Khaosan Tokyo Samurai Capsule is stylized after a traditional Japanese tea house and is in a prime Tokyo location to boot.
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If your dad’s fond of sweets, then Ginza Cozy Corner has a great way for you to celebrate Father’s Day this year!
A Hiroshima City meat shop and restaurant serves a tonkatsu pork cutlet and rice dish for just 350 yen…and somehow stays in business.
A little something to let dad know you understand what he goes through on his daily commute to work everyday.
Not only is otaku fashion taking over Japanese streets, it’s quickly becoming the go-to dress code for popular places like Disneyland and Universal Studios.
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Yoshinoya’s very first store in Tsukiji will be closing later this year, and their tribute website offers plenty of nostalgic content, including some awesome videos!
As Japan continues to make an ice cream flavor of every conceivable thing, the limited Ottotto Ice is now only available at Family Mart.
Not a fan of the boy wizard? Maybe you’d prefer to hold your meeting in the Wonderland room instead.
“Matto,” as he’s called in Japan, seriously impresses with his delicately colored illustrations of Tokyo shops.
The news just keeps getting better and better for fans of manga creative team Clamp’s beloved magical girl.
Read about the adventures of Narutoe – a ninja toe – and his friend Sauceke – a jar of tomato sauce.
We comb Japanese comments and interview some native Japanese to see what The Incident That Exploded The Internet has people here saying.
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Anime and video game backgrounds now free to download for video conference calls
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