Ghibli fans with an eye for background art details will recognize this tough and beautiful young lady.
Lawson throws its hat into the ring with a new fried chicken, but how does it fare against the offerings from Family Mart and 7-Eleven?
Japanese companies tend to frown on workers having a side job, but this time there’s something to smile about.
We bought the SoraHouse for US$9,100 and now it’s time to see if we’re sitting on a goldmine.
This beloved Nikko tourist attraction plans to let off 1,000 fireworks “in the hope the pandemic will end soon.”
Pokémon will appear on kensho hata and keshomawashi at sumo grand tournaments in Tokyo and Fukuoka.
Anime fans are sounding more likely to heed the call when it’s coming from the voices of the original Spike and Faye.
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Dove ad slams Japanese beauty ideals, backfires with complaints from public instead
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After 21 years, Harajuku’s famous Lolita fashion and cosplay shop is permanently closing
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Studio Ghibli releases cute new blanket socks for winter
Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
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One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season
Right now is the peak time to go to Tokyo’s most-beautiful-view beer garden【Photos】
Pizza Hut adds a “Guilty Secret” sandwich to its menu for a limited time
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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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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Dove ad slams Japanese beauty ideals, backfires with complaints from public instead
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
This non-sweet matcha treat is one of our new favorite Kyoto snack souvenirs【Taste test】
“Deflowering” services for virgin women are now a thing in Japan, apparently
A trip to hell on Japan’s ‘vomit ship’: Is it as bad as everyone says it is?
Starbucks Japan releases first flower drink in exclusive, hard-to-find chilled cup series
Site of Japan’s most famous samurai murder is now a Kyoto karaoke joint
Totoro and No-Face Okiagari Boshi figures are adorable reminders to never let life knock you down
Father and son dissect a gachapon capsule toy machine to show us its magical insides【Video】
Magical train ride through Japan’s autumn leaves is like travelling to a different world【Video】
Japanese government wants to acquire original anime and manga art for creation of national archive
We visit the 24-hour male-only sauna just outside of Hakata Station and ponder a strange sight
Internet survey sheds light on how Japanese women deal with the hair ‘down there’
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