Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
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At 4:55 p.m. today, the company behind many of Japan’s larger idol groups, AKS, released a statement regarding an attack on members of AKB48 and event staff during a handshake event in Iwate Prefecture this afternoon.
Members Rina Kawaei (19) and Anna Iriyama (18), as well as a male member of the venue staff, are said to have been injured, with a 24-year-old male taken into police custody.
It’s time to put on your detective pants and try to figure out what happened in this strange death of a man in his 70s in Okinawa. Details are sketchy but police are leaning towards an accidental death.
New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Godzilla leather wallet will make you feel like the King of the Monsters and lord of fashion
Tokyo tortilla restaurant is worth visiting whether you love or hate traditional Mexican cuisine
Japanese hot spring inn lets you spend night for under US$1 if you do something special in return
Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area reveals the beauty of Rapunzel’s Forest
The best kebab in Tokyo? We find out if Moses in Shibuya lives up to the hype
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Foreign shoppers in Akihabara tip us off to an awesome souvenir idea: DIY Paper Theater kit【Pics】“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
How to make a secret rice bowl at Ichiran ramen
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky loungeBad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screensMcDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social mediaMcDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
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 1950sForeigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
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
Japanese hot spring inn lets you spend night for under US$1 if you do something special in return
Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area reveals the beauty of Rapunzel’s Forest
The best kebab in Tokyo? We find out if Moses in Shibuya lives up to the hype
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Foreign shoppers in Akihabara tip us off to an awesome souvenir idea: DIY Paper Theater kit【Pics】
Is the absolute closest conveyor belt sushi to Akihabara Station any good? Let’s find out!
Kumamoto Governor embroiled in flower scandal
We eat at three Japanese family restaurants to find the one with the best-value breakfast
Monster parents evolve: The unbelievable demands and complaints made by parents in Japan
How to say “I love you” in Japanese – 47 different ways 【Videos】
The only things better than Japanese cooking videos are miniature Japanese cooking videos!
5 Japanese women who can kick your ass (in martial arts)【Women in Japan Series】
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time