Studio Ghibli loves to showcase Japanese culture in its movies… and its merchandise. Here to prove that fact is a new duo of lacquered trays that look like they belong in a traditional geisha teahouse ...

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Since 1970, Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy’s Tomica line of diecast cars has been bringing compact but detailed replicas of the world’s coolest cars into fans’ homes. But recently, Tomica’s designers ...

Hundreds of people must walk right past this “vending machine” every day without ever suspecting what it really is.

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With last Friday being October 31, the time came to say goodbye to Starbucks Japan’s Halloween black cat Frappuccino. But the coffeehouse chain wasted no time bringing out a new seasonal dessert drink ...

Director, writer, and visual effects director of Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One returns for next step in Toho kaiju ...

Director, writer, and visual effects director of Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One returns for next step in Toho kaiju ...

Director, writer, and visual effects director of Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One returns for next step in Toho kaiju ...

Director, writer, and visual effects director of Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One returns for next step in Toho kaiju franchise.

Starbucks gets a jump on Japan’s fukubukuro New Year’s tradition.

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