Updated cherry blossom forecast moves up blooming date, predicts sakura season start for Ueno Park

Fine-tuned forecasts for this year’s cherry blossom season.

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The amazing independent artist anime figure creations of Wonder Festival【Photos】

Wonderful fan creations that you can’t find anywhere else.

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Renovations at our cheap Japanese house in the countryside plummet to new lows

What has our boss lying face down on the floor?

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Hay fever got you down? Doctors recommend wiggling around on the floor like a dying cockroach

It doesn’t look any sillier than snot running out your nose.

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Japan’s Baby Bird Reincarnation sofa bed — So cozy you won’t want to go back to being a human?

It’s really hard to see a reason to ever get out of this thing.

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Vending machine in Yokohama begins selling bakery bread set to be thrown away, reduces food waste

Machine could help save one or two tons of waste annually.

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This Japanese sweets shop specializes in beautiful flower-shaped ohagi rice cakes

Store offers a contemporary twist on a traditional snack.

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We try out the “head in a jar” prank, seen in a viral video, at the office

Office jokes come to a head.

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Celebrate cherry blossom season with a wine-and-dine bus tour of Tokyo’s best spots

Why settle for picnicking in one spot when you can dine while cruising around all of them?

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Spirited Away and New Era team up for new line of Studio Ghibli fashion【Photos】

No Face and others from the Aburaya bathhouse appear on caps and daypack.

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Funny signs in Japan: 7-Eleven enters the ring with a humorous notice for drivers

A clever way to draw attention to an off-the-beaten-path Japanese convenience store location. 

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Our fridge is full after ordering a lucky bag from restaurant in Yokohama’s Chinatown

If you ask us, drowning in dumplings isn’t a bad way to go.

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Trying some Umui sauces made only on a remote Japanese island with a population of 50【Taste test】

It’s a saucy little island.

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How solo karaoke changed our Japanese writer’s outlook on life

Our worst critic is usually ourselves.

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7 ways people in Japan deal with heavy snow, including the use of special ponds called “tane”

Locals teach us how to live comfortably in areas that experience heavy snowfall.

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Japanese study finds link between taking frequent baths and happiness, may not tell whole story

Which came first, the frequent soaks or the day-to-day happiness?

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Is Starbucks Japan’s hot Hanami Sakura Cream better than the Frappuccino?

It’s not just the temperature that makes these two drinks very different. 

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Cloud makes unforgivable date mistake in Final Fantasy VII teaser video from Square Enix【Video】

That’s a good way to get yourself dolphin-punched right in the jaw, Cloud.

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If Evangelion heeled sneakers are on your feet, all’s right with the world with new shoe line

Shinji and three of his Eva co-pilots inspire unique shoes with high style and surprising functionality.

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New JR Shinkansen-inclusive rail pass is a huge bargain, great way to help out a region in need

The four-day Hokuriku Ouen ticket is rooting for the earthquake-stricken area of Japan.

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