However, in a recent survey of Japanese teenagers, okaa-san and otou-san weren’t the words they most commonly used in talking to their parents, and in fact their top responses aren’t even originally ...

Its giant eyes and gleaming grin will bring joy to even the darkest of days, as you won’t be able to stop yourself from grinning right back at the Catbus in its cute plush toy form. The next character ...

Shichijo Kanshundo’s beautiful friendship with Pikachu and pals continues.

Coca-Cola Japan shows the sad transformation recycling boxes can go through if people are too selfish to use them properly.

Coca-Cola Japan shows the sad transformation recycling boxes can go through if people are too selfish to use them properly.

There are two key elements to the experiences Japan’s Hoshino Resorts group offers. As a premier hotel chain, they provide guests with elegantly luxurious amenities, but each location also seeks to ...

Who cares about which came first when Tamahide clearly knows that the chicken and the egg are a combo best served at the same time?

However, there’s one internationally famous part of Tokyo that’s no longer anywhere to be found in the top 10: Shibuya.

Each year, monks from Shinguji, a temple in the town of Yao, Osaka Prefecture that was founded in the late 17th century, hold a massive funeral service. Last year’s ceremony was to celebrate and put ...

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Yakiuo Ishikawa Ginza Rinkaro serves up a very unique crossover of meat and seafood traditions.

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