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With the magic of smartphones, find out who’s starring in an anime while barely even lifting a finger.
The clubs themselves might be closed, but you can still spend time with your favorite host, even if you can’t physically be with him.
For a paltry sum, you can now have Uber Eats deliver delicious Starbucks beverages and snacks right into your hands.
You could also request a translator or a photographer, but who wants that when you can have a ninja?!
There are many practical uses for the Apple ARKit, and scaring the living daylights out of your children is most certainly one of them.
Japanese iPhone users happy to be shown around by “Uncle AR“, the grooviest wayfinder app guide ever.
Android experiment OBJECT took over 200 submissions for ideas and produced these four futuristic products.
In this newly-released mobile romance app from Capcom, players must find clues to a crime by spying on an incarcerated mega-hottie with amnesia…
With a tagline of “So kimoi (strange), so kawaii (cute)”, we knew we had to check this out.
Can’t choose just one picture for your cosplayer card? Now you can have as many as you want with a new app aimed at reinventing the business card!
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Should you warm up your convenience store onigiri rice balls in the microwave?【Taste test】
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Visit the birthplace of the Japanese daruma in Gunma Prefecture
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Japan’s oldest largetooth sawfish in captivity back on display in Mie Prefecture
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The best Starbucks Japan Frappuccinos we want to drink again in 2026
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Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
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
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
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Visit the birthplace of the Japanese daruma in Gunma Prefecture
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Sakura cherry blossoms and a Japanese-style great wave feature on new sneakers from Saucony
We’ve got a burning desire for a Godzilla figure that won’t melt(down) our city
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Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
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Family Mart opens first clothing store in Tokyo
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