Defendants plead guilty in a lot of criminal cases in Japan. Some of this can be attributed to things such as cultural values about personal accountability or infrastructure advantages like a wide ...

With New Year’s done and dusted, Starbucks Japan has just released its first new limited-edition drinks of the year, in honour of Valentine’s Day. Available from 14 January, there are three beverages ...

The Pokémon franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and there are a slew of collaborations and special events lined up to mark the occasion. The biggest of all is the grand opening of ...

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 ...

At this store managed by licensed hunters, you can not only purchase meat to go but also try venison, boar, and more at the on-site restaurant.

Last year, Pizza Hut wowed fans with the release of a brand new Handy Melts pizza filled with cheese… and KitKats. This folded, eat-with-one-hand pizza proved to be such a hit with the hungry masses ...

Annual study shows fewer ramen joints went bankrupt in 2025, but that doesn’t mean everything is fine and dandy for the industry.

Sapporo’s Snow Festival has become world-famous, and its snow sculptures are undeniably amazing sights to see. It lasts for only a week, though, which is a pretty narrow window in which to both find ...

It’s that time of year again when love hearts start appearing in stores and people’s thoughts turn to romance in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day. Over at Starbucks, the season of love has been dialled ...

A fantasy realm of sculpted ice appears every year in Chitose and lasts for weeks..

With the change in the legal age of adulthood in Japan, even Japanese people are confused about when and how to celebrate this milestone.

In Japan, the second Monday of every January is a public holiday called “ Seijin no Hi ” (“ Coming of Age Day “), where new adults who turn 20 (or 18 in some cities) in the year leading up to 1 April ...