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New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform
Japan’s new beer glass is designed to force you to drink…water [Video]
This beautiful rural Japan river is a great alternative to touristy summer retreats [Photos]
Japanese convenience store food gets turned into hyper-realistic stationery you can peel open
Kumamoto earthquake may have created Japan’s newest hot spring inside flooded restaurant [Video]
Beautiful Totoro bonsai figure needs no watering, makes soothing rain showers whenever you want
Studio Ghibli releases new Kiki’s Delivery Service Jiji music box for anime fans
End of a manga era as Weekly Shonen Jump’s circulation drops under one million
This Japanese chopping board sanitising bag might be the handy kitchen gadget we never knew we needed
Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it
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