When it’s this easy and this affordable, there’s really never a reason to not be eating warabi mochi.
Japan’s new KFC-flavor potato chips don’t taste like KFC, but they do taste like chicken【Taste test】
Flavor reminds our KFC fundamentalist taste tester of a different chicken restaurant icon than Colonel Sanders.
An ancient palace still wields its magic in a residential backstreet hidden from tourists.
Tiny replica includes lights, Soot Sprites, Totoros, and the kitchen and bathroom from the movie!
We’re probably the only ones who are crazy enough to try this Kaiji spinoff meal at home–though we don’t recommend it for anyone else.
Tells people with few children to put their hands over their hearts and regret their actions.
Super Mario and Donkey Kong head to Happy Meals, courtesy of their colony inside Universal Studios Japan.
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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
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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Starbucks adds official Kids’ Frappuccinos to the menu in Japan
Kyoto’s breathtaking, mouthwatering matcha parfait bars get new autumn-only flavor
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Cafe Mountain, Ocean & Sun opens its second location in Japan, the first in Tokyo
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KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burgers for 2024
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