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See the sights and hear the sounds of Tokyo with this amazing recreation of the city using only Muji brand household products.
Just before her 100th birthday, one woman in Hyogo Prefecture sadly decides to blow out the candles for good.
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These figures will literally bend over backwards to be your new life model.
Girls- and men dressed as girls- just want to have fun, and now they can at Bar☆Onna no Ko Club.
Here are five of the best, high quality cosmetics that line the shelves at Japanese convenience stores, according to one of our Japanese reporters.
Does this character fan art from The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls invoke fairy godmother magic, or is there more to this trick than meets the eye?
Made in Gifu Prefecture, these elegant designs reflect not only modern pop culture, but an umbrella-making tradition that stretches all the way back to the Edo Period.
It’s not uncommon for graduates in some countries to throw their caps up in the air in celebration, but in Japan some graduates are throwing their old uniforms up for auction instead.
Amid tension between countries in East Asia, techno dance group World Order travels to China to promote their message of peace in their latest music video.
To celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, the Cardcaptor Sakura franchise is getting a new manga, including a bunch of other tie-in goodies and events this year you don’t want to miss!
A couple of years ago it was all about twin outfit fashion, but now the country’s gone gaga for real twins, most notably MakoMina and their cute dance moves.
Check out these drowsy drivers catching 40 winks during a typical day in Japan’s busiest city.
It’s little wonder net users in Japan are so taken with these happy pups—they just love their owner so much!
Most people get restless on flights over three or four hours long, but one Oregonian man has been living on an airliner for 15 years, and says he now has eyes on Miyazaki, Japan for his next destination.
The Super Mario Bros. are back to jump, flip and spin their way through another real-life level.
Fulfill your craving for gyoza dumplings anytime, anywhere with this popular device from Japanese 100 yen store chain Daiso.
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
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Family Mart unveils new Japanese bread that elevates convenience store food to mocchiri levels
Tokyo public schools will stop forcing students with non-black hair to dye it, official promises
Sailors Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto join Sailor Moon in getting cool new anime pens
Licca-chan dolls released in North America for first time in nearly 60 years
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