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Pikachu Shortcake Sandwich set to be Tokyo’s newest photogenic treat for Pokémon Trainers
- Casey Baseel
Oct 24, 2026 - Tweet
Pikachu Sweets bakes up new treats to celebrate Pokémon’s 30th birthday.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Eevee • food • manga • Pikachu • Pikachu Sweets • Pokemon • Sunshine City • sweets • video games)
Pokémon and Polaroid reveal collaboration with adorable Pikachu and Eeveelution camera and film
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2026
Soon you’ll be able to use your Pokémon camera to take Pokémon photos, and then keep them in a Pokémon album too.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • cameras • cool • cute • Eevee • instant cameras • photography • Pikachu • Pokemon • Polaroid • video games)
Japan’s Pokémon mailboxes saved from removal with last-minute extension on final day
- Casey Baseel
Jul 1, 2026
Pikachu, Eevee, and Piplup get new leases on life in Yokohama, and it’s thanks to fans.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Eevee • mailbox • manga • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • post office • travel • video games • Yokohama)
Japan’s Pikachu and Eevee Pokémon mailboxes to be removed at end of month
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2026
The time has come to say goodbye to Yokohama’s adorable Poké-postal infrastructure.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Eevee • mailbox • manga • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • post office • travel • video games • Yokohama)
161-year-old Kyoto confectionary maker releases new edible Pokémon lineup
- Elliot Hale
May 15, 2026
Transforming iconic characters into delicious works of art.
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- (anime • Eevee • food • Japanese sweets • kyo-gashi • Kyoto • manga • nerikiri • Pikachu • Pokemon • Shichijo Knashundo • sweets • video games • wagashi)
Pikachu and Eevee become handmade Lladró porcelain sculptures to celebrate Pokémon’s 30th birthday
- Casey Baseel
Mar 10, 2026
Pokémon franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary with a partnership with the Spanish luxury ceramics craftsmen.
Eevee returns to Japan’s famous Tokyo Banana, bundled with a cute tote bag
- Elliot Hale
Feb 28, 2026
The beloved Tokyo souvenir re-introduces chocolate sponge Eevee cakes, along with a collectible keepsake for fans.
- Japan
- (anime • chocolate • COK • cookies • cute • Eevee • food • Pokemon • souvenir • sweets • Tokyo • Tokyo Banana • tote bag • video games)
Japan’s Poképark Kanto Pokémon theme park area shows first attraction photos
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2026
Eevee stars in the Vee Vee Voyage.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • awesome.Poképark Kanto • cool • cute • Eevee • Japan travel • manga • Pokemon • Poképark • theme parks • tourism • travel • video games)
Pokémon Eevee evolves into Japanese convenience store sweets with exclusive merch giveaway【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 25, 2025
Pokémon fans can grab snacks and catch Eeveelutions at Family Mart.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • convenience stores • Eevee • Eeveelutions • Family mart • food • Pokemon • SNJO • sweets • video games)
More huge life-size Eevee Pokémon evolution plushies are coming to take over your home【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 26, 2025
The second generation of 1:1-scale stuffed animals remind us that little Eevees grow into great big Eeveelutions.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Eevee • Eevee evolutions • Eeveelutions • Espeon • life-sized • manga • plushies • Pokemon Center • Umbreon • video games)
Huge life-size Eevee Eeveelution Pokémon plushies will steal hearts, conquer living rooms【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2025
Sure, Jolteon, you can have my sofa. I’ll find somewhere else to sit.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Eevee • Eeveelutions • Flareon • Jolteon • life-size • manga • plushies • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Vaporeon • video games)
Pokémon fans startled to see Eevee looking super muscular in new merch photo
- Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2025
Has this Pokémon been using some super-effective protein powder?
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Eevee • funny • manga • plushies • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • video games • weird)
Eievui Friends Afternoon Tea: Eevee and its Eeveelutions disappoint one Pokémon fan in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2024
You don’t get a lot of Pokémon for your yen these days.
- Japan
- (afternoon tea • anime • anime food • COK • cute • Eevee • Eeveelutions • high tea • hotels • Omotesando • Pokemon • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • themed cafe • themed food • Tokyo)
Fanciest Pokémon Eevee gets classy afternoon tea set at luxury hotel in downtown Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2024
Eevee and friends welcome fans to join them for an elegant engagement on Omotesando.
- Japan
- (afternoon tea • anime • cute • Eevee • food • hotels • Pokemon • restaurants • sweets • The Strings Omotesando • video games)
Pokémon cafe meal kits are coming to our homes and stomachs!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 18, 2024
Snorlax’s face has never looked so delicious!
- Japan
- (anime • cooking • cool • cute • Eevee • food • Pikachu • Pokemon Cafe Mix • Pokémon Cafe ReMix • Snorlax • video games)
Sleep like a Pokémon with awesomely adorable new Pokémon Sleep pajama sets from Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 17, 2024
Gelato Pique creates sweet and cozy sets for fans of Eevee, Slowpoke, and more.
- Japan
- (anime • Eevee • fashion • Gelato Pique • pajamas • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sleep • roomwear • sleepwear • video games)
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
- Oona McGee
Apr 5, 2024
Who knew Eeveelutions came with different flavours?
- Japan
- (anime • cakes • COK • cute • Eevee • Eeveelutions • food • Ginza Cozy Corner • Kawaii • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video game)
Go back to school with new Japanese randoseru backpacks featuring Pikachu and Eevee locks
- Krista Rogers
Feb 20, 2024
Stylish school satchels with a distinctive Poké-flair can now be preordered for soon-to-be Pokémon trainers and students.
- Japan
- (anime • backpacks • bags • COK • Eevee • elementary school • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • randoseru • school • video games)
Limited-edition Pokémon design eyeliners from Japanese makeup brand Love Liner are here!
- Dale Roll
Jul 13, 2023
Seven adorable products with new packaging featuring seven different Pokémon!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • collectible • cosmetics • cute • Eevee • eyeliner • Love Liner • makeup • Mimikyu • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • video games • Yamper)
Pokémon cakes appear in Japan, but there’s something odd about the collection
- Oona McGee
May 2, 2023
Can you spot what’s peculiar in this first-ever collaboration?
- Japan
- (anime • Bulbasaur • cakes • Charizard • COK • cute • ditto • Eevee • food • Gengar • Ginza Cozy Corner • Jigglypuff • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • Psyduck • SNJO • sweets • taste test • video games)
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Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
“Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]
Japan’s upcoming Romancecar train seeks to end intimacy with its super-wide seats
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- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
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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
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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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
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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
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