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Let’s eat our favorite anime characters’ hair, says Tokyo cafe
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2022 - Tweet
Who’s got a hankering for hair?
- Japan
- (Akihabara • anime • cafes • crazy • food • funny • hair • Noodles • oshi • restaurants • somen • weird)
Ed Sheeran (and his friend Squirtle) welcome fans to the Pokémon World Championships【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2022
Pikachu shows up in a special outfit and London gets its own Pokémon species representative too.
- Japan, UK
- (anime • celebrities • Ed Sheeran • london • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon World Championships • squirtle • video • video games)
We visit a ramen bar in Croatia, meet a whole new version of ramen we can’t wait to make at home
- Dale Roll
Aug 19, 2022
This ramen was all kinds of unique…and we couldn’t help but love it!
- Japan
- (Croatia • Ikuna Kamezawa • Japanese food • Japanese food overseas • Kamezawa Ikuna • overseas Japanese food • ramen • travel • Zagreb)
Two crows decided to wreck a Pokémon GO player in Japan during Pokémon GO Fest
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2022
”The crows got me.”
- Japan
- (animal attack • animals • crazy • crows • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokemon GO Fest • scary • SNJO • video games • weird)
Meet the Mega Bento, a Japanese meal that’s heavier than a newborn baby
- Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2022
A surprising supermarket find is our biggest food challenge yet!
- Japan
- (bento • big • big eats • boxed lunch • COK • crazy • food • food challenge • huge food • Japanese food • Japanese supermarkets • K. Masami • Lopia • lunch box • Nara • obento • SNJO • supermarkets • taste test • tempura • tendon • weird)
Furious Monster Hunter monster wants to sleep next to you in your home【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 18, 2022
Furious Rajang, awesome bedmate?
- Japan
- (Capcom • cool • crazy • cushion • Furious Rajang • huggy pillows • interior • Monster Hunter • Monster Hunter Rise • Monster Hunter Sunbreak • video games • weird)
Bizarre “shikadamari” deer gathering at Nara Park baffles people in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2022
The animals behave differently this summer.
- Japan
- (animals • COK • deer • K. Masami • Nara • Nara deer • Nara Park • shika • shikadamari • SNJO • summer • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)
Rice Pizza?! Pizza Hut creates a new base for customers in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2022
Gohan Pizza My Box is full of new surprises.
- Japan, Taiwan
- (fast food • food • Gohan • Gohan Pizza • limited edition • marketing • pizza • Pizza Hut • rice • Rice Pizza • weird • weird food)
Manga artist fails to sell a single book at Comiket, still considers the day a major success
- Casey Baseel
Aug 18, 2022
Comiket rookie goes home with zero revenue and zero regrets.
Former AKB48 idol who had to shave her head announces marriage to YouTube star
- Dale Roll
Aug 18, 2022
The idol singer formerly shamed for being in a relationship is now happily married!
- Japan
- (AKB48 • celebrity • idol • j-youtuber • Japanese YouTubers • marriage • Minami Minegishi • Tokai On Air • YouTuber)
Make luxurious, stylish green tea at home with this matcha warabi latte kit
- Katie Pask
Aug 18, 2022
For matcha maniacs and non-believers alike, this is an absolute must-try!
- Japan
- (drinks • green tea • matcha • matcha latte • SNJO • sweets • taste test • warabi mochi)
Travel-in-Japan hacks: Fukuoka Airport’s Lounge Time North seriously impresses our reporter
- Krista Rogers
Aug 18, 2022
The cool part is that anyone can use it, even if they’re not planning on getting on an airplane.
- Japan
- (airport • Fukuoka Airport • hakata station • lounge • Lounge Time / North • Masanuki Sunakoma • travel)
Real-time shade information added to walking app from Navitime Japan
- Master Blaster
Aug 18, 2022
Let Navitime throw you some shade.
- Japan
- (Alkoo • apps • heat • Navitime Japan • shade • shadows • summer • technology • walking apps)
Luffy’s anime voice actress says she doesn’t read the One Piece manga
- Casey Baseel
Aug 17, 2022
And the reason isn’t because it’s too long.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Luffy • manga • Mayumi Tanaka • One Piece • voice acting • voice actors • voice actresses)
We receive first-class treatment for economy-class prices at First Cabin Hakata hotel
- Shannon
Aug 17, 2022
Ever wanted to fly first-class but could never afford it? Here’s the next best thing (on the ground).
- Japan
- (airline • capsule hotel • cheap accommodation • cool • First Cabin • First Cabin Hakata • Fukuoka • good service • hakata • Luxury • luxury hotel)
Do bomboloni Italian filled donuts have what it takes to be Japan’s next biggest sweets craze?
- Krista Rogers
Aug 17, 2022
Today, Mr. Sato really lives up to his name, which has the same pronunciation, but different characters, as the Japanese word for “sugar”.
- Japan
- (bombolone • bomboloni • bread • food boom • Ginza • Italian • pastry • Princi • Starbucks Reserve Store • Tokyo)
We attempt to conquer the 7-hour all-you-can-eat yakiniku deal at Yakiniku Like
- Shannon
Aug 17, 2022
Did we bite off more than we could chew?
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • food challenge • hard • Megaho Challenge • Megaho Set • tabehodai • tabehoudai • yakiniku • Yakiniku Like)
Japanese government worried young adults aren’t drinking enough alcohol
- Master Blaster
Aug 17, 2022
This calls for a contest!
- Japan
- (alcohol • contests • culture • drinking • marketing • National Tax Agency • NTA • Sake Viva • taxes • young adults)
The best cosplayers from Day 2 of Summer Comiket 2022【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Aug 17, 2022
Meet the colourful cast of characters and cosplayers who brought the heat to this summer’s otaku celebrations.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • COK • Comiket • Comiket 100 • cosplay • cosplayers • Hatsune Miku • HoloLive • Isekai no Ojisan • Love Live Sunshine!! • manga • Puella Magi Madoka Magica • SNJO • summer Comiket 2022 • Uma Musume Pretty Derby • Uncle from Another World • video games)
Delta adding more flights between Japan and U.S. in “anticipation of relaxed travel restrictions”
- Casey Baseel
Aug 16, 2022
More flights and new routes being added at Tokyo’s most convenient airport.
- Japan
- (Air travel • airlines • airports • COK • Delta • Haneda • Haneda Airport • travel)
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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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