How to make fancy matcha sake chocolates with just 15 minutes of real work【Recipe】

Matcha mirin nama chocolate sounds, looks, and tastes fancy, but is super-easy to make.

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Asakusa’s Yoi no Yoi bar crawl is one of Tokyo’s best local nights out

Just 1,000 yen per stop lets you drink, eat, and mingle with friendly strangers through this historic neighborhood.

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Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026

Hanami season arrives early with this limited-edition collection of mugs, tumblers, gifts, and Stanley cups.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2026

Limited-edition drinks capture the excitement and anticipation of a Japanese spring.

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Is a snow day the perfect day to beat the crowds at a popular ramen restaurant? [Experiment]

Restaurant known for numbingly spicy ramen and intimidatingly long lines lures us out in the Tokyo snow.

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Sanrio changes Hello Kitty lead designer for first time in 46 years

A new dawn calls for Japan’s most famous cat…but who will be picking up the baton?

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Testing Japan’s fluffy mayonnaise pancake cooking hack【SoraKitchen】

Mr. Sato heads to the SoraKitchen with a bowl of pancake batter, a tube of mayo, and a desire to know if, and how, this cooking hack works.

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Five amazing snow-view open-air Japanese hot springs in Hokkaido [Photos]

Great reasons to add yukimiroten to your vocabulary and itinerary alike.

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Studio Ghibli adds new anime character badges to its streetwear shop in Japan

Tiny plump badges with a lot of heart, and they’re affordably priced too.

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Paying for prostitution isn’t illegal in Japan, but it could be soon

Ministry of Justice eyeing changes to Prostitution Prevention Law.

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Satisfy your sweet tooth with cheesecake and more all-you-can-eat sweets at Cheese Garden

This special sweets buffet is easily accessible from Tokyo and is truly baking the world a better place.

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McDonald’s Japan hack: What happens when you put an apple pie inside a Big Mac?

This could be the best idea in the world…or the worst.

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Our reporter is willing to die on the pseudo-Italian restaurant Olive Hill

Saizeriwhatnow?

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Man in Japan takes four parakeets hostage in attempt to force woman to meet with him

Tells woman that “There is no way for you to save the parakeets except to come home.”

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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]

New bullet train goes into service next month with route connecting Tokyo and Tohoku region.

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Foreigners accounting for over 80 percent of off-course skiers needing rescue in Japan’s Hokkaido

Japan is pissed off about the off-piste skiing.

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Blowfish-shaped fugu bento appears to celebrate Japan’s Blowfish Day [Taste test]

Yes, fugu can kill you with its poison, but this one might kill us with cuteness.

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Japan law lets you claim reward for finding lost property, man may have scammed it over 60 times

Tokyo man arrested for stealing smartphone, turning it in to police to claim reward money.

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New Family Mart cinema opens inside Japanese airport

Japan’s first permanent cinema in an airport is called the Family Mart Lovers Theatre…but why?

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Man arrested in Japan after leaving car in coin parking lot for six years, racking up three-million-yen bill

Says he remembers parking his car, but can’t remember the exact date he did it anymore.

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