It’s springtime and the season for sakura (cherry blossoms) in Japan again. This time of year I reflect fondly upon the times ...

Sanrio fans, you need to visit Puroland, a theme park dedicated to Sanrio characters, just 30 minutes from Tokyo.

We drank Japanese tea, ate a Sumo-style hot pot dinner, walked through a bamboo forest and even climbed inside a giant Buddha ...

JR East has released the Welcome Suica Mobile app for overseas visitors to Japan. The app allows users to issue and top up their Suica in the app without going to a ticket office or vending machine at ...

Have you heard? Brooklyn just got its very own Bandai Namco Cross Store! This is the first flagship store in the US. Bandai ...

What are the best things to do in Japan with kids from a kid's perspective? Get the details here to plan your own family trip ...

A Shanghai-based maker of “blind box” figurines made $1.8 billion last year—and continues to grow across the world.

But make no mistake, this isn’t traditional Japanese as you would expect. This is Zamora’s Japan—unabashedly sleek and ...

KTLA’s David Lazarus and his wife recently visited Japan and were amazed by the innovative technology they encountered. They saw robots performing various tasks, including checking them into ...

JR East has released the Welcome Suica Mobile app for overseas visitors to Japan on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The app allows users to issue and top up their Suica in the app without going to a ticket ...

Think about your last vending machine purchase. Maybe it was a quick coffee before an early morning meeting, a refreshing ...