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New zombie ship sets sail in Japan, includes Shinkansen tickets and all-you-can-eat sushi
- Oona McGee
Feb 14, 2026 - Tweet
Are you ready to go on the scariest cruise of your life?
- Japan
- (escape games • escape rooms • Horror • horror games • Japanese horror • Obaken • ships • Suruga Bay • survival horror • zombie • zombie ship • zombies)
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.
- Japan
- (COK • entertainment • food • fun • halloween • HamiKuma • King Gnu • music • Osaka • party • Pokemon • scary • SNJO • spooky • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween • zombie)
Zombie pizza of hell rises in Japan, restaurant claims no responsibility if it grosses you out
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2023
So…many…eyeballs…
Rural Japanese town overrun with elderly zombies in attempt to control wild boar population
- Katie Pask
Mar 9, 2022
Small town in Shizuoka Prefecture hopes to bring in tourists and keep away pests by turning its residents into the walking dead.
- Japan
- (camping • crazy • deer • funny • matsuzaki • Shizuoka • video • weird • wild boar • zombie • zombie camp • zombies)
On Halloween, turn any character into a wounded zombie version with these few simple steps【Pics】
- Krista Rogers
Oct 12, 2021
Our reporter shares her pro tips for applying wound makeup for her masked, zombie version of fan-favorite Harley Quinn this year.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • fashion • halloween • Harley Quinn • makeup • mask • Natsuki Gojo • scary • SNJO • tips • zombie)
Japanese pizza chain releases spooky Zombie Pizzas for Halloween
- Shannon McNaught
Oct 19, 2019
Aoki’s Pizza is back at it again with their annual zombie pizza.
- Japan
- (Aoki's Pizza • halloween • Halloween food • spooky • zombie • zombie pizza)
Newest virtual YouTuber is actually a rotting zombie with a cute voice, has a slug for a pet
- Koh Ruide
Oct 7, 2018
Believe it or not, this undead YouTuber is actually bad at dealing with spooky stuff.
Osaka’s Zombie Museum opens like a disemboweled rib cage
- Master Blaster
Jul 29, 2016
We take a tour of the Zombie Museum and learn a little about life…and death. Well, pretty much only death actually.
Zombie Museum coming to Osaka this summer
- Master Blaster
Jul 4, 2016
Finally, a place where zombies can go and enjoy some culture… Oh, it’s a museum of zombies. That’s good too.
- Japan
- (Daimaru Department Store • Haunted attraction • Osaka • Shinsaibashi • zombie • Zombie Museum)
Taking the joke too far? Bloodied zombie subway prank in Shanghai raises eyebrows
- Krista Rogers
Nov 12, 2014
Shanghai prankster group Monkey Kingz is in some hot water after one of their latest stunts created mass chaos inside of a subway train and led several people to call the police. It was supposed to be a Halloween prank featuring a rogue zombie, but the additional touch of having the actor cough up a blood-like substance and stumble around in pain seemed to be crossing the line for some people, especially in light of a recent international medical scare. Take a look at the video for yourself and decide whether the prank was a smashing success or downright inappropriate.
Curry of the Dead: Zombie-bait curry that’s good enough for human consumption
- Preston Phro
Dec 16, 2013
So, let’s say you wake up one morning, unlock your smartphone, and find yourself bombarded with all caps texts from friends about some “zombie apocalypse.” And probably a few Instagram selfies, too, just to mark the occasion**.**
You look out the window and, sure enough, there go a few zombies shuffling down the street, moaning about brains.
What would you do??
New Playstation 3 Commercial Packs a Nasty Little Surprise, Small Children Now Wary of Plastic Boxes
- Philip Kendall
Oct 3, 2012
Just before this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Sony lifted the lid on its newly-modelled Playstation 3 console.
While many of us were hoping for even a tiny snippet of news on the next generation of consoles, Sony is still busy squeezing the few last drops of juice out of its multi-million-selling game machine, and, in an effort to cut production costs and shift a few more units before going next-gen, has somehow managed to shave a few more inches off the console’s size, giving it a facelift in the process.
Eager to show off their newest toy, a brand new ad campaign for the console hit Japanese TV late last week, drawing consumers’ attention to the machine’s snazzy new lines and bragging about its smaller size.
And then something a little bit unexpected happens. Read More
- Internet, Japan
- (ad • Biohazard 6 • commercial • new • playstation 3 • Resident Evil 6 • scary • shock • Sony • zombie)
Resident Evil to Infect Universal Studios Japan This Fall
- Steven
Aug 28, 2012
Following in the tradition of Japan getting all the cool Resident Evil stuff, Universal Studios Japan has announced they will be converting a portion of the theme park into a zombie-infested Raccoon City this Fall.
- Japan
- (brains • Resident Evil • Universal Studios • zombie)
How to Make a Horror Bento, Perfect for Fights with Loved Ones
- Master Blaster
Aug 4, 2012
We’ve covered the phenomenon of charabens in the past ranging from the extremely cute to the downright bizarre. However, as with any art form, the horror genre cannot be left out. Inspired by some photos of horror bentos found online a reporter from the website Pouch, Hotaru Yamakawa, has decided to make her own series of 3 horror bentos and help you make your own.
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Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Experimenting with making hot sandwiches in the microwave with a device from Japan’s 3COINS
Osaka man arrested for running little pet shop of horrors with dangerous crocodile
Video released of Pikachu’s real-world trip to space! [Video]
Shibuya goes hard on Halloween, announces countermeasures to prevent chaos on the streets
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
My Neighbor Totoro calendar for next year can be yours right now at Donguri Kyowakoku
Starbucks Japan serves up new Coffee Espresso Cream Frappuccino for Nighttime Dolce Coffee range
Tokyo government announces removal of all public phones from city’s Toei subway stations
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Japan announces new permanent residency guidelines, foreigners must earn more than average Japanese person
Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]
Japan’s first-ever conveyor-belt Sushi Bus announces Tokyo tour start date, reservations now open
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Make-your-own-Totoro plushie workshop event coming to Ghibli Park park this fall
Starbucks Japan says sayonara to the Filone for new sandwiches and a Pumpkin Soupuccino
Casio collaborates with a Kyoto foil master for a luxurious one million yen G-SHOCK
Toys R Us is leaving Japan after 35 years in the country
Foreign tourist numbers drop in Osaka, despite record-setting highs from U.S. and Korea
Osaka man arrested for running little pet shop of horrors with dangerous crocodile
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Japan announces new permanent residency guidelines, foreigners must earn more than average Japanese person
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Starbucks Japan unveils new Pokémon collaboration with Pikachu Latte and exclusive goods
Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]
Lady Gaga and Family Mart team up for a Japanese convenience store work video [Video]
New Gundam Base superstores coming soon in the U.S., with one opening this month
Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship
Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans
Do Japan’s new single-minded convenience store bento show depressing poverty or satisfying focus?
How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween
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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
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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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Tokyo government announces removal of all public phones from city’s Toei subway stations
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Sendai Bank gifts babies their weight at birth in money upon opening a new bank account
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