Complete with tiny matching pyjamas for your little friend. The world of fandom is vast and varied in Japan – on one hand you have fans who might show a casual interest in an actor, idol, VTuber, or a
Tokyo events for Monday, August 17, to Sunday, August 23, 2026. With August coming to a close, so too are summer festivals for 2026, but thankfully this week has more than a handful of local favorites
Lenders boost specialist staff and services to capture stable fee income
Police say she also spent time at an Internet cafe. Carmelita Lakdesha Paul, a 12-year-old British secondary school student who went missing while travelling in Japan with her family, has been found s
There’s good reason why this burger chain is ranked in the top 100 Best Hamburgers in Japan. In this era of rising prices, the words “cheap” and “delicious” don’t go together quite as often as they us
There’s a manga-related reason Inunakin is so buff. A lot of towns in Japan have official mascot characters, so it’s no surprise that the city of Izumosano in Osaka Prefecture has one too. Also not a
Japan PM visits 11 countries in 10 months, far less than mentor Shinzo Abe
After 4½ years of protesting a war that appears to have no end in sight, Russian residents of Japan are adamant their work is still crucial to the cause.
The N700ST is based on the latest shinkansen model of JR Central, producing less noise and vibration while consuming less electricity.
The unmanned MMX, set to blast off from Tanegashima Space Center in the coming months, could also lay the groundwork for humans visiting the red planet.
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