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Higashiyama doll artisans deliver some festive holiday cheer alongside their more traditional Japanese lineup.
With increasing numbers of people embracing nengajo-jimai and switching to digital equivalents, many now find they are left feeling empty.
After 71 years, the Cabinet is ready to do something just about everyone else did several decades ago.
Inbound tourism boom and Japanese New Year’s traditions are too much for the world’s most famous sushi town to handle simultaneously, request says.
Ueno Zoo is doing what it can to keep the line moving as fans come to say goodbye to Japan’s last pandas.
Hadouken Pasta also on the menu at themed cafes celebrating Capcom art and history exhibition.
When Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei leave Tokyo, it’ll bring an end to more than 50 years of pandas in Japan.
More foreign tourists leading to fewer Japanese tourists could be leading to more foreign tourists which could lead to fewer Japanese tourists which could…
Allowing for female succession would require changes to law and over a thousand years of cultural tradition.
Japanese idol units and songs about not giving up strike big in this year’s list of the most influential TikTok tracks in Japan.
Extra bullet trains at peak times and new early-morning/late-night departures will make it easier to zoom from one region of Japan to another.
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Our top 3 cafes in Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s newest and possibly swankiest shopping complex
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Japan now has a special desk for people who work at home with a pet cat[Photos]
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Uniqlo announces new T-shirts for One Piece, Naruto and more for manga publisher’s 100th birthday
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Totoro and Calcifer become little light-up lanterns for Ghibli-style excursions or at-home decor- Tokyo’s best museum for foreign travelers finally reopens after being closed for four years
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Picturesque Tokyo park plays host to millions of flowers and soap bubbles this spring
Tokyo subway and almost all Tokyo train lines now accepting credit card tap payments
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Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura cherry blossom collection for hanami season 2026- Japan now has a special desk for people who work at home with a pet cat[Photos]
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Massive Godzilla figure stands more than six feet tall, costs more than $40,000
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