Pompompurin isn’t quite as cute when he’s hungering for your brains, but you can save him in this mission-based Sanrio Puroland horror event.
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Want to contact a trickster spirit while on the go? Now you can, thanks to Village Vanguard!
A small investment pays quick dividends as elementary schoolers’ grades jump to the top of the class.
We visit the bakery featured in Kyoto Animation’s love letter to brass bands, and taste its heartache-healing signature bread.
Parents in all sorts of predicaments can benefit from this low cost, expansive insurance policy.
Purchasing slightly defective cured meats while doing a load of laundry has never been easier!
Otodo-chan has been racking up likes and re-tweets for her impassioned PR pleas, seal-ing her fate as one of Japan’s top mascots!
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Japan is known for its crazily expensive fruit, but is the Ruby Roman really worth the exorbitant price tag?
Snow falls in Hokkaido before Tokyo even needs to get out its fall fashions.
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Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
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Where’s the very best seat to sit in on Japan’s Shinkansen? Our expert has an answer
Sumikkogurashi cafes coming to five cities, may be so cute/cozy you’ll never want to leave【Pics】
Nailed it! The shape of your nails may reveal the type of person you are!
JR West unveils new Japanese long distance train with special features for passengers
The time we (almost certainly) got scammed by a dating app in Tokyo’s bar district
The 10 most attractive Japanese women’s names, as chosen by dating app users
First Kit Kat Chocolatery shop with cafe opens in Kyoto! New Chocolatery items released too
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