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Wakura Pokémon Footbath opens in Ishikawa Prefecture

pokejungle — Wed, 13 May 2026 01:20:42 +0000

Nanao City in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, has renovated part of its Yuttari Park to become the Wakura Pokémon Footbath — a free spot where people can dip their feet in an ashiyu, or foot onsen. The work was done in collaboration with the Pokémon With You Foundation and will hopefully bring in new tourism following ... Read more

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November Banpresto Pokémon releases

pokejungle — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:19:01 +0000

These Pokémon plushies and assorted items will be popping up in Japanese arcades and game centers in November! It’s worth noting that Banpresto sometimes re-releases items, so there may be pieces of merchandise that have been previously released. Want to buy any of the goods below? Luckily, you don’t have to be in Japan. Our ... Read more

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Honda is bringing Pokémon Scarlet’s Koraidon to life (Updated)

pokejungle — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:29:12 +0000

After Toyota’s Project Miraidon, Honda is now taking a crack at creating a mechanical Legendary Pokémon from Paldea. They have been working on Project Koraidon and have teased the sizeable Pokémon in a new YouTube video. While it seems unlikely it will be able to actually transport anyone, it likely will be able to move ... Read more

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Famicom Mini Coming to Japan

pokejungle — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:20:25 +0000

Like the NES Classic coming to English-speaking countries, Japan will also get a miniature version of its iconic 8-bit Nintendo console. The Famicom Mini will be released on November 10 for ￥5,980 (~$59 USD). It features 30 classic games, but not exactly the same ones released coming to the West. Notably the Japanese release includes Final ... Read more

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PJN in JPN: Last Trip to Tokyo’s Old Pokémon Center

pokejungle — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:28:45 +0000

On December 12th, Tokyo’s new ‘Mega Pokémon Center’ will open in Ikebukuro. Unfortunately, the previous location will close its doors forever on December 7th. To say goodbye to the center I’ve been frequenting for the last 4 years while living in Tokyo I stopped by this weekend with a friend. Luckily since I bought stuff ... Read more

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Limited Edition Mega Charizard X 3DS XL

Justin — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 05:35:09 +0000

Don’t get your hopes up too soon, Pokemon fans. This ultra rare, literally one-of-a-kind limited edition 3DS XL is the prize for Japan’s “Dragon King” tournament. In order to qualify, you must A.) be a resident in a Japan and B.) Be a grade school student. This tournament is being held for both the Pokemon ... Read more

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PJN in JPN: Playing the Pokémon X & Y Demo and the Pokémon Game Show

pokejungle — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:44:55 +0000

Whole gallery of pics at the bottom! I’ll break this post into two parts with the demo experience first, because I know that’s what most of you are interested in. After that is my description of the event itself 🙂 The Pokémon X & Y Demo httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRY2jqfvjv8 Above is the video my boyfriend took while I ... Read more

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JungleTalk: Preparing for the Pokémon Game Show

pokejungle — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:18:39 +0000

Right now it’s 10:50PM, Japan Standard Time. I’m typing this up before I take a bath and go to sleep so I can get some rest before teaching a bunch of kids tomorrow at summer school. And after Friday ends… we’ll have new information from Saturday and Sunday’s “Pokémon Game Show”. The first day the ... Read more

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August Corocoro Leaking — New Pokémon, Characters and More!

moving — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:00:05 +0000

The latest issue of Corocoro has begun appearing online, and with it comes a stash of new information, including new Pokémon, characters and even more! The scans and our translations can be found below. Remember! These are the Japanese names and it’s almost certain that we’ll get the official English reveal of these Pokémon in ... Read more

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Pokémon Tretta Coming to 3DS

pokejungle — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:58:12 +0000

A Japan-only Pokémon arcade game will soon be making its way to the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. “Pokémon Tretta Lab” will be sold as a physical addon which includes a code to download the game from the eShop. Tretta is a game based on battling and catching Pokémon in 3 vs 3 battles using physical ... Read more

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