In addition to the previously released Evangelion Unit-01 and Unit-00 lures, the vibrant red Unit-02 has also been added and is certain to make both anime otaku and rainbow trout go crazy. They also ...

Female cleaning staff working in in-operation men’s restrooms aren’t an uncommon occurrence in Japan. Clean System, a Japanese cleaning services company, says that its data shows that women make up ...

But apparently Masami has been a good little girl, because it turns out that she, and all fellow fans, actually are getting a new source of Joyful Medley joy, as Starbucks Japan has, very quietly, ...

Looking at the Japanese kanji characters for Yunotsu Onsen, 温泉津温泉, they kind of resemble a hot spring sandwich, where you have the character tsu /津 (meaning “harbor”) surrounded on both sides by the ...

The Maekawas were a samurai family who ran a “ kakeya “, a business dealing in currency exchange. As such, the storehouse was used to store gold coins (“ryo”), so thick, multi-layered walls and ...

This is the 30th time the Kanji of the Year was decided, based on votes from people across the country to decide which character encapsulated the year best. This year the kanji for “bear” was elected ...

We all have certain gaps in our knowledge that are widely known to others. They say even Einstein couldn’t drive a car because he found it too complicated, though in fairness, cars were a lot more ...

横浜赤レンガ倉庫で開催中の「Christmas Market in 横浜赤レンガ倉庫」に、12月11日（木）〜25日（木）の15日間、ポケモンのブース「Pokémon Happy Holidays」が登場するよ！ Nintendo Switch 2 で『Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A』を体験できるブースも登場！ くわしくはこちら！ https://t.co/TvbQ6nTQXb ...

Toto’s Washlet is washing more and more backsides in the States, and there are likely two big reasons why the U.S. has started liking them for when it goes number two.

There is a little more visibility about it in Japan through, and you may see restrooms labeled as suitable for ostomates using either the Japanese word “オストメト” or pictogram of an abdomen with a cross ...

Stories in Kanji of the Year 2025 tag.

A new product so good it’ll likely go viral. These days, many visitors to Japan get their information on what to buy at convenience stores through social media accounts, but it always pays to keep ...