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McDonald’s Japan partners with anime English teacher, but did they commit a cultural error?[Video]
- Casey Baseel
Feb 5, 2026 - Tweet
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Ellen-sensei is the latest otaku spokesperson for McDonald’s, but there’s one organization she’d never endorse.
- Japan
- (anime • baseball • Ellen Baker • Ellen-sensei • fast food • food • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • otaku • sports • video)
Naruto jerseys coming to Major Leage Baseball theme nights, Hello Kitty to take over a field
- Casey Baseel
Feb 5, 2026
The Brewers believe it!
- Japan, USA
- (anime • awesome • baseball • cool • cute • Hello Kitty • Major League Baseball • manga • Miami Marlines • Milwaukee Brewers • MLB • Naruto • Ninja • Sanrio • sports)
Umamusume anime cosplayers make news in U.S. for their pro football fandom【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2026
Colorado cosplayers capitalize on the connection of ‘horse.’”.
- Japan
- (anime • cosplay • cosplayers • Denver Broncos • football • horses • manga • sports • Uma Musume • Umamusum • video • video games)
36th Annual International Snowball Fight Competition to be held in Uonuma this February
- Master Blaster
Jan 19, 2026
The quick and the damp.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • crazy • events • Koide International Snowball Fight Competition • Niigata • snow • snowball fight • snowballs • sports • travel • Uonuma • Uonuma International Snowball Fight • Uonuma International Snowball Fight Competition • winter)
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.
- Japan
- (COK • merchandise • Nippon Ski Resort Development • NSD • Pokemon • pokémon merchandise • Ski Resorts • snow • snowboard • snowboarding • sports • winter • winter sports)
One Piece teaming up with 5 NCAA basketball teams
- Master Blaster
Jan 15, 2026
It’s January, February, and March madness!
- Japan, USA
- (anime • basketball • Gozanga • manga • NCAA • One Piece • Rutgers • sports • St. John's University • University of Houston • University of Illinois)
Sumo Sanrio! Hello Kitty and pals team up with Japan Sumo Association for new merch【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2025
Two Sanrio stars slip on sumo loincloths to celebrate the first nig sumo tournament of the year.
- Japan
- (cool • crazy • cute • Hello Kitty • Japan Sumo Association • Kuromi • Sanrio • sports • Sumo)
Dodger Stadium takoyaki comes to 7-Eleven for a limited time【Taste Test】
- Master Blaster
Nov 4, 2025
Six balls and they’re out.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • baseball • Dodger Stadium • Dodgers • food • Gindaco • sports • takoyaki • Umami Takoyaki)
Japanese rickshaw drivers turn into athletes for an unforgettable Red Bull showdown
- Elliot Hale
Oct 19, 2025
The first event of its kind in Japan converts traditional culture into a thrilling new sport of strength and technique.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • crazy • culture • Masanuki Sunakoma • Red Bull • Red Bull Rickshaw • rickshaw • rickshaw drivers • rickshaws • SNJO • sports • tokyo rickshaw)
Foreign athlete loses wedding ring competing on Tokyo streets, reunited in the nick of time
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2025
Race walker is going home with a medal and his wedding band.
- Japan, S America
- (crazy • funny • moving • race walking • sports • touching • World Athletics Championships)
Haru Urara, Japan’s winless “Star of the Losers” race horse, has passed away
- Casey Baseel
Sep 10, 2025
113 races, zero wins, and countless memories.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • Haru Urara • horse racing • horses • manga • moving • racehorses • sports • touching • Uma Musume • Uma Musume Pretty Derby • video games)
Temptations of smartphones, high-calorie foods mean no new horse racing jockeys for Japan next year
- Casey Baseel
Sep 4, 2025
Horse racing school says nay to those who were looking to debut in 2026.
- Japan
- (horse racing • horses • Japan racing association • JRA • sports • weird)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba comes to Dodger Stadium for fan night, first pitch, and drone show
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2025
Crossover caps to be given away in latest team-up between Los Angeles baseball club and hit anime.
- Japan
- (anime • baseball • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Dodger Stadium • Dodgers • Kimetsu no Yaiba • Los Anageles • Major League Baseball • manga • MLB • sports)
Visiting Shohei Ohtani’s official manhole lid in his hometown and more
- Master Blaster
Jul 29, 2025
Always judge a manhole by its cover.
- Japan
- (baseball • iwate prefecture • Kirika Kosuzu • manhole covers • MLB • Mori Masaru • Morioka • Oshu • Shohei Ohtani • sports • Yusei Kikuchi)
Donations pouring in from foreign Uma Musume fans for Japan’s real-life loveable loser racehorse
- Casey Baseel
Jul 18, 2025
The hit video game/anime’s Haru Urara is a real horse, and fans have found a way to show their love for their heroine who never gave up.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • Haru Urara • horse racing • horses • manga • moving • racehorses • sports • touching • Uma Musume • Uma Musume Pretty Derby • video games)
Burger King Japan releasing official Japan Sumo Association burger
- Casey Baseel
Jul 2, 2025
“Yokozuna-class” burger is for those with very big appetites.
- Japan
- (big food • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • sports • Sumo)
Judo gold-medalist Aaron Wolf announces move to New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Master Blaster
Jun 25, 2025
Oh my gawd, that’s Aaron Wolf’s music!
- Japan
- (Aaron Wolf • athletes • COK • entertainment • judo • New Japan Pro-Wrestling • Olympics • pro wrestling • sports)
Father and son arrested for impersonating Shohei Ohtani to commit fraud
- Master Blaster
Jun 24, 2025
With only $100 million in endorsements, it can be hard to make ends meet.
- Japan
- (baseball • crime • fraud • Nepal • Shohei Ohtani • special fraud • sports • Tokyo)
Test your might in forehead flicking with Decopin Buster
- Master Blaster
Jun 21, 2025
No need to use your head anymore for this simple game.
- Japan
- (dekopin • Dekopin Buster • Deocy • flicking • games • Hac • punching machines • Shohei Ohtani • sports • toys)
Japanese pro baseball team’s Father’s Day message misses strike zone, triggers traumatic memories
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2025
Tokyo team asked for memories about dads and baseball, found out they’re not all good ones.
- Japan
- (baseball • COK • dads • family • Father's Day • fathers • Giants • society • sports • Yomiuri Giants)
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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- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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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
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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
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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
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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
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