Japan’s first-ever Yakult cafe serves a rare probiotic ice cream in the shadow of a famous castle

A sacred place for shogun…and lovers of lactic acid bacteria ice cream.

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Shu macaron and herbal Japanese tea pairings are a feast for the eyes and mouth in Harajuku

Enjoy these stylish shu macarons with original blends of tea to enhance the flavors even more

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This super cheap, super Japanese-looking Tokyo hotel is a hit with foreign travelers

Minami Senju continues to be a travel bargain with the Tokyo SA Ryokan.

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Uniqlo brings cultural cuteness to Edo animals T-shirt line with Japanese history’s greatest artists

Hokusai and four other ukiyo-e masters featured.

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Krispy Kreme Japan unveils new doughnuts filled with…cheese?

Say hello to the Cheerful Cheese! collection.

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Ultra-cheap, convenient Tokyo hotel is a great place to stay…if you pay extra for earplugs

The name should have tipped us off.

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McDonald’s Happy Meals in Japan now come with Shinkansen robots

Transforming Shinkalion mecha put the happy in Happy Meal.

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We check out Otaru’s real-life locales that inspired scenes in hit anime Golden Kamuy

Our reporter takes a northern pilgrimage to an important port city in Hokkaido in search of runaway trains, skewered sweet dumplings, and more.

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Starbucks releases an official green tea chai latte with special Japanese ingredients

Forget Baby Yoda, go the full Yoda with this unprecedented matcha drink.

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Kyoto study finds nearly 500 translation errors for foreign tourists, new guidelines released

Kyoto City Tourism Association wants the town to clean up its translation act.

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Practical Zelda Tears of the Kingdom merch is here to be Hyrule-helpful in your daily life【Pics】

And, of course, it looks really cool too.

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Japan’s video rental giant now rents wigs, so we tried them out【Photos】

Our fashionable reporter has never worn a wig before, and will she want to again after this?

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Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo

Perfect Days and The Tokyo Toilet project see Shibuya’s public restrooms awash with visitors.

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Czech Republic makes multi-eyed mascot friend for Osaka’s multi-eyed Myaku-Myaku mascot

So happy together…

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Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy

Gotokuji claims the figurines are “sacred.”

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Starbucks Japan’s new Matcha Frappuccino: Brilliant beverage or drink disaster?

It looks like it contains apples, but it actually doesn’t.

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Japanese Lolita fashion designers create amazing Madoka Magica dresses

Real-world fashion one-ups magical girl anime in frill-count.

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Lots of Japanese parents want their kids to work for Nintendo, but not just for the money, survey says

Only one company was a more popular pick among parents and grandparents.

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Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area: Peter Pan’s Never Land has the best ride of all

An attraction so good it’ll rival Space Mountain!

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Starbucks releases special matcha Frappuccino made with Japan’s first matcha leaves of the year

New matcha lineup spruces up green tea beverages with hatsutsumi leaves.

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