Studio Ghibli is never short of clever ideas when it comes to character creation and storyline hooks, and that ingenuity is also evident in the official merchandise sold through affiliated retail ...

Such a case happened on 3 November in the village of Shimokitayama in Nara Prefecture. A man in his 70s was out gathering wild mushrooms and found some that resembled either shiitake or oyster ...

Playing the role of Shinji will be 24-year-old kabuki actor Kichitaro Kamimura. In addition to roughly a dozen classical kabuki plays, Kamimura’s resume includes the role of Riku in the 2023 kabuki ...

Sotetsu’s would-be scrap is going to be someone else’s treasure. Sometimes, when a train is being taken out of service in Japan, the rail operator will sell of parts of it as memorabilia. For rail ...

Matcha Fair is now underway at Ikea Japan with brand-new green tea sweets for the winter holiday season.

Sotetsu’s would-be scrap is going to be someone else’s treasure.

The store will be stylized after a typical Japanese convenience store and will feature goods of the beloved green owl mascot character and more.

Foodies today might be the dishes in a very different light than they did a generation ago as sushi now sits in the number-three rank.

Last month, Studio Ghibli specialty retail chain Donguri Kyowakoku announced the grand reveal of its “ Komorebi Series “, a collection of plush toys that plays upon the charming word “ komorebi “, or ...

Proponents say they want to use extra money to improve quality of life for foreign residents, strengthen programs to find and deport illegal residents.

With a diplomatic spat prompting a warning from the Chinese government, we go to see if it’s had any effect on Tokyo’s most popular historical neighborhood.

On 24 May at about 11:50 a.m., the suspect entered a convenience store in Chiba City and placed a plastic bottle of tea into their refrigerated drink section among the other teas. However, rather than ...