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Tokyo Olympics

EXPLAINER: Karate finally returns to its roots to debut at the Olympics. Here’s what you need to know

July 28, 2021

Tokyo Olympics

Today's Google Doodle is an interactive RPG in honor of the Tokyo Olympics

July 23, 2021

Side Quests

Studio Ghibli fans raise over $200,000 in crowdfunding campaign to save museum

July 22, 2021

Trending

LOOK: Giant 3D cat appears at one of Tokyo’s biggest billboards

July 8, 2021

Tourism

Another Akihabara landmark closes down for good

June 24, 2021

Oddities

Japanese lab creates the ‘Mask Pan’—an edible face mask made out of melon bread

June 10, 2021

Home

This Filipina’s kawaii apartment in Japan is every pink lover’s dream

June 9, 2021

Manga

‘Attack on Titan’ celebrates last volume release with a titan-sized banner at Shinjuku Station

June 8, 2021

Food

Two Yubari melons in Japan sell for $24,800 or P1.2 million

May 25, 2021

Shopping

Japan’s Don Quijote now ships to the Philippines—here's what you can buy

April 6, 2021

Culture

This Japanese company offers paid leave when employees feel sad over their idols

March 19, 2021

Travel

Japan could ban plastic spoons and forks by 2022

March 16, 2021

Culture

Through the ‘peephole’: This Japanese theater has a new way to watch live shows

March 4, 2021

COVID-19

Japan urges China to stop anal COVID-19 tests on Japanese citizens amid ‘psychological distress’ complaints

March 2, 2021

News

Japanese gov't to pay families P20 million if their loved one dies from the COVID-19 vaccine

February 26, 2021

Food

Ichiran releases instant cup noodles 20 years in the making

February 10, 2021

Side Quests

Studio Ghibli theme park in Japan is building a real-life Howl's Moving Castle

February 5, 2021

News

COVID-19 toll: Japan's suicide rate rises after a decade of decline

January 22, 2021

Travel

Sakura to bloom sooner than usual in Tokyo, Japan

January 19, 2021

News

States of emergency: worsening COVID-19 situation in the US, Japan, Malaysia and Ontario, Canada

January 13, 2021

Sports

Japan vows Olympics will push through in July, but 80% want it delayed or canceled

January 13, 2021

Hobbies

Real-life ‘Face/Off’: Japanese retailer makes hyper-realistic masks featuring strangers’ faces

December 18, 2020

Food

LOOK: Fendi’s pop-up cafes in Japan and London are absolutely adorable!

December 14, 2020

News

Japan to invest in AI matchmaking to boost flagging birth rate

December 9, 2020

Travel

Missing Japan? Here are 3 reasons why Pinoys love it so much

December 4, 2020

Side Quests

Life-size moving Gundam statue unveils in Japan

December 3, 2020

News

Japan to provide free COVID-19 vaccine to all its residents

December 2, 2020

Side Quests

Mario is coming! Super Nintendo World in Japan gets official opening date

November 30, 2020

Anime

Japanese university offers college degree in anime & manga

November 30, 2020

Culture

Haruki Murakami library set to open in Japan next year

November 27, 2020

Travel

Here's why you should visit Shibuya Scramble Square on your next Japan trip

November 13, 2020

Side Quests

World's first Godzilla theme park now open in Japan

October 20, 2020

Trending

Japanese company plans to launch flying cars by 2023

August 18, 2020

Trending

Sega Arcade Akihabara Building 2 in Japan to close shop after 17 years

August 6, 2020