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Pocari shows they’re the kings of both sports hydration and sentimentality — and want other school kids to get singing, too.
Actual driving experience may not include Angel battles, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka want us to know.
Electronic Paper and E Ink create a moving display for the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station.
The iconic rubber-limbed main character’s high school version is…surprisingly normal-looking.
Japan Tourism Agency uses ninja, sumo and geisha to demonstrate what to do and what not to do in Japan.
Three young women fight off the winter cold with the warmth of friendship and delicious Gurakoro (yes, that’s something McDonald’s sells in Japan).
In cooking or in advertising, breast meat always carries a premium.
“Will you eat, or be eaten?” is the ominous tagline of this land chicken vs. sea chicken animated battle.
Survey says one in two foreigners have been bummed out by meeting Japanese people with bad breath.
Telecommunications company slammed for using Japanese culture to promote a Samsung product from South Korea.
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Studio Ghibli unveils new interactive stationery dioramas that bring anime movies to life on your desk
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Air-conditioned dress shirts arrive in Japan to save working professionals from sweltering heat
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The Japanese government is ending its Cool Japan Fund program
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