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Rounded-back backpacks are filled with sweet shout-outs to some of Japan’s favorite treats.
Stylish school satchels with a distinctive Poké-flair can now be preordered for soon-to-be Pokémon trainers and students.
Backpacks and pouches for the next time the classic anime inspires you to get out and explore nature.
Nitori asks whether Japanese elementary school kids’ backpacks really need to be so heavy.
Lower cost isn’t the only benefit of Japan’s first randoseru subscription service, company says.
The sounds Kamura Hunters hear also include a common vegetable you might have in your fridge right now.
Hogwarts crest and wand holder-equipped bags for the start of little wizards’ academic careers.
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JR’s new overnight sleeper train will connect Tokyo and northern Japan, is private cabin-only
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There’s a new museum in Japan, but almost all of its location is a secret
Studio Ghibli adds beanbag plushies to its anime merchandise store in Japan
What is kasshayaki, the Japanese street food only one prefecture is lucky enough to love?
Official Spirited Away cookbook teaches how to make food from the Ghibli anime classic
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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
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home- We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
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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