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In this two-part series just in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics, we’re taking a look at Japanese skaters who have shaped the sport past and present.

Japan
(athletes • celebrities • Daisuke Takahashi • famous • figure skating • history • ice skating • Mao Asada • Midori Ito • Shizuka Arakawa • Shoma Uno • spotlights • winter olympics • winter sport • Yuzuru Hanyu)

Anime isn’t like reality: Japanese police arrest man holding three knives, one in his mouth

Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2026

Leave the three-blade techniques to One Piece’s Zoro.

Japan
(anime • anime isn't like reality • crazy • crime • knives • manga • One Piece • Roronoa Zoro • Sword and Firearm Control Law • weird)

Escape from downtown Tokyo! How far from the city center can you get by rental bike in 8 hours?

Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2026

We get on rental bikes in the heart of Japan’s biggest city and ride until we run out of daylight.

Japan
(bicycling • bikes • COK • cool • crazy • Go Hatori • Hello Cycling • outdoors • P.K. Sanjun • rental bicycles • rental bikes • SNJO)

Chinese government tells citizens to not travel to Japan during Chinese New Year

Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2026

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Japan has too many criminals and earthquakes to be safe for Chinese people.

Japan
(China travel advisory • China travel warning • Chinese New Year • Japan travel • Lunar New Year • politics • society • tourism • travel)

Have the berry best vacay at one of these five strawberry-picking experiences in Japan

Krista Rogers
Jan 28, 2026

If you’re in a jam about what to do this winter, you may want to pick something sweet.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • farm • fruit • hotel • ichigo • resort • strawberries • strawberry picking • sweet • travel • winter)

Japan has a new bar just for people thinking about quitting their jobs, and the drinks are free

Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2026

Tenshoku Sodan Bar seeks to fill a need that’s not served by the traditional job-hunting process.

Japan
(alcohol • bars • cool • crazy • drinks • job changing • job hunting • weird • working in Japan)

Studio Ghibli turns My Neighbour Totoro characters into bag charms for everyday adventures

Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2026

Totoro and the Catbus add warm and fuzzy anime charm to winter in Japan.

Japan
(anime • bag charms • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • keychains • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks Japan releases a new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino…with a special dipping waffle cookie

Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2026

Billed as “the ultimate Valentine’s Day treat”, this new release is more than a drink – it’s an exclusive experience.

Japan
(affogato • cacao • chocolate • coffee • cookies • cool • drinks • espresso • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Valentine's Day)

If you haven’t tried an antenna shop in Japan, you’re missing out

Master Blaster
Jan 27, 2026

We found one antenna that gets a ten, uh…

Japan
(antenna shops • CocoShiga • red konjac • Salad Bread • Shiga • shopping • sushi • umeruki)

Japan’s Naruto theme park now offering real-world version of Minato’s kunai ninja weapon

Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2026

The Fourth Hokage’s Flying Thunder God Kunai could be yours.

Japan
(anime • Boruto • cool • crazy • manga • Naruto • Nijigen no Mori • Ninja)

Man arrested in rural Japan on charges of leaving obscene DVDs in stores as gifts for “healthy men”

Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2026

Commitment to physical media apparently stronger than concern for consent for the women shown in videos.

Japan
(COK • crazy • crime • DVD • weird)

Studio Ghibli releases Spirited Away bags in Japan, based on a mysterious festival

Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2026

Anime characters come together for an ethereal celebration.

Japan
(anime • anime merchandise • bags • Donguri Kyowakoku • gamaguchi • Ghibli • manga • merchandise • No Face • pouches • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Japan is in the grip of sticker fever and no one is safe, including us

Master Blaster
Jan 27, 2026

If loving stickers is wrong, then Japan doesn’t want to be right.

Japan
(Bon Bon Drop • COK • cute • Osaka • Shizuku-chan • shopping • SNJO • sticker collecting • Sticker Festival • stickers • Tamagotchi)

Ghibli anime Uno and karuta card games a great way to have fun and maybe learn some Japanese【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2026

The worldwide hit and classical Japanese poetry game get a dose of Ghibli anime appeal.

Japan
(anime • card games • cards • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • karuta • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Uno)

Convenience store onigiri rice balls become even more expensive…but are they worth it?

Oona McGee
Jan 26, 2026

Join us as we explore the more expensive side of Japan’s rice ball spectrum.

Japan
(7-Eleven • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Lawson • onigiri • rice • rice balls • SNJO)

Japanese young women reveal their top dealbreakers in a man【Survey】

Elliot Hale
Jan 26, 2026

If you don’t pass this one simple check, you won’t even get past the starting line.

Japan
(cleanliness • COK • grooming • relationships • romance • society • survey)

Ikea Japan closing two downtown Tokyo flagship stores — Why couldn’t they make it in the big city?

Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2026

It’s not a total withdraw, but the chain’s downtown Tokyo footprint is going to get a lot smaller.

Japan
(COK • furniture • Harajuku • ikea • Ikea Harajuku • ikea japan • Ikea Shinjuku • Ikea Tokyo • interior • society)

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