Rilakkuma Sticker Frenzy Overwhelms San-X Shop as “Bonbon Drop” Boom Forces Sales Pause Across Japan
March 3, 2026
694
Daikoku Drug’s 80‑Yen Shops Ignite a Price Shock in Japan—With 70‑Yen ‘7’ Days and Big Inbound Ambitions
February 25, 2026
782
‘They Fight, Then Fly’: Ex-Olympian Narumi Takahashi Reveals RikuRyu’s Secret to Olympic Gold on Live TV
February 25, 2026
360
McDonald’s Japan Hikes Prices on 60% of Menu; Online Buzz Signals Possible Shift to Burger King and Mos
February 25, 2026
551
Elecom launches semi-solid battery power banks in Japan: safer, compact, and built for 2,000 cycles
February 25, 2026
457
Greenland Rejects Trump’s Offer of a U.S. Navy Hospital Ship, Citing Universal Care—An Arctic Moment with Lessons for Japan
February 23, 2026
249
Trump to Visit China March 31–April 2; Japan Seeks to Shape Talks with Pre-Trip White House Summit
February 21, 2026
281
Japan’s Consumer Watchdog Warns: ¥2,980 “Roadside Service” Led to a ¥66,000 Bill — What Drivers Should Do First
February 21, 2026
348
Tokyo makes first-ever use of revised nightlife law, sanctioning Kabukicho host clubs over “romance-selling” tactics
February 21, 2026
631
South Korea Sentences Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol to Life for ‘Insurrection’ After Martial Law Move
February 20, 2026
267
Kaori Sakamoto Takes Silver in Milan, Ends Olympic Career with Tears, Grit—and a Historic First for Japan
February 20, 2026
335
Sumitomo Corporation Employee Arrested over Alleged Yokosuka Base Intrusion; Police Probe Forged ID and Stated Motive of “Admiration”
February 20, 2026
371
Detective Conan at 30: Gosho Aoyama Stunned by ‘Episode 1–2’ Recording Reveal as Tokyo Exhibition Opens
February 19, 2026
386
LINE apologizes and investigates black‑screen startup bug in Japan as user reports surge
February 19, 2026
335
From Track to Trench: Kenyan Athlete Says He “Signed a Death Warrant” in Russia’s War—A Stark Warning and a Lesson for Japan
February 18, 2026
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