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10 of the nicest celebrities we’ve met in Japan over the years

• Master Blaster
  Oct 26, 2026
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Who wowed our reporters the most with sheer friendliness?

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• Global, Japan
• (celebrities • Chris Pratt • COK • Cunning Takeyama • First Summer Uika • friendliness • interviews • Kuroda • Matt Damon • Maximum the Hormone • Miki Narahashi • movies • moving • music • Non • Shinichiro Azumi • SNJO • touching • TV • Yumi Adachi)

New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown

• Oona McGee
  Oct 21, 2026

If you’re planning a trip to Japan soon, you’ll have a better chance of seeing A Night in the Valley of Witches.

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• Japan
• (A Night in the Valley of Witches • anime • anime movies • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Ghibli short anime • Ghibli shorts • Goro Miyazaki • movies • shorts • Studio Ghibli • Valley of Witches)

Voting begins for Japan’s next top kaiju

• Master Blaster
  Oct 19, 2026

Which one of these up-and-coming ancient abominations will face off against Godzilla next?

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• Japan
• (Glix • Godzilla • kaiju • monsters • movies • New Kaiju General Election • Rigedoh • Sagius • Toho • tokusatsu • Xenolhu)

Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2026

Japanese subway company adds a new soundscape to Godzilla’s Tokyo home.

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• Japan
• (Godzilla • Godzilla-0.0 • Hibiya Station • Japanese Godzilla • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • kaiju • movies • Toho • Toho Godzilla • Tokyo Metro • train departure melodies • train stations • trains)

New Godzilla figure is adorable, destructive, and baseball-loving for Dodger Stadium Godzilla Night

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 25, 2026

City of Angels welcomes King of the Monsters at Dodger Stadium.

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• Japan
• (baseball • bobblehead • cool • Dodgers • figures • Godzilla • Godzilla Minus Zero • kaiju • Los Angeles • MLB • movies • sports • toys)

How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2026

First-ever nighttime screening takes place in the real-world setting for A Night in the Valley of the Witches.

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• Japan
• (anime • autumn • events • films • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Goro Miyazaki • halloween • Halloween 2026 • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Night in the Valley of the Witches • Studio Ghibli • Valley of Witches)

Movie about Shinzo Abe assassination reportedly in the works

• Master Blaster
  Sep 4, 2026

Too soon?

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• Japan
• (assassination • crime • Masaki Suda • movies • Shinzo Abe • Unification Church)

First Pokémon anime movie since 2020 announced, brings new characters and staff to the series [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 31, 2026

Pokémon: Wildcard previews deals out mysteries for a Mimikyu-centric return to theaters for the first time in over half a decade.

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • Mimikyu • movies • Pokemon • Pokémon movies • Pokémon: Wildcard • video • video games)

Studio Ghibli releases huge new wooden clip collection featuring 25 anime movies

• Oona McGee
  Jul 16, 2026

From Nausicaä to Earwig and the Witch, this collection celebrates all but one of Ghibli’s major feature films. 

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• Japan
• (anime • anime movies • clips • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • wood • wooden)

Solid gold Hedorah kaiju from the Godzilla series is now available to pre-order

• Master Blaster
  Jul 11, 2026

Made of solid gold, this slime monster is a sound investment.

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• Japan
• (figures • Godzilla • gold • Hedora • jewelry • movies • U-Treasure)

Anne Hathaway creates PR frenzy in Japan after mentioning Tottori in Devil Wears Prada interview

• Oona McGee
  Jun 12, 2026

Casual mention elicits enthusiastic response from commonly overlooked tourist destination.

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• Japan
• (Anne Hathaway • government • hidden gems • hollywood • movie news • movies • news • social media • The Devil Wears Prada • The Devil Wears Prada 2 • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Japanese film studio Toei announces first three video games from newly created Toei Games

• Master Blaster
  Apr 27, 2026

Toei or not Toei? That is the question.

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• Japan
• (Debug Nephemee • Hino • Kill the La • movies • Toei • Toei Games • video games)

Japanese Godzilla looks set to attack New York in teaser for Godzilla Minus Zero[Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 15, 2026

Toho’s Godzilla doesn’t often travel abroad in-movie, but he’ll be visiting the Statue of Liberty.

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• Japan
• (Godzilla • Godzilla Minus One • Godzilla Minus Zero • Japanese Godzilla • kaiju • movies • Toho • Toho Godzilla)

Studio Ghibli celebrates the magic of movie theaters with short video, Hayao Miyazaki illustration

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 11, 2026

Familiar voice provides narration for reminder that there’s something special about the in-theater experience.

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• Japan
• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • movie theaters • movies • Noriko Hidaka • Studio Ghibli • Toho Cinemas • video)

Studio Ghibli now sells Ursula’s backpack from Kiki’s Delivery Service at its anime shop in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 6, 2026

Channel the cool confidence of a Ghibli character with a real-world bag…that comes with a giant price tag.

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• Japan
• (anime • backpacks • bags • cool • fashion • GBL • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • movies • shop • shopping • Studio Ghibli • Ursula)

Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service returns to theaters with first-ever IMAX screenings and remaster

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 25, 2026

Latest proof that Studio Ghibli anime has become prestige international cinema arrives this spring.

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• Canada, Japan, USA
• (anime • GKids • Hayao Miyazaki • IMAX • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • movies • video)

New Family Mart cinema opens inside Japanese airport

• Oona McGee
  Feb 10, 2026

Japan’s first permanent cinema in an airport is called the Family Mart Lovers Theatre…but why?

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• Japan
• (airports • awesome • cinema • convenience stores • cool • Family mart • Faminchi • Japan travel • Japanese convenience stores • movies • Naha • naha airport • Okinawa • theatre • tourism • travel • weird)

Downloads of 39-year-old Guns N’ Roses song increase 12,166 percent thanks to Gundam

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 7, 2026

Gundam and Roses.

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• Japan
• (anime • crazy • Gundam • Guns N’ Roses • Hathaway’s Flash • manga • Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway • Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe • movies • music • Sweet Child o’ Mine)

Japanese movie theater chain’s popcorn earns highest Grand Prix quality certification

• Master Blaster
  Jan 31, 2026

Star-studded popcorn for star-studded movies.

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• Japan
• (109 Cinemas • Grand Prix • Japan Food Selection • movie theaters • movies • Nuchi Masu • popcorn • Popcorn (Salted) M Size • Preferred Popcorn)

J-horror classic Ring 2 airing on Japanese TV with Zen monk offering prayers every time someone dies

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 29, 2025

Japan’s most quirkily empathetic monk is back to keep bad mojo away from us as the year ends.

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• Japan
• (funny • Horror • J-horror • monks • movies • religion • Ring • Ring 2 • Ringu • scary • weird)

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  2. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  3. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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  8. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  9. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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  1. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  4. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  5. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  6. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
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  8. Fishing information website for Susaki, Japan, hit by data leak, all 3 users affected
  9. Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
  10. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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  4. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
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  6. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  7. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  9. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  10. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America

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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
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  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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