January, 2023 (Page 7)

200,000 yen-per-night Airbnb is the successor to Tokyo’s famous Nakagin capsule apartments【Pics】

Capsule House K was the mountain retreat of architect Kisho Kurosawa, but now it can be yours for the night.

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Animal Crossing crosses over with Godiva Japan for extra-sweet sets of Valentine’s chocolates

Tom Nook, Isabelle, and more characters from the hit Nintendo series are here for a real-world seasonal event.

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Ramen-flavored popcorn? This might be the only snack food we’ll ever need from now on

Two types of ramen popcorn are on their way to stores/stomachs in Japan.

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A Gintama fan’s emotional 19-year journey to buy a proper Lake Toya bokuto wooden katana【Pics】

What started out feeling like a dumb gag manga became a source of strength as our otaku reporter searched for a purpose in life.

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Converse teaming up with Cup Noodle for three pairs of shoes inspired by iconic packaging

A collab between a top instant noodle company and a top shoe producer–what more could we want?

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The Spy x Family lucky bag is a double-layer of mystery for fans of the hit anime series【Photos】

The Spy x Family lucky bag takes its time revealing its secrets, but that’s part of what makes it so fun.

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Feeling fancy with Godiva Japan’s 2023 lucky bag

We got more than just chocolate!

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Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s 2023 seijinshiki ceremony

These new adults say sayonara to their youth with colourful hair and gangsta costumes.

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Robotic pillow “Fufuly” by Tokyo-based company shown at CES 2023

Rise of the machine…pillows.

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That time we let Coca-Cola bottles predict our fortunes for the new year

Limited-time campaign comes complete with cute AR bunnies for the Year of the Rabbit.

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Yamagata cherries fetch record-breaking price at wholesale market’s first auction of the year

Here are some other food dishes that you could purchase with the same amount of yen.

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Kicking off the new year with a gathering of the most famous dekotora in Japan

Who needs fireworks when you got this?

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What’s in the Lindt lucky bag for 2023?

There’s more to this fukubukuro than just Lindor balls.

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14,000 yen worth of dog toys and more for just 2,023 yen! Look inside charm’s dog lucky bag

Who said only hoomans get lucky bags?

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Japanese sweets box from Amazon Japan is a treasure trove of dagashi nostalgia

A treasure chest filled with cute and nostalgic Japanese sweets!

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Mister Donut teams up with pastry chef Toshi Yoroizuka for decadent new range of doughnuts

Japanese chainstore doughnuts get a fancy chocolate upgrade.

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Plant fukubukuro turns our apartment into an indoor garden for New Year

An unusual Japanese lucky bag that’s bloomin’ marvellous.

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Krispy Kreme releases tit doughnuts in Japan

A sweet homage to a beautiful tit that can only be seen in Hokkaido. 

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Domino’s Pizza Burger? Chain teases customers with promise of a new menu item in the works

New product is said to “change the way we think about burgers“.

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We eat an intimidating curry with toppings randomly chosen for us by CoCo Ichibanya’s ‘Gacha’ app

Will a curry with toppings randomly chosen by a computer be remotely edible? Let’s find out!

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