Japan executes six Aum Shinrikyo cultists, bringing hanging total to 13 this month

Number of executions now equals that of Tokyo subway gas attack deaths.

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Baby Chanco: The Japanese baby with a full head of thick, lustrous hair

She might be just seven months old, but her incredible locks have already netted her more than 120,000 followers.

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The tail that wags the dog will be wagging even harder.

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McDonald’s officially reprimanded by Japanese government for misleading “roast beef” ads

The meat in the 4.9-million Tokyo Roast Beef Burgers and Muffins McDonald’s sold wasn’t quite what people were expecting from their commercials.

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We cook a monjayaki Japanese pancake on the hood of a car during Japan’s hottest summer ever【Vid】

Briquette-free barbecuing as the sun turns the hood of Japan’s cheapest car into a hot plate.

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New Japanese bra liners cause cheers from women, complaints from horny dudes

Pseudo undergarment has some griping that their summer fun has been ruined, but they’re clearly not who the designers are looking to please.

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Why is the iPhone the smartphone of choice for young Japanese women?

Although there are plenty of brands to choose from in Japan, the iPhone remains the most popular smartphone for young women.

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Here’s how one Tokyo neighborhood mixes modern technology and traditional culture to beat the heat

Nihonbashi’s beautiful “minamo fireworks” and tempting goldfish sweets are part of its plan for fun even in record-breaking heat.

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Iga City says reports that they are running out of ninja is “fake news”

Mayor baffled by sudden surge of foreigners calling in and wanting to become the next Naruto.

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Japan to stop brewing Budweiser beer this year…Wait, Japan makes Budweiser?!?

Here’s your last chance to taste made-in-Japan Budweiser.

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Hanao Shoes: Dress like a modern-day geisha with new line of geta sneakers from Kyoto

A more comfortable way to enjoy the festival season while out and about in your yukata summer kimono.

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Japanese summer is worse than summer in Death Valley, says our correspondent, a seasoned traveler

What makes Japanese summer more unbearable than the harsh heat of the desert?

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Japanese travellers give their answers to the Hotel vs. Ryokan Japanese inn debate

Q&A website explains the good and the bad of hotels and traditional Japanese inns

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New hair pins let you look like you’ve been stabbed in the head with a classic Japanese icon

If your body is a temple, your head is a shrine? Provide easy access to your bonce for roaming Shinto gods with a torii gate hair accessory.

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Design allows owners to mix and match upper body art, and also has a practical purpose.

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Tokyo police arrest teen for having knife 2mm too long, released because type of knife mistaken

You call that a kiridashi knife? Seriously, I can’t tell.

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Summer’s fury has no mercy for this fan’s Evangelion figure.

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Japanese hair stylist chops and snips a tiny doll’s hair to a chic new ‘do【Video】

This salon worker is renowned for trimming hair into stylish bobs and short styles, but his miniature doll makeover is something special!

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Hardcore Love Live! fan celebrates birthday of his pick for best girl by wearing a merchandise mountain that’s big enough for eleven people.

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