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Three new starter Pokémon Jets to fly in Japan, first begins carrying passengers this month
- Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2026 - Tweet
30 years after the releases of Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, travelers in Japan can ride on the Red, Green, and Blue Pokémon Jets.
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- (airplanes • All Nippon Airways • ANA • anime • cool • cute • Japan travel • Pikachu • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)
Do ANA international inflight meals taste better on the ground than they do in the air?
- Oona McGee
Feb 12, 2024
A fun way to feel like you’re going on a trip…and losing weight at the same time.
- Japan
- (Air travel • airline food • airplanes • All Nippon Airways • ANA • COK • eco-friendly • food • fukubukuro • in-flight meals • Lucky Bags • SNJO • Takashi Harada • taste test • travel)
Hate airline food? ANA now lets you cancel in-flight meal prior to boarding, switch to a sandwich
- Casey Baseel
Apr 20, 2023
No discount for opting out of the regular meal, though.
- Japan
- (Air travel • airline food • airplanes • All Nippon Airways • ANA • eco-friendly • food • travel)
What better way to fly to Japan than on the brand-new Pikachu Jet?
- Casey Baseel
Mar 28, 2023
ANA’s Pokémon plane will be ready for international flights in time for the summer travel season.
- Japan
- (Air travel • airplanes • All Nippon Airways • ANA • anime • awesome • cute • Pikachu • Pikachu Jet • Pokemon • travel • video games)
Haneda Airport getting rid of large flight information monitors at security lines in Terminal 2
- Casey Baseel
Feb 3, 2023
ANA wants travelers to look for the information elsewhere.
- Japan
- (airports • All Nippon Airways • ANA • COK • Haneda • Haneda Airport • signage • travel)
Demon Slayers in the sky with new Kimetsu no Yaiba anime-themed airliner from ANA
- Casey Baseel
Sep 11, 2022
Series star and its two biggest scene-stealers will escort fans to their destination…even when it’s the same airport they departed.
- Japan
- (airplans • All Nippon Airways • ANA • anime • cool • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • travel)
Trying 4 of Japanese airline’s retort curries, including ones served in first-class
- Shannon
May 3, 2022
ANA really doesn’t fool around with flavor.
- Japan
- (airplane food • airport • All Nippon Airways • ANA • curry • delicious • retort curry • SNJO • taste test)
Behind the counter: what it’s like to work as All Nippon Airways ground staff【Video】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jun 28, 2021
An exclusive sneak peek for the curious and airplane fans!
- Japan
- (airlines • All Nippon Airways • ANA • behind-the-scenes • customer service • travel • videos • YouTube)
With no passengers, Japanese airline fills every seat on plane with masks and medical supplies
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020
Coronavirus is keeping people at home, but supplies still need to move.
- China, Japan
- (airlines • airplanes • All Nippon Airways • ANA • clever • coronavirus • masks • travel • weird)
New ANA air pass with unlimited Japanese house rentals, multiple flights now taking applications
- Casey Baseel
Jan 17, 2020
An amazingly affordable way to see Japan and live like a local.
ANA to offer Japan domestic air pass with multiple flights and unlimited accommodations provided
- Casey Baseel
Nov 1, 2019
Skipping the Shinkansen lets you spend as many nights as you want in off-the-beaten-path Japan.
Japanese airline pilot fails alcohol breath test one hour before he was scheduled to fly
- Casey Baseel
Jan 5, 2019
ANA Wings employee grounded as his breath keeps him from taking to the skies.
A ‘Star Wars’-themed jet is flying across the world — here’s what it looks like inside
- BUSINESS INSIDER
Nov 14, 2015
Japanese airlines All Nippon Airways (ANA) has teamed up with Disney to create an in-air experience that’s perfect for the ultimate “Star Wars” fan.
Covered in an R2-D2-like designs and a “Star Wars” logo on the outside, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft also has some fun galactic details inside, such as customized headrests, cups, and lighting. While in the air, passengers can even stream all six of the currently released “Star Wars” films.
- Japan
- (All Nippon Airways • ANA • cosplay • Japan • photos • Star Wars • Star Wars planbe)
Starbucks & ANA Bring You a Coffee Tumbler So Cute, You’ll Forget About the Price…Oh Wait, It’s 50 Bucks…
- Michelle Lynn Dinh
Sep 8, 2012
ANA (All Nippon Airlines), Japan’s largest airline, has teamed up with Starbucks to release a limited edition stainless steel coffee tumbler.
With it’s clean white color and charming little whale/rainbow combo, you can’t help but scream, “IT’S SO CUTE!!!” One of our reporters was so enthralled with the cuteness of this limited edition tumbler, that she stopped an unsuspecting bystander and demanded to know where she procured such an adorable item.
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- (All Nippon Airways • ANA • coffee thermos • coffee tumbler • double rainbow • Japan • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan tumbler • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Via)
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