Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie will be seen for the first time in North America in Canada.
Japan (Page 75)
Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum wants to take you back in time to an old-school summer festival.
The live-action adaptation of the beloved anime/manga is almost here, but will it be smooth sailing into the hearts of fans in the series’ home country?
In particular, an uncommon find from his childhood will never go stale in his mind.
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Kids’ bad behavior gets the whole school barred from the fast food restaurant down the street.
Our reporter Seiji hopes that first-time visitors to Yakushima’s Shiratani Unsuikyo will avoid some of the same pitfalls that he ran into.
Spending a night in Dormy Inn’s quasi-capsule hotel rooms still gets you access to all the great stuff the facility offers.
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Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Mikado Coffee is a 76-year-old coffee chain with a major celebrity connection
Seaside scenery, history, and so many desserts on Yokohama’s Akai Kutsu【Japan Loop Buses】
Do Hi-Chew-flavor Hi-Chews have a reason to exist?【Taste test】
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
Low-priced Sailor Moon fashion returns with new winter pieces from Uniqlo sister brand GU
All you can eat ice cream and frozen food restaurant becomes a hit in Akihabara
Randomly running into a great sushi lunch like this is one of the best things about eating in Tokyo
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- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters- Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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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
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
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
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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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
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
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
Low-priced Sailor Moon fashion returns with new winter pieces from Uniqlo sister brand GU
All you can eat ice cream and frozen food restaurant becomes a hit in Akihabara
Randomly running into a great sushi lunch like this is one of the best things about eating in Tokyo
10 of our absolute favorite places to spend a day in Tokyo
Extreme Budget Travel! Can you do a trip to Manila with 50,000 yen (US$333)? – Part 2
Japan super budget dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at 7-Eleven?
What it’s like to spend the night in a Pokémon hotel room
What is Teru Teru Bozu? The tragic history behind the Japanese fine weather doll
Mt. Koya planning to instate visitor’s tax to cope with huge tourist numbers
“Common habits of Japan’s low earners”: What this survey tells us, and what it doesn’t
Fortune-telling ramen: Nissin creates clever use for instant noodle drain holes
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