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Nissin takes the lid off its first-ever Cup Noodle Point Program for you to win fun prizes

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 6, 2026
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The more noodles you slurp up, the more kinds of instant noodle-themed prizes you can enter to win.

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• (Cup Noodle • Cup Noodle Mystery Meat • food • instant • Nissin • point program • rewards • USJ)

Anime and Hollywood movies cross over in new Universal Studios Japan merch collection

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 28, 2026

Luffy makes a Jurassic friend at USJ.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • back to the future • cool • Detective Conan • fashion • Jurassic Park • manga • One Piece • shirts • t-shirts • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Universal Studios Japan partners with manga horror master Junji Ito’s Tomie

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 19, 2026

Undying school girl enthralls zombie horde in new artwork, and maybe elsewhere too.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • crazy • Halloween Horror Nights • Horror • Junji Ito • manga • scary • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Resident Evil’s terrifying Licker becomes a bag in Japan that wants to feed you

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 6, 2026

After years of this video game horror trying to eat us, it’s finally going to help us with our hunger instead.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • bags • Capcom • COK • crazy • funny • popcorn • popcorn buckets • Resident Evil • scary • theme parks • Universal Horror Nights • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

Universal Studios Japan is giving Frieren anime fans the chance to make unforgettable memories.

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 15, 2026

Universal Studios Japan made our Frieren fan cry, and she’s very OK with that.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • cool • food • Frieren • Frieren Beyond Journey’s End • manga • SNJO • theme parks • themed restaurants • Universal Cool Japan • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

New interactive Pokémon attraction coming to Universal Studios Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 24, 2026

Reenergized partnership project will start in Japan, then spread to Universal Studios parks in other countries.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • manga • Pokemon • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

USJ’s 2025 Halloween event will spook you by day and night with zombies galore and more

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 8, 2025

We’ve compiled our favorite parts of this year’s event, including the largest-ever collection of special food, goods, and a new HamiKuma variant.

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• Japan
• (COK • entertainment • food • fun • halloween • HamiKuma • King Gnu • music • Osaka • party • Pokemon • scary • SNJO • spooky • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween • zombie)

Discover your secret charm at Kate’s mansion of emotions at Universal Studios Japan

• Elliot Hale
  Sep 18, 2025

Let the witches of joy, anger, grief, and pleasure inspire a dramatic new look this Halloween.

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• Japan
• (COK • cosmetics • halloween • Japanese cosmetics • Kanebo • kate • KATE cosmetics • makeup • Marie Morimoto • SNJO • Universal Studios Japan • Universal Studios Japan Halloween • USJ • USJ Halloween)

New Donkey Kong area at Universal Studios Japan gets opening date, and it’s VERY soon【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 12, 2024

Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto gives video tour of brand-new expansion to USJ’s Super Nintendo World.

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• (Amusement Parks • awesome • cool • Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Country • nintendo • Shigeru Miyamoto • Super Mario • Super Nintendo World • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video • video games)

Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 26, 2024

Why does Tokyo Disneyland keep falling behind its Osaka rival?

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • Disney • Disneyland • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Chainsaw Man coming to Universal Studios Japan with Pochita chow, plushies, and thrill ride music

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 11, 2024

Pochita food’s inside is as unique as its outside.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • Chainsaw Man • manga • them parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba gets new roller coaster attractions and food at Universal Studios Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 24, 2024

The Demon Slayer story goes on at USJ.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • Demon Slayer • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

McDonald’s Japan’s Nintendo Happy Meal toys are here, and we’ve got the whole set!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 16, 2024

Super Nintendo World toys have us feeling super.

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• Japan
• (COK • Donkey Kong • fast food • food • Happy Meals • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • nintendo • SNJO • Super Mario • toys • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

New Nintendo toys coming to McDonald’s Japan’s Happy Meals

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 9, 2024

Super Mario and Donkey Kong head to Happy Meals, courtesy of their colony inside Universal Studios Japan.

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• Japan
• (Donkey Kong • fast food • food • Happy Meals • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • nintendo • Super Mario • toys • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

Universal Studios Japan adding new Resident Evil attraction, little kids barred once again

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 6, 2024

You’ll see zombies, chainsaw men, and Leon Kennedy inside the Resident Evil haunted house, but no little kids.

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• Japan
• (awesome • biohazard • Biohazard Night of Heroes • Capcom • cool • halloween • Resident Evil Night of Heroes • Resident EvilUniversal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

There’s a brand-new Chainsaw Man attraction coming to Universal Studios Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 22, 2024

USJ promises “realistic experience you can feel with your entire body.”

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • Chainsaw Man • manga • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Super Nintendo World expansion gets delayed for several months at Universal Studios Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 20, 2024

Sorry, Donkey Kong, but your opening date is in another part of the year.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Country • nintendo • Super Mario • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

Universal Studios Japan looks to expand, diversify its workforce with new employee incentives

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 8, 2024

Amid a backdrop of recently expanding its workforce by 2,000 crew members, USJ raises the hourly wage and more for part-time workers.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • COK • society • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • wage increase • working in Japan)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba VR roller coaster ride and more return to USJ early next year

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 5, 2023

Missed the AR attraction the first time around? Now you’ll have another chance to “Set your heart ablaze”!

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• Japan
• (attraction • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train • limited time • Osaka • return • revival • ride • roller coaster • USJ • VR)

Pokémon DJs and biggest-ever horde of zombies now appearing at Universal Studios Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 9, 2023

Pikachu and Gengar will be on stage, and terrifying monsters will be in your nightmares.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • cool • cute • halloween • Pikachu • Pokemon • scary • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween 2023 • video games)

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