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A manga artist with a talent for sketching famous manga characters on the fly impresses backstage at this year’s Jump Festa.
We take Japan’s simple pleasure of a steamed cake and push it to a whole new level of deliciousness.
Some would call these anime’s proudest traditions, but not the respondents of a poll who’re craving something different.
Third-grader who’s too smart for his own good gets science test question wrong for very dumb reason.
”Working like a dog” has never looked so adorable as it does with this Shiba Inu.
The anime event of the year is selling tickets in China even more quickly than it did in Japan.
This cool mock-up shows that writers at Beep predicted a console very different from the one we would all come to know and love.
If this is what Japanese farmers look like, you can stick me on a train to the nearest country town.
Cat meets toast! Read more to learn all about this simple, yet creative internet craze that’s sweeping Japan.
Now’s your change to look just like John, Paul, George, and Ringo did when they first touched down in Tokyo in 1966.
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Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
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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
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
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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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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
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Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Japanese city encouraging visitors and locals to cosplay as ninja for annual Ninja Festa
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Orange Juice Crisis ’24 – Japan’s OJ supplies drying up
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
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Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
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Japanese Internet shocked by map showing Japan is as big as Europe
Japan’s ultra-classy overnight bus gives you your own sleeping pod【Photos】
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