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Downtown Tokyo’s meaty monster Kaibutsu ramen will challenge your stomach, thrill your taste buds

This ramen behemoth only appears two days a week, but for serious carnivores, it’s worth waiting for.

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Krispy Kreme Japan giving free donuts with morning drink purchases at all branches, maybe forever

This isn’t a limited-time offer – the free morning donut service has no specified end date!

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30 Pikachus want to share a Tokyo hotel room with you that has separate Grass, Water, Fire spaces

Grand Hyatt Tokyo celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise with one Pikachu for every year.

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Japan’s Mos Burger creates tempura rice bowl bento boxed lunch burger, but not for its menu

New item seeks to put four food categories in your hand all at once.

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7-Eleven Japan’s giant fried chicken skewer would be too big to eat, so it’s really for cuddling

Comfort food to snuggle up with is just one of the crazy prizes in the 7-Eleven Happy Kuji collection.

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Real-life Professor Oak? Pokémon Company recruiting PhD holders in science and agriculture

Doctorate degree, bilingual communication skills, and research regarding plants and animals are only requirement for mysterious position with Pokémon Company.

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Pizza Hut Japan teams up with creator of one of the country’s best kinds of ramen for ramen pizza

Yokohama ramen continues to bring differently delicious tastes together with ie-kei pizza.

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One Piece creator has hidden secret of anime treasure’s identity in chest at bottom of real-world ocean

After keeping secret for nearly 30 years, Eiichiro Oda has written it down on a paper, put that paper in a chest, and tossed it into the sea, where it remains even now.

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Chance to play Tetris on a massive staircase in Kyoto Station coming in March

The one time you won’t get in trouble for playing on the stairs.

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Drift ice in Japan is a disappearing winter miracle you need to see now

A trip on the Aurora icebreaker boat takes you to the southernmost point where the ocean freezes.

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Skyscraper sized Pokémon cards to appear in Tokyo all year long in Tocho projection mapping event

Tokyo’s 242.9-meter (797-foot) city hall will be lit up with Pokémon cards starting this spring.

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Crazy-cheap Tokyo lunch: All-you-can-eat curry rice for 220 yen (US$1.40)!

We go looking for faults in this sounds-too-good-to-be-true Ikebukuro offer.

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Is Sapporio’s Snow Festival awesome enough to be worth visiting even if you hate the snow? [Pics]

Can Hokkaido’s annual outdoor art event charm a Tohoku girl who’s always been lukewarm on winter travel?

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New Family Mart cinema opens inside Japanese airport

Japan’s first permanent cinema in an airport is called the Family Mart Lovers Theatre…but why?

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Huge Evangelion Unit-01 head appearing in lights in Japan to celebrate anime’s 30th anniversary

The Minato Mirai neighborhood is looking extra futuristic with Eva light-up and fireworks.

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Naruto jerseys coming to Major Leage Baseball theme nights, Hello Kitty to take over a field

The Brewers believe it!

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This gigantic judo dojo-sized hotel room will make you feel like royalty, but it’s disappearing soon

There’s plenty of space to stretch out, but not much time to spare if you want to have this unique Japan travel experience.

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Pokémon popcorn buckets coming to Japan’s first-ever permanent Pokémon theme park zone

Shhh…Snorlax is sleeping, and munching.

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Studio Ghibli releases new “komorebi” plush toys from Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away

Three anime characters bring a dash of magic with them into the real world.

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36th Annual International Snowball Fight Competition to be held in Uonuma this February

The quick and the damp.

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