There are many vending machines to be found around Japan, but after you’ve been here awhile, you’ll come to realise they mostly contain the same mix of drinks, with water, teas, soft drinks and ...

Hiroshima Station went through some pretty extensive renovations last year, with a brand-new station building called Minamoa added to the amenities. Minamoa has a variety of shops and restaurants ...

Stories in Hiroshima Station tag.

Then you might end up with something as adorable as Hello Kitty in a can.

The visual design/naming of Japanese confectioner Ariake’s flagship Harbour baked goods is pretty abstract. With Ariake being based in the port town of Yokohama, they wanted some sort of nautical ...

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There’s a perception, bordering on a stereotype, that Japan has lost a lot of its interest in romance. Fewer people are getting married, those that do are getting married later, and young adults are ...

Major travel provider says that fewer international travelers will be coming to Japan in 2026, but they’ll be spending more.

After a wave of positive feedback in previous seasons, Nippon Ski Resort Development (NSD) are once again offering the chance to purchase Pikachu snowboards and bindings, but there are a couple of ...

Jujutsu Kaisen, Hunter x Hunter, and Rurouni Kenshin are all part of the kick-off to this century-mark celebration.

The result is an unlikely but now long-running partnership between the two confectioners, with Godiva regularly lending its high-end chocolate expertise to Mister Donut right about the time Japan is ...

As we’ve been seeing in recent days, novelty goods store Village Vanguard gifted us with seven fukubukuro lucky bags this year. Normally, these bags, traditionally sold around New Year’s Day, are full ...