What’s the most satisfying part of Japan to visit? Japanese locals make a surprising pick【Survey】

Kyoto drops out of the top 10 in annual survey.

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Our authentic, homemade red pickled ginger triumphs over store-bought versions【SoraKitchen】

Sometimes the secret to an unforgettable flavor lies in just one simple step.

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What happened when pose maestro Julio Janpierre met Mr Sato in Tokyo

Tokyo has never seen this much blue steel since Hansel and Derek Zoolander.  

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There’s always time, and space, for a Ghibli figure that’s also a calendar, right?【Photos】

Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service figurines double as cube-based calendars.

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Temple-heavy Kyoto presenting a unique challenge for travelers looking for Muslim prayer rooms

Kyoto City Tourism Association extends help to those looking for a place to pray the Islamic way.

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Braving a Japanese national fireworks competition with 10x more people than the city population

Small town turns into major city for one night.

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Nintendo opens Art Gallery inside Nintendo Museum with concept art for Zelda, Mario, and more

Museum wants to show you what Nintendo’s video game stars looked like before they every showed up your screen.

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Family Mart opens first clothing store in Tokyo

Even if you can take these clothes out of Family Mart, but you can’t take the Family Mart out of these clothes.

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The potential pitfalls of ordering a Kids Frappuccino at Starbucks Japan

You can only buy this drink at four special stores, but there’s a word of warning for those who try it. 

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Temptations of smartphones, high-calorie foods mean no new horse racing jockeys for Japan next year

Horse racing school says nay to those who were looking to debut in 2026.

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Is Kyoto really as crowded with foreign tourists as they say?

Assessing the state of overtourism firsthand reveals some surprising results. 

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Space pilot under attack turns out to be con artist who stole 1 million yen from Sapporo senior

That’ll be the last astronaut she’ll trust.

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Japanese convenience store showdown: Who’s got the best red rice sekihan rice balls?【Taste test】

It’s a red-letter day for sekihan fans.

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Man who woke up with amnesia, a mohawk, and 600,000 yen in rural Japan may have found his home

His identity may have been found, but what happened is still a mystery.

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Parents of 10-year-old in Kyoto who spent 4.6 million yen on TikTok and more seek reimbursement

Them’s the breaks…even when you’re breaking the bank.

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Wendy’s Japan’s mochi moon-viewing burger don’t just have mochi, they are mocchi too

Another part of tsukimi traditions gets drawn into the gravtional pull of moon-viewing burgers.

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How a Gundam Wing pilgrimage had our lapsed anime fan feeling all warm and fuzzy【Photos】

She was looking forward to a reunion with her favorite G-boy, but the new people she met were just as special.

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Mr. Sato takes on two of Muji’s most powerful Chocolate Mint ice creams*

*One of them actually sacrificed the “ice cream” designation to be more powerfully minty.

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Foreign tourist steals offering and chugs booze in Japanese cemetery, sparking police investigation

People both living and dead in Japan have reason to be very angry at this moron.

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Game over as 33-year-old landmark arcade closes in Tokyo’s Akihabara district【Photos, video】 

The shutter and curtain come down on the first arcade Sega ever opened in Japan’s biggest gamer neighborhood.

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