japan

The Hedgehog Café Is Cute but Terrible for Hedgehogs

04.21.16

By Jamie Lee Taete
What Life Is Like After 46 Years On Death Row

04.19.16

By Cherry Casey
How ‘Sailor Moon’ Fandom Became a Refuge for 90s Queer Kids

03.29.16

By VICE Staff
Inside the Taboo-Filled Mind of Japan’s Best BDSM Manga Artist

03.07.16

By Kaz Senju
How Vicious Schoolgirl Gangs Sparked a Media Frenzy in Japan

02.17.16

By Beth Webb
Views from Tokyo’s Infamous Gay Micro-Bar District

02.01.16

By Kaz Senju
Taking Down Tokyo’s Corrupt Diamond Syndicate

12.12.15

By VICE Staff
Life Inside Japan’s Aging Biker Gangs

12.11.15

By VICE Staff
A US Military Base Could Kill Off Japan’s Last Dugongs

11.26.15

By Ian Teh
We Visited the World’s First Real-Life Pokémon ‘Gym’ in Osaka, Japan

11.23.15

By Louise Saul
The Yakuza Don’t Like Having Their Photo Taken

11.11.15

By Jesse Lizotte
A Japanese Curry for Lonely Men Comes with a Fake Girlfriend

11.04.15

By Nick Rose

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada