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Online poll ranks Japanese netizens’ favorite series from anime powerhouse...

Kyoto Animation has a library of celebrated classics: which one came out on top? Kyoto Animation, also known affectionately as KyoAni by fans and industry workers alike, is one of Japan’s most...

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Who is Final Fantasy VII Remake’s best female character? Japanese fans...

The top 10 heroines from Cloud’s days in Midgar. In Final Fantasy VII Remake, the male-character spotlight is on spiky-haired swordsman Cloud pretty much the entire game. That’s no surprise, since not...

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Our male otaku reporter reveals his top 3 best buddy characters in Japanese...

Who’s the most relatable character in a dating sim? Why, your male best friend, of course! If you’re a fan of visual novels you’ll know there’s a wealth of sub-genres. If you love an eerie, twisting...

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The top 10 (plus one) Shonen Jump manga protagonists, as decided by Japanese...

Believe it or not, Naruto didn’t make the top cut. Shonen Jump has long stood tall and proud as the veritable king of boys’ comics, though of course, young boys aren’t the only ones avidly flipping...

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Online survey sheds light on prefectural personality rankings of Japanese people

Ranking reveals Japanese impressions of which prefectures seem to boast residents with the best personalities. What comes to mind when you think of the residents of each of Japan’s 47 prefectures? Do...

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Which convenience store has the best kakuni Japanese braised pork? We find...

This taste test was nothing short of a porky paradise. Have you ever felt like eating something, but then thought about how long it would take to prepare and just been instantly put off? Our Japanese...

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Seiji holds the Grand Prix of Marumiya Furikake【Taste Test】

Which flavors were crowned the Elite Four out of 16 total entries?  Our Japanese-language reporter Seiji Nakazawa is probably best known from his hair transplant surgery saga and Find-a-Girlfriend...

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Japanese survey takers go back to school to vote on their favorite school...

We’ve outlined the top five elementary school lunch menu items that reigned supreme in the people’s collective memory.  Undoubtedly the best part of many days for Japanese schoolchildren is that...

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New survey ranks top ten fan favorites among over 50 Kyoto Animation productions

Did your personal favorite make it into the top ten? Since its founding in 1981, Kyoto Animation has become a powerhouse studio in the realm of Japanese animation. Though the studio suffered immense...

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Kyoto voted as the Best Big City in the world by international travelers,...

Condé Nast Traveler readers think Kyoto is the best city for travel. There are plenty of exceptional places to travel in the world, but we’d like to think that Japan is one of the best. Beautiful...

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Kandaba, moui, and sakuna: We have fun taste-testing Okinawan fruits and...

Our reporter samples 11 types of produce unfamiliar to her in order to crown the overall victors and losers of the island diet. Reporter Ikuna Kamezawa of our Japanese-language sister site visited...

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Tokyo is the best city in the world to live in, study says

Japan’s capital gets a boost in this year’s global rankings for a very 2020 reason. New York-based financial publication Global Finance publishes an annual list of the world’s best cities to live in....

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Fashion magazine Egg’s 2020 Japanese Buzzword Awards are here to bring out...

The number one pick is derived from the lyrics of a song that’s sung in neither Japanese nor English.  Alongside Japan’s annual Kanji of the Year selection, we always look forward to the various...

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Top 10 Japanese baby names of 2020 revealed

If you’re looking for inspiration for your little bundle of joy, maybe this will give you some ideas. Choosing a name for your baby in Japan isn’t easy. Not only do you have to think of the name...

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Sailor Moon fails to take the top spot in Japan’s giant Sailor Moon anime...

Ordinary-schoolgirl Usagi Tsukino is far less loved than her Sailor Senshi form, but even the celestial star of the show gets outvoted. Japan’s public broadcaster NHK recently wrapped up an online...

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2020’s most popular hot springs in Japan, as ranked by Japanese travelers

Add these to your Japan travel bucket list! Ahh, there’s nothing like a good soak in a nice, hot onsen (hot spring), especially in the cold months of winter. Luckily, onsen are everywhere in Japan,...

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Top 100 manga of all time chosen by survey of 150,000 Japanese people

Which of the thousands of titles came out on top? It’s a question that has haunted social media and idle conversations for time immemorial: Which manga is best?  Granted, that’s an extremely loaded...

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Japan’s favorite Pokémon types by prefecture–which types are the most popular?

You might guess the most popular Pokémon type in the country, but each prefecture might surprise you! For those who don’t know, the creatures of the Pokémon world are all divided into types, which...

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Which prefecture has the most chilled young people? Survey asks 20 year olds...

How do you say ‘Hakuna Matata’ in Japanese? Maybe people from these prefectures can tell you! Being in your twenties is a stressful time for any young adult, Japanese adults included. Job searching is...

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What are the ten most popular Japanese sake brands? New poll reveals the...

Out of hundreds of different sake brands, which ones came out on top?  Japanese sake is renowned worldwide for its richness and complex taste profile. However, despite the all-you-can-drink sake...

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