Ice cream in fried tofu? Taste-testing ice cream inari, a substitute for ice cream cones【Taste test】
Coffees, cocktails, sodas and green teas deliver flavours to match the mood of harvest season.
Ureshii Ne expansion is happy news for anyone who thinks convenience stores have gotten too expensive to be worth it.
We indulge in some of the freshest fish from Japan’s northeastern coast in a gloriously colorful seafood buffet.
Number of high schoolers who’ve kissed or lost their virginity drops to half of early-2000s peak.
McDonald’s Japan continues to be a reliable source for tasty burgers and heartwarming anime art.
Two of the country’s best coffeehouse chains go head to head in this battle of seasonal flavours.
Japan’s supernatural world springs to life in a special Hyakki Yagyo event you won’t want to miss.
We indulge in all five new offerings to determine how the new ones compare with those of autumns past.
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Game over for Classic Mini Famicom and Super Famicom as Nintendo announces end of repairs
Shinkansen zombie outbreak occurring for first-ever haunted bullet train event
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Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season
Japanese government suspends plan to pay Tokyo women 600,000 to move away to get married
Matsushima restaurant offers all-you-can-eat sashimi in as many ways as you can dream it【Photos】
Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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Mr. Sato travels the distance to try 100-yen takoyaki
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Why Sensoji temple in Asakusa is better at night
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