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The Japanese city where ordering grilled chicken doesn’t guarantee you’ll actually get chicken
- Elliot Hale
Aug 13, 2026 - Tweet
Just a short train ride from Tokyo and you’ll be left addicted to delicious skewers slathered in a fiery miso sauce.
- Japan
- (chicken skewers • COK • cuisine • food • gourmet • Higashimatsuyama • Japanese food • Kashira • Mr. Sato • pork skewers • Saitama • Saitamaya • skewers • SNJO • Three Great Yakitori • yakitori)
Did you know? Only one Beard Papa’s in all of eastern Japan sells soft serve in a cream puff
- Krista Rogers
Aug 12, 2026
The legendary Japanese chain known for its heavenly cream puffs has only a handful of stores where you can pair pastry with an icy treat.
- Japan
- (Beard Papa's • choux cream • COK • cream puff • custard • dessert • frozen • Higashimatsuyama • limited • pastry • Saitama • SNJO • soft serve)
Speed trap camera stolen from Saitama Police while in use
- Master Blaster
Jun 30, 2026
They must have stolen it very quickly, but it looks like we’ll never know how fast they were going.
Shinto shrine’s night sky firefly sweets are Japan’s newest breathtaking, mouthwatering desserts.
- Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2026
Firefly-viewing season provides the inspiration for breathtaking Japanese confectionaries.
- Japan
- (beautiful • cafes • fireflies • food • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • Omiya • Saitama • shrines • sweets • Yokan)
7-Eleven Japan now has ramen machines…but only at 41 stores
- Oona McGee
May 13, 2026
Find out how to use the machines, and more importantly, where to find them.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven Japan • 7-Eleven noodles • 7-Eleven ramen • 7-Eleven ramen machine • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • Saitama • SNJO • taste test)
Saitama is home to the best strawberries in Japan that you’ve probably never even heard of
- Master Blaster
Feb 24, 2026
Central prefecture quietly becomes the strawberry capital of Japan.
- Japan
- (Amaou • Amarin • Benihoppe • food • fruit • Saitama • strawberries • Tochiotome)
Satisfy your sweet tooth with cheesecake and more all-you-can-eat sweets at Cheese Garden
- Krista Rogers
Feb 11, 2026
This special sweets buffet is easily accessible from Tokyo and is truly baking the world a better place.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • cake • Cheese Garden • Cheesecake • COK • dessert • Emi Terrace • Saitama • SNJO • sweets)
Ramen shop manager arrested for punching self in the face and pretending he was robbed
- Master Blaster
Feb 6, 2026
He should have punched harder and knocked some sense into himself.
- Japan
- (crazy • crime • fraud • obstruction of business • ramen • robbery • Saitama • scam artists • scams • weird)
This gigantic judo dojo-sized hotel room will make you feel like royalty, but it’s disappearing soon
- Casey Baseel
Feb 3, 2026
There’s plenty of space to stretch out, but not much time to spare if you want to have this unique Japan travel experience.
- Japan
- (awesome • COK • crazy • hotels • inns • Japan travel • Japanese inns • judo • ryokan • Saitama • Saitama City • SNJO • tourism • travel)
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 23, 2025
10 great getaways from Japan’s crowded capital, all within two hours of Tokyo Station.
- Japan
- (Chiba • culture • day-trips • food • history • Japan travel • Kanagawa • Saitama • Tokyo day trips • tourism.Tokyo • travel)
Bruno Mars to hold fireworks shows in Saitama and Osaka this November
- Master Blaster
Sep 9, 2025
Fireworks that are too good to say goodbye to.
- Japan
- (Bruno Mars • entertainment • events • fireworks • music • Osaka • Saitama • Saitama Stadium 2002 • Sennan Long Park • The Bruno Mars Fireworks Show)
Man dressed suspiciously warm for Japanese summer chased by helicopter and arrested for fraud
- Master Blaster
Jun 21, 2025
He was drawing too much heat.
- Japan
- (clothing • crime • fashion • fraud • long sleeves • police • Saitama • special fraud • summer)
Saitama women arrested for dueling
- Master Blaster
May 28, 2025
They demanded satisfaction but got busted instead.
Small trees, big beauty await at Japan’s Bonsai Art Museum【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2025
Less than an hour from downtown Tokyo, this neighborhood with a rich bonsai history is a beautiful spot for a little miniature tranquility.
- Japan
- (bonsai • bonsai trees • COK • culture • gardens • museums • Omiya Bonsai Art Museum • Saitama • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Venture into some of Japan’s tastiest theme parks this Golden Week
- Elliot Hale
Apr 28, 2025
These four food parks offer fun, flavor, and unforgettable experiences.
- Japan
- (Chiba • COK • cream cornet • food • food theme park • Golden Week • Gunma • Hattendo • Hattendo Cafelie Kisarazu • Hidaka • Hojo • Hokuei • Kanra • Kisarazu • konnyaku • Konnyaku Park • pork • Pork Festival • Saiboku • Saitama • theme park • Tokoton Matsuri • Tottori • wiener • wieners)
Saitama police continue to piece together man’s naked rampage spanning three cities
- Master Blaster
Apr 24, 2025
Long list of crimes committed in about an hour continues to grow.
- Japan
- (bizarre • car theft • crime • hit-and-run • Kawaguchi • reckless driving • Saitama • shoplifting • Soka)
Yakuza member arrested for renting a car once in 2022
- Master Blaster
Apr 21, 2025
Crime does pay but gets arrested for it.
- Japan
- (business • car rental • contracts • crime • fraud • Organized Crime Exclusion Ordinances • police • Saitama • yakuza)
Visiting the top sakura site in Kanto…without any planning
- Oona McGee
Apr 9, 2025
What could go wrong?
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • Gongendo • hanami • Saitama • sakura • SNJO • spring • tourist sites • travel)
The top 9 sakura cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan that you should know about
- Oona McGee
Apr 4, 2025
The best seasonal events and hidden sites for an unforgettable hanami experience.
- Japan
- (Aichi • cherry blossoms • Gaisen sakura • hanami • Okayama • oldest sakura in Japan • Osaka • Saitama • sakura • Shiga • Tochigi • tourism • travel • Yamanashi • Yamataka Jindai Zakura)
Sleep in a futuristic space pod at this interstellar capsule hotel just outside of Tokyo
- Elliot Hale
Feb 22, 2025
You don’t need millions of dollars to head to the final frontier.
- Japan
- (accommodation • capsule hotel • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • COK • Hotel Galaxy Pod • Koshigaya • Masanuki Sunakoma • Saitama • SNJO)
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- Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
- KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit
- Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]
- Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
- Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
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Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers
Why people in Japan hardly ever say “sayonara,” and what they say instead
Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit
Weekly
- 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
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough- America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war- Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
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
Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
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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
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
Yearly
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
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
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
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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41.5 percent of surveyed Japanese middle schoolers don’t think more immigration benefits society
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Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season
Amazing Japanese yogurt spoon scoops up every last drop of dairy effortlessly
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Japanese hoodie for cat-loving gamers will keep you and your feline friend warm and fuzzy [Pics]
Kenshi Yonezu’s Lemon hits 1 billion views on YouTube and he’s still not quite sure why
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