in Asakusa
- Casey Baseel
Oct 3, 2023
Beauty and comfort that you and your wallet will appreciate.
Kura Sushi adding premium tier pricing for better chance at capsule machine game
- Master Blaster
Oct 3, 2023
Kurazushi also sells sushi if you’re into that kind of thing.
- Japan
- (Bikurapon Plus • Bikurapon! • capsule toys • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • sushi)
Curry while gaming – Nissin creates special mug to hold curry rice in collaboration with Capcom
- Casey Baseel
Oct 3, 2023
And they’ve made a Monster Hunter Weapon Spoon for you to eat with too.
- Japan
- (Capcom • COK • curry • Curry Meshi • curry rice • food • instant curry • Monster Hunter • Nissin • video games)
See the world through a new lens while wearing a pair of Studio Ghibli-inspired eyeglasses
- Krista Rogers
Oct 3, 2023
The authentic glasses are based on the ones worn by two bespectacled characters from classic anime films.
- Japan
- (anime • eyeglasses • eyewear • fashion • glasses • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Washin)
Fake monks scam foreign tourists out of their cash in Tokyo
- SoraNews24
Oct 3, 2023
A reminder to be careful while sightseeing at famous tourist spots in Japan.
- Japan
- (fake monk • monks • news • scam • scam artists • scammer • scammers • scams • sightseeing • temples • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • Ueno • Ueno Toshogu Shrine)
Johnny’s talent agency announces name change, dismantling, and upcoming new agency formation
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2023
Decision comes one month after admission of sexual abuse by founder.
- Japan
- (boy bands • crime • Idols • Johhny's • Johnny & Associates • Johnny Kitagawa • scandal • Smile Up)
Meat Butler goes viral for space-age yakiniku train system
- Oona McGee
Oct 2, 2023
We try it in real life to see if it’s as good as it looks in TikTok videos.
- Taiwan
- (beef • conveyor belt • cool • Masanuki Sunakoma • meat • Meat Butler • restaurant reviews • restaurants • review • SNJO • Taipei • Taiwan • taste test • travel • yakiniku)
Which sauce goes best with the new shrimp nuggets from McDonald’s Japan?
- Oona McGee
Oct 2, 2023
The Puripuri Ebi Purio needs a flavour boost, so we get creative with the sauces.
- Japan
- (buldak • COK • fast food • food • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • prawns • review • sauces • Shrimp • SNJO • sriracha • taste test)
Zombie pizza of hell rises in Japan, restaurant claims no responsibility if it grosses you out
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2023
So…many…eyeballs…
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- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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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
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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11 different ways to say “father” in Japanese
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