It’s been a tumultuous couple of years for the arcade industry in Japan. Not even the otaku mecca of the Akihabara neighborhood is completely buffered, as it’s been announced that one of the Tokyo ...

Dragon Ball celebrates a milestone anniversary with its first ever dedicated shop stocked with items you can’t get anywhere else in the world.

If you really want to talk a stroll back through yesteryear, the Nigiwai Yokocho section of the hotel is a recreation of a Showa-era entertainment street, with an old-school bar, dagashi candy shop, ...

Stories in 7 Cafe Bakery tag.

Things are looking pretty sweet for fans of fried chicken and Japan’s citrus stars.

Stories in cheap flights tag.

Tests to become more like regular Japanese license exams, which is to say, crazy hard.

Stories in Marks & Spencer tag.

Stories in Shirogane Noel tag.

Strawberry News and the fans Finally, the exhibition will pay tribute to the relationship between fans and Sanrio’s Strawberry News (Ichigo Shimbun), a Japanese-only print newsletter in circulation ...

It’s clear to see that Janga is a bottler of alcohol with the most unique bottle design around, but they are really going all out in honor of their online store launching. From 1 to 11 July, they are ...

Being an island nation, there is no shortages of beaches in Japan--though if you live in Tokyo, there are times when the only thing resembling the ocean to be seen is a sea of people. After a weekday ...