1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) 87-year-old hot dog chain is going to learn some new tricks. Today, Pink’s has eight locations in southern California and two in the neighboring state of Nevada, and soon they’ll have their very first branch in Japan. Thanks to a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (377+ words) New stores add a fresh taste and aroma to high-speed travel on Japan’s busiest bullet train route. One of the joys of Shinkansen travel is being able to bring your own food and drinks on board. However, with the high-speed…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (126+ words) School getting ready for its 80th birthday makes a modern addition to its uniform options. Currently, the standard uniform for boys at Tanabe is a gakuran, a straight-collared button-up jacket-like garment worn with slacks, and for girls it’s a sailor suit…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (266+ words) Theme park prohibition strangely opens the door to a new kind of creative freedom. ▼ Saya with her Ghibli Park entry band. 2. Visitors can concentrate on what’s in front of them Without the scrutiny of a smartphone screen, our senses become…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (601+ words) Special sweets designed to satisfy your sweet tooth and cool you off in the summer heat. This year is Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, and the franchise is celebrating in style at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, with the hotel offering amazing Pokémon-themed rooms…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (789+ words) Lawson opens its first “mini supermarket” in Tokyo. Lawson is one of Japan’s big-three convenience stores (the others being 7-Eleven and Family Mart), but Lawson itself has multiple sub-brands. For example, there’s also the budget-minded Lawson Store 100, with most items…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (286+ words) Cultural quirks have a hand in making the same name the favorite for dogs and cats in annual study. ● Top names for dogs 1. Mugi 2. Latte 3. Mocha 4. Cocoa 5. Komugi ● Top names for cats 1. Mugi 2 (tie). Latte/Luna 4. Kinako 5. Leo 6. Mocha Many…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (338+ words) There are two phone numbers to remember in a situation like this, but one is much more important. Dedicated correspondent that he is, though, P.K. still feels the urge to write while he’s recuperating. For the record, this isn’t something we…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (447+ words) We challenge you to find a saltier ramen in Japan. Once you start diving into the world of Japanese ramen, you’ll find that the waters are deep, with an incredibly diverse array of varieties, and new dishes being created somewhere…...

4+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (777+ words) Find out how to use the machines, and more importantly, where to find them. Back in 2013, 7-Eleven Japan revolutionised the convenience store scene by equipping its stores with coffee machines so customers could make their own individual cups of freshly…...