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January, 2016 (Page 15)
If you haven’t gotten enough Splatoon yet, you’ll soon be able to start reading the story of your favorite transforming squid/human characters.
New year, new bullet train as Japan Railway debuts its high-speed art gallery.
Notices and warnings are everywhere, so it’s easy to simply look past them. But these ones spotted in Japan are a little harder to ignore.
Up until now, the robot-fighting franchise has primarily been aimed at kids, but this year it’s getting moe-ified.
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Someone crashing into the side of your car is rarely a fun experience, but one man in the Philippines forgot all about his fender bender when he realised who was driving the other car…
Responsible for the Rurouni Kenshin musical and a musical memorial for Shakespeare, Takarazuka will bring an American president to the stage.
Hayao Miyazaki is responsible for one of the biggest social media trends in the world, but one of his closest associates says the legendary anime director doesn’t know about it.
Who needs a home away from home when you can have a second house inside your living space?
North Korea is beginning the New Year by announcing it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.
The first hit by the creator of Voices of a Distant Star and 5 Centimeters Per Second is getting an animated TV adaptation.
Finally! You no longer have to let language barriers keep you from lying to random girls you meet on the street of a foreign land.
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Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Starbucks Japan releases custom tumblers…that wear aprons
Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron merchandise in Japan【Pics】
Abuse Cafe Japan: We get abused by waitresses in maids’ uniforms at Tokyo’s viral pop-up diner
Japanese doctor wins Ig Nobel Prize for learning we can kind of breathe in through our butts
Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range
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- New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
Hot spring facility’s beautiful views and all-you-can-eat sushi leave us clean, full, and happy
Japan’s cat testicle calendar is here for nyantama fans to go nuts with- Starbucks Japan releases custom tumblers…that wear aprons
Pikachu/Game Boy manhole cover installed at Nintendo Museum, not viewable by general public
Howl and Sophie ring set gives you Ghibli style on your fingers for a very affordable price
Studio Ghibli releases new wooden stand clips featuring cute cast of anime characters
Starbucks Japan releases special range of drinkware goods to celebrate the moon and the siren
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers- Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
- Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range
Japanese government wants to remove tax-exemption limit for foreign tourists on consumables
Japanese government suspends plan to pay Tokyo women 600,000 to move away to get married
Starbucks Japan unveils new limited-edition Frappuccino for autumn
The heartwarming story of Japan’s “Weakling Gundam” and the fans who supported it in its hour of need
Foreign tourist in Japan arrested for having sex on shrine grounds in broad daylight
Matsushima restaurant offers all-you-can-eat sashimi in as many ways as you can dream it【Photos】
Japan’s Mt. Fuji convenience store view-blocking screen has finally been taken down, on one condition
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Starbucks Japan releases custom tumblers…that wear aprons
Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron merchandise in Japan【Pics】
Abuse Cafe Japan: We get abused by waitresses in maids’ uniforms at Tokyo’s viral pop-up diner
Japanese doctor wins Ig Nobel Prize for learning we can kind of breathe in through our butts
Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range
Medi Lift: the Japanese beauty product that promises facelift results without surgery
Gacha capsule toy paradise for adults appears at Akihabara Station
We try eating nothing but emergency food rations for three progressively tougher days
10 great quirky museums to beat the Japan rainy season blues
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Japanese train driver and conductor duo melt hearts with behind-the-scenes friendship【Video】
McDonald’s adds new watermelon frappe and fruity macaron to its menu in Japan
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