For the price of a couple beers in a Tokyo bar, you can go all the way from the eastern capital to the southwestern island of Kyushu.
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Because nothing catches people’s attention like a crowd of spiky-haired students strutting around en masse.
After months of debate, Nagoya city council approves 50 billion-yen (US$451 million) budget.
Request met with mixed reaction from praising its frankness to pointing out the impossibility of it.
Find out how you can create the name of a prefecture simply by moving just one of these matchsticks.
Japanese tourists wearing everyday casual flu masks apparently caused upset amongst supermarket shoppers in British seaside town
Schoolgirls, demons and anthropomorphised characters show us their best side at this year’s event dedicated to all things anime.
Japanese customers took to social media to let us know how they felt about the announcement.
Mr. Sato follows a hot lead from a Maasai warrior for some elusive Kenyan food in Japan, and isn’t disappointed.
Did it just give in to its feline nature, or display a masterful understanding of human psychology?
The cast of hit anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica take a break from saving the world to help teens learn English by learning about France.
Mr. Sato is ready to workout in style! Meanwhile, another one of our writers goes running in jeans.
We try the delectable new drink that’s so exclusive it’s only available in four of the country’s prefectures.
Now you can enjoy the flavours of some well-known characters from the acclaimed animation studio.
We imagined that this would be either amazingly good or excruciatingly bad, and we were right.
Back due to popular demand and this time in Osaka, Pac-Man will give a few lucky passengers a ride as it chases takoyaki.
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Lots of Japanese parents want their kids to work for Nintendo, but not just for the money, survey says
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Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
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Cool capsule toys recreate how Japan navigated trains in pre-smartphone days【Photos】
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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- Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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- New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs- 2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
- Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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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
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
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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Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy
Secret Walls in the Subway: Japanese Customer Service at its Best
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Maguro mountain! Giant sashimi bowls of this Ginza restaurant are even bigger than promised
Manga artist raises question online about false perspective in Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro
Japan has only one time zone, and sunset comes a lot earlier in Tokyo【Photos】
Baskin-Robbins Japan creates four-cheese pizza ice cream – Buono or non buono?【Taste test】
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
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Shibuya 109 teams up with Hiroshima bread brand for “beary” cute cream pancakes and sandwiches
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