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Fukuoka schools struggling to get kids to switch from milk to tea in lunches
- Master Blaster
Jun 18, 2026 - Tweet
Debate over which drink fits lunches to a T.
- Japan
- (barley tea • children • drinks • education • Fukuoka • Fukuoka Board of Education • green tea • hojicha • milk • school lunches • tea)
Dagashiya Ahiru Shop is a hidden gem for Japanese snacks lovers
- Oona McGee
Dec 10, 2025
Mysterious warehouse is a secret destination that’s yet to be discovered by overseas tourists.
- Japan
- (Chiba • children • COK • dagashi • dagashiya • hidden gem • Japanese sweets • nostalgia • shops • snacks • SNJO • sweets)
The potential pitfalls of ordering a Kids Frappuccino at Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Sep 4, 2025
You can only buy this drink at four special stores, but there’s a word of warning for those who try it.
- Japan
- (Chiba • children • COK • drinks • families • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • kids • Kids Frappuccino • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Is this Hello Kitty hotel room in Tokyo good enough to impress an 8-year-old girl?
- Oona McGee
May 31, 2025
Find out what happens when a father books a night here to impress his daughter.
- Japan
- (accomodation • Asakusa • children • cute • Hello Kitty • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Kitty-chan • Sanrio • SNJO • themed hotel • themed rooms • Tobu Hotel • Tokyo • Tokyo accommodation • travel)
Child-friendly Starbucks store opens in Osaka offering child-exclusive drinks
- Elliot Hale
Apr 12, 2025
Kids in tow but still need your coffee fix? Starbucks’ newest branch is the perfect location for families.
- Japan
- (Aeon Mall Dainichi • cafes • children • COK • cool • drinks • drinks for children • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fun for kids • Japanese Frappuccino • kid-friendly • kids • Kids Frappuccino • Moriguchi • Osaka • shopping mall • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
We try to buy a retro Japanese coin-operated arcade machine at this secondhand shop near Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Oct 6, 2024
A giant Pikachu beguiles us with its cute face and affordable price tag, but there’s one surprising hurdle to owning one.
- Japan
- (anime • Arcades • children • coin-operated rides • cute • department stores • fun • Hobby Off • kiddie rides • nostalgia • parks • Pikachu • retro • secondhand shop)
Starbucks adds official Kids’ Frappuccinos to the menu in Japan
- Oona McGee
Sep 19, 2024
Three Frappuccinos for children, and a tiny condiment bar with syrups so little ones can customise their drinks like a grown-up.
- Japan
- (Aeon LakeTown • cafes • children • COK • cool • drinks • drinks for children • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fun for kids • Japanese Frappuccino • kid-friendly • kids • Kids Frappuccino • shopping mall • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Japan to allow joint custody of children after divorce, survey investigates public’s attitudes
- Krista Rogers
Aug 6, 2024
An upcoming legal change will finally allow divorcing couples to seek joint custody of their children in Japan and opinions are mixed.
- Japan
- (children • COK • divorce • joint custody • parental rights • society • survey)
How many married people with children in Japan admit to cheating on their spouse? Survey says…
- Dale Roll
Mar 2, 2024
A recent survey aims to find out who cheats, and why.
- Japan
- (affairs • cheating • children • extramarital affair • families • marriage • relationships • romance • survey)
Nissan develops robot to calm babies during car rides
- Master Blaster
Feb 7, 2024
Boasts peak peek-a-boo efficiency.
- Japan
- (Akachan Honpo • babies • cars • children • driving • Iruyo • nissan • robots • technology)
We visit one of the last rooftop amusement parks in Japan and feel like we stepped back in time
- Dale Roll
Nov 12, 2023
Our reporter returns to a place of her childhood that’s still going strong after decades of operation.
- Japan
- (Arcades • children • coin-operated rides • department stores • fun • kiddie rides • Mariko Ohanabatake • Nagasaki • nostalgia • parks • playgrounds • retro)
Pokémon’s official baby brand opens Monpoké Marché, its first long-term, physical store in Odaiba
- Krista Rogers
Oct 25, 2022
This store-in-a-store is for all of the littlest Pokémon lovers in your life, with play and rest areas to entertain the whole family.
- Japan
- (babies • Babies R Us • children • Monpoke • odaiba • play • Pokemon • shopping • store • Tokyo • Toys R Us)
Old Enough: Netflix show sparks global debate on parenting and child safety
- SoraNews24
Apr 16, 2022
Wholesome Japanese TV show about toddlers going out on errands divides overseas viewers.
- Europe, Japan, UK, USA
- (children • culture • cute • heartwarming • Japanese TV • Netflix • society • TV • TV shows)
“Genius” child seat at food court in Japanese shopping mall goes viral
- Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2022
Another example of amazing customer service in Japan.
- Japan
- (children • customer service • customers • design • eating • food • food court • genius • parents • seating • shopping • shopping mall • twitter)
Japanese toilet piggy bank proves Japan has the best toys
- Oona McGee
Jan 18, 2022
Flushing money down the toilet has never been more entertaining!
- Japan
- (children • cool • fun • Japanese magazines • Japanese toilets • learning • magazines • poop • reading • SNJO • toilet humor • Toilets • toys • weird)
Most of Japan’s new adults hope to fall in love and get married, according to recent survey
- Dale Roll
Jan 12, 2022
Marriage is on the table for many young people–but not as many as 26 years ago.
- Japan
- (children • dating • marriage • Parenting • parents • relationships • romance • society • survey)
How much money should you give children for New Year’s otoshidama? Adults weigh in
- Krista Rogers
Dec 31, 2021
Grown-ups dish on the appropriate amounts of New Year’s money to gift depending on the age of a child.
- Japan
- (All About • children • gift • money • New Year's • otoshidama • survey • tradition)
Top five Japanese prefectures for childhood education expenditure would make any wallet shudder
- Katy Kelly
Dec 20, 2021
On average, parents in Prefecture #1 are paying around five times more to send kids to school than parents in Prefecture #47.
- Japan
- (Aomori • birth rate • children • education • kids • Living in Japan • Parenting • parents • school • society • Tokyo)
Japanese schoolgirl commended by police for helping lost child
- Oona McGee
Nov 16, 2021
Student says she stepped in when she saw adults walking past the young girl, who was soaked in the rain.
- Japan
- (bravery • children • heartwarming • Japanese schoolgirls • Japanese students • junior high school girls • lost child • news • police • schoolchildren • schoolgirls • students • touching)
Squish, pop, and roll your way through Tokyo’s new ginormous bubble-wrap play park
- Katy Kelly
Sep 17, 2021
What’s better than popping bubble wrap? A whole room of oversized bubble wrap.
- Japan
- (art • bubble wrap • children • cute • day out • family • kids • museum • play spaces • Play! Park • Play! Park and Museum • playroom • Tachikawa • Tachikawa City)
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- Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
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America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers
Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
Why people in Japan hardly ever say “sayonara,” and what they say instead
New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
41.5 percent of surveyed Japanese middle schoolers don’t think more immigration benefits society
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
Weekly
Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month- New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever- America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
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
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
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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