Stores in Japan ask customers to prove they’re real Pokémon fans when buying cards to stop scalpers

Pokémon quizzes and deck inspections are part of the plan to spot resellers.

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New line of Super Mario loungewear has the perfect pajamas for your stay-at-home life

Shirts, pants, sweaters, cushions, blankets, slippers, all with Super Mario characters. What more could you need?

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Clever Japanese sticker defeats junk mail flyers, lets mail you actually want get through【Photos】

Designers say it’s completely solved their junk mail problems in a delicious way.

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Japanese Scottish Fold Motimaru grabs Guinness World Record for most watched cat on YouTube

There can be only one.

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We assembled an Edo period-style tea-carrying mechanical doll【Pics, videos】

The jury’s still out on whether it’s creepy, cute, or creepy-cute.

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10 years of skipping One Piece — With Volume 100 out, can fans who took a break come back and enjoy it?

Extreme poverty caused our in-house otaku to miss more than 30 volumes, so is it too late for him to get into One Piece again?

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We take our Mega Las Vegas noodle show on the road and get back to nature

Ain’t no party like a Big Stream Somen Slider Mega Las Vegas party.

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National Film Archive of Japan releases shocking historical videos of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

A new publicly accessible website compiles contemporary footage of the deadliest natural disaster in Japanese history into a 64-minute film.

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Nissin’s new Cup Noodle series smashes flavours together for super combined power

Instant ramen range comes with a crazy commercial that’s gone viral online. 

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Mochi ice cream ramen: Noodles will never be the same again

We love Yukimi Daifuku ice creams, but will we love them when they’re wrapped in pork and floating in a hot, salty broth?

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Pickax-wielding yakuza member ambushes movie star Beat Takeshi in Tokyo

Famous director’s real life suddenly turns into what could be a scene from one of his organized crime movies.

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Figma creates realistic action figure of the inner human anatomy that’s fully posable

There are action figures, and then there are educational and anatomically correct action figures.

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Demon Slayer Season 2 won’t be toning down its red-light-district setting, TV exec says

”We intend to broadcast it without making any changes.”

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VR photography exhibit held in virtual reality by Japan’s Virtual Rights organization

VR event was a virtual feast for the eyes.

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One Piece anime and J-rock band Radwimps pair up for awesome “Twilight” music video【Video】

English-subtitled We Are One short drama about One Piece fans gets theme song from band famous for Your Name hit in celebration of manga volume 100, TV episode 1,000.

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China’s “Little Kyoto” shut down by government after complaints of Japanese culture “invasion”

The future of the newly opened Japan-themed complex now remains unclear. 

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How to put together a senbero drinking/snack session at Japan’s 100-yen convenience store【Photos】

Drinks, food, and an important lesson for just 1,000 yen (US$9.19).

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Our reporter breaks her Takarazuka virginity with an all-female performance of City Hunter

Battling first-timer nerves, we take a seat at the renowned Takarazuka theater.

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Japanese minimalist retailer Muji launches new set of disaster preparedness kits

Like all things Muji, minimalism and only having what’s necessary are key here.

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Stop selling oxygen, Japanese flea market app Mercari tells users, as stocks run out

Panic buying takes hold of Japan once more, only this time it’s for oxygen.

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