Japan (Page 68)

7-Eleven Japan adding fresh-brewed tea machines to 2,000 stores, but is their tea any good?

Mr. Sato sets out to taste the future of 7-Eleven drinks at one of its Tokyo branches where the machinery is ready to use right now.

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Japan’s job-quitting service gets four new customers on first day of work

Sometimes, you just know it’s not a fit.

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Japanese bar district to get bilingual wristbands to help start/avoid conversations while drinking

There are more than 600 bars and pubs in Noge, and these wristbands seek to help you find one that’s just right for you.

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Sukiya closes its beef bowl restaurants in Japan after rat and cockroach contamination

There are some surprises you don’t want in your gyudon…so we explore other options. 

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American senior citizen tourist arrested in Japan for bringing gun into country in his luggage

At his age, he really ought to have known better.

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Japanese ambassador goes viral for being the “Paddington Bear of Ambassadors”

Kyoto-born ambassador gives new meaning to soft diplomacy.

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How to do an overnight bus trip to Hirosaki from Tokyo – Part 2【Photos】

Part 2 of our overnight bus trip from downtown Tokyo to castle town Hirosaki!

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Japan’s unofficial but approved Ghibli anime cafe is opening a new branch and looking for staff

Kodama is expanding with a new location closer to the Ghibli theme park.

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Why did the crazy-expensive version of Japan’s super-cheap corn snack sell out? We ask the artist

For the price of the 100,000-yen modern art Umaibo you could get over 6,600 of the regular puffed corn snacks, and whether its buyers will display or eat their new snacks remains to be seen.

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Our Japanese writers share times they were the fool in honor of April Fools Day

It may be factual, may be cruel. Everybody plays the fool.

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Switch 2 release date announced, Nintendo to sell both “Japan-only” and “multi-language” versions

Nintendo finally reveals the big date for the long-awaited Switch successor, which will be getting a brand-new Donkey Kong adventure.

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Studio Ghibli serves up teapots, teacups and saucers in honour of Kiki’s Delivery Service

Jiji spills the tea in this sweet anime collection.

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Mr. Sato’s mad Majima cosplay and other outfits from Mafia Day at SoraNews24HQ【Photos】

Things go predictably off the rails as our boss tells us to dress up for Mafia Day.

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Final Fantasy VII cast goes to Japanese high school, and MAYBE it’s not an April Fools’ Day joke

Cloud, Sephiroth, and others reimagined as teenagers attending high school in the Japanese city of “Midogaru.”

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How to do an overnight bus trip to Hirosaki from Tokyo – Part 1【Photos】

Hop on the bus in downtown Tokyo, wake up in a beautiful historic city in the northernmost prefecture of Honshu.

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Want to eat ramen and sushi together? New restaurant in Tokyo makes culinary dreams come true

A two-in-one restaurant that’s yet to be discovered by foreign tourists.

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Kanagawa man arrested for pouring instant noodles into train ticket machine

We can only hope he didn’t also put money down his throat.

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Family Mart releases new “raw” bread collection that bucks tradition, messes with your mind

Shironama breads shake up the Japanese convenience store food scene.

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Studio Ghibli bean bag plushies let you bond with animals of Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky

Yakul was always a good friend to Ashitaka, and now he can be your pal too.

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Sweets maker Funabashiya celebrates 220 years at popular Tokyo shrine’s Wisteria Festival

Enjoy limited-edition sweet treats from a master wagashi maker directly under the wisteria flowers at Kameido Tenjin Shrine in April.

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