Starbucks Japan releases a new Matcha Latte with Reusable Cup for the tourist market

A beautiful new Japanese souvenir…but you won’t find it at Starbucks stores.

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The 5 best Iwate foods and drinks to buy at the prefecture’s antenna shop in Tokyo

An Iwate native helps us with our shopping at the Ginza specialty store.

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Disney young adult novels get new beautiful shojo anime-style covers for Japan

What if Belle, Ariel, and Jasmine were anime heroines?

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Why does video game star Terry Bogard pose before his iconic attack? We ask the developers

We’ve got a burning question about Fatal Fury/The King of Fighters’ Burning Knuckle, and only SNK themselves can give us the answer.

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Respect for the Aged Day celebrations very unpopular with Japanese women in survey

Could Keiro no Hi do with a rebrand?

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New Japanese Food Sample Making Cafe opens in Asakusa, Tokyo

A unique tourist experience where you can eat Japanese food…and take it home with you to enjoy forever as a hyper-realistic food sample.

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The perks of drinking root beer at A&W in Japan

American diner chain in Okinawa has a special offer that a lot of Japanese locals don’t know about.

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Edamame fans unite! Zunda-flavored Meiji Super Cup ice cream is here

Meiji unveils its newest crowdsourced flavor inspired by a delicacy of northeastern Japan.

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The last of the Mohican-hairstyle-wearing people still lining up for iPhones

We stumble upon Butch, possibly the last remaining iPhone liner-upper in the wild, and see what makes him tick.

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Tokyo government’s official AI-powered dating app, Tokyo Enmusubi, has officially launched

Use of the app requires a registration fee, verification documents, and a virtual interview for residents of Tokyo to gain access to its services.

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Japanese squirrel sweets are an adorable autumn-only nerikiri treat【Photos】

Traditional sweets shop with over 70 years of history handcrafts Risu.

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You want the whole crab? Japan’s Dom Dom will give it to you, and curry too, in Marugoto Kani Burger

Japan’s boldest burger chain brings back burgers stuffed with entire crab, with a new curry flavor.

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7-Eleven “Cream Box” is Japan’s newest must-try convenience store sweet

A unique local specialty, set to become a nationwide comfort food. 

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Ghibli Art Frame calendar gets expanded availability, will keep fans organized, happy in 2025 and beyond

Mix-and-match calendar is designed to easily convert into mini poster collection.

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Classic Japanese character merch stars of the late ‘90s and early 2000s make comeback with San-X

Tarepanda and pals are back to put smiles on the faces of old fans and make new ones too.

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Japanese convenience store plans to increase shoppers’ phone data capacity just for visiting

Lawson looks to kick-start convenience store of the future with a new phone service.

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Japanese cat island reveals all its cats will soon be gone

A heartbreaking end to an island that was once home to hundreds of cats and humans. 

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Material that cools down by glowing developed by researchers in Chiba and Osaka

Cool!

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Dining with Totoro — 400-year-old ceramics company makes Studio Ghibli chopstick rests【Photos】

Plus No-Face shows off his two sides at the dinner table.

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Comparing Japanese sweet potato ice creams that unite both summer and fall in one cup【Taste test】

Beating the heat with the flavor of autumn.

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