Do expensive 10,000 yen Japanese cherries taste better than cheap ones from the supermarket?

Blind tasting reveals expensive Japanese fruit might not be all it’s cracked up to be.

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“H” means a few things in Japan, which is why we mistook this vending machine for something else

An H vending machine, right in the heart of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district.

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Final Fantasy X is becoming a kabuki play with actor with anime-to-stage experience

From “To Zanarkand” to “to the kabuki stage.”

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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu announces retirement from competition

27-year-old is Japan’s only back-to-back Olympic figure skating gold medalist.

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Some of the world’s most difficult origami taught in new book coming in September

One figure alone requires 266 steps.

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Japan’s random-destination roll-the-die train tickets: An amazingly cheap way to go…somewhere

Seven great destinations and a chance to save almost 150,000 yen if you’re especially lucky.

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Capsule hotel inside Narita Airport is like a futuristic spaceship

Join us as we review the only accommodation facility inside Narita International Airport.

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Cases of people getting unwanted crabs skyrocketing in Japan, salmon too

People reminded to just say “no” to crabs at their doorstep.

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Immersive Museum offers impressive impressionist fun this summer in Tokyo

Become one with the strokes.

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Petition started to stop forcing students to cheer for their high school baseball teams

Root, root, root for the home team…or else.

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Kyoto Animation posts touching memorial message on third anniversary of arson attack

”I will never forget you.”

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Kyoto man arrested for throwing large plastic bottles full of batteries into canal

Suspect was said to go through 50 batteries a day.

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Japanese junior high school girl removed for class from three days for grooming her eyebrows

School rule prompts exasperated reaction from city councilwoman.

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Japanese convenience store’s newest rice ball filling: Nothing at all, and why we’re OK with that

Mr. Sato gets creative with Lawson 100 Store’s new Rice Buns.

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We try roasted horseshoe crab in Thailand, regret our choice yet strangely long for more

The horseshoe crab’s uniquely coastal taste leaves our reporter unsure whether she hates it or loves it.

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All-bra stock photo site wants to help Japan when it needs free images of intimate apparel【Pics】

Users can use search options such as color and season to sift through hundreds of bra photos.

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Marvelous Soba: Colour-changing noodle broth creates a twist ending to your meal

This Tokyo restaurant will cure your summer blues…for a limited time.

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We elevate Mister Donut’s cruellers into a fancy dessert with a simple recipe【SoraKitchen】

A new way to enjoy one of our favorite donuts just might be our new favorite afternoon tea snack!

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New Japanese office furniture, lockers to stand and sleep in, baffles, depresses the Internet

For when your boss says you can take a nap, but there’s nowhere to lie down.

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Tea with free Pokémon bottle covers at Japanese convenience stores charm, then break, our hearts

Everyone caught ‘em all.

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