Both the children and the adults have gotten in on the fun while also sharing their future dreams (and lamentations).
It’s nice that it can make omelets by itself, but it’s certainly not a threat to human existence.
The Texas and Idaho burgers and McMuffins have hit branches across Japan, and we send our man on the ground to tear into them.
Critics are calling the modern anime aesthetics “inappropriate,” but publisher says they’re missing the point.
Got Talent series regular Wes-P tries again, this time in the land of Voltaire and Sartre.
Thought sushi or sashimi was the only way to get a taste of sea urchin? Well, think again!
After she said she wants to read them after retirement, book stores and publishing companies quickly sold out of copies.
Appearance on TV show was still being promoted up to one day before scheduled performance.
Linguistics professor explains the centuries-old background of the omnipresent anime and manga verbal tic.
New release, with unique packaging by a Japanese artist, set to be released internationally.
This is your one chance to enter something of Mune Pharmaceutical’s, rather than the other way around.
After Sailor Neptune touched their hearts, these anime fans pooled their powers to give a touching present to the voice of the iconic character.
Series of crazy coincidences leaves Nintendo fans being told “let me see your masculinity on view in full physical arousal.”
Exclusive “Wa Selection” range pays homage to some of Japan’s most beloved traditional flavours.
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New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
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Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
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Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
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- Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says
- “Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes- Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
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
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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You can now buy Shinkansen first-class oshibori moist towelettes online, no ticket required
Cool capsule toys recreate how Japan navigated trains in pre-smartphone days【Photos】
Japan’s ultra-classy overnight bus gives you your own sleeping pod【Photos】
Ghibli Park abolishes ticket lottery system, creates new multi-zone pass
“Deflowering” services for virgin women are now a thing in Japan, apparently
Will virtual plate procession become the new normal for conveyor belt sushi restaurants in Japan?
Ghibli background artist Naohisa Inoue’s painting technique is out of this world
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
Father and son dissect a gachapon capsule toy machine to show us its magical insides【Video】
Walk the streets of Japan in style with bushido-influenced men’s summer kimono range from Kyoto
Hayao Miyazaki’s first solo-directed anime is being adapted to live-action as a stage play
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