And yet, not everyone in Japan is a fan, as the Kyoto police have arrested a 27-year-old man for threatening to blow up ...

Fujinomiya mayor wants people hiking unopened trails to think about someone other than just themselves. The climbing season ...

Ibaraki Prefecture now offers rewards to whistleblowers who lead them to companies illegally employing foreign workers.

You got your drones in my fireworks! You got your fireworks in my drones! Drone displays are becoming quite popular these ...

Super-affordable Garigari-kun will become a little less so. Over the past few months, it seems like hardly a day goes by in Japan without one company or another announcing that it’s raising the prices ...

But Otomo looks to be ready to start pouring much more of his creative energies into animation with the announcement that ...

On 11 May, Starbucks Japan released two brand new limited-edition drinks – the Chunky Strawberry Milk and the Strawberry Chocolate Frappuccino. According to the chain, these new beverages are improved ...

Hopefully new policies will keep Chiikawa figures out of scalpers’ hands so they can find their ways to fans instead.

Stories in Tokyo Tower City Light Fantasia tag.

Officially, Pizza Hut is calling it the Nomeru Pizza Cheese Curry, or “Drinkable Cheese Curry Pizza,” referencing the creamy, ...

Ecological goals and economic concerns mean no more free bags and more by-location price variations. There’s been a lot for Japanese Starbucks fans to be happy about over the last few days, as the ...