Do Japan’s new single-minded convenience store bento show depressing poverty or satisfying focus?

The line between simplicity and inadequacy can be a fine one. Which side do Lawson’s new Ittentoppasugi fall on?

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Osaka may name a district after mascot Myaku-Myaku

I wonder who will become Myaku-Myaku Mayor.

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Osaka’s amazing budget-luxury hotel has free takoyaki, craft beer, and comedy shows

To truly experience the city, OMO7 Osaka is a dream stay for any traveler.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new Pokémon collaboration with Pikachu Latte and exclusive goods

Pokémon + Starbucks takes us on an epic coffee adventure, and now we want to catch ’em all.

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Fukushima’s popular dialect T-shirt vending machine gets its first sibling in Iwaki

Pick up a wearable Japanese lesson featuring dinosaurs, hot springs, and deep sea fish.

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Japanese airport offering 19,250-yen sandwiches as last Japan meal for international travelers

If you want one last taste of Japanese luxury, Kansai International Airport has a restaurant that says it can give it to you in just five minutes.

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US$9,700 solid-gold Pokémon figure going on sale in Japan, life-size gold-leaf Pikachu appears too

Artisans create an extremely expensive, and extremely accurate, recreation of a certain Steel/Ghost-type Pokémon.

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Sanrio to release own rhythm game for smartphones next January

Hello, tired fingers.

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Beautiful Studio Ghibli coin/card cases recreate scenes and props from anime classics [Photos]

What better place to carry your train pass than inside No Face’s Spirited Away train ride?

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Japan restarts at-home collection agent visits for public TV fees

Japan’s public broadcaster will once again send third-party agents to people’s doors, resuming unpopular tactic of collecting quasi-obligated fees.

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Converse Japan and one of Japan’s greatest painters combine for fine fowl shoes [Photos]

An all-star of the Edo period art world graces a new canvas.

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Bear found on Japanese fishing boat, escapes into the sea

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water…

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New Cardcaptor Sakura fashion line delivers magical girl style for real-world ladies

Anime-inspired looks with for-fans nods to the classic series.

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Famous Kyoto shrine has a message for foreign tourists who think it’s okay to dance at sacred sites

Fushimi Inari Taisha asks visitors to show some respect after dance videos filmed beneath its famous torii gates spark criticism online.

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Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship

Unlikely friendships form across anime movie borders with this new range of soft plush toys.

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Pikachu plushie actually goes into space as part of Pokémon/European Space Agency collaboration

Shared spirit of adventure leads to team-up between Pokémon franchise ahead of World Space Week.

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Final Fantasy VII’s Buster Sword gets real-world practicality as a giant towel [Photos]

The fantasy of using Cloud’s sword every day can now become a reality.

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Denny’s Mapputatsu? Parfait is hiding a big secret in plain sight that splits us down the middle

The Mapputatsu? Parfait tackles food waste without sacrificing visuals so that you can still happily feed both yourself and your phone.

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Three amazing Japanese convenience store sweet potato desserts to eat right now (and 11 for later)

A roadmap for starting your journey of eating your way through Family Mart’s sweet potato sweets lineup.

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Studio Ghibli unveils new anime stationery collection, with a Spirited Away River God memo stand

The mysterious god even has a moving mouth, to eat the tasty anime meals on the note pads.

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