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The dream of all-you-can-eat Japanese convenience store fried chicken is now a reality

Family Mart’s festival of fried foods also includes fried chicken-themed accessories, clothing items, and luggage.Technically, convenience store food doesn’t need to do anything other than be convenient in order to fulfill the implicit promise of its culinary category. However, this is Japan, where going above and beyond to satisfy customers is the norm, resulting in such delicious things as Family Mart’s Famichiki fried chicken.Cooked in-store and displayed tantalizingly in a case right next to

Asia markets mixed as BOJ begins its two-day policy meeting, eyes on fresh earnings reports

The Asia-Pacific equity markets were mixed on Tuesday as traders brace for key monetary policy decisions this week from the Fed, the BoE and the BoJ while digesting key economic data and fresh ...

Invest Qatar strengthens global partnerships at Asia Leaders Conference, Belt and Road Summit

Doha, Qatar: Invest Qatar, the Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar, conducted a series of high level business engagements during its participation at...

SE Asia meeting in disarray over sea dispute with China

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Southeast Asian regional summit ended in acrimony on Friday over China's assertive role in the strategic South China Sea, failing to agree on a concluding joint statement for ...

Koo Yoonchul at First F4 Meeting: "US Rate Cut Has Limited Impact on Domestic Economy"

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yoonchul assessed on the 18th that the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)'s decisi...

Chan Chun Sing to speak at China's largest security conference

Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing will be making his introductory visit to China ...

Goyang to host gathering of local governments in Asia-Pacific

Goyang Special City, northwest of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, is set to host an Asia-Pacific regional conference of local governments, becoming the first Korean

Manga legends Clamp reveals new Godiva Japan chocolate and merch lineup【Photos】

Chocolates, insulated bags, and tumblers featuring stars from Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and more.Last month, manga creator superstar team Clamp and chocolatier Godivaannounced a collaboration, exciting fans of cute artwork, dramatic storylines, and premium sweets while keeping the details under wraps. Now the entire lineup has been revealed, starting with the Godiva x Clam Collection of chocolates.Nine Clamp characters are getting a sweet salute, starting with three from Cardcapt

Discover your secret charm at Kate’s mansion of emotions at Universal Studios Japan

Let the witches of joy, anger, grief, and pleasure inspire a dramatic new look this Halloween.The Halloween events at Universal Studios Japan have long attracted throngs of people who want to enjoy the time-limited shows and attractions that are only available during the spooky season, and this year promises to be the same. On top of its standard offerings, Universal Studios Japan has just announced its first-ever co-created attraction with Japanese cosmetic company Kanebo’s sub-brand, Kate: Kat

Final Fantasy furniture, Monster Hunter pieces too, coming from Japanese houseware company

Nitori wans to provide everything you could need for your home, including your gaming space.Nitori is one of Japan’s most popular affordable furniture and housewares companies. Loved for its combination of low prices and high quality, it’s sort of a like a more understated Ikea with less do-it-yourself assembly required.This week, Nitori’s official Twitter account teased an upcoming collaboration, posting silhouettes of its creative partners. However, it didn’t take long at all for fans to recog

Japanese viewers unsure what to make of comedian’s shirtless apology to Turkish people

Be careful when releasing potato chips, or this could happen to you too.We’ve long chronicled the misadventures of Japanese comedian Egashira 2:50. For those unfamiliar, his main schtick is appearing as a shirtless middle-aged man who makes lewd comments and does rather sexually borderline-explicit stunts like sticking his arm down his tights to simulate his own stimulation. But what really makes him an interesting figure in Japanese pop culture is that, by most accounts, he’s an ext

A crash course in Japanese folktales from a trip to the five Taro Parks of Gifu【Photos】

Technically there are four Taros, but these are still five legends worth knowing.Our Japanese-language reporter Natsuno Futon recently took a trip to Fukushima Prefecture to visit its Pokémon Chansey Park. For her next park-going day, she once again found beloved Japanese characters waiting to greet her, but of much more classic vintages.Natsuno had heard about a neighborhood in the town of Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, which has a cluster of five “Taro Parks.” Taro is a common male name in Jap

Haneda Airport security inspector arrested for stealing cash from luggage

Suspect claimed to do it for the thrill.When traveling by plane, we put a lot of faith in the people who operate the airports and aircraft that get us where we need to go. Extensive security has been put in place to prevent people from bringing dangerous items aboard flights, but it begs the question of who is inspecting the inspectors.We probably take it for granted that an airport like Haneda, which was named the third best airport in the world for 2025, has a whole system of safeguards to pre

What’s it really like to climb Mt Fuji?

One climber reveals the key to climbing Mt Fuji successfully might be to do it more than once.Mt Fuji is famous for being Japan’s highest peak, and every year approximately 200-300,000 people climb it during the July-September climbing season.Our reporter Udonko is one of the thousands who’ve climbed it, and she has a particularly impressive climbing record, having reached the summit three years in a row when she took part in her school’s “Mt Fuji climbing training camp”

Experience what it feels like to step on stage as an idol at Japan’s new World Idol Republic

Nagoya’s otaku district has a new center for idols, idol fans, and idol fans who want to feel like an idol.It may not be as famous as Tokyo’s Akihabara, but the city of Nagoya has its own otaku district too, Sakae. In addition to a concentrated area of game and anime shops, Sakae also is the site of the annual World Cosplay Summit international cosplay competition, and now the neighborhood is increasing its appeal to idol fans with the opening of World Idol Republic.The facility just opened on A

100-year-old granny gamer in Japan plays SNES almost every day, sometimes with great-grandkid

Fukushima resident was well into her senior years before she ever held a controller.Video games have now been around long enough that within some families they’ve become a multigenerational hobby. However, for Ushi Ando, playing games isn’t something that she does with her kids, or even her grandkids. No, for the 100-year-old resident of Inawashiromachi, Fukushima Prefecture, weekend gaming sessions are a source of family fun that stretches across four generations.Given her age, Ando obviously d

Notebook/planner brand Hobonichi Techo teams up with Tamagotchi for 2026 line of egg-citing goods

Grown-ups who first learned responsibility by taking care of virtual pets can now take care of their responsibilities with those virtual pets.Popular Japanese notebook brand Hobonichi Techo has teamed up with handheld, virtual pet Tamagotchi to offer a one-of-a-kind exciting line of stationery products that are now on sale. “Tamagotchi,” which is a portmanteau of “egg” and “watch” in Japanese, took over the world in the late ’90s–and those of a cer

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Biden Working On Ties With Southeast Asia Ahead of Meeting With China's Xi Jinping

President Joe Biden is formally kicking off his participation at a conference of southeast Asian nations on Saturday, looking to emphasize the United States’ commitment in the region where a looming ...

Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbour Totoro collection for autumn

Cosy up to famous forest characters in this new anime movie collection.As summer begins to fade and we slip slowly into September, it’s time to look towards cooler days and autumn treats, and one of the best ways to treat ourselves this season is with a new collection of My Neighbour Totoro goods from Studio Ghibli.The collection begins with three bags, ranging in size from small through to large, so you can add some Totoro flair to all sorts of autumn outings.▼ Autumn Moment Clasp Shoulde