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Puyo Puyo Manju return after 21 years…and our Puyo Puyo fan reporter achieves a childhood dream

• Dale Roll
  Sep 15, 2023
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Two dreams, in fact. It was a good day for Haruka!

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• Japan
• (1990s • haruka takagi • Hiroshima • Japanese sweets • manju • Puyo Puyo • red bean paste • snacks • sweets • video games)

Pikachu meets Van Gogh? Official Pokémon event to take place at Van Gogh Museum【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 13, 2023

And yes, Sunflora is involved.

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• Europe, Japan
• (anime • art • cute • musumes • Pikachu • Pokemon • Sunflora • Van Gogh Museum • video • video games • Vincent van Gogh)

New Resident Evil survival horror maze opens at Universal Studios Japan, no little kids allowed

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 13, 2023

Improved attraction offers Leon and Claire routes, possible combat with new monsters.

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• Japan
• (awesome • biohazard • Biohazard The Extreme Plus • Capcom • cool • halloween • Resident Evil • Resident Evil The Extreme Plus • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • video games)

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)

Nissin releases new Gaming Cup Noodle in Japan, with caffeine to keep you gaming all night long

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2023

Instant ramen company blends special ingredients to create the “strongest Buff Meshi” for gamers.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • cool • crazy • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • curry • Curry Meshi • food • gamers • gaming • Gaming Cup Noodle • gaming news • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • video games • yakisoba)

Pokémon teams up with Hatsune Miku for first time, 18 new Poké-songs coming from virtual idol

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 2, 2023

There’s an air of electricity, and a scent of green onion, to this music video and illustration series.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Hatsune Miku • music • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games • virtual idols • vocaloids)

Final Fantasy XIV fireworks show celebrates 10 years with 14,000 fireworks, drone art, and music

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 1, 2023

Second performance of video game’s 10th anniversary celebration is scheduled for this fall.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • drone art • drone show • drones • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • fireworks • Square Enix • video games)

Three Final Fantasy XIV whiskeys are on the way, with cool nods to the game’s starter cities

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 1, 2023

Show your Eorzean hometown pride by raising a glass to Ul’dah, Gridania, or Limsa Lominsa.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • drinks • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • Square Enix • video games • Whiskey • whisky)

First-ever live-action Pokémon-themed TV drama on the way with former idol singer starring

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 31, 2023

Series follows small town girl struggling in the big city and finding strength through rekindled love of playing original Pokémon Game Boy game.

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• Japan
• (anime • Live action • Nogizaka46 • Pokemon • TV dramas • video games)

Become snoozing Pikachu Snorlax with new Pokémon Sleep line from Japan’s coziest sleepwear brand

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 30, 2023

Just the thing to wear for your next Pokémon Sleep session.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cute • fashion • Gelato Pique • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sleep • roomwear • video games)

Super Mario and Baskin-Robbins release a power-up ice cream collection in Japan

• SoraNews24
  Aug 29, 2023

Yoshi’s eggs and a take-home Clay Pipe are just some of the highlights in this brand new limited-edition collection!

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• Japan
• (31 • anime • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • COK • cute • food • ice cream • Mario • nintendo • nintendo switch • Super Mario • sweets • video games)

Round 2 of the Pokémon Happy Meal toys at McDonald’s is here! Will you collect ’em all?

• Dale Roll
  Aug 25, 2023

This round is just as fun as the last!

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cute • fans • fast food • food • goldfish scooping • Happy Meal • McDonald's • Pikachu • Pokemon • squirt guns • toys • video games)

Humongous Charizard card, created with help from Pokémon fans, appears in Yokohama

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 25, 2023

Charizard arrives late to the Pokémon art party, but still makes a big entrance.

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• Japan
• (anime • Minato Mirai • Pokemon • Pokémon Card Art Walk • pokemon cards • video games • Yokohama)

Super Mario voice actor Charles Martinet “stepping away” from voicing Nintendo characters

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 22, 2023

Actor’s 29-year run as Nintendo mascot comes to a close.

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• Japan, USA
• (Charles Martinet • nintendo • Super Mario • video games • voice actors • voice actresses)

Stay calm! Beloved Gen-1 Pokémon species becoming donut for first time in Mister Donut collab

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 22, 2023

Pikachu is being joined by another classic Pokémon species in this year’s team-up.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • donuts • food • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pikachu donuts • Pokemon • Psyduck • sweets • video games)

The best cosplayers from Day 2 of Summer Comiket 2023【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 17, 2023

Spider-Man and Razor Ramon Hard Gay rub shoulders with some of the hottest characters in Japan! 

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful women • C102 • COK • Comiket • Comiket 102 • cosplay • cosplayers • Hatsune Miku • HoloLive • manga • SNJO • Spider-Man • Summer Comiket 2023 • video games)

The best cosplayers from Day 1 of Summer Comiket 2023【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2023

Meet characters from some of the hottest anime, games, manga and virtual units in Japan right now.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful women • Blue Archive • COK • Comiket • Comiket 102 • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • HoloLive • SNJO • Street Fighter 6 • Summer Comiket • Summer Comiket 2023 • Tokyo Big Sight • video games)

Giant life-size Alolan Exeggutor Pokémon appears at Pokémon World Championships in Japan【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 15, 2023

Tropical variant, first seen in Pokémon Sun and Moon, stands tall in Yokohama.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • COK • cool • cute • drones • Mark Is • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Pokémon World Championships • Pokémon World Championships 2023 • SNO • technology • video • video games • Yokohama)

Giant Pokémon appear in Yokohama sky in awesome drone art show at World Championships【Pics, vids】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 14, 2023

Pikachu and Poké-pals featured in amazing, adorable aerial display over Yokohama harbor.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • COK • cool • cute • drones • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon World Championships • Pokémon World Championships 2023 • SNO • technology • video • video games)

New Legend of Zelda Boss is a canned coffee, gives you a chance at awesome jacket loot【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 12, 2023

Nintendo and Suntory team up to keep you caffeinated on your adventures in life.

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• Japan
• (BOSS • Boss coffee • canned coffee • coffee • cool • drinks • fashion • jacket • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Suntory • Tears of the Kingdom • video games • Zelda)

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  1. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  3. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  4. Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes
  5. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  6. Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
  7. Discount retailers known for massive bargains releases massive Japanese egg sandwich
  8. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  9. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  10. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  5. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  6. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  7. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  8. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
  9. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  10. Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan

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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. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  6. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  7. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  8. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  9. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  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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