Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated feature film My Neighbour Totoro is not unlike a bedtime story. There’s the mysterious forest setting, magical character encounters and a story arc that ends with a ...

Actually, visiting the store is now going to be a must for a whole bunch of Ghibli fans even if they’re not taking a trip to ...

Cooking with an open fire is a rapidly growing trend among high-end restaurants in Japan, and that gives way to all kinds of experiential dining concepts and new flavors. It’s also great news for ...

With the full-scale train needing to take a break, toymaker Takara Tomy is here to pick up the Slowpoke slack.

Seasonal fruit gets a Japanese makeover, but only for a very limited time.

Sukiya serves up a unique interpretation of miso ramen. Along with Yoshinoya and Matsuya, Sukiya is one of Japan’s big-three ...

Educator in Nara’s most famous deer town fast tracks admission to institute of higher learning. Ordinarily, there are three ...

A milk tea so milky it’s called Tea Milk. Milk teas are incredibly popular in Japan, but now there’s one so milky it’s ...

Tokyo’s new Gundam statue stands tall as torso and head are mounted【Video, photos】 Tokyo is getting a new giant Gundam robot ...

Anybody lose 150 meters of gigantic hose by any chance? The ocean is a large and mysterious place where powerful forces of nature dictate global weather patterns and lifeforms sti ...

When you like a cat so much you want to eat its fur. Cats are beloved the world over, but here in Japan they really love ...

So for its newest batch of special green tea snacks and sweets, 7-Eleven Japan is using Shizuoka-grown tea, called ...