These unique fall designs with an ancient Japanese flair were one of the highlights of the recent Milan RTW Fashion Show.
The famed Swiss watch maker teams with centuries-old traditional arita-yaki potter Koransha to produce this limited line of stunning handcrafted watches.
Can’t choose between wearing a dress or a kimono at your wedding? Thanks to this Tokyo-based garment maker, you don’t entirely have to.
In Japan, it’s said that “The customer is God.” But sometimes God is angry, and no one can quite understand why.
Global consumption of coal has declined significantly over the past year, driven by China, which makes up about half of the world’s demand for coal.
Stop passing around your phone to share pics – just project them onto the closest wall… or tree!
We learn a little about Uji City and its famous tea and also try green tea sweets by Uji-born celebrity pastry chef Toshi Yoroizuka!
Fan-made trailer for My Neighbor Totoro turns the magical family adventure into a frightfest.
If ever you needed a frown turned upside down, never was there a better smile-inducer than Face Swap.
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a “flower” that’s actually a crepe tastes a lot better.
What better way to start the new school year than with a cake shaped like a Japanese elementary school student’s backpack?
If life were like a movie, then it’d have to have a soundtrack, and Japanese net users have found a song that turns any encounter into one of blossoming love.
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Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
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Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
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Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
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New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
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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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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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Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Suntory x Super Mario collaboration creates a clever way to transform into Mario【Videos】
A Ghibli mystery solved — the identity of exotic looking food in Spirited Away revealed!
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
McDonald’s Japan releases first-ever matcha pie, perfectly timed for sakura season
This super-compact raincoat from one of Japan’s 100-yen stores can literally fit in your pocket
Bones of mythical Japanese water demon to go on public display
We visit Tokyo’s Reversible Destiny Lofts, the apartments designed to make you live forever【Pics】
Starbucks adds a matcha and pistachio milk tea latte to the menu in Japan for a limited time
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 ways to get rid of the annoying door-to-door NHK guy 【Weird Top Five】
Interactive online map of Kyoto lets you toggle between modern day and the 9th century
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