Latest volume in Hayao Miyazaki Image Board Series traces the pre-history of Nausicaa, with over 50 never-before-seen Hayao Miyazaki illustrations.

Stories in Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism tag.

Weekly. Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid; New unlimited-ride JR Japan rail pass is perfect for a laid-back trip in east and northeast Japan ...

Legends say Sai no Kawara exists on the border between the realms of the living and the dead, but the map says it’s in Tottori.. Our Japanese-language reporter Ikuna Kamezawa was born and grew up in ...

Starting with the most affordable of the bunch, Seiji bit into Family Mart’s 110-yen (US$1.05) Melon Bread with Pearl Sugar, which is made by baked goods company Pasco Shikishima.There’s a quick ...

An easy way to make your already easy meal even more delicious.. Instant ramen has a unique space in Japan’s food culture. On one hand, it’s a quick, cheap, and easy-to-make hot meal, but on the other ...

Kitty-chan brings the cuteness to this beauty product collaboration.. Hello Kitty may be celebrating her 50th birthday this year, but the Sanrio star is in no way slowing down in her role as ...

One of their new items that came out this June was the OSMIC Fruit Tomato 10 Tart for 799 yen (US$5.54) a slice. OSMIC is a brand of tomatoes known for their exceptionally high sweetness. Current ...

This cleverly designed product allows you to make perfect “shirotama” (literally “white egg”), a popular ramen topping.Shirotama — a raw egg, cooked ever so slightly with the heat of the broth so that ...

Classic children’s literature star takes big appetite to McDonald’s.. We’ve seen a number of McDonald’s Japan’s Happy Meal toys featuring beloved children’s franchises such as Chiikawa, Super Mario, ...

Yearly. Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer; Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers ...

Itohkyuemon leads the way when it comes to matcha ice creams and parfaits. Ever since matcha began to boom in popularity around the globe, green tea lovers from overseas have had Uji in Kyoto on their ...