Two cast members have already been revealed, with 21-year-old Dango Ichikawa tapped to portray male-lead Ashitaka and 35-year-old Kazutaro Nakamura stepping into the role of monster princess San.

Starbucks Japan knew that the day would come when we’d be craving some more S’mores Frappuccinos. That desire is right there in the name, after all, and on November 26 they obliged us with the release ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...