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Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Horse

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2026
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2026 nengajo drawing comes with a never-before-seen photo of the legendary anime director.

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• (anime • art • Ghibli • happy new year • Hayao Miyazaki • heartwarming • Japanese New Year • nengajo • new year • New Year 2026 • new year cards • new year's 2026 • New Year's Day • Studio Ghibli)

Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Jan 1, 2026

Wishing a warm start to 2026 to our community of readers from around the world.  

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• (COK • happy holidays • happy new year • Japanese New Year • Japanese New Year’s • new year • New Year 2026 • New Year's 2025 • Oshogatsu • SNO)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime envelopes in Japan with interactive features

• Oona McGee
  Nov 27, 2025

Stationery goods allow you to animate the characters. 

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • envelopes • Ghibli • Japanese New Year • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • new year • No Face • otoshidama • pochi bukuro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli adds My Neighbour Totoro stamps to its anime merchandise store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2025

Perfect for scrapbooking and New Year’s nengajo cards.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Japanese New Year • Japanese stationery • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • nengajo • new year • New Year 2026 • stamps • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Is the Krispy Kreme fukubukuro lucky bag in Japan good value for money?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

There’s more than just doughnuts in this fukubukuro.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • seasonal • SNJO • sweets)

What’s so special about Japan’s Muji “Fukukan”?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2025

A lucky can that’s super hard to get, and for some, not worth the trouble.

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• (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • muji • Mujirushi Ryohin • new year • New Year 2025 • SNJO)

Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Snake

• Oona McGee
  Jan 2, 2025

Drawing by the legendary anime director celebrates his zodiac year.

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• (anime • art • happy new year • Hayao Miyazaki • heartwarming • Japanese New Year • nengajo • new year • New Year 2025 • new year cards • New Year's 2025 • New Year's Day • Studio Ghibli)

Starbucks Japan releases cute new zodiac goods for Year of the Snake

• Oona McGee
  Dec 26, 2024

Bears and snakes come together for a special collection at Starbuckssss…

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• (animal Zodiac • cups • drinkware • Holiday Season • Japanese New Year • limited edition • mugs • new year • New Year 2025 • New Year's • Oshogatsu • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • year of the snake • zodiac signs)

Starbucks Japan releases a special tea latte to celebrate the Year of the Snake

• Oona McGee
  Dec 17, 2024

A delicious homage to the 2025 zodiac animal. 

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• (COK • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese New Year • latte • limited edition • new year • New Year 2025 • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea • tea latte)

Studio Ghibli releases new Panda! Go, Panda! goods for New Year

• Oona McGee
  Dec 15, 2024

Putting an anime twist on the traditional Japanese celebration, with adorable character details.

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• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese New Year • kagami mochi • merchandise • new year • Panda Kopanda • Panda! Go Panda! • plushies • shop • Studio Ghibli • tradition)

Is Burger King Japan sending subliminal messages in its packaging for the new “Top” One Pounder?

• SoraNews24
  Dec 12, 2024

Lucky New Year burger comes with a questionable “Big Inside” bag that looks like something is being inserted…

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• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • Japanese New Year • marketing • new year • New Year 2025 • one-pounder • The One Pounder • whopper)

Studio Ghibli releases traditional New Year decorations with My Neighbour Totoro characters

• Oona McGee
  Dec 3, 2024

Putting an anime twist on Japanese holiday traditions.

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• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Japanese New Year • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • new year • New Year 2025 • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Japanese osechi New Year’s meal lucky bag gives us way more than we bargained for

• Oona McGee
  Jan 7, 2024

This is not what we were expecting.

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• (fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2024 • Ikuna Kamezawa • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2024 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2024 • Lucky Bags • New Year's food • osechi • SNJO)

Will Muji Japan’s “Fukukan” continue to disappoint in 2024?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2024

We hold out hope for a can that’s been disappointing us in recent years. 

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• Japan
• (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2024 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2024 • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2024 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2024 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2024 • muji • Mujirushi Ryohin • New Year 2024 • SNJO)

Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Jan 1, 2024

Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!

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• (COK • happy holidays • happy new year • Japanese New Year • new year • New Year 2023 • new year's 2023 • SNO • traditions)

You can enjoy traditional Japanese New Year’s osechi eats on a budget with Lawson Store 100

• Shannon
  Dec 6, 2023

Slight price increases don’t stop them from being affordable.

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• Japan
• (affordable • Japanese New Year • Lawson • Lawson 100 • osechi • osechi ryori • tradition • traditional food)

Ghibli New Year’s Totoro decoration sells out online, but there’s still a way you can get one

• Oona McGee
  Nov 30, 2023

Studio Ghibli’s ode to New Year becomes a sell-out hit online.

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• Japan
• (accessories • anime • beautiful • COK • cute • decorations • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese New Year • kagami mochi • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • new year • New Year's • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Comparing two Starbucks fukubukuro shows just how different lucky bags can be

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2023

Proof that lucky bags really are the luck of the draw.

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• (fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • New Year 2023 • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Japan’s Muji “Fukukan” continues to disppoint New Year’s lucky bag lovers

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2023

A slight improvement on last year, but nothing like the cans of glory days.

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• Japan
• (fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • muji • Mujirushi Ryohin • New Year 2023 • SNJO • Year of the Rabbit)

Ikea’s cheap lucky bag captures the true essence of Japan’s fukubukuro tradition

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2023

Take a look at what we received for 1,000 yen!

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• (food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • ikea • ikea japan • Japanese New Year • lucky bag • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • lucky bags 2023 • New Year 2023 • SNJO)

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