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New Studio Ghibli stamp rally set to start in Japan, with exclusive merchandise for anime fans

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2026
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All the details on how to collect the stamps and get the commemorative prize.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • Donguri Kyowakoku • Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Ghibli Exhibition • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • saga • stamp rally • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Japanese prefecture replaces Ibaraki as Least Attractive Prefecture in annual ranking

• Shannon
  Oct 28, 2022

“Give us back last place!” cry some Ibaraki residents.

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• Japan
• (47 prefectures • attractiveness • Hokkaido • Ibaraki • Kyoto • national survey • Okinawa • ranking • saga)

Four bikers dressed as Spider-Man arrested in Saga City

• Master Blaster
  Sep 30, 2022

With bitchin’ bikes come bitchin’ responsibility.

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• Japan
• (bikers • bosozoku • cosplay • crime • motorcycles • saga • Spider-Man)

Stay weed-free with the help of goats — Japanese farm offers eco-friendly alternative to mowing

• Katie Pask
  Oct 26, 2021

Environmentally friendly AND cute? We’ll take that over a heavy, noisy lawn mower any day!

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• Japan
• (animals • awesome • cute • eco-friendly • farm • farmers • goat • goats • grass • mover • saga • weeds)

Saga Prefecture celebrates SaGa Frontier Remastered with SaGa Bath campaign

• Master Blaster
  Jul 18, 2021

It makes more sense in Japanese.

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• (hot springs • manhole covers • Romancing Saga • saga • SaGa Frontier • SaGa Furo • Saga Prefecture • Square Enix • travel • video games)

New Japanese craft gin from Edo-period sake brewery contains the essence of “wa”

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2020

Unique blend of botanicals includes seaweed, tea, wasabi, and Japanese cedar, as a nod to the wood used in red shrine gates.

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• Japan
• (craft gin • drink • drinks • gin • Japanese gin • saga • Sakagura Dori • sake • sake brewery • shrines • torii)

Take a trip down south in Japan — five hidden gem places to visit in Kyushu

• Katie Pask
  Aug 19, 2020

Escape from the hustle and bustle with these spots in Kyushu!

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• Japan
• (COK • Fukuoka • harajiri falls • Japan sightseeing • Kagoshima • kuju flower park • Kumamoto • Kyushu • miyzaki • Mt. Aso • Nagasaki • nanzoin temple • Oita • saga • SNO • travel • udo shrine)

Black telephone like me: What if a handsome guy tries modern politics’ most famous harido?

• Master Blaster
  Mar 8, 2018

If you ever feel like testing the limits of your hairdresser, try ordering one of these bad boys.

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• Japan
• (fashion • hair style • haircut • Kim Jong-un • Masanuki Sunakoma • North Korea • saga • Total Beauty Salon Brilliant)

Street Fighter’s Sagat named ambassador of Saga City, limited edition SFII goods to be sold

• Master Blaster
  Jan 13, 2018

For the next few months, Saga will be teaming up with Sagat and the rest of the Street Fighter II crew.

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• Japan
• (saga • Sagat • Street Fighter • tourism • travel • video games)

Video game arcade in Japan invites you to resist Christmas…with fists…

• Master Blaster
  Dec 22, 2017

Three hours of resistance will get you five credits, and claiming you’re 21 gives you a free round on the punching machine!

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• (Christmas • crazy • funny • game center • romance • saga • Sonic Blast Heroes • video games • weird • with fists)

Pokémon’s Team Rocket officially begins real-life recruiting new members this month

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 18, 2017

Considering a career in Pokémon crime? This could be your big chance!

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• Japan
• (anime • jobs • Meowth • Pokemon • saga • team rocket • video game)

Yuri!!! on Ice Promotes Main Character’s Home Prefecture

• Anime News Network
  Dec 30, 2016

This fall’s hit anime Yuri!!! on Ice and Saga Prefecture’s Sagaprise! project announced on Monday that they are collaborating to promote Yūri Katsuki’s home prefecture.

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• (anime • Anime News Network • manga • saga • Yuri!!! on Ice)

Restaurant manager arrested for armed robbery…of his own restaurant

• Master Blaster
  Feb 11, 2016

“Aren’t you our manager?” asked a shocked member of staff when a man wearing a mask and sunglasses and brandishing a kitchen knife entered the restaurant and demanded money.

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• (crime • embezzlement • robbery • saga • yakitori)

Saga Prefecture’s hidden gem of a soba restaurant offers scrumptious, full course soba meals

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 21, 2016

A soba restaurant tucked away in the mountains of Saga Prefecture is known for every one of its menu items making use of the soba (buckwheat) plant.

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• (food • Noodles • restaurants • saga • soba)

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  • Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
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  1. Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
  2. Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
  3. Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
  4. Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
  5. “Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
  6. Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
  7. KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
  8. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
  9. Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
  10. Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]

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  1. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  3. America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
  4. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  5. Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
  6. Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
  7. New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
  8. Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
  9. Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
  10. Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  4. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  5. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  6. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  7. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  9. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
  10. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store

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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
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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