Pikachu and extra-cute Pokémon look extra delicious as Japan’s new Poké Peace cakes【Photos】

I choose you, cake Pikachu! And you too, cake Piplup!

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Sakura parfait contains six layers of sweets to get us in the mood for cherry blossom season

Like eating a Japanese cherry blossom tree in full bloom.

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With Japanese rice prices going crazy, can California rice win over our Japanese taste-testers?

It’s a ‘90s flashback as Calrose rice once again steps into the spotlight in Japan.

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Starbucks Japan adds new sakura Frappuccino to its menu for a limited time, but is it any good?

Find out if this year’s cherry blossom beverage delivers everything it promises. 

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Newest Japan full-bloom cherry blossom forecast shows mankai sakura coming earlier, especially in Tokyo

Sakura expected to reach full bloom earlier than last year in all regions of Japan but one.

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Japanese manga serves up a McDonald’s hack for making epic pancakes

Making hotcakes even more delicious.

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The secret method for making Evangelion plugsuit anime noises has been revealed (and preserved)

Studio Khara shows, literally, how Eva’s creators made the sounds that the anime’s iconic pilot suits made.

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What jobs would make a woman an attractive wife to Japanese men?【Survey】

Survey asks men to pick professions they’d like for a woman they’d like to marry.

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Bontan Ame: the candy that survived 100 years of leaks, bombings, censorship, and floods

You can’t keep a good candy down.

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Chocolate mochi slices appear in Japan, make our mouths water and our kitchen smell amazing

Taste-testing our newest find at Japan’s specialty grocer that always lures us in with free coffee.

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Do Japanese kids need to wear special slippers at school? One part of Tokyo doesn’t think so

Uwabaki are becoming less and less common in Minato Ward.

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Tokyo’s new historical taxi service is an experience fit for a noble

Taxi company makes the dream of being chauffeured around by a Heian-era aristocrat a reality.

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Starbucks Ginza House opens in Japan, with exclusive matcha drinks you can’t get anywhere else

Chain’s 2,000th store brings things full circle for the green mermaid in Japan.

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Studio Ghibli adds Catbus and Totoro items to its anime range in Japan

Supporting characters step up to support your daily needs.

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Pokémon Poké Peace Happy Meals at McDonald’s Japan fill us with happiness【Photos】

New Happy Meals give us a taste of what it would be like to share your home with a bunch of extra-cute Pokémon.

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American tourist arrested in Japan on charges of pushing sexual services worker down stairs

Senior citizen arrested at ski resort three hours away from fuzoku establishment where incident allegedly took place.

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Tokyo’s Sakeice O’Choco alcoholic hot chocolate both does and doesn’t contain “sake”

A lot of linguistics, and a lot of flavor, goes into each and every cup of this dessert drink (and there’s room for debate about the cup too).

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A scam artist called us from overseas and we had a bittersweet conversation about fried rice

“Do you guys have fried rice in Mongolia?”

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Tokyo’s breathtaking “museum hotel” miniature art exhibit will make you feel tiny too【Photos】

Meguro Gajoen’s Hundred Steps staircase hosts works both huge and small.

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Haneda Airport mobile tea ceremony lets you start, or finish, your Japan trip with a tranquil sip

Bilingual event seeks to introduce traditional Japanese culture to the wider world.

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