Let’s try all the melon bread types sold by Japanese convenience store Family Mart【Taste test】

One of Japan’s favorite simple sweet treats has more variety than you might expect.

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Starbucks releases new sakura Frappuccino in Japan, but does it taste as good as it looks?

A hanami dango drink designed to capture the joy of cherry blossom viewing.

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Starbucks Japan brings sakura sweets to the table for cherry blossom season 2024

Traditional sweets get a Starbucks twist for hanami flower-viewing picnics.

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Japanese university globalizes with fall start date, governor wants English as official language

Says Japan will “continue to decline” without greater globalization.

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A massive photo collection of the coolest anime figures from Winter Wonder Festival

Photos from the floor of Japan’s biggest convention for anime and video game figures

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“Malnourished” manga anthology issue shows just how good physical media fans have it in Japan

Shogakukan’s Shonen Sunday looked a little different last week.

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ChatGPT vs. loving wife: Who can pick better Valentine’s Day chocolate for a husband?【Experiment】

Our reporter’s spouse takes on the AI program in a battle to find the fastest way to his heart through his stomach.

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It’s the end of the line for Mos Burger’s monstrously meaty Niku Niku Niku Burgers

Time-based pun sandwiches’ time comes to an end soon, but there’s still one last chance to experience them.

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Nintendo announces end of repair support for 2DS, New 3DS, and New 3DS LL systems

No new repair parts to be stocked for one 2-D handheld and two 3-D ones.

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Plan to use historic stones to build restrooms for the 2025 Expo draws criticism

These ain’t no fortunate stones.

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Rare vending machine at Japan’s oldest shrine sells…divine crepes!

Holy ground for parishioners and vending machine lovers at this off-the-beaten path destination. 

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Ghibli makes a castle move again with Hayao Miazaki-envisioned video ad for Ghibli Park【Video】

Howl’s Moving Castle animation team reunites to celebrate new area of the Studio Ghibli theme park.

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Mos Burger spices things up with a brand-new gochujang burger they promise is addictingly good

Popular Japanese burger chain offers a Korean-inspired new menu item and also brings back a popular past crispy chicken favorite for a limited time.

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We test out slippers from a company whose couch makes its users “useless human beings”

Will these Yogibo slippers also make us useless? 

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Which Japanese convenience store has the best onsen tamago hot spring eggs?

We put 7-Eleven, Family Mart and Lawson to the test in this battle between runny eggs. 

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Yakuza member selling soda arrested for extorting money from ninja spreading flyers in Asakusa

Popular area wasn’t big enough for the two of them.

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Amazing Spirited Away sculpture wins visitors’ choice award at Sapporo Snow Festival【Videos】

Studio Ghibli bathhouse owner, other anime characters recreated in snow and ice at annual Hokkaido event.

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Poo sakura are in full bloom at Unko Museum’s cherry blossom festival in Tokyo

The only place in the world where you can view weeping poop cherry blossoms, but you have to sing and dance to make them bloom.

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Peach juice served fresh out the tap at Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport

Just like mom used to plumb.

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Do Japan’s Sushi Manju sweets look as good as the packaging on the box?

Unusual case of false advertising surprises everyone in the office.

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