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J-Pop group Little Glee Monster will sing you festive songs as you sip your bow-wrapped Coke this holiday season.
Belgian chocolatier tries its hand at the Asian dessert drink that’s taken Japan by storm.
Unexpected post-typhoon scene in Japan is so beautiful it looks like something from a movie.
New accommodation recreates the feel of a high-class train cabin inside, with a priceless view outside for just US$20 a night.
Could there be a sinister reason some parents show up for their kids’ school sports festivals?
Local competitive play lets unsuspecting boy rub elbows with the king of Nintendo’s crossover hit.
Make sure to guzzle your fill of snacks beforehand, because these sculptures are mouthwatering.
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Typhoon Hagibis brought Team Canada’s World Cup campaign to an early finish, but the kindhearted athletes still had one more thing to do in Japan.
Did you think the stew that appears in Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky looked good? So did we, so we made it.
Residents trapped by rising floodwaters use special disaster hashtags to get the attention of the Self-Defence Forces.
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Japanese women categorise male friends by levels of intimacy, from hugging to bathing
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Starbucks Japan releases new limited-edition mugs, cards and travel bottles for Halloween
Sleep next to the railroad tracks at the closest hotel to a train station platform in Japan
Japanese Twitter in an uproar about Tokyo ward that banned homeless from evacuation shelters
World’s #1 Smash Bros. player takes on random kid in Japan’s Narita Airport
Typhoon warning from NHK Japan “to all foreigners” causes controversy online
Wild boars leap from river, run across rice fields like a scene from a Ghibli anime film【Video】
Coca-Cola Japan releases new Christmas bottles with ribbon labels and music
Japanese news agency under fire for announcing Nobel Prize goes “to foreigners”
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Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog
You can now turn your smartphone into a Pokémon Pokédex thanks to Bandai【Photos】- Typhoon warning from NHK Japan “to all foreigners” causes controversy online
Typhoon Hagibis turns skies in Japan purply pink, makes people fear the end is nigh- World’s #1 Smash Bros. player takes on random kid in Japan’s Narita Airport
PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
Shibuya rats scuttle along streets in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis【Video】
Seiko makes limited number of Godzilla watches for 65th anniversary- Japanese news agency under fire for announcing Nobel Prize goes “to foreigners”
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- PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene- Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
- Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog
- You can now turn your smartphone into a Pokémon Pokédex thanks to Bandai【Photos】
Uniqlo announces new line of awesome Dragon Ball T-shirts and hoodies【Photos】 
We took advantage of Burger King’s Whopper Jr. sale in an extreme way
Kyoto Animation will use none of its arson donations for business recovery, all of it for victims
Pakistani Japanese citizen is tired of the cops asking him for his foreign resident card
Hayao Miyazaki has turned down multiple offers from Hollywood to make live-action Nausicaa movie
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Which Pokémon are you? Official quiz reveals your Poké-personality, and how to take it in English- PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
- Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
We asked a Niantic insider 30 questions about Pokémon Go, learned a lot of useful information
Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
Why do Japanese recycle bins have two openings but dump everything into the same compartment?
Tokyo public schools will stop forcing students with non-black hair to dye it, official promises- Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
Japanese baseball teen refuses walk after getting hit by pitch, follows up with home run【Video】- Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog
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World’s #1 Smash Bros. player takes on random kid in Japan’s Narita Airport
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Wild boars leap from river, run across rice fields like a scene from a Ghibli anime film【Video】
Coca-Cola Japan releases new Christmas bottles with ribbon labels and music
Japanese news agency under fire for announcing Nobel Prize goes “to foreigners”
Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
Japanese cafe lets customers enjoy random flavors of coffee using capsule vending machines
Godiva tapioca tea on sale in Japan just in time to get in on the country’s boba boom【Taste test】
Fake schoolgirl prostitution extortion ring busted by Tokyo police
Okinawa soul food: We try the most epic pork and egg onigiri rice balls in Japan
Idol stalker figures out where his target lives from the reflection in her eyes in social media photo
Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog
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