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Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  3 days ago
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King of the Monsters looks to become lord of the backpacks.

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• Japan
• (awesome • backpacks • bags • COK • cool • fashion • Ghidorah • Godzilla • Japanese backpacks • kaiju • King Ghidorah • Mechagodzilla • randoseru)

Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 30, 2026

Here there be dragons and bargains.

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• Japan
• (.outlet malls • awesome • Capcom • COK • cool • Fukuoka • Japan travel • Mitsui Outlet Park • Monster Hunter • shopping • shopping malls • travel.tourism • video games)

Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2026

Chainsaw-wielding robots prove they can contribute to human mobility in ways other than people running away from them in terror.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • East Japan Railway Company • JR East • robots • technology • trains • video)

93-year-old Japanese grannie helps set trap for scam artist half her age

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2026

This woman was the target of a criminal scheme, but she definitely wasn’t going the be the victim of it.

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• Japan
• (awesome • COK • crime • fraud • grannies • scam • scam artists • seniors)

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

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 8, 2026

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)

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)

Japan’s new travel route literally through the mountains links two other beautiful alpine courses

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 29, 2026

Tateyama Kurobe Alpen Route and Kurobe Gorge Railway will finally be connected this fall.

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• Japan
• (awesome • beautiful • cool • Hokuriku • Ishikawa • Japan travel • Kurobe Gorge Railway • Kurobe Unazuki Canyon Route • Mountains • nature • Tateyama Kurobe Alpen Route • tourism • Toyama • travel)

US$9,700 solid-gold Pokémon figure going on sale in Japan, life-size gold-leaf Pikachu appears too

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 24, 2026

Artisans create an extremely expensive, and extremely accurate, recreation of a certain Steel/Ghost-type Pokémon.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • crazy • expensive • figures • Gholdengo • gold • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

Pikachu plushie actually goes into space as part of Pokémon/European Space Agency collaboration

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 22, 2026

Shared spirit of adventure leads to team-up between Pokémon franchise ahead of World Space Week.

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

Final Fantasy VII’s Buster Sword gets real-world practicality as a giant towel [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 22, 2026

The fantasy of using Cloud’s sword every day can now become a reality.

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• Japan
• (awesome • Buster Sword • cool • crazy • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • interior • Square Enix • towels • video games)

Japan’s new Pokémon Poké Ball hotel releases new details, and it’s giving away free stays [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 16, 2026

Some, but not all, of the secrets surrounding Japan’s awesome Poké Ball hotel have been revealed.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • Hokkaido • hotels • Japan travel • manga • Poké Ball • Poké Ball hotel • Poké Ball-Themed Hotel • Pokemon • Pokémon hotel • tourism • travel • video games)

Japanese mayors challenge each other to nighttime ninja battle, now recruiting participants

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 11, 2026

The Tensho Iga War resumes as a way to actively celebrate the history of two ninja towns.

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• Japan
• (awesome • COK • cool • history • Iga • Iga ninja • koga ninja • koka • Koka ninja • Ninja • Shinobi Youchi)

Real-world Zelda Master Sword on the way from American toymaker, plays game music and sounds

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 11, 2026

Nintendo’s iconic Legend of Zelda weapon could be yours to wield.

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• Japan, USA
• (awesome • cool • cosplay • Hasbro • Legend of Zelda • Master Sword • nintendo • swords • video games • Zelda)

Legendary Pokémon statues installed in downtown Tokyo, will be there through the fall

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 9, 2026

Legend Research event brings more than 100 Pokémon species to the Tokyo Station area.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • Legendary Pokémon • manga • Nihonbashi • Pokemon • statues • Tokyo Station • video games • Yaesu)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s remake can be played with an actual ocarina [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 9, 2026

Nintendo shows off its Switch 2 remake of the 1998 classic and plays songs three different ways.

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• Japan
• (awesome • clever • cool • Legend of Zelda • ocarina • Ocarina of TIme • Ocarina of Time remake • Switch 2 • video games • Zelda)

Anime magical girls grow to gigantic size with new Madoka Magica plushies [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 8, 2026

Are you ready to commit to sharing your home with Madoka and Homura?

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • crazy • Doqute • Madoka Magica • manga • plushies • Puella Magi Madoka Magica • stuffed animals)

New Pokémon anniversary song is 22 minutes long, features all 1,025 Pokémon species [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 4, 2026

Because every Pokémon is somebody’s all-star.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • manga • Masayoshi Oishi • moving • music • Pokemon • Pokémon All-stars 1025 • touching • video • video games)

A real-world Pokémon Poké Ball hotel is opening in Japan at a still-secret location [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 1, 2026

Pokémon Sleep evolves into a whole new way to help Pokémon Trainers get some quality Zs.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • Hokkaido • hotels • Japan travel • manga • Poké Ball • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)

Starting this fall, you’ll be able to take a Pokémon Jet flight to Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 27, 2026

ANA announces new international routes for its Pokémon Jet collaboration.

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• Japan
• (Air travel • airlines • airplanes • airports • ANA • anime • awesome • cool • cute • Haneda • Japan travel • manga • Narita • Pikachu • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)

Japan’s double-decker portable rice cooker/bento maker is better than ever with new version

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 23, 2026

Now there’s even more to be thankful to Thanko for.

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• Japan
• (awesome • bento • bento boxes • boxed lunches • clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • food • gadgets • one-persomn rice cooker • rice • rice cookers • Thanko)

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  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  3. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  4. Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes
  5. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  6. Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
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  8. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  9. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  10. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  5. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  6. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
  7. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  8. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  9. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  10. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]

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

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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
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
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  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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