The top entry is a big surprise considering how large COVID-19’s influence looms in the list.
Word of the Year
Oxford Dictionaries, the online arm of the publisher of the Oxford Dictionary of English, has announced that its 2015 Word of the Year is an emoji. No, not the word “emoji,” but a single, specific emoji.
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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!
Beautiful Sailor Moon manhole cover coasters being given out for free by Tokyo tourist center
McDonald’s Japan’s new kalbi koshihikari rice burger and its friends only come out after sundown
Mister Donut ready to make hojicha dreams come true in latest collab with Kyoto tea merchant
There’s a park inside Japan where you can also see Japan inside the park
The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
Weekly
- 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
Monthly
- 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
Yearly
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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Beautiful Sailor Moon manhole cover coasters being given out for free by Tokyo tourist center
McDonald’s Japan’s new kalbi koshihikari rice burger and its friends only come out after sundown
Mister Donut ready to make hojicha dreams come true in latest collab with Kyoto tea merchant
There’s a park inside Japan where you can also see Japan inside the park
The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
Ghibli background artist Naohisa Inoue’s painting technique is out of this world
Toy or cake? These mochi-like seal and bird figures are so soft and cute, you’ll want to eat them
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
Japan’s Fake Black Stockings offer sheer looks and winter-cold protection
Father and son dissect a gachapon capsule toy machine to show us its magical insides【Video】
New Japanese bowl-shaped donburi rice cooker cooks rice and toppings at the same time
What is Teru Teru Bozu? The tragic history behind the Japanese fine weather doll
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