Stories in gold bars tag.

However, sandwiched between those two posts on the Osaka Municipal Water Bureau’s site is a statement explaining that a mysterious donor gave the bureau a gift of gold bars. How much gold did the ...

Shibuya Station is one of the most crowded stations in Tokyo, and arguably the most chaotic too. Part of that is simply due to the huge number of people that pass through it every day. Another factor ...

There’s been a lot for Japanese Starbucks fans to be happy about over the last few days, as the chain rolled out its new sakura beverages and drinkware. But while those additions to Starbucks’ menu ...

Cunte Jelly Trick and other lenses’ names might be too clever for their own good.

Sakura and matcha are wonderful partners, both in terms of taste and looks, and they do not disappoint in this chewy doughnut. Bitter notes of green tea step in just when you need it, creating a ...

What’s creamy on the outside, jiggly on the inside, and pink and delicious all over? This new sakura dessert drink.

On Wednesday, the Japan National Tourism Organization announced its latest statistics regarding foreign tourists. In January, nearly 3.6 million travelers from abroad arrived in Japan, and while that ...

Every now and then, we see a number of work and business-related companies conducting surveys on train travel in Japan, but the most definitive and sizeable survey comes from the Japan Private Railway ...

Punch is a Japanese macaque who was born at the zoo, located east of Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture, last July. Usually, newborn macaques cling to their mother’s fur for a sense of emotional security, but ...

Manga Plus adds feature that lets fans put manga page art they’ve fallen in love with onto a shirt.

In a rare twist, we headed to McDonald’s Japan, Mos Burger, and more without buying a single sandwich, because today we’re all about the beans.