Aomori
They might look kind of funny at first glance, but now we’re laughing all the way to the kitchen.
On average, parents in Prefecture #1 are paying around five times more to send kids to school than parents in Prefecture #47.
It looks like a science fiction monster of the week, but it’s actually a salute the millennia-old past.
Not a Shinkai or Miyazaki anime, nor a CG-created wonderland, this is one of Japan’s best train journeys.
Public broadcaster NHK chose a strange way to show the “waist-deep snow” of this hot spring town in northern Japan.
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Photos show rural Aomori town’s continuing tradition of artistic agriculture with convenient access for travelers.
Shinobi training manual covers ingredients to make sleeping potions and smoke bombs, as well as magic incantations.
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Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
We visit the 24-hour male-only sauna just outside of Hakata Station and ponder a strange sight
Japanese netizens vote for the top 20 anime they want an on-air sequel to
Japanese gacha machine sells nostalgic super tiny books, and we tried it out
Eating sushi…from a vending machine? We try Toyama Prefecture’s local delicacy, masuzushi
Plushie versions of ancient Japanese protection charms are our new favourite capsule toys
Is this spicy Japanese condiment the secret to making desserts more delicious?【Taste test】
The new xxxHOLIC live-action adaptation is here with stunning visuals and costuming【Review】
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
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Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
Why are some types of Japanese rice written with completely different types of Japanese writing?
Japan’s most meaningless road sign discovered, has Internet feeling lost
Life-size Pikachu figure that wirelessly charges electronics fills us with joy/jealousy【Video】
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Japan considering doubling entry cap for overseas travelers, waiving on-arrival PCR tests soon
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
Burger King Japan is offering dried ramen instead of French fries in its combo meals
American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages
Old Enough: Netflix show sparks global debate on parenting and child safety
We test out the portable shower backpack Amazon recommended to us (which also only has two stars)
Girlfriend shows Gundam fan an extremely clever new way to photograph the life-size mech in Tokyo
It looks like Costco, it sounds like Costco, but it’s actually Dodosuco — we visit look-alike store
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.- Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
- American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】
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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
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
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Eating sushi…from a vending machine? We try Toyama Prefecture’s local delicacy, masuzushi
Plushie versions of ancient Japanese protection charms are our new favourite capsule toys
Is this spicy Japanese condiment the secret to making desserts more delicious?【Taste test】
The new xxxHOLIC live-action adaptation is here with stunning visuals and costuming【Review】
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
Oita woman loses lawsuit and pays damages without ever knowing she’d been sued
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
“Annoying to put on clothes,” Kochi City official arrested for taking out garbage naked
Digital manga distributer releases its top ten ranking of shonen and seinen series for April
10 truly terrifying Japanese train stories as told to us by foreigners
Stackable Cube Homes the Answer to Beijing’s Housing Problems?
Real-life Rurouni Kenshin reverse-blade katana, forged by master swordsmith, now on display【Pics】
Sailor Moon x Isetan Event 2016 is the collaboration of our dreams, and it’s only just begun!
Nightingale floors: The samurai intruder alarm system Japan’s had for centuries
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