If we were this dog’s owner, we would be sure to keep our pet pooch securely on a leash during the upcoming Tokyo Olympics…
New Year Ekiden
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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
- More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
- Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
- Beautiful Sailor Moon manhole cover coasters being given out for free by Tokyo tourist center
- The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
- Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
- Arrest proves a common Japanese saying about apologies and police
- 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】
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
- We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
- 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】
- Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】
- Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
- More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
- There’s a park inside Japan where you can also see Japan inside the park
- Japanese convenience store packs a whole bento into an onigiri rice ball
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
- Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
- Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
- Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
- Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
- Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
- New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
Yearly
- 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
- Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
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- Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
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- Ghibli Park opens final area to first visitors, with stunning new attractions and shops 【Videos】
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