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Studio Ghibli adds mini pillows and massive mats to its anime merchandise store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  May 19, 2026
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My Neighbour Totoro is here to help you look and feel cool in traditional Japanese style. 

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • igusa • interior • interiors • Japanese interior • mats • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pillows • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases crystal glass paperweights featuring Totoro and the Catbus

• Oona McGee
  May 3, 2026

Sparkly new range will hold down your papers and lift your spirits with anime charm.

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• Japan
• (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gift • gifts • glass • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Noritake • paperweights • presents • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime keychains that are like miniature figurines

• Oona McGee
  Apr 30, 2026

Special collection includes the Spirited Away train that lights up at the push of a button.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Hin • Howl's Moving Castle • keychain • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli adds new anime character puppet socks to its merchandise store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2026

No Face, Catbus and Totoro come to life as unique puppets for your feet. 

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• (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli launches huge new anime movie T-shirt collection with special design details

• Oona McGee
  Apr 24, 2026

American casual aesthetic, thoughtful Japanese design.

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• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • GBL • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli adds new My Neighbour Totoro 2026 Corn Gift to its anime store for Mother’s Day

• Oona McGee
  Apr 1, 2026

New release contains exclusive My Neighbour Totoro products that can’t be purchased anywhere else. 

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• Japan
• (anime • corn • corn gift • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gift • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • presents • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Ghibli Museum building becomes a cuddly cushion

• Oona McGee
  Mar 25, 2026

Now you can literally hug a Ghibli building. 

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• (anime • anime merchandise • architecture • art • beautiful • building • buildings • Cake House • Catbus • cool • cushion • cute • design • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • manga • merchandise • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli releases the My Neighbour Totoro tea caddy, with a magical self-closing lid

• Oona McGee
  Mar 24, 2026

A unique product handmade by traditional craftsmen at Kyoto’s Kaikado, Japan’s oldest tea caddy manufacturer.

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• (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • craftsmen • cute • design • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • green tea • japanese design • Japanese traditional crafts • Kaikado • Kyoto • manga • matcha • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tea • tea caddy • tea cannister • tea container • Totoro • traditional crafts)

Create a tiny Ghibli anime world on your bookshelf with new miniature papercraft art kits

• Oona McGee
  Mar 23, 2026

Star characters from Ghibli short film Mr Dough and the Egg Princess play inside these mini museums.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • anime short • art • art kit • beautiful • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Ghibli shorts • Mamma Aiutto • manga • merchandise • miniature • miniatures • Mr Dough and the Egg Princess • short films • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli adds new anime tumblers to its cool streetwear brand in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 20, 2026

When you want to share your love of the great outdoors with your love for Studio Ghibli. 

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• (anime • anime merchandise • cool • GBL • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • merchandise • Studio Ghibli • Thermo Mug • tumblers • Uncle Pom • Ursula)

Studio Ghibli adds new Mother’s Day gift sets to its anime collection in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 15, 2026

Say I love you with the magical charm of characters from My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service.

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• Japan
• (anime • carnations • cute • diorama • Donguri Kyowakoku • flowers • Ghibli • gift • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • presents • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases Catbus pullback keychain that runs like the anime character

• Oona McGee
  Mar 11, 2026

This replica is tiny but its action is mighty.

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• (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • keychain • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks Japan has a limited-edition candle…that hasn’t sold out yet

• Oona McGee
  Mar 5, 2026

Does this mean the candle isn’t any good? 

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• (candle • candles • Joyful Medley • limited edition • merchandise • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks candle • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea)

Studio Ghibli adds new anime character badges to its streetwear shop in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 12, 2026

Tiny plump badges with a lot of heart, and they’re affordably priced too.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • badges • brooches • Donguri Kyowakoku • Earwig and the Witch • Ghibli • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • merchandise • No Face • pin badges • Porco Rosso • Soot Sprite • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli turns My Neighbour Totoro characters into bag charms for everyday adventures

• Oona McGee
  Jan 28, 2026

Totoro and the Catbus add warm and fuzzy anime charm to winter in Japan.

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• (anime • bag charms • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • keychains • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases Spirited Away bags in Japan, based on a mysterious festival

• Oona McGee
  Jan 27, 2026

Anime characters come together for an ethereal celebration. 

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • bags • Donguri Kyowakoku • gamaguchi • Ghibli • manga • merchandise • No Face • pouches • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Japan’s kid-friendly ski program is now selling Pikachu snowboards for a limited time only

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 16, 2026

Making snow sports fun and accessible to kids, with a little spark of cuteness.

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• Japan
• (COK • merchandise • Nippon Ski Resort Development • NSD • Pokemon • pokémon merchandise • Ski Resorts • snow • snowboard • snowboarding • sports • winter • winter sports)

Japanese beef bowl chain Sukiya’s 2026 Smile Box lucky bag basically pays for itself

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 5, 2026

This year’s lucky bag is all about everyday usefulness.

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• Japan
• (beef bowl restaurant • chain restaurant • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • fukubukuro roundup 2026 • goods • gyudon • lucky bag • Lucky Bag 2026 • lucky bag roundup 2026 • lucky bags 2026 • merchandise • Saya Togashi • SNJO • Sukiya)

Harajuku’s new permanent Tamagotchi shop is filled with cuteness and a surprising lack of poop

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 2, 2026

The colorful displays and activities make Tamagotchi feel a lot less stressful than what we remember.

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• Japan
• (COK • cute • event • goods • Harajuku • Harakado • merchandise • Natsuno Futon • shop • SNJO • Tamagotchi • Tamagotchi Factory • Tokyo • Tokyu Plaza)

What’s inside the McDonald’s Japan fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 9, 2025

Join us as we take a pre-sale sneak peek at what the brand will be serving up for lucky customers at New Year. 

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• Japan
• (Big Mac • cool • fast food • food • Francfranc • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag 2026 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2026 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • merchandise • SNJO)

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