Tokyo couple caught making stickers with police mascot flipping bird

That salute is not in the police manual.

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Is it OK to play with Pokémon card on the Shinkansen? A bullet train manners debate

Japanese comedian calls out “bad manners” of Pokémon-playing friends, but not everyone thinks his take is the very best.

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Live-action City Hunter is Netflix’s newest nostalgic-anime-to-live-action project

Hit anime/manga is being adapted into live-action in Japan for the first time.

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Never grow up at OH MY CAFE’s Peter Pan collaboration in Japan this winter

You’ve seen Neverland, but have you ever eaten it?

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Super Nintendo World USA announces opening date at Universal Studios Hollywood【Video】

Nintendo’s amusement park expansion expands outside Japan for the first time.

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Birth Japan’s 2023 Lucky Bag will bring out your inner Japanese gangster【Photos】

New Year…New You?

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Yoshinoya’s fukubukuro lucky bag is part box, part beef bowl, but is there anything to eat?

Take a look at the presents in store for beef bowl lovers in Japan at New Year.

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Man jumps in front of Tokyo Disneyland parade, gets tackled to sound of Christmas music【Video】

Cast members spring into action in surreal moment for parkgoers.

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Live-action Spy x Family stage reveals its four Anyas!【Photos】

Spy x Family’s littlest star is a role so big it has four actresses.

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Totoro, Spirited Away mamezara dishes ready to grace the tables of Studio Ghibli anime fans【Pics】

They’re especially nice for New Year’s, but you’ll want to use them all year long.

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These Ajinomoto frozen Japanese dishes from France baffled our Japanese reporter【Taste test】

Expectations were not met–in many ways. 

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The cool way to peel a mandarin, according to a Japanese grandma

Become a mikan master with this neat hack, endorsed by the Japanese government.

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Mr. Sato buys a Japanese snack stocking in Akabane that puts the “stuff” in “stocking stuffer”

Be prepared for a lot of snacks and a lot of attention.

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Is Jiro-style ramen takeout from the supermarket as good as the real deal?

We find out if this reasonably priced bowl stacks up to the ramen served at popular noodle chain Ramen Jiro.

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Japan’s Kanji of the Year revealed, reflects both the good and the bad of 2022

Single character with multiple meanings chosen as the kanji that best sums up 2022.

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Studio Ghibli announces release date for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie, releases key art

How Do You Live? looks like it’s going to be very different from its source material.

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Diablo IV Lilith burger turns Burger King into Burger Queen in Japan for a limited time

Do you dare to take a bite out of the queen of hell?

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We visit the full-scale Evangelion statue in Kyoto and particularly delight in the food tie-ins

Sure, testing your Eva synchronization rate in the entry plug is pretty cool, but so is the food faithfully recreated from the anime.

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Bring a friend to eat Japan’s 5-kilogram (11-pound) strawberry parfait, or it will take you down

It’s more than big food, too; it’s made from ingredients grown locally in Shizuoka Prefecture!

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Jump Festa 2023 to be livestreamed around the world for first time ever

Live English subtitles and interpretations will be part of this year’s major manga celebration.

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