Now, we can channel Ursula’s sprightly confidence in our own real-world adventures, thanks to a new backpack from Ghibli’s ...

The first hotel Human Washing Machine went into service in December, but as of February 26, electronics retailer Yamada Denki ...

Priced at 180 yen (US$1.15) each, these steamed bagels went on sale at 7-Eleven on 17 February and will soon be rolled out nationwide. The love-it or hate-it nature of such an unconventional bagel has ...

In total, the police received more than 4.5 billion yen (US$29 million) in cash that was turned in after being lost or left behind in Tokyo. This edges out the 4.49 billion yen that was turned in last ...

Updated forecast says a burst of warm weather, with more sun to come, will be speeding up cherry blossom buds’ development.

After keeping secret for nearly 30 years, Eiichiro Oda has written it down on a paper, put that paper in a chest, and tossed ...

Starbucks is famous for its limited-edition wares, especially in Japan where you can get everything from sakura mugs and ...

And as even further proof of just how big the One Piece fan community has grown, even Sesame Street’s Elmo is looking forward ...

While “airy blue” is definitely the hue du jour, there are splashes of pink to be found in the collection. There are plenty ...

Kyoto collects accommodation taxes on a combined per-person/per-night basis. So, for example, if you’ve got two people ...

Aspiring pirate kings share hugs with each other and a bit of Japanese culture with the world.

A new convenience store sweet…but you need to be lucky to find it. Whenever we see the words “先行発売” (“senkou hatsubai“) ...