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It seems obvious, but “when does water stop being water?” can be a tricky question to answer.
McDonald’s Japan is getting off to a good start this year by announcing the return of their beloved curly fries.
We’re used to eating Japanese rice cakes at New Year’s but this is our first time trying one on a hamburger.
Before bathing? After bathing? As soon as you arrive? Or not at all? Find out when most people usually change into yukata when staying at a ryokan.
After some seriously high-profile involvement, Nintendo characters aren’t part of newest promotional push for 2020 event.
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Anime-style outfits have become so popular they’re inspiring their own fan art.
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We check out Otaru’s real-life locales that inspired scenes in hit anime Golden Kamuy
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Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
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Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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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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Beware the rise of overpriced “Inbound Don” at tourist spots in Japan
Czech Republic makes multi-eyed mascot friend for Osaka’s multi-eyed Myaku-Myaku mascot
Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy
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Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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Japan’s elementary school backpacks grow up with new high-class randoseru for adults
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