One Piece Shinkansen to hit railways in Japan in 2025
The Sanyo Shinkansen celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025 and to commemorate the occasion a collaboration with the world's most popular anime/manga series, ONE PIECE, will be launched.
James Richardson
James Richardson is a writer and Japan enthusiast. After living and working in Tokyo for over a decade, he shares his insights on Japanese society, culture, and current events.
Celebrate the festive season with official Christmas cakes for smash hit anime Dandadan
Japanese company PriRoll specialises in officially licensed sweets and desserts and 2024 sees one of their largest line-ups of anime themed cakes ever.
New My Hero Academia exhibition coming to Tokyo in 2025, hints at Season 8 release date
With My Hero Academia's anime run set to end in 2025, a new exhibition based on the popular series has been announced and it may just give a clue as to when we can expect to see Season 8 hit screens.
Traditional Japanese jackets get a modern update in new Gundam collaboration
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mobile Fighter G Gundam, which first aired in 1994, a special hanten jacket has been created in collaboration with Miyata Orimono, a renowned cotton fabric manufacturer from Fukuoka Prefecture.
4th wave of Genshin Impact taiyaki coming to arcades across Japan
The fourth round of Genshin Yaki, a collaboration between MiHoYo and GiGO arcades will launch in arcades across Japan this December.
7-Eleven Japan’s 2025 new years lucky bag contents revealed
7-Eleven Japan have announced that they are bringing back their lucky bags for 2025, with this year's edition offering exceptional value.
Wear the ultimate lifeform – COSPA releases Shadow the Hedgehog sukajan
With the release of the highly anticipated film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 almost upon us, fans are eagerly awaiting Shadow the Hedgehog's film debut.
Marunouchi Bright Holiday
Tokyo's Marunouchi area will be taken over this winter, in a collaboration event with Super Mario - the main attraction of the event will be the Super Mario Power Up Illumination.
Tokyo Tower Winter Fantasy – Orange Illumination 2024
The theme of this years illuminations is Orange Illumination, with the garden set to shine with a warm orange colour, reminiscent of the illuminated Tokyo Tower.