Pizza Hut Japan’s one-handed matcha dessert pizza is a hot mess (we mean that as a compliment)

Pizza Hut Japan and a 165-year-old Kyoto tea company have us feeling sticky but happy. We call the phenomenon of cultures mixing together a melting pot, but today we’re seeing the melting... Read more »

What is Zakka Style? | Metropolis Japan

Ipoh, Malaysia- 26 Dec, 2016: Unidentified vendor selling hand craft in Kong Heng Flea Market in Ipoh, Malaysia Image Credit: tang90246 If you’ve ever wandered into a small Tokyo shop filled with... Read more »

Japan’s Medal Hopes at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

For our latest List of 7, we’re looking at Japan’s best medal prospects for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, a competition due to start at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday.... Read more »

Scientists link major carbon emitters to worsening heat waves

One quarter of more than 200 heat waves that occurred worldwide this century may have been impossible without human-induced global warming. Emissions from the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies played... Read more »

This overlooked neighborhood east of Tokyo is awesome in many ways, left us with just one regret

And that regret is entirely on us, not on Shimosa Nakayama Station. Our ace reporter Mr. Sato has been living in Tokyo’s Nakano neighborhood for a long time, which means he’s taken... Read more »

Haru Urara, Japan’s winless “Star of the Losers” race horse, has passed away

113 races, zero wins, and countless memories. They say that everyone loves a winner, but they also say there’s an exception to every rule. Perhaps the biggest exception of all was Haru... Read more »

Escape the Tokyo Heat | Travel

Summer in the city is sweltering. The Japan Meteorological Agency has announced that the heat will stay in Tokyo until October! Among the urban canyons, it’s hard to imagine anywhere that isn’t... Read more »

McDonald’s Japan sets anti-scalper rules for Sanrio Happy Meals, may not have happy ending

Following two Happy Meal disasters last month, McDonald’s is trying a new system. Recently, McDonald’s Japan’s Happy Meals haven’t exactly been producing the sort of emotion promised in their name. Instead, for... Read more »

What Your Favorite Eeveelution Says About You

Eevee is one of the most loved Pokemon of all time, and for good reason — it’s classic and adorable, and with so many evolutions, it has a choose-your-own-adventure vibe that feels... Read more »

Halloween in Tokyo 2025 | Metropolis Japan

As the air turns crisp and the nights grow longer, Tokyo transforms into a playground of frightful fun and festive excitement for this year’s Halloween. From busy streets adorned with eerie decorations... Read more »