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Japanese convenience store promises piping hot pies at your door in as little as 20 minutes.
This section of the gate is usually off-limits to tourists, but you can now view its hidden gems.
Have you ever stopped to think about the soul of a Goomba when you crush or burn its body?
Kako to Kai enthralls our reporter who just might have been a sea otter in his former life.
The imagination of Hayao Miyazaki, captured in tapestry, can now be viewed by the public for a limited time.
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Starbucks Japan releases a new Frappuccino that looks and tastes like a floral bouquet
Daiso has giant new branch in middle of Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood (and another beneath it)
Major Japanese city is abolishing extracurricular activities at all of its middle schools
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Japan now has fish-shaped soy sauce bottle hand cream
Studio Ghibli showcases traditional craftsmanship with new wallet range
Clever design trick means beautiful Ghibli Artboard Jigsaw Puzzles won’t have bittersweet ending
We eat an intimidating curry with toppings randomly chosen for us by CoCo Ichibanya’s ‘Gacha’ app
Is downtown Tokyo’s crazy cheap 290-yen bento boxed lunch shop still around, and is it still cheap?
A visit to Japan’s forbidden forest of Yawata no Yabushirazu
We go looking for the best natto (fermented soybeans) in all of Japan【Taste test】
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