Although Japan doesn’t tend to have quite as prolific a drug culture as other countries, one does exist, and the newest part of it to make headlines has been “ zombie cigarettes ” (literally “zombie ...

But since Ueno is one of Tokyo’s busiest stations, with roughly half a million users on any given day, Sotei isn’t its only restaurant, nor is it the station’s only soba shop. As a matter of fact, ...

Gurakoro and Gurakuro came out on same day, filling fans’ hearts with joy and filling their stomachs with gratin croquettes.

No city in Japan is more symbolic of overtourism these days than Kyoto, so is the travel downturn from China having a noticeable effect?

At about 1:30 a.m. on 28 November, a security guard on patrol outside the station took a moment to use the men’s room. Just as he was leaving, he came face-to-face with a bear at the entrance.

You can eat Shin Godzilla’s Kamata-kun very close to Kamata.

Japan’s gyudon king now has Gyunikutama Ramen available too for the winter.

My advice to any food producer is to just make something that looks remotely like a Gum-Gum Fruit and watch the money pour in. One company that’s already on top of this is Baskin-Robbins, which came ...

Stories in Vanderhorstia supersaiyan tag.

Fish possibly caught right after its best friend Krilin was killed.

Students studying Japanese as a second language in-country hits historic high, majority of teachers are unpaid volunteers.