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Japan’s favorite edible roots now in eraser form, and sexy eraser form!
- Master Blaster
Feb 18, 2022 - Tweet
Some like mistakes hot.
- Japan
- (capsule toys • erasers • food • ginger • pickled ginger • Shogana Eraser • stationery • Tama Kyu • wasabi)
New burger in Japan combines fried chicken with…strawberries and cream?!?
- Oona McGee
Feb 18, 2022
Kind of like a British scone, but with a chunk of crunchy fried chicken.
- Japan
- (burgers • buttermilk • chicken • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • hamburgers • Lucky Rocky Chicken • SNJO • strawberries • taste test • weird • weird food)
Mr. Sato turns into a historical figure through his first-ever wet plate photography session
- Dale Roll
Feb 18, 2022
The process was slightly grueling, but the results were well worth it!
- Japan
- (cool • Ikebukuro • Mr. Sato • photo shoot • photo studio • photography • wet plate photography)
Taste-testing every single sakura sweet and cherry blossom drink we could find at Mujirushi
- Casey Baseel
Feb 18, 2022
Sakura storm into Muji’s sweets section, and we are powerless to resist this delicious dozen.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • food • green tea • muji • Mujirushi • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)
Whisky worship: Kyoto craftsmen make prayer beads out of Japanese whisky barrels
- Casey Baseel
Feb 18, 2022
Oak is reborn as juzu after half-century helping to make Japanese whisky.
- Japan
- (alcohol • Buddhism • COK • drinks • Japanese whisky • juzu • prayer beads • religion • Whiskey • whisky)
Email spam exhibition held online by Japanese telecom giant
- Master Blaster
Feb 18, 2022
Finally, an exhibition for con artists.
- Internet, Japan
- (cyber security • Cyber Security Month • exhibitions • internet spam • NTT DOCOMO • twitter)
Ghibli fan wins Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Studio Ghibli memorabilia
- Oona McGee
Feb 18, 2022
A massive collection No Face would be proud of.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • characters • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • Mascots • Morikoro • movies • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • Toshio Suzuki • wallpapers)
Japanese pro gamer kicked off e-sports team after saying short men shouldn’t have human rights
- Casey Baseel
Feb 17, 2022
Tekken pro asks guys under 170 centimeters (67 inches) tall to “please live your life with the idea ‘I have no human rights’ in your mind.”
- Japan
- (controversy • e-sports • pro gamers • pro gaming • short • short men • society • video games)
Exquisite Fist of the North Star shochu set on sale for limited time
- Master Blaster
Feb 17, 2022
Shochu and ceramics so good, your head will explode.
- Japan
- (224porcelain • alcohol • anime • Fist of the North Star • Kobu Sake Brewery • manga • Raoh • shochu • Takuya Wada • Tetsuo Hara)
This Nagoya cafe offers a private room to enjoy tea, meditation, and solitude in total darkness
- Dale Roll
Feb 17, 2022
When we tried it, we actually felt reborn!
- Japan
- (Arimatsu • cafe • KONMASA • meditation • modern art • Nagoya • sweets • tea • themed cafe)
Burger King releases the King Yeti on Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 17, 2022
No Yetis were harmed in the making of this burger…we think.
- Japan
- (Burger King • Burger King Japan • butter • croquette • fast food • food • limited • limited edition • marketing • new)
These special Starbucks sakura drinks can only be found at three places in all of Japan
- Casey Baseel
Feb 17, 2022
Cherry blossom tea dessert drinks will reward the taste buds of those who make the trip.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • tea • Teavana)
Optimus Prime and Megatron are now officially cute anime girls with Transformers Bishoujo【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 17, 2022
Figure maker Kotobukiya transforms the cartoon rivals into some very unexpected forms.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • crazy • figures • Kotobukiya • Kotobukiya Bishoujo • robots • Transformers • weird)
Is Japan’s “Hai, Cheese!” photo culture becoming obsolete?
- Oona McGee
Feb 17, 2022
More and more young Japanese women are saying “peace out” to old photo-taking customs.
- Japan
- (cameras • COK • cool • culture • Generation Z • photography • photos • SNJO • society • trends • young adults • youth)
“Every police station in Kanagawa accepting funeral home bribes,” according to former officer
- Master Blaster
Feb 17, 2022
Defendant in bribery case claims he’s far from alone.
- Japan
- (bribery • corruption • crime • funeral homes • Kanagawa • Kanagawa Prefectural Police • kickbacks • law • police)
Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu shows gamer cred with Super NES recommendations in interview【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 16, 2022
”Do you play games on your smartphone?” asks interviewer before the two-time gold medalist says his two favorite games are from the ‘90s.
- Japan
- (figure skating • Lufia • SNES • sports • Super Famicom • video • video games • Yuzuru Hanyu)
Mos Burger mascot retires to make way for new character in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 16, 2022
50-year-old burger character is traded in for a newer, younger, human model.
- Japan
- (burgers • characters • fast food • food • Japanese characters • Japanese mascots • LilMos • lunch packs • marketing • Mascots • Mos Burger • Mossan • sandwiches • Yamazaki)
We sample both of the “secret” Starbucks cakes that you can only order online
- Krista Rogers
Feb 16, 2022
Incredibly rich and dense, these cakes are perfect for Extreme Fans of cheesecake or chocolate.
- Japan
- (cake • Cheesecake • chocolate cake • dessert • online • secret • Starbucks Japan • sweets • Takaki Bakery • taste test)
Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best ikura sushi?【Taste test】
- Oona McGee
Feb 16, 2022
We go round Japan’s top kaitenzushi chains to find the best place to go for salmon roe.
- Japan
- (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • ikura • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • review • revolving sushi • salmon • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • taste test)
Japanese fast food chain releases “high-protein” sandwich made of fried chicken, bacon, cheese
- Casey Baseel
Feb 16, 2022
Lotteria takes accentuating the positive to a new extreme with the Hot Wild Chicken Sandwich.
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- Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
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Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- 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
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
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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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