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 ...

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 ...

Stories in Roman Holiday tag.

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

Starbucks gets a jump on Japan’s fukubukuro New Year’s tradition. With Halloween over, many companies in Japan are now getting ready to kick off their Christmas promotions. Always-prepared Starbucks ...

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

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 ...

With Christmas just around the corner, Starbucks is here to deliver holiday cheer with a new range of festive goods. This year, the range includes mugs, cups, notebooks, ornaments and three ...

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 ...

Knuckles, the moodiest of Sonic’s cohorts, is partnered with Kuromi, the edgiest Sanrio character. Of course, Sanrio-edgy is still pretty adorable, which might be why Knuckles looks about as cheerful ...