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A gacha capsule for anyone who truly thinks it’s not the destination that’s important, but the journey.
Fly from Tokyo to Okinawa for less than the price of a fancy Starbucks coffee…but you’ll need to hurry.
JAL wants visitors from overseas to see more than just Tokyo during the Tokyo Summer Games.
Skipping the Shinkansen lets you spend as many nights as you want in off-the-beaten-path Japan.
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Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
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Gucci teaming up with long-standing Japanese silk company to make beautiful limited-edition bags
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- Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
- Travelling to Japan soon? New entry requirements you need to know about
Studio Ghibli offering reprints of posters from all its anime films made from original plates
Tom and Jerry have been given an ultra kawaii redesign in Japan for a new animated series
Junior high in Yamaguchi in turmoil after student’s tablet records teachers’ room conversation
Live-action Spirited Away stage play is finally available for on-demand streaming
Why hayashi rice should be your last meal before leaving Japan
Tokyo’s new Dragon Capital restaurant complex looks like fairy tale, sounds like dream come true
Candy from Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies disappearing as manufacturer goes out of business
Real-life Spirited Away train line found in Japan?
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
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Saitama man arrested for calling police 2,060 times in 9 days to yell at them
We read and then eat a rare edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper made out of kelp
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We recreate the delicious-looking meatball stew from Laputa: Castle in the Sky【SoraKitchen】
The not-so-fleeting beauty of the cherry blossoms: An alternate perspective
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That time we almost got arrested for doing mankini cosplay on the streets of Tokyo
Mos Burger says dipping fried chicken into milkshakes should be a thing, so we try it out
Number fortune-telling: What your birth date can tell you about your own shortcomings
Kuroshima, a remote, heart-shaped island in Okinawa where there are more cows than people
Studio Ghibli releases free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
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