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Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo
Starbucks releases special matcha Frappuccino made with Japan’s first matcha leaves of the year
2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Japan’s video rental giant now rents wigs, so we tried them out【Photos】
Lots of Japanese parents want their kids to work for Nintendo, but not just for the money, survey says
New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase
Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy
Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
Czech Republic makes multi-eyed mascot friend for Osaka’s multi-eyed Myaku-Myaku mascot
Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area: Peter Pan’s Never Land has the best ride of all
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Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
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