Impactful announcement made for Evangelion 30th anniversary fan event.

These aren’t just quirky promotional illustrations, either. McDonald’s Japan is actually offering the quintet, including the orthodox Slime and Metal Slime, as figures, collectively called the ...

With fewer excuses for littering, there’s going to be less tolerance too.

Higashiyama doll artisans deliver some festive holiday cheer alongside their more traditional Japanese lineup.

With increasing numbers of people embracing nengajo-jimai and switching to digital equivalents, many now find they are left ...

With increasing numbers of people embracing nengajo-jimai and switching to digital equivalents, many now find they are left feeling empty.

That’s finally going to change next week, though, according to sources citing a Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, in which the decision was made to officially announce on December 22 that Hepburn ...

Stories in Hepbrun romanization tag.

Stories in Kunrei romanization tag.

Inbound tourism boom and Japanese New Year’s traditions are too much for the world’s most famous sushi town to handle simultaneously, request says.

Ueno Zoo is doing what it can to keep the line moving as fans come to say goodbye to Japan’s last pandas.

Yamagata is one of the more affected parts of Japan when it comes to bears, and sightings are still reported daily, though as this case and one of the comments pointed out, mistakes do happen.