Our otaku reporter loves kebabs and wants the food to end up in his mouth, not on his shirt and anime merch.
MUJIcom Higashi Ikebukuro seeks to deliver a health-conscious, community-based approach to meals.
Sure, we humans are regular failures versus UFO catchers, but what about our primate cousins?
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Kyoto temple suffering from littering tourists claiming not to understand Japanese verbal warning
Japan’s Vampire Smoothie arrives with semi-coagulated blood looks for Halloween【Taste test】
Japan’s super-cheap corn snacks apologize for second-ever price increase in 45 years
Kyoto’s breathtaking, mouthwatering matcha parfait bars get new autumn-only flavor
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Eat Japanese prison food at this unique cafeteria in Abashiri
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Japanese cat island reveals all its cats will soon be gone
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One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season
New Japanese Food Sample Making Cafe opens in Asakusa, Tokyo
The perks of drinking root beer at A&W in Japan
Tokyo Skytree to be lit up in Jujutsu Kaisen colors on Halloween in months-long art collaboration
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Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
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Japanese government suspends plan to pay Tokyo women 600,000 to move away to get married
Starbucks Japan unveils new limited-edition Frappuccino for autumn- One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season
Matsushima restaurant offers all-you-can-eat sashimi in as many ways as you can dream it【Photos】
Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
Support Hayao Miyazaki’s real-world Totoro forest with hoodies featuring exclusive anime art
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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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
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Eat Japanese prison food at this unique cafeteria in Abashiri
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Japan’s first made-to-order natto store will make you fermented beans without the putrid smell
Haunted hospital near Mt Fuji re-opens after renovation at Fuji-Q Highland, and it’s terrifying
Mizkan develops world’s most “beautiful” natto, Mr. Sato takes it for a spin
Japanese clothing companies adopt fifth “Intense Heat” season because summer is too long
The world’s biggest Muji store opened in Hiroshima, and we went to check it out!
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