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Good-looking staff promise to identify your good points and shower you with compliments as you unwind after a long day.
Virtual Snack provides real drinks and real conversation from charismatic bartenders who don’t really exist.
This new establishment pays particular homage to manga that were serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in the 1980s.
Grab your Virtual Boy and ready your quarters, it’s time to knock back a shot of gaming nostalgia!
Newly added “Angel Hour” service gets you a discount on drinks such as L.C.L. and the Ayanam Rei Soda cocktail.
Tea and cookies at a cat cafe too cutesy for you? We’ve got just the alternative for your next night out in Tokyo!
An elegant rearrangement of an iconic piece of video game music history, plus where to hear the musician play live.
Foreign guests welcome at lobby lounge function that sidesteps the cost and pretense of orthodox geisha services.
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Two of our reporters invite you to share a glass of absinthe with them at Host Club Roketto in Shinjuku.
After a long day of sightseeing in Japan’s former capital, don’t forget to try this Japanese take on Irish coffee right across the street from Kyoto Station.
Human and virtual sommeliers help customers pick out the perfect beer, wine, or sake in “bar with no menu.”
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Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
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Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
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Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep- Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches- Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
- Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Ancient temple with National Treasures is a hidden gem on the Nara Yamato Four-Temple Pilgrimage
Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Japan’s most famous cat island moving towards plan to spay, neuter all of its kitty inhabitants
Japanese city encouraging visitors and locals to cosplay as ninja for annual Ninja Festa
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
Beer. Shochu. All-You-Can-Drink. 299 yen. Yakitori Marukin. Shimbashi. Now.
Famous Japanese painter’s centuries-old cat artwork proves Japan has always loved felines
Japan’s Department of Magic releases new “Magic School” uniform
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