Starting next spring, going to school is going to mean going to Shibuya to play games for some Tokyo teens.
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In the lead-up to Christmas, Whip Sugar Icing Cookies made a treat…Three little monsters and a macaron-mounted Christmas tree!
Family Mart? 7-Eleven? Or a dark horse contender? Join us on this steaming hot konbini odyssey.
It’s still a prototype, but it’s garnered enough interest that it might become a full product!
Fried chicken is Japan’s favorite Christmas dinner, and KFC wants to make sure fans get the most out of their meal.
Collaboration with one of Japan’s favorite sake breweries won’t get you drunk, will make you happy.
Japan’s biggest anime specialty shop chain warns that not following this advice could turn Christmas into a day of tears.
Is it still cosplay if you can’t even see the costume anymore?
For a service that promises a clean break with a bad job, this taishoku daikou has a lot of strings attached.
Head-raising ceremony held for new/Nu Gundam, the first life-size mobile suit in west Japan.
A silk mill that generated an immeasurable amount of money for Japan, is not getting the favor returned.
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2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
Mt. Fuji-blocking screen installed as response to bad tourist manners to be in place by next week
Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says
New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase
Hidden history, retro cafes, and a shoe shrine on Asakusa bus loop【Tokyo Loop Buses】
Evangelion creator says there might be more Eva anime to come
Pokémon color-coded cosmetic sunscreen set to protect skin this summer in Japan
Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】- Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says
New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed- 2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan
Japan’s wedding gift etiquette rule is too expensive, young people in survey say
Cool capsule toys recreate how Japan navigated trains in pre-smartphone days【Photos】
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society- Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
- Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says
- New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs- Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Hidden history, retro cafes, and a shoe shrine on Asakusa bus loop【Tokyo Loop Buses】
Evangelion creator says there might be more Eva anime to come
Pokémon color-coded cosmetic sunscreen set to protect skin this summer in Japan
Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Mikado Coffee is a 76-year-old coffee chain with a major celebrity connection
Finally! First-ever Pokémon manhole covers installed in downtown Tokyo
Who wins in a battle of McDonald’s and Komeda Coffee’s chicken tatsuta burgers?【Taste test】
What does a kanji with 12 “kuchi” radicals mean? A look at weird, forgotten Japanese characters
Baskin-Robbins Japan creates four-cheese pizza ice cream – Buono or non buono?【Taste test】
Low-cost Japanese inn welcomes foreign guests with hot springs, sake tastings, cosplay backdrops
Genuine Muramasa blade and Muromachi katana on display at Tokyo’s Touken Ranbu store【Photos】
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