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Icon's Mac & Cheese Burger contender for best burger in Tokyo【Taste test】

6 days ago

Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to your favorite restaurant in Tsuruga City!

23 days ago

No talking allowed, at all, at new Tokyo cafe, even when you're ordering【Videos】

6 months ago

One of Japan's oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep

8 days ago

Japanese hot spring inn lets you spend night for under US$1 if you do something special in return

5 hours ago

Foreign shoppers in Akihabara tip us off to an awesome souvenir idea: DIY Paper Theater kit【Pics】

7 hours ago

Tokyo tortilla restaurant is worth visiting whether you love or hate traditional Mexican cuisine

9 hours ago

A guide to riding the Shinkansen bullet train with a terrible-twos kid

16 hours ago

Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro

18 hours ago

The best kebab in Tokyo? We find out if Moses in Shibuya lives up to the hype

20 hours ago

Enjoy the hydrangeas, birds, and more at Fuji Kachoen Garden Park in Shizuoka Prefecture

1 day ago

Is the absolute closest conveyor belt sushi to Akihabara Station any good? Let's find out!

1 day ago

BEST CONVEYOR BELT SUSHI

1 day ago

"Mt. Fuji convenience store" issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs

1 day ago

Kumamoto Governor embroiled in flower scandal

1 day ago

Public Offices Election Act

1 day ago

Kyoto government worker assaults coworker for spoiling popular manga series at the office

1 day ago

Starbucks Japan sells a paper tote bag that looks like a free bag…so should you buy it?

1 day ago

Godzilla leather wallet will make you feel like the King of the Monsters and lord of fashion

2 days ago

Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art

2 days ago

SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM

2 days ago

Shinkansen station platforms now have…Baskin Robbins ice cream vending machines!

2 days ago

Dragon reformation and the largest clay Budda in Japan: A visit to Okadera Temple【Photos】

2 days ago

Four Great Temples of Yamato

7 days ago

Cheap Japanese ryokan at Kusatsu Onsen is hidden at the back of a traditional store

2 days ago

Starbucks Japan adds a Wimbledon Frappuccino to its menu for a limited time

3 days ago

This is Japan's, and the world's, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there

3 days ago

How to make a secret rice bowl at Ichiran ramen

3 days ago

Non-ramen Ramen Restaurant Stars

16 days ago

FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name

8 days ago

Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns

7 days ago

McDonald's Japan's new pancake pie is a taste sensation

8 days ago

Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?

4 days ago

Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens

9 days ago

Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn

8 days ago

McDonald's new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods

21 days ago

Foreigner's request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society

12 days ago

Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes

15 days ago

All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo's new 170 meter-high sky lounge

19 days ago

More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month

20 days ago

Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo

23 days ago

French Fries Bread in Tokyo's Shibuya becomes a hit on social media

16 days ago

Sales of Japan's most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely

7 months ago

Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season

7 months ago

Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s

1 month ago

Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design

5 months ago

Tokyo's most famous Starbucks is closed

6 months ago

Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】

1 year ago

One Piece characters' nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions

7 months ago

We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn't disappoint

7 months ago

Abe Monjuin: An ancient temple with a connection to stars and astrology…and National Treasures

4 days ago