Our Japanese reporter refrained from saying “excellent” when he met the Hollywood star, but what he said instead was equally embarrassing.
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The modern Japanese art of fake food samples has given birth to this stand which beautifully merges the heights of both elegance and kitsch.
These adorable clips and characters will help you memorise kanji symbols and make you smile at the same time.
The lure of cheap booze is hard to resist, but before you follow that discount-promising tout, take a moment to check what clothes he’s wearing.
New promotional illustration for Dragon Ball Super gives us a glimpse of what might be yet another transformation for our favorite Saiyan hero!
Mario’s newfound immortality looks to shake up the function of one in-game item in a huge way.
Escape from an Urban Legend looks to perfect the intriguing combination of scare houses and escape games.
We’ve seen some crazy trends in fashion come out of Japan, but this is definitely one of the most unusual yet.
Two other Japanese cities join the capital in top 25 of international quality of life ranking.
Ramen chain is committed to stellar customer service through all parts of the digestive cycle.
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
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Beautiful set of 24 Ghibli anime memo pads returns, will have you wanting to take notes by hand
Giant, house-sized Starbucks Mug appears in Tokyo, so Mr. Sato grabs own huge mug to check it out
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History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
Nightingale floors: The samurai intruder alarm system Japan’s had for centuries
Randomly running into a great sushi lunch like this is one of the best things about eating in Tokyo
The number of elderly people in Japan this year has yet again smashed multiple records
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