Popcorn with espresso is the new must-try drink of the year. Back in September, Starbucks opened a new type of branch in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Marui department store called Starbucks Reserve…
Annual survey shows nearly a 70-percent increase in two years for number of Japanese women giving chocolate on Valentine’s Day. We recently talked about how the custom of sending nengajo,…
Yes, even in 2026 you can still get arrested if you don’t follow a law originally enacted to keep ex-samurai in line. The late 19th century’s Meiji Restoration, in which…
This kodama is looking to see the world beyond its hometown trees with you. Like a lot of the creatures seen in Princess Mononoke, the kodama don’t get out of…