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Australian sentenced to prison, judges unconvinced he said “Go to a door” not “This is a robbery”
The “soramimi defense” fails to hold up in court. We recently reported on the trial of an Australian man who was charged with attempted robbery resulting in injury after he climbed onto the second-floor balcony of a Shinjuku home and fought with the homeowner. Each man had conflicting accounts of what happened that evening with […]
ASDS 2024: New Phase III READY-4 Data Demonstrate Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Galderma’s RelabotulinumtoxinA (Relfydess™)
Galderma today announced new phase III data from the READY-4 clinical trial, demonstrating the long-term safety of RelabotulinumtoxinA (Relfydess ™ ) for frown lines and crow’s feet after repeated ...
Starbucks Japan’s new Crackly Trick Halloween topping transforms any Frappuccino
Now any beverage can dress up in costume for Halloween. Starbucks is currently treating its customers in Japan to a fantastic Halloween Frappuccino called the “Mela Me-la Frappuccino“, which is designed to look like a burning flame. When our resident Starbucks pro K. Masami tried it last week, she said it was one of the […]
Pokémon Christmas season starting early with adorable new line of fashions and decorations【Pics】
From advent calendars to Pika Ear Santa Hants and so-ugly-they’re-cute Christmas sweaters, there’s something for everyone. Every year in the U.S., it seems like there’s an acrimonious debate about how early is too early to get into the Christmas spirit. Things are quite a bit more relaxed in Japan, though, perhaps because unlike with thanksgiving […]
Studio Ghibli releases new mug tumblers featuring anime movie characters
Share a drink with some of the studio’s most famous faces. Studio Ghibli always has its pulse on what customers want, not only in terms of anime movies but the merchandise it chooses to produce. Now, the studio is catering to our needs yet again, this time with a new range of Thermo Mugs featuring […]
Asia-Pacific market trade mixed after Wall Street decline; eyes on U.S. PPI, bank earnings
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after Wall Street tumbled overnight following hotter-than-expected inflation data and ...
“Totoro” restaurant in non-touristy Tokyo serves up very green matcha ramen【Taste test】
Green tea is only one of the two unusual ingredients in Kitchen House Totoro’s green ramen. There’s no way that a restaurant that calls itself “Totoro” wasn’t going to pique our interest, so when we found out about Kitchen House Totoro, located in the Inagi City district of Tokyo, we knew we had to try […]
Is downtown Tokyo’s crazy cheap 290-yen bento boxed lunch shop still around, and is it still cheap?
Mr. Sato goes to check on Nihamaru Bento in Shin Okubo. In Japan, you’ll sometimes see budget-friendly restaurants trumpeting their “one-coin” meals. This means it’s a meal that you can purchase for 500 yen (US$3.60), with the name coming from the fact that the 500-yen coin is the biggest coin Japan has. But for the […]
Japan’s robot dinosaur population continues to grow with new addition at Fukui Station
Fukui doesn’t just have dinosaurs… but hey, come look at this cool dinosaur! Ask almost anyone in Japan what they know about Fukui Prefecture, and the first word out of their mouth will most likely be “dinosaurs.” Fossils of several previously undiscovered dinosaur species have been found in Fukui, and while the prefecture has other […]
‘Iran ready to host TRACECA ministerial meeting’
Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Farzaneh Sadegh has expressed Iran’s readiness for hosting the upcoming ...
Studio Ghibli releases new “Butterflies in the Forest” Totoro towels
Add a splash of anime magic to your bathroom. Studio Ghibli is always looking for ways to sprinkle a little of its stardust in our homes, and its latest merchandise release brings its handiwork to the bathroom, with a new towel collection called “Butterflies in the Forest“. ▼ There are four towels in the collection, […]
Special Olympics challenges G7 leaders at inaugural meeting on inclusion, disability
Special Olympics urged Group of Seven leaders Wednesday in Umbria, Italy, to strengthen their commitment to advancing ...
Can you make KFC takikomi gohan in a rice cooker, and is it something worth eating?【SoraKitchen】
Colonel Crispy goes into the rice cooker pot, but does something tasty come out? One of the most common economic issues we find ourselves faced with is the question of “How much of our resources should we keep in cash, and how much should we convert to fried chicken?” As with any investment decision, the […]
Meet the kind Japanese grandpa who takes photos for tourists at the Hachiko statue in Shibuya
Inspiring individual makes a great impression on foreign tourists. Shibuya’s scramble crossing is a world-famous tourist site, and those who make the journey here to cross the road and gaze up at the giant screens often make time to check out another well-known site — the Hachiko statue. This statue, located just metres from the […]
Southeast Asia reiterates pledge to collaborate amid growing cyber threats in AI era
ASEAN member states now have a physical CERT facility located in Singapore to exchange threat intel and best practices.
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
“A violent combination of meat, fat, and sugar.” Ramen and anime are currently enjoying unprecedented heights of popularity around the globe, and at the same time Japan is seeing record numbers of inbound international travelers. So there are a couple of ramen restaurants in Tokyo’s otaku district of Akihabara where you can regularly see long […]
Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to the best horror in Tokyo!
We treat ourselves to all-we-can-drink tears and sweat. Long-time readers of our site are probably familiar with an ongoing series in which our reporters ask taxi drivers to recommend places to eat in various places around Japan and even the world. However, this time, rather than fine eating our reporter P.K. Sanjun will be treated […]
Russia’s Putin cements ties with Iranian president in Central Asia meeting
In comments released by the Kremlin earlier on Friday, Putin told the conference in the Central Asian country that a new world order was being formed and that new centres of economic growth and ...
Russia's Putin cements ties with Iranian president in Central Asia meeting
and our assessments of current events in the world are often very close," the TASS news agency cited Putin as telling Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the conference in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat.
Amex GBT Study Projects Rising Meeting Budgets for 2025
The same percentage in Latin America project bigger meeting budgets next year, though more than half there said that increase would be 6 percent or higher. In Asia, 70 percent of ... Amex GBT SVP of ...