Akihabara
Technology hopes to help visitors from overseas more thoroughly enjoy a unique aspect of Akiba culture.
We get an expert opinion on the worth of the anime and voclaoid figures in the Kawaii Lucky Bag.
When a restaurant stops selling your favorite menu item, sometimes you have to roll matters into your own hands.
Anshin Oyado is just a two-minute walk from Akihabara Station and has everything we need to get comfortable.
Restaurant offers free noodle refills, with a quick lesson in Japanese so you can order like a local.
A cool, unique, and easy-to-pack gift for fans of Japanese pop culture (including yourself).
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KFC’s new Japanese-Style Summer Burgers source refreshing ingredients from Setouchi and Wakayama
Japan to make foreign driver’s license conversions more difficult, exclude tourists from eligibility
We both do and do not recommend hiking to Tokyo’s beautiful mountain beer garden in midsummer
Uniqlo is fed up with shoplifters, so it’s adding a new element to how it’ll deal with thieves
7-Eleven Japan introduces extra large size coffees at stores… but how big are they?
Summer in Japan doesn’t sound like summer in Japan right now
Japanese hotel offering sports car touge tours, no Japanese-language ability required
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
Can you customise the Starbucks Snoopy Frappuccino to make it even more like Snoopy?【Taste test】
Japanese-style strawberry sandwiches win mainstream fans in U.K., but aren’t quite like the originals
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
60th Anniversary Sanrio Exhibition opens this month to celebrate the Japanese culture of cute- Summer in Japan doesn’t sound like summer in Japan right now
Rental grandma service growing in Japan, can help cook or break up with boyfriends- Uniqlo is fed up with shoplifters, so it’s adding a new element to how it’ll deal with thieves
- Japan to make foreign driver’s license conversions more difficult, exclude tourists from eligibility
Domino’s releases new “Crispizzaburger” in Japan
Japanese airlines offer discounted fares to international tourists
Japan Airlines is giving away free domestic flights to international tourists
One of the coolest restaurants in Tokyo isn’t actually always in Tokyo — Dining on the Tokyo Restaurant Bus
Monthly
- We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Sailor Moon Museum will finally make its outside-Japan debut- 60th Anniversary Sanrio Exhibition opens this month to celebrate the Japanese culture of cute
- Summer in Japan doesn’t sound like summer in Japan right now
Japanese airlines, including JAL and ANA, enacting new mobile battery carry-on rules this month
New unlimited-ride JR Japan rail pass is perfect for a laid-back trip in east and northeast Japan- Rental grandma service growing in Japan, can help cook or break up with boyfriends
- Uniqlo is fed up with shoplifters, so it’s adding a new element to how it’ll deal with thieves
There’s a new museum in Japan, but almost all of its location is a secret
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces- We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese- Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
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Summer in Japan doesn’t sound like summer in Japan right now
Japanese hotel offering sports car touge tours, no Japanese-language ability required
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
Can you customise the Starbucks Snoopy Frappuccino to make it even more like Snoopy?【Taste test】
Japanese-style strawberry sandwiches win mainstream fans in U.K., but aren’t quite like the originals
Chiikawa Bakery launches a limited-time menu of sunburned characters and refreshing drinks
Chirin-chirin ice cream: The frozen treat that sounds like a bell and looks like a rose
Anime fan shares ingenious lifehack to hang posters without putting holes in your walls
Two Americans decide to hike Mt. Fuji before trails open, both need rescues on back-to-back days
We tried Tokyo’s “rent a middle-aged Japanese man” service, and it was awesome!
We build a snake house for the rat snake living in our cheap country home【SoraHouse】
Nara unveils new vending machines that sell deer crackers
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