While in Japan for the Pokemon Go Safari Zone event in Yokosuka this week, we had the chance to check out Tokyo's limited edition Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee-themed trains. Certain cars on ...

Limited edition Super Mario Pikachu merchandise will be made available at Pokémon Centers in Japan later this month, and the entire line is just as adorable you'd expect. Forget about the Nintendo ...

Performers dressed as Pikachu, from the Pokemon game series, ride on a boat during the Pikachu Outbreak event hosted by The Pokemon Co. in Yokohama, Japan. A total of 1,500 Pikachus appear at the city ...

Turns out those speaking skills came in handy for Pikachu after all. The famous Pokémon has been appointed ambassador for the Japanese city of Osaka, Taro Kono, Japan's minister for foreign affairs ...

The traditions of Japanese lacquerware are said to stretch back millennia, and it’s widely recognized as one of the country’s representative art forms. By comparison, the Pokémon franchise has a much ...

With the World Cup 2014 taking place in a couple more weeks, the Japanese team will need all the support they can get from fans, and what better way to do so than having the beloved Pokémon mascot ...

Japan is ready to embrace all things Pokemon, and it will do so in a big way this May. In a matter of months, the franchise will send its first live-action project live, and fans just learned the ...

Last week, McDonald’s Japan started asking its Twitter followers to guess what Pokémon-themed McFlurry flavor they were planning to release. Perhaps it’s just the bias of my Western palate, but the ...

Shigeyuki Hiroki is the current Japanese Ambassador to Sweden, placed in his position in October of last year. Recently, Hiroki tweeted out the following with regards to Pikachu and his affinity for ...

If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” While still a minority, these names have grown in popularity over recent ...