Japanese entrepreneur reimagines the convenience store with unique features for customers.
Japan (Page 75)
Convenience store chain planning major in-store cooking upgrades to thousands of branches in Japan.
When your kids are acting like devils, Oni kara Denwa dispatches a demon to set them straight.
Operational shift means no more unique station melodies on one Tokyo line, and more could follow.
Pulling the fish off your sushi and swirling it around in your miso soup would get you some harsh looks in a lot of restaurants, but apparently not at this conveyor belt sushi chain.
Cat got your tongue on where to stay? Choose one of these lodgings where the felines play a purrfect part of the customer service.
New movie from Shin Godzilla director stars former boy band star on bullet train that can’t slow down.
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Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
Secret staff cafeteria in Tokyo is a hidden gem you won’t find in travel guides
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
Naruto’s favorite noodle shop Ichiraku Ramen is real, and we just visited it!
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 strangest kanji ever 【Weird Top Five】
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- Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Street Fighter Hadouken Churros to be launched and eaten in Tokyo, Okami pudding on offer too- Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park- Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
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Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes- 7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】- Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area- Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer- Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
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7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
Naruto’s favorite noodle shop Ichiraku Ramen is real, and we just visited it!
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 strangest kanji ever 【Weird Top Five】
New Evangelion short anime, written by Hideaki Anno, to have world premiere early next year
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
A Japanese dating app matched our bachelorette with a Buddhist monk, and she learned some things
What’s it like to eat goat sashimi from a Japanese vending machine?
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