Japan (Page 729)
Carefully designed features promise to keep you warm and bring you closer together at outdoor events.
Adorable guest is sure to boost Poké-productivity.
Bathe in the warm glow of owning something recycled, and a light bulb, with these magic cardboard lamps.
Tokyo college kid is ahead of the merchandising curve as he goes beyond itasha to show his love for this season’s hit camping anime.
Hardly the last place someone would look.
He wasn’t arrested for theft, but he stole her heart, and she gave him even more in return.
The burly Instagrammer says he’ll continue to dress as the female character because he doesn’t need closed-minded followers.
There’s nothing better than eating pink sakura treats while gazing up at their beautiful blossoms.
Miyazaki puts the finishing touches on his new animated short Boro the Caterpillar and also reveals that all sound effects were provided by a famous Japanese celebrity.
Harsh words from a strong supporter of letting love bloom between idols and anyone they want.
Kizuna Ai isn’t a real person, but she’s really going to be providing the voice for a different anime character.
Sakura season is coming to Japan much earlier than usual this year, and here’s when to expect them to be their most beautiful.
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How to make a secret rice bowl at Ichiran ramen
This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Easy DIY open-air bath setup makes life at our Japanese country house better than ever【SoraHouse】
Who wins in a battle of McDonald’s and Komeda Coffee’s chicken tatsuta burgers?【Taste test】
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Top 27 ugliest album covers from Yugoslavia 【Photos】
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Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation- One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn- FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
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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
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month- McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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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
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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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One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Easy DIY open-air bath setup makes life at our Japanese country house better than ever【SoraHouse】
Who wins in a battle of McDonald’s and Komeda Coffee’s chicken tatsuta burgers?【Taste test】
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Top 27 ugliest album covers from Yugoslavia 【Photos】
Fried sandwiches arrive in Tokyo, become hot topic on social media
Our top 3 cafes in Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s newest and possibly swankiest shopping complex
Stay at a Japanese capsule hotel in Tokyo for less than US$20 a night
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Daiso can help you beat the heat this summer with DIY fruity Suika and Melon Bars【Taste test】
Legendary shojo manga classics get reprints as miniature capsule toys with full-volume contents
We try hone-jiru (bone soup), a delicious Okinawan specialty hard to find on mainland Japan
How to dispose of pizza boxes: Life hack from Japanese garbage man goes viral online 【Video】
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