Mickey, Minnie, Pooh, and even Baymax turn into traditional symbols of good luck and the Chinese Zodiac to help ring in 2020.
Japan (Page 519)
Regardless if you’re a tea aficionado or simply in need of a break, unwind and de-stress at this cozy tea salon in the heart of Tokyo’s fashionable Harajuku district.
Bringing one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most legendary anime films to life is a tall order, but they just might have pulled it off.
It seemed the fan’s suggestion for what the baseball star should do with his money was not well-received.
The boy’s case details intense, unpleasant customs at the school that made him too depressed to attend class.
Now’s your last chance to see structures that can’t be seen again until the ascension of the next emperor.
Too busy for a sit-down meal at the Pokémon Cafe? Let Pikachu help you quickly satisfy your cravings for the sweetest meal of the day!
President of Gainax, production company that made Evangelion TV series, allegedly told her “It’s practice for when you become famous.”
Fan has a theory as to why everything goes dark for losing Trainers even though they never get hurt, and it’s pretty convincing.
Guidelines from ministry say “any corporal punishment, no matter how light, is prohibited.”
Most 12-year-olds are probably just starting to try drawing their own manga, but this girl is a full-on animator.
In case you’re wondering why your kids are doing something like the “Thriller” dance all of a sudden.
Three young women fight off the winter cold with the warmth of friendship and delicious Gurakoro (yes, that’s something McDonald’s sells in Japan).
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Godzilla leather wallet will make you feel like the King of the Monsters and lord of fashion
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Shinkansen station platforms now have…Baskin Robbins ice cream vending machines!
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Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
We visit the full-scale Evangelion statue in Kyoto and particularly delight in the food tie-ins
Ancient temple with National Treasures is a hidden gem on the Nara Yamato Four-Temple Pilgrimage
Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Dragon reformation and the largest clay Budda in Japan: A visit to Okadera Temple【Photos】
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