Hinasushi, Known For All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Including Toro and Uni, Opens in Roppongi
If you want to eat sushi to your heart’s content when you visit Japan, you either need to have yen to spare or find a…
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Popular Pokemon Seals Get Second Generation Run Adding 100 New Hanko Designs
In Japan, rather than signing a signature, it is custom to use a stamp called a ‘hanko’ to sign off on official documents. A hanko…
New Exhibit Displays Original Evangelion Artwork And Rebuild Of Evangelion Inspired Japanese Swords
Neon Genesis Evangelion fans may be getting a treat they never knew they wanted in the form of a newly revived exhibit in Tokyo. For…
Japanese Horror Icon Sadako Throws Out First Pitch At Baseball Game, Happy To Hit 60mph
Sadako is perhaps the most iconic character in modern Japanese horror, scaring fans for years with multiple entries in the Ring franchise. She hasn’t been…
Zespri’s Retro-Kawaii Kiwi Jingle Suggests “Agelicious” As First Buzzword Of Reiwa Era
Agelicious! Zespri International Japan hopes that their catchy new commercial featuring the new word, a combination of the English “delicious” and the Japanese slang ageru…
Fukushima Sake Breweries Collaborate with Classic Glam Rock Band for KISS Sake
Various efforts have been made to help revitalise the area surrounding Fukushima, and in a surprising turn it seems their latest special product is targeting…
Giant Furry Cat Man Sells Roasted Sweet Potatoes Out Of Traveling Cart In Japan
Many were pleasantly surprised to learn of a “self-employed” shiba inu selling roasted sweet potatoes (yaki-imo) at an honor-system based booth in Japan, but his…
World’s First Matcha Latte Art Competition To Be Held In Tokyo
A fusion of traditional Japan and western coffee culture Following the global trend, baristas and other artists who can produce visual magic on a cup…
Adorably Soothing Cups Modeled After Capybara, Monkeys, And Bears Relaxing In Japanese Hot Springs
Whether it’s adorable shiba inu marshmallows or cat drool-inspired moisturizer, Japanese retailer Felissimo‘s YOU+MORE! series (a play on the pronunciation of “humor” in Japanese) seems…
With Help from Robots, Nursery Teachers Have More Time to Focus on Children
Written by The Sankei Shimbun | JAPAN Forward ICT (Information and Communication Technology), including robots, are starting to be utilized in the childcare industry. Increasingly,…
Chinchilla Has Adorably Soothing Reaction To Being Brushed
Chinchilla’s can make just about anything adorable–even a miniature witch’s broom. Unitan (@_unn1mm3), a Chinchilla in Japan, is no different. Unitan has developed quite the…
PERSONA5 the Animation EXHIBITION In Tokyo and Fukuoka, Artworks Book To Go On Sale
Fans of Persona 5, the most critically acclaimed game in the long-lived Persona franchise, and its currently airing anime adaptation, Persona 5 the Animation, may…
Devilman Whiskey Redux: New Labels Celebrating Go Nagai’s 50 Years As A Creator
Both scotch whiskey aficionados and fans of Go Nagai’s Devilman alike took notice in January 2018 when Shogakukan’s Otona no Ippin online shop offered a…
74-Year-Old Japanese Farmer Stocks Vending Machine Daily With Homemade Curry Rice For Hungry Travelers
Japan has a vending machine for just about everything these days. While plenty of typical beverage vending machines can be found nearly anywhere, Japan also…
To Slurp Or Not To Slurp: Tourists’ Reactions Spark Online Debate on Noodle Manners
As Japan approaches the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the number of foreign visitors continues to increase year by year. A record 31 million foreign tourists visited…