Pokémon baked goods booming in South Korea, boosted further by BTS

Those BTS guys have impeccable taste.

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Japan’s plastic model capital installs working plastic model-style payphones【Photos】

Plastic Model-ization Plan welcomes its newest public art pieces.

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Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki receives lifetime achievement honor at Annie awards

Completes hat trick for the group that created Studio Ghibli.

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We get ready for camping season with Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated wooden mug

It’s hard to imagine anyone finding this cup en-deer-ing.

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Japan considering relaxing guest number caps for large events, provided guests don’t shout

Government considering ending previous limitations on guests for large events like concerts.

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Sip on Starbucks at this secret lounge high above Tokyo

Escape the urban jungle in this new green oasis. 

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Can we win a PS5 from this premium 2,000-yen gacha machine in Japan?

We try our hand at winning elusive grand prizes from a capsule machine again!

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We underestimated the special curry spoon from Japan’s favorite curry chain【Taste test】

CoCo Ichibanya makes some great curry, and it turns out they make a great spoon too.

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New ‘floating’ 3-D signs at this Japanese train station make you feel like you’re in a video game

Blurring the lines between reality and augmented reality.

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Visiting Japan’s trendiest cafeteria, inconveniently located in the heart of Osaka

It’s going to take more than this creepy door to keep us from the cheap food inside.

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All Tokyo public high schools abolish rules forcing students to dye non-black hair, underwear color regs

Popular boys’ hairstyle also removed from banned list.

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VR metaverse of Akihabara Station being made by JR East, netizens scoff at early quality

This looks like something from a PlayStation 2 game,” one netizen commented.

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NTT wants you to remember the Tohoku Earthquake by remembering the phone numbers of loved ones

Can you remember 11 digits 11 years after 3-11?

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Uniqlo reverses position, will close all stores in Russia

Decision follows multimillion-dollar humanitarian donation and international criticism.

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New president of Chile receives Pokémon from Japanese diplomat【Videos】

And no, it wasn’t Pikachu on the goodwill mission.

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Japan increases entry limits, offers extra financial aid for foreign students

Plan could allow all foreign students waiting for entry to be in Japan by mid-summer.

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Giant Gundams occupy Yokohama as part of Gundam Port Yokohama art project【Photos】

Full-scale reproduction of anime’s Last Shooting finale and more draws fans to the bayside city.

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Family Mart convenience stores will stop offering plastic forks, recommends chopsticks instead

Family Mart sticks a fork in forks.

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Former Uniqlo employee starts clothing alterations service for people with disabilities

No more settling for whatever clothes you can put on…now you can wear whatever clothes you like!

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Are the new sold-out official Pokémon cookie kits worth the hype?

Piplup, Pikachu — we bake you!

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