“Pokémon 30th Anniversary, Here We Go!” a translation of the post reads. “30 years since the release of Pokémon Red and Green ...

February 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Pokémon, which has grown to quite the massive IP over the past few decades. What ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pokemon: Detective Pikachu may not be premiering in the United States until a few days from now, but the film has opened in Japan and fans are starting to get their first experiences with it. But fans ...

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 ...

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 ...