After spending decades without ever eating at Goemon, our ace reporter is finally giving the fusion chain a shot.
The room makes for a perfect spooky Halloween backdrop, unless you’re one of those people that happens to find old-fashioned dolls soothing.
Anime movie announced in celebration of the 50th anniversary of an all-time shojo manga classic.
The singer-songwriter’s intimate, acoustic performance on The First Take reminded fans of what made Avril so great in the first place.
Team battle-style duel turned ambush with knives and stun gun, serves as reminder to not be too quick to trust violent street gangs.
Hayao Miyazaki has spent over US$2 million to save the forest where Totoro was born, but needs more help.
Wild animal’s surprise appearance makes people wonder if this was a shapeshifting salaryman on his way home from work.
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
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Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
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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
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More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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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 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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Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened
Tea with free Pokémon bottle covers at Japanese convenience stores charm, then break, our hearts
Japanese people most like to drink green tea with their chips, incredibly dull survey finds
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