Kendama have made a big comeback. The traditional cup-and-ball Japanese toy has been gaining in popularity in foreign countries for a little while now and in Japan too, the Japan Kendama Association ...

Super Mario Bros. fans should head on down to Tower Records (yes, the chain still exists in Japan!) for the Super Mario Bros. Tower Records Cafe at the Shibuya, Ebisu and Omotesando branches from ...

This article by Tiffany first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. While Japan has its own share of street food, street food culture just isn’t as common in Japan as it is in Southeast Asia, where locals ...

Go hunting for Shaun the Sheep in Omotesando this June in a special art and charity event called "Shaun in Japan". The Shaun-hunting event has already been a success in the Aardman Animations ...

The Chinese government has cracked down on Japanese anime, banning the broadcast online of 38 titles via various Chinese websites and online services. There is no suggestion that it is because ...

The rainy season is upon us: get ready for several weeks of rain around Japan. Any visit to a major store in Tokyo will mean you are confronted with a mountain of products designed to help you ...

We try to avoid ranting on this site since no one wants to read consistently negative content. However, we haven't made any secret of our cynicism about the upcoming 2020 Olympics, whose plans ...

We were already amused and surprised when Bandai celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Tamashii die-cast metal model series Chogokin ("super alloy") last year with some spectacular tie-ups like Taro ...

The Bridge has shared a story about Tokyo-based Anicall developing a wearable device for pets called Shiraseru Am. Literally meaning "notifier", Shiraseru Am is currently on pre-order via a ...

Namie Amuro has launched a new album, "_genic", with a music video. Absolutely nothing innovative about that -- the Okinawan singer is insanely prolific. But the video for "Golden Touch" is being ...

We want to showcase the incredible "ice cream face" art of Makoto Asano. He posts the faces, carved out of mini Häagen-Dazs ice cream pots, on his Instagram account. He's been working on the ...

The tech and design festival Engadget Reitaisai was held at 3331 Arts Chiyoda last weekend. The event showcases prototypes and new tech products and gadgets, both the wacky and genuinely ...

We've seen grapefruit and maca beer and even cherry blossom-flavored beer, but how about green tea beer? Green Tea Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu (the numbers are pronounced "ichi hachi kyu kyu") has ...

Mount Shindake has erupted without warning on the island of Kuchinoerabu, 130 kilometers south of Kagoshima. Boats have been sent to the island to evacuate the population of 147. So far there are no ...

Bandai Namco has announced it is offering individual customers a chance to their hands on their own Star Wars arcade machine! Yes, if you're a real Star Wars fan you will definitely want to step ...