Famicom Mini Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version is all about manga/anime games, but that could spell disaster for North America.
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Tongue-lashing has fans of Idolmaster, Evangelion franchises thinking they’ve heard that voice before.
Hideaki Anno recalls working on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with the Studio Ghibli legend.
Three-concert series welcomes some of the biggest names in the anime/idol music world to the city of angels.
And other otaku have a theory about where he learned it.
The director of anime Your Name gives us a glimmering glimpse of the beauty of the Asian nation, and also civil engineering.
Designed by the studio behind the Fate anime franchise, the bottle is exclusive to one region of the country.
It looks like Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood is the place to go for exclusive Studio Ghibli anime merchandise during the first half of this month.
Original designer reveals that the real inspiration for the “electric mouse” was a different animal altogether.
The event is dedicated to Japan’s Internet video makers, but these in-person cosplayers were who really caught our attention.
Chichibugahama Beach looks like a Makoto Shinkai anime come to life, and is well worth a detour off the beaten travel path.
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It not only looks like Sailor Moon’s Disguise Pen, it’s also a beautifully designed, high-quality fountain pen.
Anime becomes reality with help from the creator of the original Gundam, and it even has a strange, hard-to-pronounce anime mecha-style name!
The story of the man who brought us Pikachu and countless other fantastical creatures to feature in an educational manga next month.
Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke monsters, and a building marked “Cat Bus” have fans more excited than ever about Ghibli Park.
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
Super Nintendo World expansion gets delayed for several months at Universal Studios Japan
Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Kyoto’s 100 Demons yokai monster parade returns!
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo- More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
- Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
Japanese convenience store packs a whole bento into an onigiri rice ball
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
Osaka’s creepy cute mascot speaks for first time, adds more fuel the creepy OR cute debate【Video】
Neo Shinjuku Atsushi: New cyberpunk restaurant bar serves post-apocalyptic food in Tokyo
McDonald’s Japan’s new kalbi koshihikari rice burger and its friends only come out after sundown
Father and son dissect a gachapon capsule toy machine to show us its magical insides【Video】
Mist descends upon Japan’s “Killing Stone” after ceremony to appease nine-tailed fox spirit
5 amazing health and beauty benefits of eating wasabi
Japanese manhole covers become a hit with foreign tourists in off-the-beaten path Tokyo area
Japan’s Coca-Cola Plus Coffee is here to keep you both bubbly and caffeine-charged
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