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Video released of Pikachu’s real-world trip to space! [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 8, 2026
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Face of the Pokémon franchise hitches a ride to the International Space Station as part of European Space Agency mission.

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• Europe, Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • cute • European Space Agency • International Space Station • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • science • space • video • video games)

Shibuya goes hard on Halloween, announces countermeasures to prevent chaos on the streets

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

Tokyo Ward clamps down as this year’s Saturday Halloween poses more dangers than the past six years. 

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• Japan
• (halloween • Halloween 2026 • nightlife • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Tokyko • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Starbucks Japan releases new seasonal chilled cup tea latte with surprising accents in flavour

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

Limited-edition drink serves up a new taste of autumn.

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• Japan
• (autumn • chilled cup • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • Joyful Medley • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • tea • tea latte)

Tokyo government announces removal of all public phones from city’s Toei subway stations

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2026

Decision wasn’t made by the transportation bureau, though.

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• Japan
• (COK • Japan travel • pay phones • phones • public phones • stations • Subway • technology • Toei Subway • Tokyo • Tokyo subway • tourism • travel)

My Neighbor Totoro calendar for next year can be yours right now at Donguri Kyowakoku

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2026

Its months don’t start until 2027, but the artwork is adorable and beautiful already.

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• Japan
• (anime • calendars • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Halloween goods with secret glow-in-the-dark details

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

Tumblers, bottles, Bearistas and cats get us in the mood for spooky season.

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• Japan
• (Bearista • cats • cups • cute • drinkware • halloween • Halloween 2026 • limited edition • mugs • plush toys • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Japan tumbler • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino for 2026, inspired by a cat in a mystery forest

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

The Phantom Purple Cat brings mysterious charm to two exclusive limited-edition drinks.

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• Japan
• (cats • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • halloween • Halloween 2026 • Halloween Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • yoghurt • yogurt)

Wendy’s Japan goes big with new limited-edition Mega Wendy’s, but is it worth the calories?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 6, 2026

Sometimes Japanese portion sizes are small… and sometimes they look like this.

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• Japan
• (burgers • fast food • First Kitchen • food • meat • Mega Wendy's • SNJO • Wendy's)

Tokyo no-map-app walk! Getting lost with Mr. Sato on the way to Kishimojin

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 6, 2026

Mr. Sato wanted to get lost in order to rediscover the joy of urban exploring.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • map apps • Mr. Sato • navigation apps • Smartphones • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • urban exploring • weird • Zoshigaya)

Yogurt and Japanese koji fungus is Japan’s latest food trend, but how does it taste? [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 6, 2026

“Hey dude, put some fungus on this!” isn’t an ordinary food hack, but koji is no ordinary fungus.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • food hacks • Japanese food • koji • shio koji • SNJO • taste test • weird • yogurt)

Nissin takes the lid off its first-ever Cup Noodle Point Program for you to win fun prizes

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 6, 2026

The more noodles you slurp up, the more kinds of instant noodle-themed prizes you can enter to win.

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• Japan
• (Cup Noodle • Cup Noodle Mystery Meat • food • instant • Nissin • point program • rewards • USJ)

Sendai Bank gifts babies their weight at birth in money upon opening a new bank account

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 6, 2026

Having a big baby may be decidedly not fun for the mother, the baby’s first bank account will positively rejoice!

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• Japan
• (babies • bank account • birth • child-rearing • finances • Miyagi Prefecture • money • Sendai Bank • weight)

Osaka man arrested for running little pet shop of horrors with dangerous crocodile

• Master Blaster
  Oct 6, 2026

Your one-stop shop for abused deadly animals.

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• Japan
• (animal welfare • animals • business • crime • Osaka • pet shop • pet store • saltwater crocodile • snapping turtles)

Krispy Kreme Japan gets extra-local with adorable new Hokkaido snow fairy donuts

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2026

Northern Japan’s heart-meltingly cute birds inspire new mouthwatering sweets.

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• Japan
• (birds • COK • cute • donuts • food • Hokkaido • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Premium Hokkaido • shima enaga • shimaenaga • snow fairy)

Make-your-own-Totoro plushie workshop event coming to Ghibli Park park this fall

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2026

Why build a bear when you could build a Totoro?

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • crafts • Ghibli Park • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • plushies • Studio Ghibli • Tototo)

Viral Yokohama cafe tops teas with mini teapots with a clever smoldering secret [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2026

We head to Chazhong for a treat for our taste buds and our eyes.

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• Japan
• (cafes • clever • COK • cool • drinks • milk team • SNJO • tea • Yokohama • Yokohama Chinatown)

Studio Ghibli adds new cosy socks to its anime merchandise collection

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2026

The perfect partners for a cosy night in watching Ghibli movies. 

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• Japan
• (anime • anime cats • anime merchandise • cats • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • moon • socks • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • whisper of the heart)

Japanese food hack says to soak your grapes in carbonated water, but is the fizz worth the buzz?

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2026

We try a Shine Muscat experiment that method claim lets Japan’s most delicious grapes shine in a different way.

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• Japan
• (carbonation • COK • crazy • food • fruits • grapes • recipe • Shine Muscat • SNJO • soda water • SoraKitchen • weird)

One of Japan’s best convenience store egg sandwiches is one you won’t find at the big three chains

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 4, 2026

Even if you can’t go every day, here’s why you should go to Daily Yamazaki today.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • Daily Yamazaki • egg sandwiches • eggs • food • Japanese conveneience stores • Japanese egg sandwiches • sandwiches • SNJO • taste test)

Cuddly starry night Totoro and other Ghibli blankets set to keep you cozy in chilly months ahead

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 4, 2026

If you’ve got Totoro in your Ghibli-loving heart, why not have him on your lap too?

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• Japan
• (anime • blankets • cozy • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

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  3. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
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  1. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  4. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  5. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  6. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  7. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  9. Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
  10. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  3. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  6. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  7. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  9. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
  10. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
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