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Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
- Oona McGee
yesterday - Tweet
The “Everyone Gather Together! Winter Pokémon Campaign” goes all out for the 30th anniversary celebrations.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • diglett • donuts • doughnuts • food • manga • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)
Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
2 days ago
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Preserving arcade culture is hard enough without hacker jerks making it even tougher.
- Japan
- (Arcades • crime • cyberattacks • hacking • Taito • Tatio Station • video games)
Pokémon guitars from Fender Japan come with 8-bit sound mode for covering retro game music [Vid]
- Casey Baseel
5 days ago
Fender celebrates Red and Green’s 30th anniversary with guitars saluting the Pokémon world in both looks and sound.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • cool • Fender • Fender Japan • guitars • manga • music • Pokemon • Pokémon Red and Green • video • video games)
Guile cosplay goes with everyone for Halloween at SoraNews24 HQ [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 31, 2026
Go home and be a family man? Nah, we have to go to work.
- Japan
- (Capcom • cosplay • crazy • funny • Guile • halloween • Halloween costumes • Seiji Nakazawa • SN24 office Halloween • SNJO.COK • Street Fighter • video games • weird)
Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
- Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2026
Here there be dragons and bargains.
- Japan
- (.outlet malls • awesome • Capcom • COK • cool • Fukuoka • Japan travel • Mitsui Outlet Park • Monster Hunter • shopping • shopping malls • travel.tourism • video games)
Real-world Legend of Zelda treasures, Heart Container lights and Ruppe pouches, coming soon [Pics]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2026
Whether you’re restoring your energy at home or out adventuring in the world, these Hyrulian artifacts will be ready to help.
- Japan
- (bags • cool • interior • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • video games • Zelda)
Japan getting a brand-new batch of Pokémon manhole covers in eastern prefecture this fall
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2026
Five new reasons for Pokémon fans to head north from Tokyo.
- Japan
- (anime • Gunma • Japan travel • manga • manhole covers • Poké Lids • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • tourism • travel • video games)
Pikachu Shortcake Sandwich set to be Tokyo’s newest photogenic treat for Pokémon Trainers
- Casey Baseel
Oct 24, 2026
Pikachu Sweets bakes up new treats to celebrate Pokémon’s 30th birthday.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Eevee • food • manga • Pikachu • Pikachu Sweets • Pokemon • Sunshine City • sweets • video games)
Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto to receive Order of Culture from Japanese emperor
- Master Blaster
Oct 24, 2026
If anyone deserves an Order of Culture, it’s-a-him.
- Japan
- (awards • COK • culture • Culture Day • Emperor Naruhito • Mario • nintendo • Order of Culture • Shigeru Miyamoto • Super Mario • video games • Zelda)
Zombies serve cocktails and Pochita turns into parfait at Universal Studios Japan this Halloween
- Elliot Hale
Oct 23, 2026
Are you ready for a taste of terror?
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • drinks • food • halloween • manga • Osaka • Resident Evil • scary • theme parks • Universal Horror Nights • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween • video games • zombies)
Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
- Casey Baseel
Oct 22, 2026
After decades of delighting fans in Asia, Pokémon store heads to a new continent.
- Japan, UK
- (anime • london • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • U.K. • video games)
Japan’s Pokémon donuts are back at Mister Donut, with Slowpoke making dount debut! [Pics]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 21, 2026
Slowpoke will naturally, though, be arriving a little later than Pikachu and Diglett.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • diglett • donuts • food • manga • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon donuts • Slowpoke • sweets • video games)
Umamusume anime concerts unable to obtain visas from U.S. government, cancel L.A. shows
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2026
Horse girls get stuck in the starting gate ahead of what would have been the franchise’s first-ever concerts in America.
- Japan
- (anime • concerts • idol singers • Idols • Los Angeles • manga • music • Umamusume • video games • visa • visas)
Umamusume anime concerts in U.S. may have to be cancelled over visa problems
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2026
After six months of trying, organizers say they still don’t have the necessary OK from the U.S. government to bring the horse girl concert to the City of Angels.
- Japan
- (anime • concerts • idol singers • Idols • Los Angeles • manga • music • Umamusume • video games • visa • visas)
Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Christmas celebration coming to Yokohama next month
- Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2026
A Christmas Slime appears, with a Chocobo buddy too!
- Japan
- (Chocobo • Christmas • COK • cool • cute • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • Final Fantasy • Landmark Plaza • Mark Is • Minato Mirai • slime • Square Enix • stamp rallies • themed cafes • themed restaurants • video games • Yokohama)
Final Fantasy Fat Chocobo Curry coming to fill up fans, even if they can’t attend Fan Festival
- Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2026
Instant curry endorsed by the heftiest of Final Fantasy’s avian mounts.
- Japan
- (Chocobo • curry • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • food • instant curry • Square Enix • video games)
New Sonic the Hedgehog figure costs 1 million yen, is made of Arita ware Japanese porcelain [Vid]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 8, 2026
Yoyoyo says the Sega star not only has gotta go fast, he’s gotta be Arita-yaki too.
- Japan
- (Arita • Arita ware • Arita-yaki • art • beautiful • cool • crazy • culture • figures • Sega • Sonic • Sonic the Hedgehog • video games • Yoyoyo)
Video released of Pikachu’s real-world trip to space! [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 8, 2026
Face of the Pokémon franchise hitches a ride to the International Space Station as part of European Space Agency mission.
- Europe, Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cute • European Space Agency • International Space Station • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • science • space • video • video games)
Japanese eSports prodigy becomes youngest-ever gold medalist at Asian Games
- Master Blaster
Sep 30, 2026
That young, calm, and kind kid sure plays a mean Puyo Puyo.
- Japan
- (Aichi • Asian Games • esports • gold medal • Puyo Puyo • video games • Yuki Kurihara)
McDonald’s Japan makes beautifully bittersweet burger anime music video with Idolmaster [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Sep 26, 2026
Chihaya Kisaragi and Imadaketsukimitabemi go moon-viewing together.
- Japan
- (anime & manga • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • idol singers • Idolmaster • Idols • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • music • The Idolmaster • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • video • video games)
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