After tasting the sweets at Tokyo’s oldest department store, there was one famous brand of Japanese biscuits that went home with the Hollywood movie star.
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Loincloths make a comeback with the popularity of fundoshi dance videos and the oppressive heat of Japanese summer rearing its ugly head.
Let a ride on the “Medetai Train”–“Joyous Train”–lift your spirits as we soar into summer!
Ever wanted to display the famous deer of Nara or the iconic Mount Fuji on your car? Well now you can!
Not one to face the music, this lecherous teacher concocted a daringly stupid plan to save himself.
From recruitment ads to safety reminders, the folks in Osaka sure know how to strike the right chord.
Beef bowl fast food chain also ditches trademark colors to don those of popular baseball teams.
The 20th Anniversary of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ continues to pay dividends to its fans—this time with a phenomenal anime café.
Toagosei’s Aron Alpha brand of instant adhesives, sold as Krazy Glue in the U.S., is trying a new approach to get consumers stuck on its products.
Meg ranks four new broth-less, Szechuan-style cup noodle bowls to find out which ones will have the best taste of China.
A Twitter user caused a ker-fluff-le with adorable photos from her lodgings in Hakone, where you can pick a cat to accompany you during your stay.
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