JapanUp! 225 – July 2026

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Welcome to JapanUp! magazine Vol. 225, the July 2026 issue. Read the full issue above, or scroll down for the table of contents.

The July 2026 issue of JapanUp! magazine (Vol. 225) is now available to read free online. This month’s cover feature is all about Japanese beer, from the best way to pour it to craft brews and easy beer cocktails you can make at home. We also celebrate the 35th Anime Expo in Los Angeles with special interviews and event guides. Flip through the full issue above, or see what’s inside below.

Inside JapanUp! 225: Table of Contents

• P.3 We Are Bringing Japanese Food to Anime Expo Again This Year (Message from the Publisher)
• P.4 What’s Hot: July 2026 Community News
• P.5 Omotenashi Vol.19: The Sound of Wind Chimes and the Japanese Summer Sense of Cool
• P.6 Japanictionary Lesson 223: “Todokeru”
• P.8 The 35th Anime Expo: JETRO/JFOODO Presents an Interactive Booth Themed Around Mochi
• P.10 Create Eat Happy! Recipe by Ochikeron Vol.93: Pokemon Bento
• P.11 Special Interview: The Front Line of Anime Music, Yoko Takahashi x Yoko Kanno
• P.13 Anime Life 101: Bound Fashion, Weaving Fandom into Everyday Life
• P.14 Special Interview: Yuki Saori “Los Angeles Is a Place I Feel Deeply Connected To”
• P.15 Brain Exercise: Sudoku
• P.16 Samurai Legends Vol.75: Mutsu Munemitsu
• P.18 att.JAPAN x JapanUp!: Experience “Hinyari,” Japan’s Cooling Summer Traditions
• P.21 Special Article: Japanese Beer
• P.30 I Live in Japan Vol.188: Sorcha Farrell

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• Browse all back issues of JapanUp! magazine

The next issue, JapanUp! 226 (August 2026), will be available in early August. Follow us on Instagram @japanupmagazine so you never miss an issue.