Naomi Osaka becomes shojo manga star for new series set in outer space

Professional tennis player set to be the newest heroine in Japan’s biggest girls’ comic magazine.

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Retro noodle soup vending machine is immortalized in an udon soup-flavored pound cake

One noodle-dispensing vending machine in the north of Japan is so beloved that you can now buy it in dessert form with a special box.

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Top 10 Japanese baby names of 2020 revealed

If you’re looking for inspiration for your little bundle of joy, maybe this will give you some ideas.

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The depressing diet of a Tokyo prostitute during Japan’s Edo period

Yoshiwara was once where men with money to burn came to entertain themselves, while this woman was eating rotten pickles, or sometimes nothing at all.

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The Mister Donut Ice Bar: “When donuts become ice cream”

This unassuming bar is a big moment in ice-creamology.

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Two different ramen Pringles flavors are coming just in time for Christmas

Please, Santa, we’ve been good all year, so can we get one of each in our stockings?

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Three new Evangelion Tamagotchi arrive so you can raise your own Angel after the franchise ends

It’s the Evatchi Second Impact!

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We miss out on cheap all-you-can-eat takoyaki, but stuff ourselves with octopus balls anyway

You, too, can have an all-you-can-eat experience with a timer and the determination to enjoy yourself.

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First look at Universal Studios’ Mario Kart ride, Super Nintendo World’s opening date revealed【Vid】

Universal Studios Japan also gives hints about Yoshi ride, Bowser Jr. boss battle attraction, and punching park’s question mark blocks.

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Welcome back, Kadabara? Self-claimed psychic gives blessing for Pokémon card 20 years after lawsuit

Spoon-bender says it’s now up to Nintendo, but he’s actually talking to the wrong company.

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We rock Japan’s new wearable grocery bag for sustainable, stylish shopping

Carry your groceries through the mighty power of your own core!

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What happens when a cosplayer takes anniversary bridal photos? Hadokens and Force chokes【Pics】

”I do…and also Round One, fight!”

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Is there any point to holding your chopsticks the “correct” way? Let’s find out【Experiment】

After years of using her own style, our Japanese-born reporter finally does what her parents were trying to get her to do all along.

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Mr. Sato tries out ‘the Life Ruiner’, a wearable kotatsu – will it ruin his life?

Now you can feel the irresistable warmth of a kotatsu whenever you want, so say goodbye to productivity.

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Fashion magazine Egg’s 2020 Japanese Buzzword Awards are here to bring out your inner teen

The number one pick is derived from the lyrics of a song that’s sung in neither Japanese nor English. 

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Pathetically weak Magikarp shown love with Pokémon manhole covers in birthplace of koi culture

Central Japan gets its very first Pokéfuta.

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Nakanojo welcomes you to Gunma with a beautiful local tradition you won’t find at any other station in Japan.

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Nara University study finds some common teas can neutralize COVID-19

Let’s hope this doesn’t turn into another buying frenzy.

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Let Pikachu and Ditto keep your belongings safe with new silicone ring straps

Always dropping your phone? Then maybe you need these!

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Japanese bathroom has a clever countermeasure for guys who pee on the floor at the urinal【Photos】

It might not be permanent, though.

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