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Starbucks Japan teams up with Traveler’s Company for new stationery and goods collection
Pokémon Center Online designates first Pokémon items that will require Japanese ID card to buy
Over 400 titles of free translated manga from publisher Shueisha available for a limited time
Kochia calling: Right now is a great off-season season to visit this beautiful Japanese park
Pokémon comes to McDonald’s Japan for new Happy Meals toys, brings every generation’s starters
Akita Kanto Festival, one of Japan’s most spectacular summer festivals, gets an anime twist this year
Japan’s largest online flea market reminds users that selling used school swimsuits is prohibited
Resident Evil’s terrifying Licker becomes a bag in Japan that wants to feed you
Starbucks Japan to open Shinkansen platform stores at Kyoto and Nagoya stations
Yoshinoya gets into fancy fish, but is the cheap beef king reaching too far? [Taste test]
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New Shinkansen luggage drop-off system begins in Japan, making train travel even easier
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Family Mart opens new “Famima” flagship store in Tokyo that’s like a tourist attraction- Air-conditioned dress shirts arrive in Japan to save working professionals from sweltering heat
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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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Akita Kanto Festival, one of Japan’s most spectacular summer festivals, gets an anime twist this year
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Starbucks Japan to open Shinkansen platform stores at Kyoto and Nagoya stations
Yoshinoya gets into fancy fish, but is the cheap beef king reaching too far? [Taste test]
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Pokémon comes to McDonald’s Japan for new Happy Meals toys, brings every generation’s starters