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For the price of a couple beers in a Tokyo bar, you can go all the way from the eastern capital to the southwestern island of Kyushu.
We imagined that this would be either amazingly good or excruciatingly bad, and we were right.
Two young boys’ imaginations and one loving father’s artistic skills continue to combine with amazing results.
Tenya buries the lede (under other types of tempura) in its new “Bacon Chicken Tempura Bowl.”
Patlabor’s Ingram is out on patrol.
Just when you thought Japanese vending machines couldn’t get any more awesome, here comes an awesome-sounding dessert drink.
The significance of the event is being felt by everyone, even the workers who stopped to pose with photos of the mecha’s gigantic detached body parts.
The original Gundam statue is no more, but dry your tears, anime fans, because a new mecha is on the way.
Gamers have been searching for secrets in Nintendo games for decades, but this time there’s one waiting for them on the hardware.
Sure, Nintendo’s upcoming hybrid system looks cool, but retro gamers are already gushing over this cool customization of a classic console.
You might not think you have enough space in your home to display all these anime and movie robots, but you’re wrong.
Add a caffeine boost to your toast and sandwiches with this new spread from a popular Japanese coffee brand.
Concept art was apparently too good to just put up on the family fridge.
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